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New-York tribune., 1918-07-11

nervousness among the enemy troops
IN that area. The advance in Albania
IS serious threat to the right flank
Of the Bulgar armies in the region of
Monestir This is evidently appre-
eated by the enemy. and. too, it will
have the effect OF bringing to the side
OF the Allies many from the Hill tribes,
which are among the finest lighters in
the world. Every fresh success of the
Allies will hearten the south Slav
races, who are already in revolt against
their Austrian rulers.
A further short advance will bring
the Allies to Berat, the chief town of
Southern Albania, and it is significant
that Austrian official statements admit
the pregrosa OF the French and ltal-
ians,
Bcrat Strategic Point
Berat Is fortified town of about
10000 Inhabitants. the capital of the
province OF Berat, and is situated on a
high and picturesque rock overlooking
tho fertile valley Of the Osum River,
about thirty miles northeast of Valona,
the Italian naval base on the Adriatic.
The city occupies an important stra-
tegic position between high mountain
peaks. It's inhabitants, two-thirds of
whom are Albanians and the other
third chiefly Greek, are about equally
divided between Christianity and
Islam
The statement issued by the French
War Office tonight says:
eastern THEATRE, July 8
There was artillery and patrol activity
west Of the Vardar. Notwithstanding
the costly checks of yesterday at the
Cerne Bend. the enemy o-day again
launched his assault troops against our
positions north of Monastir and was
again repulsed with appreciable losses
"1n the region south of the Devoli
River our troops continued their ad-
vance in conjunction with the Italian
troops and occupied Gaia Guriprere,
the highest point of Kosnica Crest,
which extends in direction northwest
of that of Bofnia.
Austrians Retire in Disorder
"The Austrians, after having offered
vigorous resistance IN the course of
the preceding days, retired in disorder
into the Tomorica Valley, into which
we pursued them. We captured 210
terial. Two enemy airplanes were
brought down"
In Albania" says the Italian Off
cial statement, "our troops, having
reached ground west of the lower mid
die Semeni and having extended to
the eastward their occupation of the
heights Mt the head Of the Tom orica
Valley, are advancing. repulsing the
enemy at the centre, astride the Osum."
The statement issued by the War
Office in Vienna tonight said:
IN the face Of pressure from strong
enemy forces, our southern Albanian
front has been withdrawn across the /
Berat-Fieri line. Since yesterday morn /
Ing the fighting activity there has been
very moderate"
Whether this indicates that Berat
has hecn given I'D is not clear.
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believed to have been trench mortar
ammunition dump. Our troops were
continuously active in ambush and
reconnaissance patrols and our bat
terics were active. During the bonn
bardment of VauX we replied with
counter offensive preparation fire.
This sector on July to expert
activity on the right of our line where
there was considerable use Of gas,
sshrapnel and high explosive shells.
Most of the shells were OF small or
medium calibYe. Barrage fire was put
down IN the vicinity Of Vaux and
Hill 204. The German air forces were
still very active. The planes flew in
groups of varying sizes. At about noon
German patrol Of five machines was
attacked and driven off by five of our
planes: The movement Of troops and
traf'ic IN the German rear areas con-
tlnued abnormal. Our own troops con-
tinued their activity in patrolling
Our batteries were also active.
IN the Marine sector between July
6 and conditions were quiet. The
encmy's artillery fire was light and
scattered and his airplanes made less
than the customary number OF flights.
HIS infantry. while not aggressive. was
on the alert. Machine guns fired in
'crmittentiy from several points on the
north bank of the river and some
rifle and hand grenades were thrown
at our patrols. In the German rear
aeas more traffic than usual was OBJ
served
'ln the Colmar sector the patrolling
OF the enemy troops and our own
troops were the only incidents of
particular interest on July 6. An enemy
patrol OF about twenty men was seen
at about midnight outside of our wires
at one point Rife grenade fire was
lmmed ,ately put down from our lines
ana the cncmy withdrew. At about
q: :30 o'clock in the morning another
patrol of eight men was heard by our
troops. FLARES revealed the fact that
thc patrol was attempting to recon-
noltre our positions. Our troops fr.d
on them and they scattered into the
brush. At daylight several of the en-
amy were discovered in shell holes.
fiYc small red balloons were sent
up at various intervals. Our own
reconnaissance patrols were active.
"Our oops in lorraine exDcri ie~ced
quiet day on July to G. There
was llttle of interest eXcapt increased
machine gun fire and abnormal train
movement in the German rear areas.
Our ant-aircraft batteries were .e--t q,
against the German air forces. Three
German propaganda balloons were re-
leased"
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dropping is testified to in scores of
photographs of destructive hits.
Not only have railways, airdromes
and other vital objectives been ef-
fcctually bonn barded, but the loss OF
life among German troops in concen-
tratlon camps has been exceedingly
heavy. Captured documents bear tes-
tlmony to this, and prisoners admit it,
The British have consistently con-
Quoted their raids from an exceedingly
low height, sometimes coming down to
within fifty feet of the ground to loose
bombs. The Germans, on the other
hand, seldom venture below 10000
feet because of their fear of the Brit
lsh anti aircraft defences, which have
reached q state of perfection never be-
fore achieved. The difference in the
accuracy OF the two services in bomb
dropping thus has an obvious explana-
tlon.
The straight shooting of British
bombers is eXemplitied by the work OF
one pilot who attacked two German
trains near Hermes the other day. He
obtained a direct hit on the first train
and then blew up the track in front Of
1t. Diving OH another train nearby
he knocked two trucks off the track
with explosives. Having stalled these
trains he proceeded to rake them
viciously with his machine gun. In
cidentally he opened fire with his ma
chine gun on seven other trains shortly
afterward with good results.
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v. S. Flier Escapes
From GERMANY

