The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-13
SMASH GERMAN LINE.
FRENCH STRIKE BETWEEN THE
OISE AND THE MATZ, TAKING
POSITIONS ALONG BOTH
SIDES OF COMPIEGNE
ROAD.
French and Italians Continue Pro-
gress Along Albanian COast-VOn
Kuchlmann Out rs Foreign Mini
lister.

lister.
While waiting for the German high
command to show it's hand in begin
on the western front are giving the
enemy little opportunity to perfect his
arrangements for launching the at
tack. From the Lys sector, on the
north, to the Champagne front, in
Eastern France, there has been sud-
den thrusts at the German lines, at
least one of which has made consid-
erable ground
This particular blow was struck by
the French west of the Oise and north
OF the Matz river, on the battlefield
where the Germans were stopped
short in their attempt to hew their
way through to Compiegne early in
June.
The French advanced along the
Compiegne road northwest of An
theuil and occupied positions on each
side Of the highway. The ground they
have taken is important from a de-
fensive standpoint and cuts down the
area in which the Germans must
maneuver in this part Of the battle
area
There seems to have been some
spirited fighting on the British front
along La Bassee canal, northwest of
Lens, and north of the Somme, in the
Plcardy sector. Berlin announced
that the British were repulsed in fire.
quently repeated attacks in the form
| er region and adds that their attacks
north of the SOmme broke down. The
French attack at Antheuil is merely
mentioned in the official German
statement, which says, however, that
attacks in the Villers- Cotterets and
Chateau Thierry sectors were repuls-
ed by the Germans.
While the fighting on the Mace.
DOMAIN and Albanian frontiers must
remain side issue to the great bat
| ties which are expected momentariIy
In France, and possibly Northern It.
ally, the progress Of the French and
Italians along the Albanian coast
brings that theatre Of the war into
consideration.
Rapid strides have been made since
the French and Italian assaults were
launched north Of Aviona July 9Th.
Strong Austrian positions have been
stormed, and it appears that the allies
have beep successful in turning the
Austrian right wing. An official state
ment from Rome says Italian cavalry
has gained the Austrian rear and de-
stroyed bridges across the Semini
river, which parallels the Voyusa.
where the attack was begun. This
marks an advance of about fifteen
miles,
DR.. Richard Won Kuehlmann, the
German foreign minister has retired
from office, it is announced, and the
German emperor has accepted his
resignation. This has been expected
since Won Kuehlmann's address in the
German Reichstag June 25th. in the
course Of which he said that victory
by purely military decisions could
hardly be expected.
Cezcho-Solvak forces in Eastern ST.
IBERIA have extended their sphere Of
influence up the Amur River to Niko-
layevsk. an important naval station.
The defeated Bolshevik troops,
with their Austro- German allies, are
said to have retired toward Khaba-
rovsk. the capital of the Maritime
province.
Gen. Pershing's official statement Of
operations along the sectors held by
Americans makes especial mention of
heavy German troop movements near
Mulhouse, in Alsace. 1t is also re-
ported that German airmen are very
active in that sector of the front.
charge of fraud. This candidate still