London, June 8.
'It is much (00 early to' draw conclusions from the immediate results fof present. operations, which there~ fore should not be regarded with unduooptimism,": authoritative circles in London declare ina statement "While it is admitted that certain
through, operations south of the soups of German forces have broken Somme and on the Aisne-Else Cana fare progressing successfully. 'The enemy has also been thrown back, south' of the lower Somme.
"Our aircraft attacked with strong forees, in support of our Army, south of the Somme, and dropped bombs on troop concentrations, columns of infantry' and other positions.
During the course of armed reconnaissance flights, enemy planes, Aropped bombs on" English aerodromes on the south coast," the statement coneludes.—Reuter.
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