Show KAISER SACRIFICES CR SA HALF MILLION MEN FOR SMALL AD ADVANCE VANCE By ar Henry Wood United Press Staff Correspondent TUB rIlE InE FRENCH I W WITH YV ARMIES Ri I IE S IN 1 r THE TIIE II E FIELD May Jay 30 The The Germans since the start o of the present offensive have lo lot lota t ta a a. minimum of men ac according according according ac- ac cording to compilations made to today today today to- to day that are mathematically certain Coupled with the forty divisions ell dl- visions men used in the tho Soissons Soissons-Rheims drive now under underway underway way the enemy has employed other divisions men since the offensive st started leavIng leaving leaving leav leav- ing but ten divisions men of or unused troops at their disposal Counting the divisions which the enemy has used two or three times it has engaged a total of divisions men in operations since March 21 According to authentic Information information mation in the possession of French military authorities the Germans have lost ost a minimum of 01 2000 men in each division em- em The German attack on the theA A Aisne front lOnt Monday fell ell upon British divisions which previously had been engaged and were sent to this quiet sector to Despite the tho most stubborn re resistance resistance re- re the British division occupying Craonne fell back un under under under un- un der pressure from rom four tour German divisions German tanks on the time Bri British Ush flank lan Ie ted a cou counter n ter attack t A British division In court wood cooperating with French held out to the last man The feature of the entire battle in this area has been the close cooperation of the Fr and British i rl |