WEST FRONT.

Evening Star, Issue 16777, 4 July 1918, Page 6

WEST FRONT.

THE ROAD TO PARIS. FRENCH SUCCESSES. TO GUARD ACAIM3T SURPRISE. LONDON, July 1. Although merely local affairs, the French reek-end successes are valuable, because, n addition to advancing 6Coyds on a threemile front between Mosloy and Passy. iheir gains include the heights overlooking the Ourcq Valley, which is the shortest And most convenient line to Paris. The new French positions make enemy surprise attacks more difficult. ALONG THE MARNE. WASHINGTON. July 2. The Americans have advanced halt" 3 ile on a two-inile front west of Chateau hierry, and took 450 prisoners. BRITISH AIR WORK. Australian, and. N.Z. Cable Association and Seuter. LONDON, July 1. Sir D. ILaig's aviation report states : \Ye had. a most successful day on June 50. We shot down 25 aeropla'nes and drove down 10 uncontrollable. * A largo number of reconnaissances were made, which enabled our artillery to empge a greater '. camber of hostile* batteric? than on any davin the past fortnight. fro dropped 23£ to;:.* • : bombs during ■ the day, and 17 tons nt night. Of the latter * tons fell with good effect on the railway connections at Tov.rnai. Two of our machines nre missing LEAGUE OF NATIONS. * WASHINGTON, July 2. Th* National Am"riwn Churches Com- • mittee announced that they have sent ;, lettaw to the Archbishop ui Canterbury ; " ! l that the majority of American VfaLiisters fa.v-or a League of Nations to - enforce International Justice.