The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-07-08

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the new positions gained recently by
Australians and Americans around
Hemel, two Americans and FIVE Aus
tralians were captured by the enemy.
Volunteers we're caiied Tor and an
American party brought back the cap
tured men and a German officer,
while twelve Australians brought the
number of German prisoners to fifty.
Paris, July S.-A new offensive Is
impending on the Trentino front
General Ludendorff, says a despatch
from Switzerland, has visited the Aus
trian headquarters and there has.
tened preparations for another blow
against the Italians, heavy reinforce
ments are being concentrated at Inns.
bruck and Trent.
Paris, July S.--There was Come
activity last night by artillery men
on the west side Of the Marne salient
between Villers-Cotteret and the
Marine River says today's war Office
announcement. No infantry engage
ments took place.
London, July S.-The Australians
last night advanced their line astrids
the Somme slightly on three thousand
yards of front. Field Marshal Haig re-
ported Several prisoners we're TAX.
en- The German artillery displayed
much activity during the night in the
Somme region. 1t was similarly ac.
tive north OF Albert in the vicinity
OF Beaumont-Hamel and on the Fland-
ers front in the neighborhood of Be
thunc.
Paris, July 8.--Pfemier Clemen-
teau has returned TO Paris, after two
busy days at the front. with conf.
dence in the future unshaken The
Premier went into the advanced
trenches and talked TO Generals. other
officers ari soldiers and found them
all ready to meet the enemy every
| where
With the Americans in France.
July S.-Although the entire front con
tinues in state of tension in expec.
tation OF German drive the enemy's
effort hasn't yet developed. Compar-
atiye quiet prevailed on all American
sectors last night and this (Monday)
morning. There has been an in
crease, however, in areial activity
chiefly in patrolling and scouting
branches.
With the British Army in France,
July THE work of the tanks In the
advance by the AustriansAmerican
force nt Hamel has opened the eyes
)f British officers to the possibilities
Of causing the Germans heavy de.
eats with slight casualties to the at
lacking infantry. Several officers
have said since the battle that the
prospects for victory never seemed
30 bright as now.
Details are now available concern
ing the work OF the large fleet OF
tanks which participated in Thurs.
days battle. Officers say that this
wss one Of the most economical as.
esults ever undertaken on the Brit.
lsh front owing to the fact that the
:rsctors saved casualties among the
infantry by mopplng up machine gun
posts and strong points in advance.
In numerous instances whole ma.
chine gun crews with their rapid
irers were literally ground into the
earth as the tanks swept on like
steam-rollers.
One group OF the tractors alone de-
: stroyed or captured more than thirty
machine guns and brought about the
surrender of at least 200 Germans In
addition. many Germans were slain
by these great engines.
Others were doing similar work.
. Taken as a whole, the German infan.
try surrendered or bolted on the ap.
proach of these monsters, the appear.
ance of which in itself is terrifying.
The German machine gunners, how.
) ever, fought to the last in many in.