The Sentinel=record., 1918-07-05
WAKE OF DEAD HUNS LEFT BY AUSTRALIANS
WAR At A glance
(Bv The Associated Press !

| - ~ e'N"' Jul ~ AoC pNNdNh Oi Ait
I German lines, planned especially as
a celebration Of American lndepend-
ence Day, the Australian troops have
| wrested from the Germans the viii
| lage of Hamel, east of Amiens, occu-
pied Vaire and iHamel woods, south
| II the village, and captured more
| Jhan 1900 prisoners. The Austral-
| ans advanced under cover of
smoke barrage and were led by
| tanks in the breaking of the enemys
| line over a front of more than four
| miles. The attack penetrated a mile
and half into the German positions
| The British war office has an
nounced that American troops par
ticipated in the attack. This is the
first time they have appeared in this
part of the battle area.
The French also have struck saw
aeely against the German lines, this
time cutting through the enemy
ranks near the town of Autreches,
south of Moulin Sous -Toutvent.
where on Tuesday night they won
local success and captured prisoners.
Here the Germans lost 1,O66 pris-
oners.
In both operations the allies have
improved their positions by gaining
rather high ground, which can be
readily defended if the Germans
launch their expected offensive.
AT the same time that the British.
French and Americans were attack
ing the enemy the Italians continued
to advance in the area near the
mouth of The Piave. Scattered ma
chine gun emplacements have been
cleaned ont while light boats from
the Italian navy entered the iagoons
on the left flank OF the Austrian a.
mics and given valuacle assistance
to the land forces
The Italians also have won ground
in the San Lorenzo valley. east of
ihe Brenta river.
Announcement is made that Mo-
BANNED v sultan of Turkey, died
Wednesday night The heir to the
throne is Yusseff lzaeduno, cousin OF
the deceased sultan, and son OF the
late sultan, Abdul Azlz.
Fighting between the German
soviet forces and the peasanuy is re.
ported from Yelsa .erinburg, the city
in eastern Russia, where the main
line OF the trans Siberian railroad is
Joined by the branches of the road
running to the north and south Of
Russia. II was reported recently
that the Czecho- Slovak troops were
in control at Yekatermbuvg, and It is
said that an army OF 100000 peasants.
well armed, has been formed there
German attempts TO- drive Ameri-
cans from their positions at Vaux,
west Of Chateau Thierry. seem to
have failed utterly. There have been
no further reports Of desperate Ger
man efforts to regain the line from
hich they were unceremoniously
ousted by the Americans Tuesday
night.
In all the allied countries and their
colonies. the American Independence
Day was Observed in an unpreeed-
ented manner.
In London and the large cities of
England there We're special exer-
cises. Even the small towns Joined
in honorng the United States In
France tho people Of Paris and
great many other cities entered into
the observance of the day with their
provcrhial enthusiasm and elaborate
programs were carried out.
In italy the smaller cities We'd
with their larger sisters in the cele-
bration of the day.
South American nations. three of
which had declared the day a ma
tional holiday, participated in what
was virtually world wide demonstra-
tion in commemoration of American
Independence.
Along the American sectors of the
pa tie line in France, the day was
Observed by the boys in Khaki, who
We're called upon to perform only
work that was absolutely necessary.
The Germans Who had been ex-
pected to seize upon the Fourth of
July as a dramatic setting for an
attack against some part of the line,
did not interrupt the celebrations
! along the front.