The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-10
FOE PREP ARES
FOR ATTACK
TO RE-TAkE
LOST GROUND
Indications Are That Ger
mans Will Attempt to Take
Ground Captured by Amer
leans and Australian Forces
BRITISH MAKE GAINS
(By Associated Press)

(By Associated Press)
ROME, July 1o.-The Italian troops
on the offensive in Albania. are con-
tinuine their advance, the war office
announced today. The enemy in yes
terday's fighting was beaten back on
both side sof the Osum river.
(By Associated PresA)
There are indications that the Ger
mans are preparing an effort of some
magnitude to recapture the valuable
high ground won by the Australians
and Americans within the past few
days on the front, east of Amiens,
north Of Villers- rs-Bretonneux
Local attcks occurred in the south
ern part Of his region last night, but
the British had little trouble in deal
ing with them. This morning, how
ever. the enemy artillery opened
bombardment of considerable inten-
sity in this sector over a front of ap-
proximately eight miles from VilIers-
Bretonneau north across the Somme
to the Ancre.
British Made Slight cains
The only infantry operation within
the past twenty-four hours in which
ground was gained is reported by
Field Marshal Haig. 1t occurred on
the Flanders front where the British
advanced their ground slightly near
Merris. This improves the position
which protects Niephe wood, and the
other approaches to Hasebrouck, the
railway junction back OF the wood
continued possession Of which is vital
to the maintenance of the British line
on the Ypres front.
Comparative quiet prevails on the
French 'front.' the only activity Of note
being artillery duels north Of Montdi-
der and In the Longpont region. IN
the northe-ly part of the Marne front
where the French recently made ex-
| tensiye local gains of ground.
The region Of Montdidier, whence a
considerable volume of shelling Is re-
ported, includes the Cantigny sector,
held by American troops.
The sectors Of the Marne salient
held by the Americans were unusually
quiet yesterday and last night, the ar
tillery fire being far below the normal.
| Have Taken $500 Prisoners
Satisfactory as have been the nib
bling tactics Of the allied command.
apparently they have not yet reused
the Germans to action. Franco Amer
ican troops on the French front have
taken 5.400 prisoners since June 15
The German hesitation in resuming
the offensive is giving the allies. al
though prepared to meet it, little con-
cern as day by day they improve their
positions by advances in local opera
tfons which year or so ago would
have been looked upon as a stable
battle.
Huns Fail to Advance.
In an attack against the new French
positions in the Longpont region,
south Of the Aisne. the Germans have
failed to advance. The enemy has
made no atempt to recoup the losses
sustained in the French forward
movement southwest OF Moyon, in
which the Germans lost $50 prisoners
and thirty guns. The weather on the
British front has been rainy and un-
favorable.
| Berlin continues to report officially
that all allied efforts are being re-
pulsed. Allied patrol actions are made
| to appear as attacks and allied attacks
as small raids. Claim is made by the
| German command that successful To-
cal engagements" have been fought
west OF Chateau Thierry, where the
| Americans and French hold the line
northwest toward the Retz forest. east
! of Villers-Cotterets. Allied commu-
niques make no mention of any fight.
ing there.
Franco-Italian successes in Albania
apparently threaten seriously the Aus
tro-Hungarian situation in Central
Albania. The French are making good
gains in eastern Albania west of Lake
| Osnrida while the Italians are advanc-
ing speedily in the west.
| The Austrian line appears to be v.
shaped with the allied pressing on
both flanks and the point of the sal
tent being near Berat. An Austrian
retirement of any moment would prob
ably compel the Bulgarians to rear
! range their lines in Macedonia east
of Lake Ochrida. new provisional
government for Siberia has been set
| up in Vladivostok, now in control of
Czecho-Slovak forces. 1t will oppose
| the central powers. The new govern
of the population.
Admiral Won Hintze. the German
minister at Christianina 1t is report
ed will succeed DR.. Richard Won
/ Kuehlmann as foreign secretary. En-
peror Wilhelm is said to have accept.
| ed Won Kuehlmann's resignation which
probably was brought about by his
remarks made in his recent speech to
the reichstag, as to the improbability
of ending the war by force Of arms.
Admiral Won Hintze is the former min
lister to China and Mexico.