French Hold Front As German Attacks Fail Along Aisne
Reports from the battlefront say French forces repelled heavy German efforts on the Matz and Aisne sectors. Prisoners captured by a French division belong to four German divisions as fighting rages south of Chevin court and Marest sur Matz with intense clashes near Dommiers Curry and Ambigny and stalled German debouchment south of the Matz.
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Matz
Chevincourt
Marest-sur-Matz
Aisne
Fiver
Villers-Cotterets
Dommiers, Curry
Ambieny
German Crown Prince army gains in Battle near Noyon area
German forces under the Crown Prince repelled counterattacks along a front from Le Pleyron to Antheuil with heavy losses. Artillery duels persisted as armored cars suffered destruction between Mery and Belloy. Prisoners exceed 15 000 as German advances near Carlepont and Noyon were checked and retreat ordered toward Carlepont and Nampcel. Local fights continued around Noyen and south of the Aisne.
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von Hutier
Gouthwyet
Noyon
le Pleyron
Antheuil
Mery
Belloy
Oise
Matz
Noyan
Cariepont
Carle- Caisnes
Bailly
Tracy-le-Val
British Raid A Success On Northern Front
British and French forces conducted successful raids along the northern front with Baig reporting French troops finding success near Locre and an attack on a British post in mined Wood repelled. A German assault near Albert failed and prisoners were taken at Boyelles amid intermittent artillery fire west of Lens.
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Locre
Lens
Lonton
Gay
Albert
Lenst
Baig
Boyelles
Thet Sums Up Fochs Tactics in Meeting the Present Drive
The article explains Allied strategy in June 1918 centered on using massed bodies to deplete German reserves. It notes German efforts at Dressincourt Massif and a possible push along the Oise Matz and Avendée valleys after gains on the left.
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Foch
New York Times Company
New York Times
Dressincourt Massif
Mery-Belloy- Marqueglise-Vandelicourt
French Fall Back on Oise Front as German Attack Stalls
The French retreat to the east bank of the Oise near Sempigny is described as cautious but not crippling, with strong defense along Noyon to Ribécourt and the Matz valley. German forces push through the Matz valley, yet French counterattacks recapture Mery and push back from the Arcnde River, keeping pressure on both flanks.
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Oise
Sempigny
Matz
Noyon
Ribecourt
Thiescourt
Antoval
Laigne
Compiégne
d’Ourschamp
Marne
Foch
Aisne
Forest of
Villers-Cotterets
Compiagne
Villers- Cotterets
Compiegne
Mery
Arcnde
Belloy
Gemils
German Breakthrough Halted in Montdidier Sector Fierce Fighting
German assault on the Montdidier Oise line began with fourteen divisions and targeted centre flanks near Tricot Ligny and Belloy. French counterattacks regained lost ground as French and Allied guns slowed the advance, with a heroic dismounted cavalry detachment at Le Lemont wirelessing until doomed.
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le ‘Emont
Ressonsu sur-Maisz
American Flying Schools in France Describe Glorious Effort
London dispatch reports the first authorized look at American flying schools in France. It details the vast air service production centers, large scale workshops, fields, and camps with thousands of laborers and a 1,000,000 man supply network. The correspondent praises American leadership and the orderly, determined progress toward a decisive victory.
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Copsright
New York Times Company
New York Times
London
the Times
France
Air Service
Service of Supply
America
England
Unite States
Russia
Zell
Ty Siaterite Ange
Allence
Germans on Left Halt Offensive After Three Critical Days
German forces suffered heavy losses and failed to break through as French counterattacks and gains along the Matz and Chevincourt fronts checked the offensive. Allied observers note 1,000 prisoners taken and corpses strewn, while German reserves shift toward a broader attack near Fontenoy and the Aisne as American patrols clash on the Toul sector.
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Compiégne
von Hutier
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