Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 130, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 June 1918 — WAR SUMMARY. [ARTICLE]

WAR SUMMARY.

The German* . began at midnight a violent preparatory artillery fire from the region north of Montdider a* far a* to the east of the Oise. The French batteries immediately intensified their fire in counter preparation. At 4:30 o’clock'Sunday the German infantry made an attack on the French positions between Montdidier and Noy on. Our troop* are resisting with magnificent valor in the' covering zone. The battle i* continuing. Between the Oise and the Aisne the French this . morning carried out a local operation east of Hautebraye and gained ground, taking sixty prisoners. South of the Ourcq the French improved their positions east of Chezy. The Germans, who succeeded at 10 o’clock Saturday night in penetrating the ‘French lines near Vinly, were thrown out completely by a French counter attack. At the same hour th* French captured Eloup wood, and this morning the wood directly south of Bussiares. In these operations' we took 200 prisoners, including five officers. West of Rheims, after e spirited bombardment, the German attacked in the region of Vrigny. They suffered serious losses without obtaining any results. Northwest of Chateau Thierry hostile attacks were made on a front of two miles during the night, after artillery preparation. These were replused with heavy losses to the enemy, without having reached our lines at any point. English troop* carried out a successful raid last night south .of Beaumont-Hamel and captured thirty prisoners. A few prisoners were captured also by the French in a successful raid north of Bailleul. Hostile raids were repulsed Saturday evening and during the night southeast and ea*t of Arras -and in the neighborhood of Givenchy-Les* La-Bassee. * The hostile artillery activity has been above normal on the southern portion of our front from Viller*Bretonneaux to Albert and also between Givenchy and Robecq.