PARIS, July 10.--Lieutenant David 2
Putnam, of Brookline, Mass. has for. -
maily become the leading American
ace in succession to Lieutenant Frank
Baylies, who has been missing since
June IT. Putnam's tenth yictorv on
July 80 now has been verified oAfc;a,l,.
In the month of June Prtna1n
brought down seven German machines
equalllnG monthly records made hv the
late Captain Guynemer. '''N
Lieutenant de Gramont; commander
Of squadron of American aviators
disappeared recently during patrol,
ing expedition, according to tho
"Matin." The lieutenant was SON ~
member of the Academy Of Science
and previously had been attached ~
the British armies as of1icer-intar,
prefer.
Corporal Everett Buckley Of XII.
ourne, III, an aviator in the French
service who was captured bv the Gar.
mans at Nerdun, has ESCAPED fro1,
germany. According to a disnatch
from Zurich to lie journal" he
reached Switzerland Tuesday mornirr
W hen Corporal Buckley. who was
member Of the Lafayette FLYING Corns
ilrst disappeared last September. il >yas
reported he had been killed. Paris
friends denied this, and in November
1t was ascertained that Buckley was
a prisoner IN Germany. after having
been wounded. 20
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The Official Statements

LONDON July 10Fd Hoig reports from British Head
quarters IN France today said:
NGIT the
night in the neghborhood
number of prisoners Further
er have been brought in during the day
of the front
There has been hostile artillery
Hinges
- DAs-1ncreased hostile artillery activity night
Viers-Bonneux followed
siderable activity from the vicinity of vir
hostile raiding driven
Bucquoy
by success
full local operation the neghborhod Mi
a machine
French Make Further Gains in Champagne Paris Reports
PARIS, July Tile from Office today said:
South the Asne our infantry put end to the
resistance points north
of Corey taking fresh prsonores
north Aontdder and south of the Asne in the of Chavgy
Farm In the Champagne dng opera
tions, which resulted in the taking
Berlin Admits French Advance West of AntheuI
BERLIN July 1oTho official communication from
quarters to-day says:
DWn the Kennel region, 1ys and sommc fighting
activity revived in the The French
partial attacks.
they
times with Of
Porte and Des Loge,
north of Longpon On the adjoining they puled by
prisoners assault of Chateau
Fherry There has been lively reconnotrng activity by the
both sides of Rheims stormng brought back
French trenches north of Iargzen
Intense Artillery Fighting Mountain 'front.' Says Rome
ROME, July 1O.-The War Office report to-day says:
in region the Gappa scat
tered artillery actions and
South of selvio the posts, at
altitude of 3941 metres drove back detachment
In the Brenta Valley carried 1actns taking
wenty-four prisoners
Vienna Reports RepuIse of Italian Attacks Brenta
VIENNA, Juy 10.The official By tho
AustIan Wo1 Office tonight
In the Brnta Valley
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Complete Mastery
Of the Air Won by
British Auiators
tBy Tie Associated Press)

WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN
FRANCE, July 10-Superiority in the
air, clean-cut and unuuestionable
rests with the British flying men to-
day There nave been periods in
times past when it seemed that a very
slight addition Of strength to either
one side or the other might tip the bal
ance temporarily, but no such period
exists now. British air men are su-
preme.
Not only have the Kings Aiers been
maintaining decided upper hand in
the intense fighting in the air, but
the work of British bombing squad
rons has far exceeded that of the
enemy in vigor and results.
In the more spectacular field of op-
erations, aerial fighting, the British
have bounded hostile pilots until the
greater part of their battles have oc-
Cured east Of the German lines, and
in numerous engagements staged ev-
cry day when the weather permitted
great numbers of hostile machines
have been destroyed.
Airman Destroys Twenty-Five Planes
One British aviator alone has sent
twenty-five crashing to the earth in the
last few months. and others Of his
comrades are not far behind in their
total.
The work of bombing squadrons has
been growing steadily and the British
have been reaching further and further
INTO German back areas in search of
military detectives. There has been no
Let up. Day and night squadrons OF
British planes have kept up an almost
endless bombardment of important po-
sluons, and their accuracy in bomb
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Naming Of uon Hir,tze
Will Proue Control
OF Pon-Gern1Qns

Especial Dispatch to The Tribune)
WASHINGTON, July l0.-Appoint-
ment of Admiral Won Hintze, to succeed
German Foreign Minister Won Kuehl.
mann would show that the pan-Ger-
mans are more powerful in the emnire
than ever, according to an Official
French telegram from Berne TODAY. II
states that an agency which has direct
means OF communication with Berlin
mas made known that while the Reich
stag was discussing the first reading
OF the war credits bill. the news
spread that Foreign Minister Won
kuehlmann had been relieved of his
office, and that he was being replaced
by Admiral Won Hintze. German Min
continues: -
The Reichstag Immediately sent the
plll TO the commission on the budget.
winch VIII have to examine the politi,'
ca situation created by the retirement
OF the Secretary of State.
,lhe retirement of Won Kuehlmann.
1Sollo"ins the visit which he paid to
Gorman General Headquarters. will
prove that the influence Of the military
New-York tribune., 1918-07-11
Austrians Reject
German Commander

ROME, July 10.-Austra has de-
clined to accept the German general,
Otto Won Below, as commander in chief
Of the forces on the Italian front, be-
cause Germany refused to send twelve
German divisions with him, according
to the newspaper "Epoca." which bases
the statement on advices from Swiss
source.
Austria, it adds, has temporarily
gwen up the idea of revenging herself
tor her recent defeat by Italy.
Dispatches from Rome through Paris
on July reported that Germany in
tended sending three army corps to
the aid of Austria, to be put under
General Otto Won Below, as commandar
in chief Of the Italian front. Reports
from Zurich several days earlier de-
clared that General Won Below had been
appointed commander III chief. but
there had been no Official confirmation
that such q change in command had
been effected or was contemplated.
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eighty miles northwest of vla3ivos-
tok. This town is on a branch Of the
Siberian Railroad.
The Czecho-Slovaks captured 800
prisoners, and found among then
some armed German and Hungara
ex-prisoners, affiliated with the Re-
Guards. An Independent anti-Bd
snevik government is being formed
in Siberia. This ought to const tute
a bridge over any difficulties in TIE
way Of violating through Allied mi.
itary intervention what is left there
of Russian sovereignty.
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RIntze Called Exrert
Against Rights of Man

