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United Press
War Summary

UNITED Press Leased Wire Seryice.]
1,437th day Of the war.
Oise front-The French attacked on
front of two miles and a half west
Of Antheuii. early tn1ay, advancing
rore than a mile and taking 450 pris.
on. RS
Marine front-AIIied and German ar
tiliery engaged in and active dueI
northwest of Chateua-T hierry, which
includes the American sectors around
Vaux and Bauresches. The French
made a successful raid near chaivea-
ny farm IS o uthwest of scissors, TAX
ing twenty prisoners.
Piccardy front--Gernan artillery
continued to bomhard positions south
o. the Sor1me taken by Australian
and American troops july q: The Brit.
ism made successful raid east of
A., as.
Italian front-The Italian war office
announced that between July and 6
the Austrians lost twenty thousand
man-about half of the troops they en-
gagged.
Germany--Herr StroebeI, an indie
pendent socialist, addressing the
Prussian Iandtas, declared that re-
sumption Of the German offensive is
necessary, but that the result is doubt
full. He said the German losses in the
spring drives were more than one hun
dred thousand in killed alone, anH
that the losses in the new drive would
be higher.
Neutrality-suspicious. Is report
ed to have refused to accept Ger
man commanderi-n-chief on the italian
| front.
/ Russia-MartiaI law has been pro-
claimed in Moscow and several fol~
mer members of the kerensky cabi-
| het have been arrested, Indicating
that the counter revolution mas been
put down by the Bolsheviki.
! Australians Are Fighters.
! [By J. w. It. Mason, United Press
War Expert
| NEW YORK, July 9.-Continuation
by General Foch of his policy of local
assaults along the west front indi-
Gates a high degree of confidence at
allied headquarters in the outcome of
any new offensive which Won Hin
denburg may iniflct upon the German
armies.
! The spirit of eagerness which the
allied soldiers are showing, is un-
doubtedly a tribute to the inspiring
presence of Americas first million
troops in France. The persistence
of the assaults by the allies, and the
invariable success in gaining all
local detectives are a splendid prepa-
ration for defense against a new Ger
man drive.
The fact that Won Hindenburg may
be training his best troops behind
the lines for their work in a forth
coming offensive cannot serve as a
satisfactory explanation by the. Ger
mans for the unsteadiness of their
units now holding the battle front
positions. Won Hindenburg cannot
have drawn more than quarter of
a million men for intensive training
as shock troops. The rest of the
units for use in a forward movement
would come from the reserve dfvi'
sions. If a replacement of only 25O,'
600 men can cause the German line
to become shaken as General Foch is
now shaking it, the outlook is very
disuuieting for Won Hindenburg's fu
ture plans.
The highest honors in the most re
cent series of allied attacks must &c
to the Australians. They have shown
remarkable dash and fervor in at
tack along the most strongly held
sector of the German front. The
Australian veterans have made the
best instructors for Americas owr
troops. No other units in the alliet
armies have deeper instructive un
derstanding of the fighting mentality
of the Americans. The same longins
for constant activity, the same desire
to develop individual initiative tha
characterizes the Americans are alst
the outstanding traits of the Austria
Iians. It has been highly advanta