The Sentinel=record., 1918-07-13
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Striking the Germans on a front
that has been quiet for the past six
weeks, the French have once more
broken through the enemy defenses
and advanced their lines. This new
/ low at the enemy was launched Oe-
tween CaStel and Mailley -Raineval, in
FiCardy, southeast OF Amiens, where
there has &een jut little fighting since
the French, Dy a local attack, pushed
the Germans out of Senecat wood late
III May.
The attack was along a front OF
approximately three mixes II swept
the Germans back ont OF the village
OF Casttel and the Anchin farm, about
a mile to the south, and cleared ous
a number of strong enemy positions
The French penetrated the German
lines to a depth OF more than mile
The American. attack on Cantigny,
some time ago, advanced the line ma
terially at that point, while the Aus
tralians and Americans on July and
q cut deeply into the German lines at
Hamel and Villers Bretonneux, south
Of the Somme. The French attack
was launched at a point between po
sitions of the Americans at CanLigny
and the Australians. further north
The French lines south OF Castel
have been parallel to and west
'~ ard OF the Avle river The success
gained there carries the French up
to hills to the west of the river and
lnto positions when appear 10 dom
inate the villages of Morizel on the
west bank and MOreuil on the east
bank of the river If the attack should
continue successfully the French may
he able to press the foe Oack across
the Avre and thus have an admirable
defensive position to the sou beast of
Amienss
Between the Marne and the Aisne
the French have continued their OF
fensive operations. 1t is reported that
the village of Longpont, south Of
Corey. the capture OF which was re-
ported on Thursday, has been taken
by General Pe,ains men, who have
also made progress north of Corey,
at the Chavigny farm. East of Fa-
verolles, according to the French Off
cial statement, the allied lines have
been advanced, this marking a south
erly extension of the fighting line
which has heretofore not been un-
usually activ farther south than Long
pont.
On the British front there has been
spirited fighting, according to the
German official report, which indi-
Gates that from Ylpres, around the
l.ys salient and down in the Picardy
sector, as far as Albert, there have
been scattering attacks made by the
British.
Local engagements have been
fought in the region of Rheims, bur
they have not been of great import
ance.
The French and italians fighting in
Albania have carried their lines stead
iy northward The toSn OF Berat
the most impor ant point in southern
Albania, has fallen into allied hands
ut is reported that large quantities. of
Austrian supplies stored at Berat were
DESTROYED Ly the ret;eating Austrians
official reports would appear to
show that the advance of the French
and Italians is reaching further and
further east into the mountains and
toward the rear of the Bulgarian 30
sitions around Monastr. Serbian po-
sitions near that city have been saw
agely attacked by the Bulearians,
who, after gaining a mOmentary foot
hold on the Serbian trenches, were
driven ont
There have been local actions in
the mountain sectors of the front in
northern Italy, one Austrian attack
having been repulsed with heavy
losses.
A revolt OF Austrian troops in Ser
ria Is reported from Italian sources.
The muiiny was suppressed only after
hard fighting Athens reports a sim
liar state of affairs in Turkish gar
rison in Asia Minor, where it is said