PARIS, July Commenting on the
fall of Dr. Richard Won Kuchlmann,
the German Foreign Minister, the
Temps says it would be doing him
too much honor If any one tried 10
find out what policy he wanted to fol-
low. The newspaper says that he had
no policy and was possessed of the
ambition only Of doing all kinds Of
work TO the last
1t is pointed out that his fall is Of
significance in Germany's internal al
fairs. his fortune being closely asso-
ciated with Count Won HertlinC, the
Imperial Chancellor
Admiral Hintze, the man who is said
20 .have been chosen as his successor,
according TO the "Tempv," is a "cour-
tier, virtuoso Of secret Diplomacy and
an expert against the rights of man"
The journal des Dcbats" SAYS that
one cannot reasonably interpret recent
events in Germany save as new tri-
umph of the spirit that General Lu-
dendortf represents. 1t remarks:
Germany wants peace by victory
does not admit any other result. and
treats as heretics those who do not be-
lcve in it,
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Bulgarian Desertions
yr. Macedonia Increase


LONDON, July 10.-Desertions from
the Bulgarian army on the Macedonian
front are increasing greatly, French
Headquarters in Macedonia inform the
Saloaica correspondent of "The Times" !"
All the deserters say that conditions
in Bulgaria have become unbearable
and that hopes of an ultimate victory
have vanished INSTRUMENTATION has
increased in the Bulgarian army, and
many units recently have refused to
obey orders to attack.
The submarine danger in the
Mediterranean is declining, the CORE
spohdent adds. Supplies needed in
Greece are arriving with greater regu-
La n tu
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Allies in France
Gain al 7 tvo Points
I'm LocaZ Battles

LONDON, July 1o.-Following up
their successes before Villers-Cot-
terets Forest. on the west wing of the
Crown Princes salient in the Cham
pagne, the French to-day pushed for
ward again near Longpont.
They broke the enemy's resistance
on the hills north of Chavigny farm
which they took July 7, and captured
the north part of the village OF Corey,
LaGrille farm and the quarries to the
east French patrols penetrated to the
outskirts Of Loncpont. A few prisoners
were captured in the operation.
Near Morris the British drove for-
ward on short front, strengthening
their lines and capturing several
prisoners.
German infantry attacked the Brit
ish lines east of Villers- Bretonneaux,
near the Somme, after artillery prep
aration, but the assault was broken up
by the defending forces.
There has been a marked increase
in the hostile artillery fire to-day,
especially southwest of Ypres, in the
Lys Valley and along the Somme.
. Seventeen German airplanes and two
Ntive balloons were disposed of by
IN French and British hiers on July
london announced
The statement from the War Office
on aerial operations issued tonight
says:
Work in the air was interrupted on
July by showers of rain and low
clouds. but photography and reconnois-
sances were carried out by US as usual
and many hostile batteries were en-
gagged with alrplane observation.
N
northern part of our front and num-
Der of combats took place, in which nine
German machines were destroyed and
one WAS driven down out of control.
in addition hostile scout was brought
down by anti-aircraft fire
I'm the course of the day we dropped
fourteen tons of bombs on selected tar
gets over the line, two tons falling with
good effect on the Lille junction and
one and q half tons on the Bruges
docks. Three of our machines are
missing.
During the following night three
tons Of bombs were dropped on enemy
railways and camps, without loss to
US"
The statement on aviation issued by
the French War Office reads:
COR July g seven German airplanes
We're brought down and two captive
balloons set on fire and destroyed by
our air forces y
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"Honae Newspapers
Wanted" :" Write Boys
I'm the Trenches


LONDON, July l0.-"More homc
newspapcrs is the constant annaal
from the American soldiers in The
camps and hospitals in Great Britain >"
says an American Red Cross report
made public to- day
The American Red Cross Library
Committee IN London is ne.y FURNISH,
ing reading matter Tor $4,000 mon
weekly the reoort states. but the enD-
ply consists largely of books The
supply o. homo ncw4papers ia Mt
them. ~
49,. }e"N~dinr boo'rs" saws the report
the men ask principally for fiction
and Nght fiction at that, But the Amer,
l,can magazines and newspapers give
.nr -, @reate" satisfaction thar do books.
Inc cry of the men is continually for
more home nelNsnannrs
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Captured Orders Show
German, Morale Weakens

