Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-08
LOCAL SUCCESSES
|. FOR ALLIED ARMS
ON FRENCH FRONT \ |
Situation in Russia Takes
On More Serious
Outlook.
AUSTRIAN TROOPS PUSHED
BACK ACROSS PIAVE RIVER
Australian Detachments Advance
Further Eastward From fsn4
Hamel Village.
BIG GUNS BUSY IN HINGES AREA
Patrol Engagements Reported From
Sectors OF Disc, Soissons
and Rheims.
AUSTRIAN TROOPS PUSHED
BACK ACROSS PIAVE RIVER.
BIG GUNS BUSY IN HINGES AREA
Patrol Engagements Reported From
Sectors OF Disc, Soissons
and Rheims.

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undated War Lead by Associa ted Prc.mlr &
While there have been local en-:
counters of more or less importange
along the battle line In France there
has been little activity of Significance
lii its bearing on the genera tense 2
situation from the North Sea- to Swift,
zerland. $500
On the british front east Of Amiens.
Australian detachments, with which
American troops are briEaded, have
pushed further east from tho littlea
village of fIamel. south of the Somine
River. The Australians carried their&
linc forward over front Of almost
four miles at that point last Thurs
day. In their last assault they have
surEcd ahead at tho center of the new
front. which they created last week.
The operation Was successful In th4p
objectivcs were reached aud the T,oee
*itionS taken are being held by the
mon from the .hltipoGcs. S.ssk
Further north. along the southern
side of tho I.ys salient. there has been
quite heavy artillery hring. especially z
in tho Hinges sector During tho G
lighting in April. when the Germunss
had pushed far ahead in the Flandcrs&
area. tho battle north and east sef
ate character. the village OF Loeorts
In which German attacks were cruth-s
ed by tho British defense. 49, l,&
FRENCH ADVANCE
IN VICINITY OF HILL ..:e4
In the French sectors in the Oisc.
SoisSons aud Rheims ucctors only pa.
troll encounters nave been reported
The Americans and French have boon
quite actire near Chateau -ThicrrY,}t
where the French have made some ads.
rarco in the nci: hhorhood of hill goa,
on the north side Of which the :tmerA
leans attacked AMI captured the VIII
lagc or VauN las, week. The Preiich
report some measure of success IN
this fighting. while the Germans claim
that thc French and American assaults
were rcpuiscd with heavy losses.
Austrian troops have been pushed
baci: across the Iiavo River along ths
lower reaches uf that stream During
tho offensive last fall they crossed the
new channel Of ,ho river ana pushed
ahead for some distance westward To- Y
,'a,d the old ,-",r bed. III III. Lesser
offensive last month they made further
progress there and crossed the .old
Italians. Since the collapse OF tho AUS
trian drive the Italians have been
steadily forging ahead In this region.
and it now is admitted by Vienna thyt
all the Austrian positions to the vert
CT the river have been a oandoned. This
restores 10 the Itaiiana the west bank
of the Piavc from northwest Of The
Nlontcllo plateau to tho sea- and
writes the final chapter in the story
Of the Austrian drive in that section
Of the Italian trout
In the mountains the Italians hive
held all the ground they have won II
recent lighting east and west OF tho
Ercn;a River. ss.t,5
There seem 20 be comc indiea lions
that lighting OF serious character
may be impending OH the Macedonian
'front.'. especially on the western end Of I
the line, where II passes through ssh9
bania TO the Adriatic. Vienna reper,s S
u heavy attack there by French and
lcalian troops Positions were taken.
but Vienna says that the allied units
were driven out By Il countcrattack.is3f-
The French report says that the posi-.
tons taken have been held firmly. = &
Russia has again come to the fore
III the assassination at Moscow aof (
Count Won Mirbach, the German am
baSsador to Russia 1t is gcncrafiy S
expected that this event will result$fn
tho dispatch OF German troops to the $
sncient Muscovitc capital and opinion
IN Europe reflects the belief that :tha
assassination may lead to an anti-GeS-
man outbreak in Russia
SO far there has been no oficial
indication Of Eerlin's views on the (
situation. 4tb
The population of the Murmap coatst,
bordering the White Sea and the Are
tic Ocean. have turned against Russia, J,
it is reported from Copenhagen. at
is said that supplies from the United s
States have been distributed among the
people there. American, French and S
British marines are known to be pa
trolling certain sections along the Muir
man coast. ,S.e1sF.