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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1918
Page
7
Paris reports night actions from Montdidier to the Oise with French gains east of Mery and in Belloy Wood and St Maur, capturing 400 prisoners and several cannons. German counterattacks along the Matz and Gisel rivers fail as French forces hold and press toward Amblisy and Ambleny fronts. Continuous air raids target rail hubs while Allied and German units clash across the Oise front with heavy losses on both sides.
The map traces how the present German drive connects the Picardy salient with the Aisne Marne pocket. It notes March and April offensives, the right bank Oise push from Montdidier to Noyon, and Allied evacuation east of the Oise as the salient fell. It mentions slight gains west of Curry and Dommiers along the Aisne westward arc.
Berlin reports Foch’s defense holds near Amiens as French forces counter attack along the Oise and Aisne lines. German reinforcements and air battles threaten a naval clash while Ludendorff seeks to break Paris rail links. Allied troops push east of Mery and Chad. Night fighting intensifies with heavy losses on both sides.
On a three thousand yard front in France the French Army launched a highly successful counter attack against four German divisions amounting to over 50,000 men. The action occurred yesterday as part of ongoing hostilities on the battlefront.
General King's communique reports continued artillery activity in the Woervre and the taking of prisoners by American patrols in Picardy with nothing else to report.
June 12 reports Allied counter offensives northeast of Montdidier restore ground and seize prisoners as German divisions press toward Compiègne. French lines hold with strong flanks, while the next days of battle are anticipated with fluctuating positions and further combats.
In Berlin the Socialist deputy Herr Schoe lin denounced military cruelties in hospitals and the practice of furloughs as rewards for subscriptions. He condemned the army’s treatment of Norlin strikers sent to military service and the stripping of privileges, calling for an immediate end to these evils.
The front northwest of Toul today saw artillery flow below this week’s average. Few airplanes were aloft despite good visibility. The report is filed from the American Army in France.
France June 11 Allied artillery and machine guns decimated Jaeger divisions at Rexsons-sur-Mutz and disrupted guards as the attack pressed toward narrow valleys. Prisoners report horror at mass slaughter while the Allies reclaim ground and capture over 1 000 enemy troops amid counterattacks near Domfront and Wacquemoulin.
London critics expect a German strategic shift after a latent offensive appears achieved. They say Ludendorff’s plan aimed to divert, restore lines, and ready a main blow on the Western front while French counterattacks surge at Noyon and Montdidier. The central question: are the planned major offensives now revealed or still to come.
A Reuters filed dispatch cites French Headquarters noting a bold counter attack by native African troops aided by tanks. They recaptured Le Porte Farm on a crest 370 feet high west of the Compiegne road and secured the adjacent high ground.
Italian torpedo boats attacked an Austrian naval division off the Dalmatian Islands at dawn on Monday. One Austrian dreadnought was destroyed and another damaged, with two Italian torpedoes scoring hits on the lead ship and a second hit on the other. Two Italian destroyers returned safely, one pursuing craft reportedly damaged. Vienna confirms loss of battleship Szent Istvan.
In France, a detachment of dismounted cavalry atop Le Flemont held out from Sunday dawn until Monday noon. Surrounded by heavy attacks, they sent wireless messages every two hours saying they were holding. At noon Monday the final word from the unit was Doomed.
Contested lines from page 1 describe ongoing European turmoil as Germany and allies push toward peace. Fronts in Finland Ukraine and Mesopotamia show shifting control while Entente appears to acknowledge setbacks.
A 1917-era critique argues Russia's disintegration caused the Entente defeat as armies bled and Britain faced treachery. It claims Moscow’s aid once sustained Allied resistance, while cautions against reliance on American support and ongoing French civilian endurance amid heavy casualties.
Washington interprets the Prussian War Minister statement that the so called Poch reserve army no longer exists as a move to mislead about Allied strength. Officials note the Versailles plan for a pooled mobile force never fully organized, superseded by a new arrangement under General Foch.
On the Noyon Montdidier front the German offensive neared stalemate after three days of heavy pressure. French communiqués report halted Austrian Hutier’s drive west of the Gise, gains on the Montdidier wing, and stabilization south of Lassigny. The French repulsed center assaults while maintaining positions along the Oise and Matz rivers, and German efforts to cross the Matz were limited to a few pockets. The Allied withdrawal east of the Oise followed the west bank clearances, reshaping the front into a safer line between forested areas around Quiscamps and Laigue.
The article traces Ludendorff s strategy to fracture the Allied front from the North Sea to Paris. It details twin offensives linked by May 27 and June 9 advances, aiming to drive the French salient around the Aisne, forest corridors, and Oise crossings, forcing a retreat and reshaping the line beyond Soissons toward Verdun.
Continued from page, the force tried out their set and inflicted heavy casualties. The Marines took at least prisoners, including ten officers, and captured two three inch field pieces and some minenwerfer. For their own losses, only those who fired at a gun nest held out for some time amid ructions.
An untitled June 11 dispatch reports American artillery assisting French forces in a counter attack southwest of Montdidier with harassing fire. American troops were not yet engaged in major fighting there, but prepared to enter battle at once. German raids on the American lines near Montdidier and Noyon were repelled. a raiding party was routed by fire. German aviators used a French insignia disguise and attacked the American line with bombs and machine gun fire.
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