Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-07-15
ALLIES ON
ALERT IN
DEFENSES
British Launch Blow Against
BuIgarians in Macedonia
While French and italians
Advance in Albania.
BY Associated Press.

France and Flanders and oper-
ations are far below normal.
Nowhere have there been en-
gagements except trench raids
and patrol encounters.
Big guns are constantly ham
mering away at opposing po-
sitions in various sectors, par
ticularly on the American
front, along the Marine, on the
sectors held by the British near
Albert, KENNEL Hill and
Ypres, and near Corey, where
the French face the enemy.
There is no indication that
the date is at hand for the ex- /,
pected offensive by the Ger
mans. Military observers, how
ever, believe that with cessa-
ton of the rains and the drift
ing away of the low lying
clouds an attempt at a big
drive will be made. pparently
all is ready in the entente
camps.
Strike at Bulgarians.
British troops in Macedonia seem
ingly have started operations against
th& Teutonic allies which may develop
westward along the battle front and
eventually conform with the success
full drive that is being carried out by
the French and Italians in Albania.
West of the town of Doiran, which
lies on the railroad north of Saloniki,
the British delivered a blow against
the Bulgarians. Details of the opera
tons are lacking, but it is not un-
reasonable to assume that it had in
view the ultimate capture of the rail-
road line running nortfward from
Uskub and the outflanking of the
enemy lines northwest of Monastir.
Press Enemy Back.
In Albania the French and Italians
are giving the enemy no rest, press
ing him back daily mile after mile
over the trackless country and cap
turing strategical positions and viii
lagos. The latest French official COM
munication shows that the French
have taken the villages of Marta and y
Gramshi, which brings their eastern
flank appreciably nearer Lake Och
rida.
The morale Of the Austrians is said
to be extremely bad and surrenders
of war worn soldiers are reported
constantly to be taking place.
Berat Threatened.
London, July l4.-Telephoning
Thursday, Reuters correspondent on
the Macedonian front says: ~
The allied operations in southern
Albania are resulting in one success
after another, in spite of the difficult
nature of the country. There are no
roads in the battle zone and commun-
ications are being kept up over mule
paths.
while the Italians are pushing
along on the western wing and in the
center, the French are making good
progress in the Bosnia region by ov-
grooming enemy resistance and cap
turing the ridges of Kosnitza and the
descending slopes.
"The French advance in the valley
of the Tomorica river threatens the
important town of Berat, which prob
ably will be captured In a few days.
Surrenders by the Austrians are more
frequent, especially among the Slavs.
who are dead tired OF campaigning.
The Austrians are burning depots and
villages which they abandon.
"All information obtainable is to
the effect that the enemy's position
in southern Albania is seriously COM
promised and that there probably will
be further retreat in the north,
thus freeing our communications be-
tween western Macedonia and the
Adriatic coast"
Artillery Displaces Troops.
Rome, July 1.-THE usual artill-
lery actions" says the war offioa
statement today, were more intense
at intervals ystrday from the VAL
arsa to the eastern sector of the AS
iago plateau. Our fire dispersed
moving enemy troops north of Bor-
cola pass.
"At Cornone new attacks by enemy
patrols and detachments were
promptly reputsed.
"Three enemy airplanes were
brought down in air fighting"
British Take 26o Prisoners.
London, July l4.-The report from
Field Marshal Haig's headquarters
in France tonight reads:
by a successful local operation
carried out during the early part of
the morning English troops advanced
over line east of Dickebusch lake and
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