Bisbee daily review., 1918-07-04
AMERICANS AT
 VAUX ARE STILL
 HOLDING GROUND

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 De Liague forest the French have struck the German line over front of nearly two miles and have penetrated to a depth of approximately a half mile. Prisoners to the number of 457 have been reported captured.
 The British were unable to retain the positions they seized on Sunday near Bouzincourt, north of Albert. After a terrific bombardment the Ger mans succeeded in recapturing the ground. On the north side of the Picardy sector at Boyelles and MOyen- neville, and in the Lys sector, at Mer- ris, the British have taken prisoners in raiding operations.
 The Italians have again shifted their attack and this time have chosen the Piave front for a demonstration of their strength. After a bombardment which reached drum fire intensity the Italians crossed the Piave northeast of Capo Sile. In spite of the flooded areas before them, they made some progress, which is admitted by Vienna, and cap tured 1000 prisoners as well as taking valuable war material. Austrian coun- ter attacks in the Grappa region, east of the Brenta, have been repulsed.
 American air fighters have taken part in combats during the fighting at Vaux and are credited unofficially with destroying seven German ma chimes. In the fighting on Tuesday. the British destroyed thirteen enemy airplanes and forced nine more to de- scend out of control
 The Ukraine government, which was set up by the German military authori- ties is tottering to its fall, it is report ed. The alleged attitude of the govern ment toward the peasants is said to De the cause of the impending crisis.
 WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
 IN FRANCE, July (By The
 Associated Press) IA heavy Ger
 man counter attack against the
 American positions at Vaux,
 launched at o'clock this morning
 was repulsed, the enemy losing
 very heavily Not a foot of the
 ground won by the Americans in
 their attack on Monday night was
 lost.
 The counter attack developed after the Germans had heavily bOmbarded Vaux and Boise De La Roche. When the German infantry leaped from the trenches the troops came over in close formation. In some cases whole com panies were allowed to approach close to the American lines; then the Amer ican machine gunners, from their hid den nests, let loose a perfect hail of bullets, moving down the enemy ranks and piling the dead all over the ground where the Germans were trying to ad- vance.
 The American artillery lent efficient aid in completely breaking up the enemy attack, which was launched with fresh regiments of storm troops. The number of prisoners taken by the Americans in the operations near Cha teau Thierry was increased today without the American infantry oper- ating except as skirmishers.
 German shells have been raining on the new American positions and the enemy fire has been answered by the American guns The American line was the target of projectiles of all callibres, gas shells being mixed with QlS0 eAplOSlNeS IulSSueS. The SllellS have been falling heavily in the areas behind the battle line The enemy fire, particularly on the right flank of the new positions at Vaux, was most intense for hours.
 At last reports the American ma chine gunners were holding their ground and repulsing small but desper ate efforts of the Germans to regain the ground wrested from them. The Americans are reported to be well pro- tected by their temporary trenches aDd are not exposing themselves need lessly to the storm of flying steel from the bursting German shells.
 The German loss in killed is un- known, but prisoners say that their orders were to drive back the Amer jeans at all costs. They have paid the highest cost possible, but have failed to perform the task entrusted to them
 From the general conditions along the battle line, 1t appears that further attacks by the Germans are likely to develop. The Americans, however. are just as ready for what is .cOming as they were for what has passed, and are just as confident as to the out comp