New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-12
AUSTRALIANS GAIN GROUND ON
BOTH SIDES OF soMME, As
HUNS PLAN NEW DRIVE
Vienna ADMITS LOSS
ITALIANS STRENGTHEN Posi-.
TiONS RETAkEN NEAR MOUTH
OF THE PAVE

against the positions gained by the
Austrians around Hamel two Amert-
cans and five Australians we're cap
tured by the enemy. Volunteers were
called for and an American party
brought back the captured men and a
German officer, while twelve Austria
lians brought the number Of Germans
prisoners to fifty.
Continuing their aggressive defense
in the face of the impending offensive,
the French have attacked southwest
of Scissors. From the eastern side
of the Retz forest, north of Longpont,
the French have advanced over a front
of approximately two miles, taking
Chavigny farm and the slopes to the
north and south of it. Several hundred
prisoners we're captured by the French
in their sudden attack.
This may be linked with the recent
offensive operations at st. Pierre Aigle
and gives the French a new front line
fromLongpont north to Ambleny, a
distance of almost eight miles.
Australians astride the Somme east
of Amiens and north of Hamel have
swept back the enemy over a front of
more than a mile and Strengthened out
an awkward angle held by the Ger
mans since the Australians and
Americans carried their lines forward
July 4.
Berlin mentions local attacks in the
Clignon sector, which is held by Amer
leans, and between the Marine and
Rheims.
Italian forces in Albania have struck
hard at Austrian positions along the
Voyusa (Vojutza) river, which flows
into the Adriatic about twenty miles
north of the town of Avlona, n Of the
most important places in southern Al
bahia. Vienna admits that the Aus
trian advanced posts have been with
drawn TO their main positions"
In the north the residents Of the
Thurman region have thrown aside the
authority of the Bolshevik government
at Moscow and joined the entente al
lies. There is a great amount of war
supplies in this region, and American,
French and British forces are guard
ing it, while German and Finnish
armies have been reported advancing
in force northward from Finland. The
Thurman coast offers a starting point
70 rallied operations in Russia.
Observation-Disclosures troops &C
tually on the fighting lines in Europe
about July l numbered PSI 900, &C
cording to information given by Gen.
March, chief of staff, and other mem
bers of the war council at their week.
ly conference with members Of the
Senate military committee. With ref
erence to the American program, we
have embarked LOCO, 900 men, and
now we are going after the second
Million" said Gen. March.
Paris, July 8.-Germany will send
three army corps to the aid of Aus
tria, according to a Rome dispatch.
The Italians have succeeded in clear
ing the Austrians out of a very consid-
cradle part of the terrain the enemy
had been clinging to neal the north
mouth Of the Piave, between the new
and old beds of the river.
In hard fighting the Austrian resist.
ance was broken in the area close to
the Adriatic, General Diaz's troops
moving the invaders across the new
bed from Grisolera to the ca. approx
imately five miles. Vienna admits a
loss of ground here.
There is nothing but compliments
for the Americans upon the occasion
Of their first appearance In an attack
side by side with British troops. To
the Australians who formed the major
portion of the force which carried out
the brilliant Fourth of July attack on
the Amiens front, northeast of Villers-
Bretonneux, is conceded the larger
part Of the glory. The hitherto un-
tried American troops are coming in
for the highest praise for the part they
took in the fighting through Hamel.
Details Of the Americans behavior
indicate that in fighting spirit and eff
fe~ctiveness in pushing back the enemy
they were Dot excelled even by the ira
ditionally gallant, seasoned veterans
in whose company they received their
baptism Of fire. Their losses are re-
ported to have been extremely light.
Washington.-Austrian losses in the
recent unsuccessful offensive against
Italy and during the Italian counter