French Forces Fail to Secure Key Hills Southwest of No yon
War dispatches describe heavy fighting across northern France with German forces concentrating near Antoval and Ribecourt while French troops counterattack on the right wing. Reports claim the enemy suffered heavy losses as French counterattacks stalled advances and prisoners were taken from several positions along the Oise to Thiescourt corridor.
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St. Maur
Maradeauve
Vandelicourt
Boillencourt
Antoval
Ribecourt
von Ebernime
Battlefront shifts near Noyon as Allied counterattacks recover ground
Allied forces halt German advances along a front from Montdidier to east of Noyon. Nekro troops aided by tanks counterattacked near Marqueglise and recaptured a crest southwest of the village. Fighting raged over hills and valleys around Ribecourt, Ecouvillon, and the Belloy plateau as fresh divisions were brought up and gas shells backfired on the Germans.
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Senlis
Roye
Compiégne-Roye
Noyon
Bessons
Pétain
St. Maur
le Pleyron
Courcelles
Mortémer
Belloy
Oise
Matz
Chevincourt
Achemont
Bethancourt
Ribecourt
Elincourt
Carlepont
Aisne
Assainvillera
Hindenburg
Piiemont
Foch
German Offensive Stalls in Final Morning Push
The latest German assault, described as the strongest effort of the morning, ended as tanks held the centre and the French army faced renewed pressure in the noon briefing from the Associated Press.
Battle of the Front Near Plemont Reported by Telegraph
A despatch details massive 100000 fresh troops engaged over 24 hours as German columns push toward Estrées St. Denis and Compiégne while French forces, aided by Allied aviation, hold Ribecourt Le Ployron and Courcelles. A dismounted cavalry detachment at Plemont reports fourteen assaults repulsed with the garrison still holding.
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Ribecourt
le Ployron
Courcelles
Mortemer
Cuvilly
Mery
Belloy
St. Maur
Elincourt
von Hutier
Estrées St. Denis
Compiégne
Plemont
Australians Advance Near Morlancourt in French Front Operation
Australian troops and British forces pushed forward north of the Somme near Morlancourt driving back German lines about 750 yards. The raid yielded 21 machine guns, a trench mortar, and 285 prisoners with additional captures in surrounding sectors. Haig reported 294 prisoners overall in the Morlancourt area last night.
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Morlancourt
Scarpe
Nieppe
Bidou Sees Waning German Effort For Taking A Big Risk
Paris dispatch from June 11 reports Le Journal critic Henry Bidou stating German forces achieved only a limited center advance while wings remained pinned. He notes high German losses and growing fatigue across about 330 divisions, with American entry expected to tilt balance in favor of the Allies.
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New York Times Company
New York Times
Paris
Henry Bidou
le Journal
Somme
Flanders
Mackensen
Australians seize ridge at Morlancourt in decisive action
British and German positions near Morlancourt report heavy fighting as Australian forces reportedly capture a ridge. Survivors describe brutal close combat and prisoners taken, while Allied airmen press raids from Montdidier to Noyon dropping hundreds of bombs and firing tens of thousands of rounds.
Germans Pay More Than They Expected
London reports from the British Admiralty wireless service describe limited German gains in the Montdidier Noyon sector. French hold Ville with over 500 prisoners captured, while the center sees modest advances and costly German losses. Allies maintain resolve. ground shifts may occur but costly price to the enemy is noted.
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British Admiralty
Wireless Press
British Wireless Service
Montdidier-Noyon
Ville
Rupprecht
Aisne
Noyon
Allied air fleets busy on Novon front
The official statement reports Allied airmen on the French front dropping eight tons of bombs on troops transports and dumps near Roye and Montdidier, with six enemy planes shot down and seven driven down out of control. On the British front one German plane was destroyed. two Allied machines were lost. Night bombers conducted seven tons of bombs on Cambrai and Péronne.
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Noyon
London
Roye-sur-Matz
Ricquesbourg
Roye
Penne
Cambra
Paanane
Paris Receives German Offensive With Cautious Optimism
Paris reports cautious optimism over the German offensive, noting no surprise at the attack and its narrow front. Analysts say the campaign aims at a final Paris battle, with Montdidier Noyon and Château Thierry positions crucial to outcomes. The piece cites Gustave Hervé questioning German success against allied forces and mentions Finnish assurances on the Murman coast.
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New York Times Company
New York Times
Paris
von Hutier
Château- Thierry Salient
Oise
Montdidier- Noyon
Gustave Hervé
la Victoire
M. Hervé
Amiens
Arras
Calais
Chemin Des Dames
Noyon-Chateau-Thierry
von Kluck
Marne
Ludendorff
Germans Pay Appalling Toll As Front Holds Fast
The article describes German assault in a key Aisne sector with a strong natural fortress at Noyon and Lassigny. French defenses, drilled artillery fire, and reserves checked initial German gains, keeping the line intact while signaling tough, ongoing fighting ahead.
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