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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1918
Page
7
The text notes efforts to obtain a clear path toward Paris by using the Oise as protection, in concert with subsequent movements from the Soissons Chateau Thierry line, marking strategic realignments in northern operations.
Reuters dispatch from London reports French Headquarters stating the enemy advance toward the Montdidier Noyon line remained in the enemy's advance zone and our principal line of resistance was not touched through mid morning.
A new German offensive opened between Montdidier and Noyon, about twenty one miles, signaling a reduced attack front from earlier pushes. Observers see this as a sign of waning German strength, noting the attack occurred where expected and that preparations were made to resist.
General Pershing's Saturday communiqué says hostile attacks northwest of Chateau Thierry Friday night failed to reach American lines, with the enemy suffering heavy losses. Section A covers attacks along a two mile front after artillery prep. Section B notes nothing to report.
German forces pressed against French positions between Noyon and Montdidier but new offensives on the British front showed limited progress. Intense bombardments lasted through the night and into morning near Albert and Lavieville, with gas shells reported and expectations of a renewed drive. Cantigny lies just north of the German right wing, and French troops are holding firm according to latest dispatches from the British front.
Paris report details a new German offensive from Montdidier to the Oise with heavy conflict and firm Allied resistance. Enveloping thrusts at Ressons sur Matz Mareuil and other villages met stiff defense as French and British counter measures slowed the advance.
During the night the Givenchy area saw a sharp German raid repulsed while the British mounted a sizable trench raid south of Beaumont Hamel, taking thirty prisoners. German counterattacks near Dickebusch Lake and Ridge Wood were repelled as fighting continued in the sector.
London reports The Sunday Observer analyzing the Western front, praising American troops as the climactic force, noting German advances stalled near Paris, and framing the campaign as the supreme play of German forces against all Allies with alternating actions across key sectors.
Analysis of Ludendorff’s Oise valley operation shows it extends the May 27 offensive toward Noyon and Paris, relying on interior lines and forests as defense. French command anticipated the move, holding the Marne front while resisting gains around Ressons sur Matz and Mareuil.
Paris deputies from Seine et Oise and Seine et Marne met to plan measures if the capital is menaced. Premier Clementeau said all steps are being taken and that Paris would be defended to the end if attacked. A defense committee will supervise intrenchments and networks as a precaution against bombardment.
A U-boat attack near Maryland sinks a vessel while coast guard craft and seaplanes scour the area. Naval dirigibles and patrol boats flood the region with warnings and reconnaissance as wreckage and derelict schooners surface off New Jersey and Delaware, raising fears of a floating enemy base and planned mining along the Atlantic coast through the summer.
An American steamship with 104 passengers, mostly women, arrived in port today from Caribbean ports. After a wireless message Tuesday night the crew ordered all lights extinguished and no lights were used at night the rest of the voyage. Smoking was prohibited. Officers declined to comment on observations from the bridge, while passengers said no U boats or war vessels were seen.
Rear Admiral Nathaniel R. Usher announced that all inquiries about sailing dates and routes should go to the navy route officer Lt J S Baylis. Shipping in the Third Naval District will be controlled by the Navy Department to protect sea traffic from submarine activity. Mariners are urged to report any information picked up en route to the naval route officer and vessels at sea may receive radio instructions to divert to the nearest port.
Two whalers reaching port reported being held by a German submarine off Cape Fear. Captain J J Gonsalves of the schooner A M Nicholson said he pleaded his poverty to the U-boat captain.
The captain faced ruin after the loss of his vessel but was permitted to continue with his ship and a $30,000 cargo of aperm oil unharmed, salvaging a critical haul for the voyage.
Commander William T. Conn U S III at a Washing ton Square M E Church service dedication for forty boys who went to war said submarine attacks along the Atlantic coast awaken Americans to wartime duties. He noted events off Jersey foreshadow what England and France endured for years and criticized reports alleging humane U boat conduct.
Amsterdam dispatch reports the Koningen Regentes hospital ship sunk in unclear circumstances, described as willful by the Nieuwe Courant. The Hague paper argues submarines cannot claim mistake, noting hospital ships cross the North Sea for protected purposes and urging rapid German government action.
A Belfast steamship, torpedoed by a German submarine while bound from England, reached an Irish port badly damaged. Three firemen were killed in the explosion. Four torpedoes were fired, three missed. The crew returned to the flooded forward deck and restored the wireless to request assistance.
In darkness a steamship, powerless and unmanageable, faced a fast submarine. Two tugs towed the doomed vessel to port as the submarine lay in wait. A torpedo explosion tore a hole in the starboard side and the ship began to fill. Fifty seven crewmen survived by abandoning ship.
In The Hague June meeting between British and German delegates aimed at an exchange of prisoners of war, observers note no handshakes as they merely bowed. Dutch Foreign Minister hosted separate receptions then presented them face to face. Major General Friedrich spoke for Germany and Sir George Cave for Britain, both thanking Halland for aiding prisoners.
British aircraft destroyed three enemy submarines as long daylight and patrols aided U boat hunting. Sea planes airships and balloons tracked subs forcing dives while depth charges and bombs caused oil slicks and surface disturbances, indicating mortal damage to the U boats.
Ottawa June 9 King George answered a Canadian mother's plea for her underage son to be sent home. A seventeen year old from Saulte Ste. Marie had joined the 227th Battalion. The king ordered the boy removed from the ranks at Shorncliffe camp, returning him home where he awaits age to rejoin the trenches.
A special dispatch from Washington notes W. Frank Persons asserts the need for consistent, cheerful letters between U S troops overseas and home. He cites Red Cross aims to sustain morale, urging families to send regular news, photos, and snapshots to ease loneliness and support soldiers amid overseas service.
London dispatch reports aerial operations hampered by low clouds yet Allied bombers backed by French planes attacked Neele and Fresnoy les Roye dropping nine tons. Overnight two more bombs hit a railway station dump east of La Basse. A total of twenty four German aircraft were claimed down with two Allied planes lost.
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