OCH STRATEGY IS WINNING
A wartime despatch notes German efforts along the Marne and Ourcq fronts. It details bridge construction at Jaulgonne Chateau-Thierry, American machine guns in action, and heavy losses on both sides as French cavalry and allied forces hold defensive lines near Bouresches Torey Veuilly and Pernant.
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Jerossa
Marne
Jaulgonne
Chateau-Thierry
Paris-Chalons
Upper
Ourey
Clignon
Mmarahy
Bouresches
Torey
Veuillye-Poterie
Veuilly
Soissons
Aisne
Uree
Pernant
Laconia
Vaucastille
Tresnes
Carrepont Wood
Mont de
Fleida
de Chotay
Peuaumont
Verdun
Firitiah
Verneuil
Rheims
Desperate German Efforts Slow Amid Rising Allied Resistance
Special cable from French fronts reports the German assault losing momentum after heavy fighting near Villers-Cotterets forest. French shock divisions halted a damaging attack, while analysts question whether exhaustion, air strikes, or strategic diversions explain the lull before renewed, intensified fighting expected soon.
Allied Hold Despite German Push Into Western Bulge
French Army reports say German pressure eases on the western bulge while fighting rages around Troesnes and Moulin-sous-Touvent near Soissons. North of the Aisne the Allied line holds firm as German assaults falter and heavy losses mount, with Corcy and Longpont scenes of renewed clashes.
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Associated Press
Troesnes
la Ferte Milon
Moulin-sous-Touvent
Soissons
Aisne
Corcy
Longpont
lLnes
Villers-Cotterets
la Ferte-Milan
Bulge
British repulse raid and seize prisoners near Morlancourt
British forces repulsed an early morning raid near Morlancourt east of Amiens capturing twenty one prisoners and three machine guns. Night raids near Lens and south of La Bassée Canal netted additional prisoners as artillery activity persisted on both sides.
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London
Morlancourt
Amiens
Lens
la Bassée Canal
Field Marshal Haig
Scarpe
Lys Rivera
Morris
Ypres-Comines Canal
Official Reports of the Battle from Paris Front
Paris dispatch says the enemy pressed along the front but was repulsed with heavy losses. Crossings near Montalagache failed. French counterattacks regained ground near Vingre, with over 150 prisoners and rhine guns captured. Longpont area saw about fifty Germans routed. Aviators active. bombing raids dropped over seventeen tons on June 4 and about fourteen tons on rail nodes. Four enemy planes fell and two captive balloons burned. one German four-engine aircraft shot down. Day and night reports note continued local attacks repelled and lines held north of Aisne and Rheims region.
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Paris
Saviéres
Roye
Bkohain
Nanteuil-le-Haudouin
Front News Sees Unchanged Situation With Limited Actions
Berlin reports unchanged battle front with renewed artillery duels. Day update notes successful advances in Flanders capturing prisoners and enemy positions at Dommiers. Local fighting near Ourcq continues while southern Aisne actions push foe toward Amblo ny and Curry. overall stability persists.
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Berlin
London
Flanders
Aisne
Amblony
Curry
Dommiers
Ourcq
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New York Times
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Villers-Cotterets Forest
Montdidier
Carlepont Wood
Auterches
Chezy
Broadway
Saks & Company
34Th Street
Uncle Sam
Brother
Herald Square
Sennits
36Th Street
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Copenhagen
Macy
Macys Herald Square
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