Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-05
German Command Worried
at Constant Losses Occas-
ioned by New Tactics That
Have Permitted the British,
French and Americans to
Take 5000 Captive in Week
MAY HAVE DELAYED
PROPOSED OFFENSIVE
Italy Does It's Share in the
Fighting by Pressing Hard
on the Heels of the Aus
trians; Berlin Bolsters Spirit
at Home by Fake Reports
of Allied Failure
BY Associated Press

Harassing of the German lines in
the west shows no signs of iettinS
up, and the allies continue to gam
ground here ami there and bring in
iarSe patches of German prisoners.
The game of striking the enemy II
solid blow IN a small sector now
has been taken up on the British
front and an advance of Il mile and
half on width of four miles, with
the Cdf lure of 1900 prisoners south
of the SOmme, teStlties to the biting
powers of the Australians, aided by
American detachments. German eff
forts to hold the attacking Austral-
ians and Americans, who have ap-
peared on this part of the line for
the first time, were in vain.
Last night the British had so we'll
established themselves in their new
positions that when the Germans
delivered Counterattack it was
easily repulsed In addition to the
prisoners taken 4 German field gun
and more than 100 machine guns
were captured.
M French Get Another 1000
- Between the Disc and the Aisne,
Shere the latest French blow gained
considerable ground and more than
1000 prisoners, the Germans have
not attempted counter thrusts. Here
also the enemy artillery has been the
only means of retaliation for the
ground and prisoners lost. The
Germans have given up their coun-
terattacks and heavy guniire against
the new American positions west of
Chateau Thierry, but are lombard
ing the village of st. Pierre Aigle.
south of the Aisne, gained by the
French Tuesday.
In the thrust south of the Somme
the allies recaptured the village of
Hamel and the Hamel and Vaire
woods, south of the village. Tie
woods are on high grounds. The
French gain at Autreches also takes
elevations from the Germans. Along
the Ancre Australian troops pro-
Sressed 500 yards on front of 1900
yards.
5000 in Week
through the successful and sue
cessive thrusts in the past ten days
or more, the allies on the western
front have taken from the Germans
positions which would have been
very useful in future offensive opera
tions. Whether the policy of nib
bling is holding back a renewal of
heavy enemy attacks is not known,
but there can be no doubt thai by
PuShlFS the Germans out of locally
important positions here and there
between Ypres and Rheims, General
foch is giving the German command
somthing to consider seriously as to
the effect on German morale. The
number of prisoners taken in the
past week is nearly 5000.
Almost without exception Berlin
has declared officially that the al
lied attacks were repulsed. It claims
that the French thrust north of the
Aisne was broken up in the front
line, while it described the thrust on
the Somme as "patrol attacks"
which were frustrated.
Italy Forgcs Ahead
On the Italian front General DiaZ
mas been successful with his local
attacks and his captures of prisoners
since last Saturday is now well over
1900. The Italians continue their
operations near the mouth of the
PlaNe and rapidly are driving the
Austrians back to the line of the old
river bed. N
American Independence Day on
the American sectors passed off with
only normal activity. If there were
any anticipations that the Germans
might seize upon the Fourth of Julv
as a day upon which to strike n
blow against the Americans. they did
not materialize.