Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-07-11
Foch Continues to Harass Enemy
In Minor Operations Await
ing Another Offensive.
MAN POWER INCREASES
Allied Artillery and Aerial Forces
Predoninate Over Those Of Foe
British Airmen Have Ac.
counted for 1876 Planes.


1000, according to information
given by General p. c. March,
chief Of staff, and other members
OF the war council at their weekly
conference with members Of tho
senate military committee.
Paris. July 7.-American troops
on the Toul front and in the vosges
region repulsed German raids, the
French war Office reports.
I'm the American sector at Xiyray
(oh the Toul 'front.' and in the vosges
German raids were repulsed." the com.
muniQue said.
French detachments penetrated
the German lines and took prisoners
in Lechaume wood"
London July 8.-Successful Allied
thrusts in local actions have not vet
drawn from the enemy a resumption
Of his strong offensive movements.
There is little doubt that another
German blow is in the making, but
for the moment at least a lun has
come in infantry activity on the
western front.
Germany's offensive begun on
March 21y is not completed and the
Germans have yet to win a strategic
vital point. Another strong effort,
probably greater than any this year
has been awaited by the Allies for
Foch has employed the past week or
more successfully by improving his
positions at various points along the
main front, American, British and
French troops helping in taking val.
liable ground and more than 5000
prisoners from the enemy.
Americans Hold Ground.
Except north Of Albert, where the
Germans regained some ground, the
enemy has not been successful in at.
tempted counterattacks. In, several
instances no effort was made to dis.
lodge the Aides from their gains
along the Somme, north of the Aisne
and between the Aisne and the
Marine. e- +e
Australian and American forces
hold strongly to the recent gains
south Of the somme and the French
are improving the ground recently
taken north Of the Aisne. The strong.
est enemy artillery fire is being di.
rected against other sectors than
these, namely southwest Of Ypres and
and south of the Aisne.
Foeh Offensive Possible.
General Foch probably will con.
tinue to harass the enemy in minor
operations. but the belief is held by
some military observers that he
might surprise the German command
by striking in force at vital point
His manpower Is increasing and his
artillery and aerial forces FREEDOM.
mate over the same services on the
enemy side. In the past week British
afrmen alone have accounted for 1876
German machines, while 81 of their
own failed to return.
On italian Front.
Fighting activity on the Italian
front is becoming more general, but
It Is not very severe at any one point
Near the mouth of the Piave the
Italians have gained further ground
and taken 400 prisoners. Between
the Brenta and the Piave on the
mountain front, the Italians have
made slight advance and repulsed
enemy efforts. Austrian attacks on
the Asiago plateau west of the Brents
were broken up by the Italians.
British Air Operations.
London, July 1.-THE official week
" summary Of aerial operations, is
sued by the air ministry follows:
ION the British western front. sincz
the last weekly summary was is
sued 122 German machines were
downed and 70 driven down out OF
control, against 81 British machines
reported as missing. ~
During the same period IA separ
ate towns were raided and bombed
The airdome Of Boulay was raided
six times; the railway triangle al
Metz-Sablon, four; Mannheim, four;
,saarbrucken and Thionville, thrice;
Treves and Frescati, twice; and sew
en- other towns once each, including
Karlsruhe, where a large explosion
was caused in metal works.
"Naval airmen in the course Of the
week vigorously bombed docks, sub
marine bases and naval works in the
neighborhood of Zeebrugge. Ostend
and Bruges."
Seize Guna In ireland.