LONDON, July Indications Of a
breakdown in discipline in the Second
German Army are found in two orders
issued by General Won der Marwitz,
which have fallen into British hands.
says the correspondent of "The Times"
at British Headquarters in France. In
the orders General Won der Marwitz
makes this complaints
discipline, which is the keystone of
our army. is seriously shaken. Gases
CT soldiers refusing to obey orders are
increasing to an alarming extent"
New-York tribune., 1918-07-11
British Make Gain on
Three-Quarter Mile
Front in Flanders
(By The Associated Press)

WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN
FRANCE, July lo.--Last nights enemv
assault in the Villers- -Bretonneux
region was preceded by an intense en-
emy bombardment of the town and tho
neighboring territory. Between and
3 O'Clock the Germans made rush
for the defensive positions, but we're
easily thrown back all along the line,
,i'ers HrstonneuX was again heavily
hombardod carly to-day, and the Ger
man artillery and machine guns were
vsfy active from the Vaire Wood north
ward 20 The Ancre.
me futi'e German attempt last night
was launched IN an effort by the enemy
20 r2oecH.N treuches east of the village
@'leh 'hs 1rjtish had captured.
''n tlc aogtaern battlefront The Brit
aeAad German trenches to the
-.2t Efras- Of A>sris and advanced
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ment would mean a great disaster,
paralleiing, on a small scae, their
headlong retreat from Serbia in the
first year Of the war.
An evacuation of southern Aba
MIA by the Austrians would leave the
Bulgarian right wing above Mon
astir in the air. Possibly the uli
mate object of the present move
ment is to uncover the Bulgarian
positions north Of Monastir and
break the connection between the
Austrians and the Bulgarians. The
position Of the former n this part
Of the Balkans has become very pre-
carious since the South S av peo-
PIES reached an aricab!e political
understanding with Italy, involving
the creation after the war of
united South Slav state.
On the West front yesterday
there were only minor actions. The
French made more gains in the sec
tor between Montdidier and the
Disc, and also gained on the front
southwest Of scissors. The British
made slight advance at Merris, in
the Lys Valley salient.
Dispatches from the United States
consular representative at V adj
vostok put more reasonable face
on the latest military exploit of the
Czecho-Sloyaks. 1t was first re-
ported that they had taken Nikolai-
evsk, a port at the mouth of the
Amur River. This port is $50 miles
north of Vladivostok. To take it
would have required an expedition
by sea. The place they really took,
it is now sad, was Nikolsk, about
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and pan-Germans has definitely tt
with the E,mnernr

and pan-Germans has definitely tri-
umphed with the Emperor.
"Thc appointment of Admiral Won
Hintze viii be very characteristic in
this respect. 1t is important to point
out that yesterday certain kilograms
also spoke of Admiral Won Hintzc as
successor of Count Won Mirbach at
Moscow. This parsonage appears,
therefore, to be keenly supported by
the military party.
ut is also recalled that few days
ago the Social Democrats announced
IN "Vorwaerts" that if Won Kuehlmann
should be forced to go, Imperial Cham
ceilor Won Hertling also would be
obliged to retire.
"This change of ministry, if it takes
place, will show that the pan Germans
are more powerful than ever in Ger
many. 1t will not change the stua-
ton very much, for it is already the
military party in reality which is
governing by making few concessions
IN form and in regard to the staff to
the liberal elements"
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L oe Bombs Ambulance
ark; Kills 50 Girls

LONDON, July 1o-ln recent Ger
man raid on the Belgians more than
fifty girls were killed by air bombs
launched upon all ambulance park at
La Panne behind the User front, ac-
cordng to a special dispatch from The
Hague. Fifty bombs were dropped in
the immediate ncighborhood OF the
park, and several struck a large villa,
about hundred yards from the hos
pital.
OF the many girls in the villa en-
gagged in making bandages and repair
ing linen for the wounded, thirty were
killed instantly or died from injuries
within a few minutes. Forty injured
were removed from the villa, of whom
twentyfour died later.