The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-07-16
Renewal of German Offensive
Is Still in Expectancy
Allies Ready.
FRENCH MAKE ADVANCES
Attack Enemy Along a Front of
Approximately Three Miles
and Drive Him Out Village of
CaStel.
(sunday.)

to prevail on the greater portion of
the battle front in France and Flan-
ders and the military operations are
still far below normal. Nowhere
have there been any engagements
ranking in importance above trench
raids and patrol encounters. a.
On several sectors. however, the
big guns are constantly hammering
away at opposing positions, particu-
larly on the American front along
the Marne where the activity of the
long range pieces has Increased per-
ceptibly on the sectors held by the
British near Albert, KENNEL hill
and Ypres and near Corey, where the
French face the enemy
AS yet there is no indication that
the date for the9t commencement of
the expected grand offensive by the
Germans--the battle which it is
thought will prove the greatest eff
fort the enemy has yet made--is at
hand. The military observers, how
ever, still incline to the. belief with
cessation of the rains the drifting
away of the low living clouds and
return OF clear skies an attempt at 4
big drive or the piercing of the al
lied front will be made. Apparently
all is in readiness in the entente
camps for any eventualities and SUI
preme confidence evidently prevails
among the commanders that tho men
and guns the enemy will have to face
will prove an insurmountable barrier
to Paris or to the channel ports.
The British troops in, Macedonia
seemtngly, hayeestarted an opera tion
against the 9utonic allies which
ma deystop szfwagd along the bat
tie front = anN eventually conform
with the successful drive which is
being carried but by the French and
) SItaiianktfu Albania. West of the
stown ofzDoiran, which lies on the
: railroad north of Saloniki, the Brit
sish have delivered blow against the
> yBulgarians which was productive Of
good results.
Details OF the operation are lack
ing. but it is not unrea sonable to
assume that 1t had in view the ulti-
mate capture of the railroad line
running northward from Uskub and
the outfianking OF the enemy lines
northeast of Monastir. ~
Meanwhile. in Albania. tho French
and Italians are giving the enemy no
rest, pressing him back daily mile
after mile over the trackless country
and capturing strategic positions and
villages. The latest French. official
) communication shows that Frerch
troops have taken the village o.,
Marta and Gramshi. which brings
their eastern flank appreciab,y
NEARER Lake Ochrida.
The morale of the Austrians is do
clared to be extremely bad and sur
renders of war worn soldiers are re-
ported constantly to be taking place.
Saturday. ~
Rainy weather in northern France
has caused the thorough soaking of
the ground particularly in the low
lying portions OF the battle front
and not inconceivably has had some
thing to do with the delay of the
Germans in renewing their offensive.
1t Is month since the last often
sive died down. having been stemmed
"a a result of French success on
!. the banks of theSMatz. north of Com
piegne, and there is as yet no sign of
the enemy's being ready to strike
again.
Meanwhile the allies have been
pushing back the German lines little
by little at various points. hardly a
day going by without(a French or a
British attack. These In the aggre-
gate have. gained valdable defensive
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