Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-13
YIELD WEST BANK
. NEAR WHERE MATz
JOINS BIC STREAM
No Claim of Further Ad-
vances by Germans Is
Made at Berlin.
ALLIES LOSE $4,000 MEN
TO GEN. Won HUTlER'S ARMY
American Troops Have Been
Thrown Into Battle South
west of Montdidier.
STUBBORNLY RETAIN CANTfGNY
Fierce Fighting in Progress Near
Nillers COtterets, South
OF :Aisne River.
ALLIES LOSE $4,000 MEN
TO GEN. Won HUTlER'S ARMY
RETAIN CANTIGNv
Fierce Fighting in Progress Near
Nillers COtterets, South
OF .AiSne River.

The French troops have made fur
ther advances around Bclloy and st.
Maur and have captured 100 additional
prisoners, some cannon and macninc
guns. according to the War Office an
nounccment last night. They have also
reoccupicd Montcourt cnd part Of Bus
s!ares, north of the Marine.
4 The official report says that the
French troops were withdrawn cast o.
/ the Disc. along the line of Bailly, Ira
cy-le-Nal and Nampcei under the pro-
lection of covering detachments. with
out tho enemy being aware OF the
movement. While most Of the German
attacks were repuised. the enemy sue
cceded in getting foothold on the
southern bank OF the Matz River. oc-
cupyinG the village OF Melicocq and
| Immediately adjoining heights.
! The French forces operating on the
east bank OF the Disc River. south or
Noyon. have evacuated the Carlepont
wood and the Germans are closely
| pressing them southWard, according to
J tSc ffrn,an nriciat-;. 3r:- ~ y Srst tt.,sT
Wednesday. The communication also
asserts that tho territory on the op-
positc side OF the river near where
/ the Ma;a enters the stream. has been
/ cleared Of allied troops
GERMANS KEPT BUSY
HOLDING BACK ALLIED TROOPS
Nowhere Use along the battle front!
| running from Montdidier to the region
around Noyon is any claim made to
/ further advances by the Germans. On
/ the contrary, the latest communication
/ shows that the enemy everywhere has,
been husiiy engaged III attempts 10 hold
| back the French and other allied
J
/ No mention is made in the communica-
/ tion Of the allies having advanced
their front ea st of Merry and the Cen
/ lis wood. OF the rcpulsc OF violent
German attacks along the ArondeN.
I River and II, the I.oges farm and AM
| thcuil Neither is there any mention
| of tho fact that the enemy. notwith-s
standing his numerous attempts has
/ been unable dchouch south of the
Matz River r
The communication asserts that all
the Commentaries of the allied forces
have been repulsed and that they suf-
fcred heavy casualties. II is declared
that the number of prisoners taken by
Genera! Won Hut;er's army has now
risen TO more than $4,000.
1t has been admitted that the posi-
ton of the defending line on the west /.
bank of the Disc River was 4 delica te :.
one. owing to the capture by the Ger-4
mans of the outGanklng hills TO the
west. and successful drive through
the carlepont wood on the opposite side
of the stream seemingly would havei
necessitatcd strategic retreat IL the
troops were not TO he entirely cut OF
Southwest of Montdidicr. where the
allied force on Tuesday in violent coun-
tcrattacks made notable gains against
the enemy, American troops have been
thrown into the fray. but how many
or to what branch Of the service they
belong has not yet been indicated
FIVE DIVISIONS FACE
AMERICANS AND FRENCH
TO tho north OF Moutdidier the Ger.
mans scvera! times have tried to drive
out the Americans from the village Of
cantiSny. but eacn time they have been
repulsed One party OF forty Germans (.
was routed by the revolver fire of the
defenders of the village. Northwest OF
rhateau-Thierry The Germans have
thrown five divisions against the Amer
leans lighting side by side with the
French. but without avail. Attempts
by the enemy to recapture OF the viii
laSe of Bouresches went for naught.
South of the Aisne River there has
been fierce fighting down to the region
OF Niliers Cottercts, where the Ger
mans are attempting to break through
and bring their line west OF Soissons
toward Cou'pieecne. Except that the
conbats were particularly severe on
the front OF Dommiers Cutry and south
Of Amhleny, no further details are
available
In the other war thcaters there have
been no noteworthy activities.
Two Italian torpe boats have ear
ried out successfully q daring raid
against an Austrian naval division in
the Dalmatian Islands. The Dread
naught Scent lstvan was torpedocd and,
sunk, according to an official announce,
ment made in Vienna, while the Italia
commanders report that second bat
tleship was damaged by a torpedo.
y Russian wireless dispatch dated Z
Monday says the Germans have started
an offensive on a front OF 100 versts
tahout sixty ,nllesl between yaiuika5 7
and Zhukovka, large detachments act
ing independently. The Russian FaryS!
eign Minister. NJ. Tchitchcrin. has sent