Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-09
Develop Successes

which lies seven miles southwest of
Antheuil.
Develop Successes
Further to the southeast along the
line, the French continued to de-
velop their success of yesterday,
gaining additional ground on the
Marine front, east of the Retz for
est, by forcing the Germans back
further in the vicinity of the Cha
vigny farm.
On the British front there were
only raiding operations. The Ger
mans, however, apparently are
contemplating a further effort to
regain the positions recently taken
by the Australians, with American
! assistance, in the Amiens area south
of the Somme. The German guns
last night were actively bombarding
the British lines in this region.
Report Activity
The French war office reports
considerable artillery activity to the
west and north of Chateau Thierry
on the Marne front, where the
Americans are holding several miles
of the line.
French troops again have been
successful in a resumption of the
'nibbling" tactics which the allied
command has followed while the
Germans prepare for a new blow
The fighting activity on the western
front, however. still is much local
lied. From the enemy lines come no
indications that the Germans are
about to strike.
Important positions on a front of
two miles to a depth of two-thirds
of mile and $50 prisoners were
taken by the French in their latest
effort in the region of Longpont,
northeast of Villers-Cotterets. The
sector on which the gain was made
is just south of where the French
last week made important local
gains in the region of st. Pie e
Aigle and northward for six miles
| toward the Aisne. No counterattacks
have been made by the enemy, nor
has he struck back at the Austral-
ians in their new position astride
the Somme.
Huns Drilled For Drive
For several weeks the Germans
have been drilling and instructing
special attacking divisions behind
the German lines, leaving the 'front.'
positions to be guarded by mediocre
troops. German aerial activity has
| decreased in the past few days and
making ready for the next on
slaught. The German artillery fire
has increased to above normal only
on certain sectors.
/ 1t is not unlikely the enem will
dePend on the element of surprise in
! the impending blow as he did on
March 21 and in the attack against
the Chemin-des-Dames.
Romh Garn,on Cities
While the Germans have been
spreading reports of an attack
against the British, il now Is known
they have not constructed defensive
works on the front between Scissors
and Rheims. The usual interval be-
tween enemy offensive movements
has about expired.
Entente airmen are keeping up an
active bombardment of the area be-
hino the German lines. British fliers
again have invaded German. drop
ping bombs on Kaiserlautern, east
OF Metz. and on Luxembourg. In
aerial fighting British and French
airmen have accounted for twenty
| five German machines.
Patrol activity and local opera
tionG are increasing in numb er on
the Italian mountain front. On the
lower Piave the Austrians, 1t is es-
timated, lost 10000 men killed,
wounded and prisoner in the action
last week in. which they were driven
! back across the river, relieving
somewhat the pressure against
Venice.
| In Western Albania French and
Italian troops are withstandinp
strong counterattacks by the Aus
trians. All positions have been
maintained on the heights of Bolnia
and slight progress made elsewhere.
Various reports of happenings in
Russia in connection with the muir
der of German Ambassador Won
Mirbach lack official confirmation.
Germany, apparently, has not yet
acted. An advance toward Moscow
has not been reported, althougn the
Germans have had large forces of
troops near Smolensk, $50 miles
west of Moscow.