The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-06-01
GERMANS CROSS
THE AISNE RIVER
IN GREAT DRIVE
Foe Forces Passage Of the River
After Storming Chemin-
des- Danes.
ALLIES BEGIN BIG COUNTER
British and French Launch Smash
In Flanders East Of BIckenbuSch
Lake-Huns Repulsed In Ypres
Sector with Enormous Losses.

Lake-Huns Repulsed In Ypres
Sector with Enormous Losses.
With the American Army in France,
May ga number of American air
planes assisted the French infantry In
lighting near Pont-au-Mousson. Swoop-
Ing down over the German lines, the
americans poured an avalanche of bull
let's into the enemy's trenches.
With the British Armies In France.
May 29.-British and French forces
launched cOunter-attack In Elan.
ders, east of Bickenbusch lake. The
attack began well. Success would
make the enemy attack of yesterday
complete and costly failure, 1t was
announced. In Mondays attack lii
Flanders the Germans are believed to
have used four divisions on front
OF 5000 yards between Locre and
Voormezeele, but they were SO badly
punished that the French did not
even come In contact with them.
French Official Statement.
Paris. May 29.-"The Germans, aid
ed by the arrival Of new forces, have
crossed the Aisne between Vaiily and
Berry-au-Bac," the war office an
nounced.
"The French and British are fac
Ing very superior forces, but are
drawing back progressively The
battle is going ON furiously between
La Vesle and the Aisne plateau sec
tor, behind which reserves have ar
rived.
Active shelling q going on IN the
Champagne and WoevTe regions and
along the right bank of the Meuse.
"A heavy German raid on French
positions near Chambrettes failed"
London's Version.
London. May 29.-The Germans
Monday forced passage of the Aisne
river west Of the British sector COM
pelling the left of the British line to
fall back. the war Office announces.
The enemy maintained pressure all
day against the British ON the Aisne
front and severe fighting continues to-
day, the Germans developing attacks
of great strength along the entire
front.
In Flanders, on the, Lys front, local
fighting was resumed.
British Official Statement.
The official announcement follows:
Continuous pressure was maintain.
ed BY the enemy all Monday against
the British troops engaged on the
Asne front, and severe fighting is still
taking place on the whole front of the
British sector.
Toward the end Of the day the
weight OF the enemy's attacks carried
his troops across the River Aisne to
the west Of the British sector and com
PEELED the left Of our line to fall back.
The enemy is developing his attacks in
great strength along the whole of the
Aisne battle front.
"On the Lys front local fighting was
recommended this morning in the area
east Of Bickenbusch lake.
ION the remainder of the front a
number Of prisoners have been taken
BY our troops In successful raids car
ried out at different points during the
night. The artillery has been active on
both Sides"
Huns RepuIsed In ypres Sector.
Gains by the armies of the German
crown prince on the Aisne front have
been balanced. in part. by the san
urinary repulses Of further attempts
% push forward southwest Of Ypres.
In gaining the heights north Of the
Aisne and the famous Chemin-des-
DANES. the Germans suffered most
heavily. The region over which they
have advanced thus far is one OF the
most battle-scarred In France.
Fails to Separate ALLIES.
II the crown prince hoped to crush
he French and separate them from
he British at Berry-au-Bac he failed. I
10 contact between the allied forces
las been maintained throughout the
lighting. How far the Germans ad-
Ianced on the extreme ends of the new
lighting front Is not defined clearly, but
q the center they reached the region
lorth of Pont Arcy, on the Aisne, a
advance.
Along the six-mile front. from Locre
o voormezeele on the Flanders battle
leld, the French hurled the enemy
'ack with great losses and still hold
10 the positions protecting
he ridge running westward from Mont
Iemmel.
Near voorm6zeeie. where the French
ave taken over the line from the Brit
sh, heavy fighting continues around
lake. where the Germans
the allied line,