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Show ARTILLERY DUELS I ARE INCREASING German Raids Repulsed by French and Prisoners Captured Cap-tured With 35 Machine Guns. PARIS. June 18. The war offire an nouncement tonight says: "The artillery activity was quit5 spirited northwest of Montdldier and at various points between Montdidier and the Aisne "We carried out this morning I local attack south of Valsery which permit ted us to Improve positions; we captured cap-tured about a hundred prisoners and some maehine guns "A Herman raid was repulsed in the region of Avocourt; the enemy left dead on the ground. We took a few-prisoners few-prisoners "In the last five days .12 enemy nia- chines have been brought down or compelled to land out of action. Four German airplanes were brought down by our anti-aircraft guns and three captive balloons were set afire. During Dur-ing the same period 22 tons of projec- tiles were dropped by day and night I on the stations at Soissona, Roye, Nesle and Chaulnea. f ? "Eastern theater. June 1". There were artillery duls along the whole front Livelier weal of the Vardar and the Cerna bend. An enemy attempt I against the Italian front was repulsed British aiators bombed the stations ' along the line of Seres and Drama and Btarted B fire -west of Lake Dolran." |