Show Tf RIVE OF CRO CROWN N PRINCE HALTS SIXTH OAf DAY Of THRU THRUST T QUIET UIT ON fRONT Infantry Attacks atI at End for Time While I Big Guns Protect Consolidation Moves I By International News Service HE crown princes prince's drive T THE 1 against the thc northeastern approaches approaches' approaches ap ap- ap- ap of Paris has come to a dead halt From Thursday to Friday saw one more desperate flickering up of ot offensive action just west of ot tho Olse Olae near village vii vil lage but It was quickly snuffed off otc by the French ent Be seventy fives i es and machine machine ma ma- chine guns Since then the tho whole area that has been bathed In blood for tor five the successive successive sive days and nights has seen no Infantry in infantry In- In fantry action The Tho big biff guns of ot both sid Eld sides s s hav taken charge and in and behind the lines the quiet work of or consolidation haYs has begun attempt to draw a n straight line Une from to Chateau Chateau Cha Cha- Thierry proved a n. dismal failure allure more mare more costly In lives than anything the Germans have havo done since Verdun However he did succeed cl In pinch pinching InS InS' ot off the French salient In the Oise- Oise Aisne triangle and the Paris front is il no longer sectional but actually ex extends cx- cx x- x tends In semi emi form from froni Mont didler didier YANKS STAND FIRM On the extremo extreme wings of or this sixty sixty- mile mUe line Americans are stationed andIn andIn and andIn In both sectors thc they have served deadly deadly dead dead- ly 11 warning on tho too toe what they can do Northwest of ot Cantigny Americans scored the first largo large scale success with the capture of t ny Northwest North North- west of or Chat Chateau au Thierry and on tho the Marno Marne itself from victory to victory during the last two weeks wees The Tho center of or the Paris laris front Is il Isnow isnow now tho the front between the Olse and Soissons The left lett runs from Soissons to Chateau Thierry and tho the right from tho Olse to Montdidier On these two flanks the last twenty four hours developed de developed do- do considerable artillery activity Also for or tho the first time lime In man many days the German Gernian guns uns showed Bi signs of ot life liCe southeast of ot Amiens In th the Hangard wood region South of ot the and between Villers VII Vil- lers lore and tho the Marne Intense gun GlUt duels are raging Signs have been marked marced of ot a German Intention to try to push f farther westward along the tho Marne If It the they do the Yankee marines marines ma ma- rines rifles will bo be In Inthe the thick o By Associated Pre Press WASHINGTON W. June 1 The H.-The The German German Ger Ger- man offensive has been brought to Lo a standstill for the present at nt least according according according ac ac- ac- ac cording t to the tho view of or French rench r military observers as expressed In an official dispatch received ed today from Paris Thursdays operations have confirmed confirmed con can firmed the military U re results obtained during luring Wednesday or on on the tho battle field which stretches stretch s from l to Iho thu Oise and tho the situation appears to tobe tobe tobo be bo stabilizing moro more and more says the tho dispatch On the tho more Important part of ot th the tho the enemy has not undertaken any new efforts efort Between Mary Mory and Courcelles he ha hay has tried to make good hl his losses which he suffered t Tune Juno 11 II All his attempts have havo proved in vain This failure emphasizes the Importance of ot the results obtained by the tho French Tench counterattack on Thursday I In the other zono zone of or combat between be- be tween the Aisne and antI the forest of oC VII VII- ers lers the situation is equally soo good The stubbornness of ot the enemy was great reat On a front of ot ten kilometers kilo kilo- kilometers meters the Germans have launched five the divisions forward two of or which were fresh tresh Tho The trifling gain obtained b by I them hem Is out of ot all proportion to thoI tho I losses e suffered The French position in the principal principal principal pal resistance has hns been maintained After forty eight hours the German of offensive ot- ot o has hns had to stop at least leat tem tem- y Americans Bomb Huns HunsBy By Associated Press WITH THE A AMERICAN ARMY lY IN TN FRANCE NCE Juno 14 A 14 A second excursion ex ec of American bombing planes plants was WaR made late this afternoon behind the he German Gelman s. All returned safely satch antiaircraft fire and after arfer repulsing the tho attacks of two man Go-man Five American J machines launched Fc nine bombs bomb Continued d on Page pase 3 SIXTH DAY Continued from Page 1 1 t kilos each on the railway station and adjoining buildings at at- Conflans By Associated Press WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN France June 14 The H.