QUIET IN FRANCE

Gisborne Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 4899, 19 June 1918, Page 5

QUIET IN FRANCE

BIG BATTLE DIES DOWN. ENORMOUSIUN LOSSES CONFIRMED EVERY MAN TO BE SENT FROM RUSSIA. . 1 GERMAN MAN-POWER PROBLEM. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association (Received Juno 18 11.45 p.m.) LONDON, June 18. The Morning Post says that Ludendorff has ordered Falkerihayn to hand hack from Russia within a week every available soldier, thus proving the severity of the German losses on -the West front. It is estimated that 35 German divisions are left in Russia, of which 12- are in Ukraine. They are mostly Landwehr and other poor troops. BRITISH AIR OFFENSIVE. SUCCESSFUL RAIDS OVER WIDE AREAS. KEEPING THE ENEMY GOING. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association Reuter’s. Telegrams. (Received June 18, 11.-15 p.m.) LONDON, June 17. The Air Ministry reports. — An independant force of the Royal Air Force in the week ended June 11 made four attacks on Thionvide, two attacks on Metz Sablons and also various other objectives, with good results.

Sir Douglas Haig reports: Enemy aircraft were active ori me northern portion of the j>riti~h irunt and also in the French battle, zone. We destroyed 12 and drove down 10 uncontrollable. We lost j.O. or which six were working south or Montdidier. We dropped 22 tons of bombs in the tinci y~ toiis at ni v ht time, heavily attacking xne railways at Armentieres. Esrirts, Comines and Courtrai and tne doe vs at Two U£ British night flyers failed to return.

THE BRITISH FRONT,

ENEMY RAIDERS REPULSED

Australian and N.Z. Cable Association

and Reuter’s. (Received June 13, 11.10 pun.) LONDON. June 1;

Sir Douglas Haig reports:— We repulsed a number or enemy raids at Hebuterne, northward of the Sftnme, and elsewhere. There is the usual reciprocal artillery activity.

THE GERMAN SPOIL.

FRUITS OF THE ADVANCE

Admiralty—Per Wireless Press,

(Received June 18, 11.45 p.m.) LONDON. June 17. A German official report says:— We made successful raids between the Ourcq and Marne. The booty captured between Montdidier and Noyon now totals odO guns and over a thousand machine guns.

THE AMERICAN TROOPS. ESTABLISHED ON EIGHT FRONTS. Eeuter’s Telegrams. (Received June 18. 5.5 p.m.) WASHINGTON. June-. 17. It is semi-officiaily announced . that American troops are now holding a section of the Alsace line a few Ki.ometres from the. Swiss ..border south of Hartmannswielerhopr. They nsve been there since the middle or May. It is now officially announced that the first American Unit occupies a sector of German territory, holding a line in a section of mountainous country. The Alsatians ve» coined them as deliverers. The announcement definitely esta clishes the Americans on eight distinct fronts —Flanders,Amiens, tne Marne. Verdun, Toni, Luneville. and Voevre and Alsace.

FRENCH CONSOLIDATE GAINS. C OUNTER- ATTACKS REPULSED. Australian and N.Z. Cable As>be2-~c-ffi and Eeuter’s. (Received June 19, 1.40 a.m.> LONDON, June 18 (3 a.m.) A French communique stares: —• Between the Oise and the Aisne wo repulsed some enemy counterattacks north of Hautebraye and consolidated this morning’s gams. We took 370 prisoners in this region and captured 25 machine-guns and eight trench mortars.