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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1918
Page
9
The text praises veteran Allied troops for inflicting heavy losses on German forces. It notes fresh transatlantic troops are arriving to reinforce. It suggests the Germans may attempt breakthroughs elsewhere, but under General Foch the Allies are confident they will check the German advance any where.
Five days halted the German offensive between Montdidier and Noyon as French counterattacks recaptured key positions near Compiègne. German gains were small and a west of the Oise attack failed while French resistance and a strengthened left wing threaten German communications and boost Allied confidence.
Paris dispatch notes after five days of frontal fighting the latest German effort is described as a skinful by a front line general. Commentators agree the enemy gained little territorial advantage while sacrificing forces, with no decisive result. Analysts foresee hard fighting ahead but doubt Paris is in immediate danger. Compiegne remains in French hands as Allied reserves stay intact.
American troops honored the Landing Day anniversary in Patz by meeting a powerful German assault in a tough sector and inflicting significant losses on the enemy, with dispatches praising their brilliant military qualities and unstinted praise in newspapers.
Berlin critic Baron Armand von Ardenne says American forces in France show great bravery but lack tactical skill in battle routine. He notes the June 7 and 8 Belleau Wood fighting lacked artillery counteraction and warns the American auxiliary army afloat may share similar shortcomings in joining arms of artillery and infantry.
Admiralty statement: five days of air operations with rain and fog. Eighteen tons of bombs dropped on Zeebrugge docks Ostend docks and Bruges works. Two hits on the Mole. One enemy aircraft destroyed. one of our planes missing. Submarine and mine activity located and attacked.
In France on June 13 American aviators destroyed two German planes and forced another down. A German Albatros squadron of twelve fought two American photography planes. one American craft went down with the pilot believed captured. Other Americans escaped unharmed.
Lieut Pat O Brien of the Royal British Flying Corps, who escaped a German war prison, fell nearly 3000 feet at Kelly Field San Antonio. He suffered a broken nose and bruises but remained conscious. He was alone in the plane and was taken to the emergency hospital. His concern over his trousers shows the odd mix of danger and trivial detail in the incident.
The War Department released a fresh roster of forty American POWs in German camps. The list names soldiers, sailors, and civilians captured in Laon, Lorraine, or aboard ships in the South Pacific and Indian Oceans, with addresses and former postings including Limburg Heidelburg and Tuchel.
Official dispatches from Paris Berlin and London summarize daytime artillery exchanges on the Aisne Villers-Cotterets and Chateau Thierry fronts with gains in captured guns and prisoners. Air forces report numerous enemy aircraft and balloons shot down and deep bombing of enemy zones. British and French patrols report raids and prisoner captures in multiple sectors including Merris Neuville-Vitasse Gavrette and Merville.
William L McPherson notes the fourth German offensive failed to distinguish itself as a distinct operation. The focus shifted east of the Oise, with the west bank drive proving least effective. Cambrai lessons exposed German vulnerabilities as British and French prepared countermeasures and reinforced local reserves. The Noyon Montdidier front yields limited gains, boosting Allied confidence in defending Paris.
Cable reports from the International Red Cross list several POWs. Sergeant Hitchcock, a Westbury N Y aviator, was captured at Chateau Salins and later transferred to Camp Giessen. Eddy Martin, captured on the Italian front, is a prisoner at Camp Wittenberg with unknown address and unverified War Department records.
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reviewed American troops on a wide plain, noting their fit, disciplined marching, and high spirits after a long march. Royal Flying Corps acrobats saluted as officers observed the eager, trainable Americans ready for modern warfare.
AMSTERDAM June 14 Emperor William toured fire swept French front regions, per Karl Ro ster, his chief correspondent. On the Aisne battlefield, the Emperor claimed 1914 setbacks are behind us and praised German successes to field gray troops, describing French prisoners’ astonishment at his presence and urging men to spread the news to comrades.
A 200 ton steamship named FLA Kilburn was destroyed by fire off Key West. Captain Warfird, from San Francisco, and the entire crew of 31 were saved.
Special Cable to The Tribune from London reports a quiet fifth day on the Matz front as French counter attacks undo the prior enemy gains. The Austro-German effort shifts toward Villers-Cotterets Forest while the line near the Matz remains largely stable. Four Bavarian divisions are identified as borrowed from the Albert front.
Ludendorff faces fuel and manpower limits but seeks another major drive. The likely fronts include the Oise Aisne Ourcq region or Amiens while Allied forces tighten control. In Connecticut, LUchane and Plunkett are charged amid a broader raid on pro German elements. Lehane and Rourke linked cases follow last week arrests in Ansonia and Amherst.
The Department of Justice pursued a broad Irish republican plot across New England manufacturing states. A commissioner’s warrant targeted Lehane for arrest six weeks ago, signaling a planned rapid action once any signs of fruition appeared.
Word was received that Miss Marguerite Viet, six years a French teacher at Kimberley School, was killed accidentally in Paris. The message offered few details but suggested death occurred during an air raid bombardment. Her sister, Miss Florence Viet, a Kimberley School teacher, had gone to France.
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