-The The first American bombing squadron to operate behind the front successfully raided the railway at a point northwest of ot Briey Brley late Wednesday dropping many bombs It is believed that several direct hits were made b by the thc five planes participating par par- g. g A large number of ot German Gennan Albatross machines attacked the bombers after arter they had performed their mission and wore returning home Three of ot the Albatrosses Alb attempted to cut two atthe ol of the American bombers but themselves were attacked by other American planes The fight continued until the machines reached the battle line when whon the tho Germans retired All An the American aviators satel safely though the they had been heavily shelled by antiaircraft batteries Pershing Reports Raid by Fliers rs I IBy By Associated Press W WASHINGTON June 14 Details H Details ot of the American aircraft bombing expedition expedition expedition tion over tho the enemy lines June 13 were reported by General Pershing to tonight tonight to- to night in an addition to yesterdays yesterday's to-I to I Five planes carr carrying out the attack dropped eighty els bombs and returned safely after fighting UL ot three thre German pursuit machines The Tue dispatch said I Bombing expedition reported com corn June Junc 13 was executed by five 01 ol our planes Eighty bombs were I dropped One Ono was observed In a warehouse warehouse ware ware- house at the thc station Poor visibility prevented effect of ot others beinG ascertained ascertained ascer ascer- tamed but our aviators believe that all dropped In area where they are arc likely to have ha produced useful effect Our planes were attacked by three German pursuit machines but all re returned returned returned re- re turned safe safely Allied Line Is Stiffened I a aBy By A Associated Press Preas June 14 H.- H. Mem Mem Iem- Members bers bels of ot the the- house mIl military It a 1 committee at their weekly war department conference con con- terence ference toda today were told that the tream stream of at American steadily moving mo to the front h had d resulted In a able atlo stiffening of f the whole allied line Tho The Germans It was said had encountered greater numerical than they expected to c their third great drive and had suffered suf hea heavier vier losses than the they probably probably probably ably had anticipated Among other things s disclosed was wan the Ule fact tact that Maj Gen Geri Henry L. L LI Ligett ett oett ha has been selected to become corps commander when the American forces reached that strength and to command com corn mand the first American field arm army aimy when shen it Is organized Ho He the forces In the field now Zeebrugge Is Attacked By Associated Pre Press LONDON June 14 The Tue The report Is Issued issued is- is sued b by the war office tonight dealing with aerial operations reads I On Thursday low clouds and poor visibility Impeded work In the air but our machines took advantage of spoils SP of or clearer weather to make observations observations for tor artillery lery fire tire and to carry carryout carryout carryout out numerous patrols and recon recon- Nine tons of or bombs were tre dropped b by us on the Zeebrugge mole on the and Comings stations stations sta sta- and on targets In the l French battle area Ten hostile hostile- airplanes were de destroyed de- de I troed during tho the da day and tv tv o 0 were driven down out of control In addition audition audition audi audi- I I tion a German balloon was brought down In flames Berlin Report Still Roseate I BERLIN via London June 14 Heavy attacks by the tho French n against I tho Germans between Vo e 1 und and southwest of or Ypres have been sanguinary repulsed according to the tho German official catlon i IF- IF today rho Tho communication re reports re- re ports only light fighting on the tho J ie- ie e- e of ot tho the western estern front The text of ot the tho communication follows follows fol tol- fol- fol lows Southwest of at Ypres the French launched violent attacks a against our line lino between and VIer Vier- strati The They were repulsed with great slaughter and prisoners remained o oIn In our hands There have been successful reconnoitering recon recon- engagements in the Kemmel sector On the tho remainder of the front in fighting activity revived only Inter The Increased artillery nc- nc has been kept up UI on the battle battlefield battlefield field southwest of ot In tho I neighborhood of Courcelles es 1 and Mery as well as In the Matz l region Im Immediately Immediately irn- irn mediately west vest of ot the Olse Oise the tile ene enemy n renewed his pis counterattacks but was repulsed with heavy losses losses- 1 By Associated Press Preas I BERLIN via London June 14 There Is nothing n new n w to report from tram any of or the fronts says ays tho the war wal office communication Issued this evening 1 |