Show OFF OFFiCIAL W WAR AI REPORTS SUDDENLY i TURN ON BOCHE AND Af SEIZE PRISONERS By International News Service ONDON June 6 Attempts 6 Attempts ilA LONDON by the Germans to raid British trenches last night all were repulsed the British British British Brit Brit- ish war office announced today The Germans sustained losses The text of the official report fol fol- fol- fol lows During the night the enemy at attempted attempted attempted at- at tempted a raid against our lines southwest of It was repulsed with a loss to the Ger Ger- mans Another German attempt on Wednesday afternoon enabled the Germans to rush one of our posts near Boyelles Two of our men are missing Other German raids north of Lens near Bethune and east of the Nieppe forest were broken up Hostile artillery was active in inthe inthe inthe the sector FRENCH REPORT SUCCESS PARIS June 6 6 Allied Allied forces assumed the initiative e on the Marne battlefront last night it was indicated by the French com com- today The Germans were driven back at two points on the western pariton por- por iton of the front losing pris pris- Sharp cannonading was reported on the western and eastern eastern eastern east east- ern wings East of Sempigny two miles south of Noyon the French Frencl yesterday yesterday yes yes- evening pressed back German German German Ger Ger- man troops which had crossed the Oise taking prisoners the statement said North of the Aisne the French sensibly rectified their positions I I north and west of three miles northwest of Fontenay Fontenoy Fontenoy Fonte Fonte- noy nay Fifty prisoners were taken Artillery fire was particularly sharp around Longpont eight miles southeast of Soissons and Neuilly Poterie near where Americans defeated the Germans and west of Rheims |