Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-13
COMPEL GERMANS
TO LEAVE CASTEL
AND ANCH|N FARM
Attack Launched Between
Cantigny and Australian
Positions to North.
MAY DRIVE BOCHES
ACROSS AVRE RIVER
Poilus Continue Offensive Be-
tween Aisne and Marne, Cap
turing Longpont.
BERAT, IN ALBANIA, is TAKEN
F'ranco-Italian Advance in That
Thcuter Makes Further
BERAT, IN ALBANIA, is TAKEN
Franco-Italian Advance in That
Thcuter Makes Further
Progress Northward.

undated War Lead by Associated Press
Striking the Germans or fron> that
has been quiet for the past six weeks,
tho French have once more broken
through the enemy dcfenses and adj
vanced their lines, This new blow ut
the enemy was launched between CasteI
and MaiIly Ra aincval. OH the Picardy
front southeast OF Amiens. where there
has been but little lighting since the
French. by a local attack, pushed the
Germans out OF Senecat wood late in
May
The attack was along front of ap-
proNimately three miles. 1t. swept the
Germans back out of the village of
Castel and the Anchin farm, about al
mile TO the south, and cleared out a
number of strong enemy positions. The 8
French penetrated the German lines
TO depth Of more than mile.
The American attack on Cnntigny.
some time ago. advanced the line ma
'erially at that point. while the AUS
trnltans anu Americans on July and
| =, cut deeply into the German lines at
Hamel and Nil!ars- Bret onneuN, south
cf. the Somnic The French attack was
launched At n point between positions
OF the Americans a Cnniigny and the
Australians furthcr no,,h .f4
The French lin@* south of Castel have &
been para lei to and westward of the
Avre River Tho success gained there
carries the French up 10 the hills to
the west %: thc river and into positions
wh'ch ipncai to dominate the villages
or Morisal. on the west bank, and
horoui!. on 'hn east bank of the river
- 'he attack should continue success
~ the French may be able to press
NJ ma L. g.
have an admirabic defensive position
the southeast O. Amicns.
FRENCH MAKE PROGRESS
bETwEEN AISNE AND MARNH,
Between the Marine and the Aisne.
the FRENCH have continued their often
siNe operations. 1t is exported that the
N'haSe OF l.onGpont. south of Corcy.
the capture VI which was reported on
'"uFSdaN' has been taknn by General
e'aih men. who have also made prog
.eHs norm or Corey. Al the Chavigny
farn. East OF Faverolles. according to
the French official statement. the all
iicd lines have been advanced tbia
marking a sou:herly extension ofttba
hghting line which has heretofore not
been unusually active farther sou.b
than Longpont -
On the British front there has baa,
spirited lighting. according 10 the Ger
man othcial report. which indicates thar
from pres around The Lys salient and
a""h In the I'icardy sector as far as
''ioert' there have been scattered at
'"cks made by the British -
-orai engagements have besYT fought
III the region OF Rheims. but they
nave not been o. great importance.
FR.%NCo-iTALIANS .nvAyCE
NORTH IN ALBANIA
The French aud It"li.,n aehtinr iu
Albania have crrries tacir lines etead
ny h"rthward. he town of iserot
me most important point in Soutr<r <rr,
'NiH ana. has fallen into allied hands
II is reported that large quantities OF
AUSTRIAN supplies stored at Berat wars
DESTROYED by the retreating Austrians.
oihc'al reports would appear to show
that the advance of the French AMI
'taiians Is reaching farther and farth-
ef east INTO the mountains and to-
Ward the rear OF the bulgarian posi-
'ions around Monostig Serbian posi-
tons rear that city have ncer s,yagn.
~ al "cked bN the Eulgarians. who,
after gaining IL momentary footho,d OF,
the Serbian trenches were driven our
ITALIANS iti!rtISE ATTACK
BY iISTItIINS IN MOI;NcatNs
Thr;e have heen local notions in Ihe
mountain sectors of The front in North I
ern Italy. one Austrian attack bav-
ing hSen repuised WITH heavy losses.
\ revolt of AUSTRIAN troops in Ser
oEa is reported from Italian sources
The n.ntiny WIS suppressed only after
hard hchtinS. Athens reports SIM
iiai state OF affairs In a Turkish sar-
rlson in Asia Minor. where It is srid
German officers Were murdered by
Turkish soldiers as
GENERAL. HOKvATH PRGCLArMED
PROVISIONAL RULER or sIBEHisi
l-ieuterant-General iio:vath vice.
PR sident and genera. manager nf THO
chinese Eastern Railway. having ie- 5
clared himself Premier of u temporiyv s
siberian government, hac been pfp-
claimed provisional ruler of Slbcs.a,
according to a dispatch 70 the l.or. "a
don Mail from, Hardin. NJ
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