Evening star., 1918-06-24
Teutons Attempt to Storm
Positions on Heights OF
BIigny, Near Rheims.
FRENCH ALSO CHECK
FOE NEAR ANTHEUIL
British Deliver Attack South Of
Meteren With Success-Kaiser's
Men Fail West of Merris.
By the Associated Press.

Coincident with the Italian
victory on the Piave came the
news of the Italian units on the
Marne-Rheins sector repulsing
a second heavy German attack
on the heights of Bligny, just to
the west of the city of Rheims.
The German failure was COM
plete, as was the original blow
on Saturday night.
A German attack on the
French at Antheuil, west of the
Disc, was beaten off on Sunday
night.
British troops have taken
prisoners and inflicted casualties
in local operations along their
sectors of the front in France.
Completely Repulsed
PARIS, June 24-The Germans
launched new attack against posi-
tions held by the Italians at Bligny
at II o'clock last night. After hard
fighting the Germans were completely
prisoners in the hands of the allies.
according to a statement issued by
the war Office today.
The French have repulsed a German
attack in the region of Antheuil (west
of the Oise). the statement says.
PARIS, June 23.-German forces last
sitions at Bligny. about eight miles
southwest of Rheims. and succeeded
, temporarily in gaining a footing in
the allied trenches. the war Office an
nounced today. A vigorous counter
. attack instituted by Italian troops.
and re-esta blished the line in its en-
tirety.
British in Minor Attack.
LONDON, June 24.-The British
made successful minor attack on
German positions south of Meteren Gin
the Lys salient), last night. Many
! Germans were killed and fifty pris-
oners and some machine guns were
statement issued by the war ONCE to-
day.
The statement reads: "A successful
minor enterprise. in which many Ger
mans were killed. fifty prisoners cap
stured and some machine guns taken,
was carried out by our troops last
night south Of Meteren.
Casualties were inflicted on the
enemy and a few prisones were cap
stured by us during the night in raids
and patrol encounters on other parts
Of the front"
Strong Enemy Attack Checked.
LONDON. June 2a.-British troops
last night successfully raided the Ger
man lines near Morlancourt and Buc-
quoy and captured a number of pris-
.oners. the British war office an
nounced today. A strong German at
tack on the British positions west of
(. .Merris was repulsed. The text of the
stGtement reads:
Yesterday evening a strong local
attack delivered after a heavy bonn
bardment upon our positions west of
Merris was completely repulsed.
"A number OF prisoners were cap
cessful raids in the neighborhood OF
Morlancourt and at Bucquoy,
fHostile artillery was active last
uight in the neighborhood Of Aveiuy
"SSN-
Aerial Operations.
a, The ofiiciai report on aerial opera
The weather hindered air work
saturday. There was no air nehtfnr.
But at night conditions improved. and
.n1ght-nyfng machines were more ac-
I'VE. I'VE. During the twenty-four hours
-nfteen tons Of bombs were dropped
the Bapaume dump. railway stations
at Armentieres, Steenwerck and Rae
81 Maur and the Bruges docks being
heavily attacked by our machines"
Teutons Forced Back.
By the Associated Press.
WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN
rhANCE' i.n,a; June. 2a.-An enemy at
tions on the high ground east Of
Strazeele, this morning, met with a
complete reverse. The attack was a
local one. and was preceded by, a
aeavy bombardment that began about
o'clock, and was maintained with
great intensity for Q Considerable tI,,a
Ihe conclusion of the artillery nren.
Az the conclusion Of the artillery nren-
aration the German infantry along q
narrow sector surged forward for
in&ine which led from their own
trenches to the more elevated British
defenses they encountered such a tor
nado OF machine gun and rife IRE
tht. after struggling ahead a little
they were forced to retire
During the night the British con.
Quoted raid near Bucquoy with
tanks. which never before had neer
used Tor raiding purposes. The big
engines went over the top shortly be.
fore midnight. followed by Infantry
On the Belgian sector, King AIbert.s
troops carried out a raid northwss,
Of st. Julian that resulted in a no,
fight at a strong concrete blockhouse
The Belgians stormed this positior
Germans. who appeared to be all fh.
men left alive in the fort.
The usual harassing fire was con.
tfnued by the enemy in Flanders yes.
terday
German Official Report.
BERLIN, via London. June "a
Both British and French are raidins
the German lines in the Somme area
according to the official eommunica
tion from general headquarters to
night. The text of the statemen
reads:
son both sides of the somme ,tve,,
= enemy activity continues. A night at
tack by the British near Morlancourf
between the Ancre and the Somme
collapsed under our fire. French Ioca
attacks east of Merry were repuIsed
:; Southwest Of Rheims, in a short In
fntry engagement with italian troops
we captured thirty-six prisoners"
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