The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-07-19
ALLIES CONTINUE
N|BBL|NC TACTICS
>FRENcH FORCES PUSH FORWARD
INTO HUN TERRITORY FOR
GAIN OF MILE
500 PRISONERS ARE TAKEN
Ypres and Iys Sectors See Spirited
Fighting by British Units.--
French and Italians Con-
tinue Albanian Gains.
fWar Review for July 13)


Striking the Germans on front that
has been quiet for the past six weeks,
the French have once more broken
through the enemy defenses and adj
vanced their lines. This new blow at
the enemy was launched between Cas-
tel and Mailly-Raineva on the Picardy
front, southeast of Amiens, where
there has been but little fighting since
the French, by local attack, pushed
the Germans out of Senecat wood late
in May
The attack was along front of
approximately three miles. 1t swept
the Germans back out of the village
of Castel and the Anchin farm, about
a mile to the south, and cleared out a
number of stron genemy positions. The
French penetrated the German lines to
a depth of more than a mile. Five
hundred prisoners were taken.
The American attack on Cantigny,
some time ago, advanced the line
materially at that point, while the
Australians and Americans on July 4 |
and cut deeply into the German lines
at Hamel and Villers-Bretonneux south
Of the Somme. The French attack
was launched at a point between po-
sitions Of the Americans, at Cantigny,
and the Australians. farther north.
viii Press Advantage.
The French lines south of Castel
-aave been parallel to and westward
Of the Avre river. The success gained
here carries the French up to the +,
Mills to the west of the river and into
positions which appear to dominate
the villages of Morisel, on the west
bank and Moreuil on the east bank
Of the river. If the attack should con- (
tinue successfully, the French may be (
able to press the foe back across the
Avre and thus have an admirable de-
fensive position to the southeast of 1
Amiens.
Petain's Men Take Village.
Between the Marine and the Aisne,
the French have continued their of
fensive operations. It is reported that
the village of Longpont. south of Cor
cy. the capture of which was reported ,
on Thursday, has been taken by Gen
eraI Petain's men, who have also
made progress north of Corey, at the
Chavigny farm. East of Faveroles.
according to the French official state
ment, the allied lines have been adj n
vanced, this marking southerly ex- 0
tension of the fighting line which has \
heretofore not been unusually active e
farther south than Longpont. b
Britons in Spirited Fight. II
On the British front there has been 3
spirited fighting according to the Ger u
man official report. which indicates di
that from Ypres around the Lys sa- 'b;
lent and down in the Picardy sector, W
as far as Albert there have been scat
-ering attacks made by the British, lie
Local engagements have been fought as
n the region of Rheims but they have be
lot been of great Importance. be
The French and Italians fighting in
Albania have carried their lines stead E
ly northward. The town of Berat,
he most important point in southern -
AIbania, has fallen into allied hands -
is reported that large quantities of of
austrian supplies stored at Berat IN
we're destroyed by the retreating Aus ~;
rians. Official reports would appear ba
D show that the advance of the 20
'rench and Italians is reaching far tn,
her and farther east into the noun oo
lins and toward the rear of the Bull %
arian positions around Monastir. ~.
erbian positions near that city have fo,
cen savagely attacked by the Bulgar- or.
ms, who. after gaining a monetary
,othold on the Serbian trenches, were
riven out. There have been local ac-
ons in the mountain sectors of the
ont in northern Italy, one Austrian taf
tack having been repulsed with hel
eavy losses. 10,
A revolt of Austrian troops in ST. me
aria is reported from Italian sources me
he mutiny was suppressed only after ell
ard fighting. Athens reports a SINH tot
r state of affairs in a Turkish gar lstl
son in Asia Minor, where it is said sqt
erman officers We're murdered by ser
urkish soldiers.