Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-11
GERMAN ARTILLERY
is MORE ACTIVE
Flanders Battle Front Heavily Bonn
harded-Gerr1an infantry Still Held
in cheek-Enemy Airmen Also Show
Marked Activity in Fianders-,ndi-
cations Are That Next Drive Will Be
Toward Channel Ports.

"cStcTiy Stue OF Ihe NJ arne salient,
southwest Of Scissors. capturing
the town and railway station Of
Corey and the farm and chateau
of st. Paul, south Of the town.
The gain serves still further to
protect the forest Of vilIers
Cotterets (otherwise called Retz
sorest) which forms the buIwark Of
the defense Of compiegne, the i'm
portant French base and railway
junction east Of that town.
On the British front, south Of the
Somme. Haie's infantry pushed
still farther forward last night and
won additional holding ground east
OF villers- Brettoneux, on the ridge
which stands at the eastern end Of
that allied base of defense.
The capture Of Corey represents
continuation Of series Of i'm
portant local attacks on the front
between the Aisne and the Marne,
begun by General Petain on Sun.
day. II u aiono this line that the
allies appaesntly count il quite
prebsble ths Germans will resume
the offensive.
4 During last night the French
made good their occupation Of
Corey and drove Ii still further on
the limo for . short distance. The
net result 10 that the French front
now runs in almost straight line
for approximately twelve miles
from the Aisne southwark to below
Corey. Between this and in the
American sector TO the south there
still remains westward bulge in
the line.
German artillery and aerial ae-
tivity has increased on the Fland:
ers battle field but the infantry stiIl
10 hold In check. Elsewhere on the
western front there has been no
marked activity except southwest
Of Soissons, where the French
have advanced and improved
their positions.
Since the renewal Of the enehny's
bombardment particular attention
has been paid to sectors north and
south Of the Somne, east Of Lys
and west Of Hazebrouck, an import
ant railway and supply center in
the Flanders region.
The German guns are busy
pounding the sectors Of Hinges, on
The south, and Locre, on the north,
Of the lys battle ground. In
Pieardy the area about Morian-
court is being shelIed.
Enemy aviators, who had not
been very active on the British
portion of the battle line arc quite
active In Flanders.. British airmen
in battles with Germans have ae-
counted for ten enemy machines.
British superiority in the air now
is firmly established and scouts and
bombing planes have outfought and
harasssd tho enemy on innumer.-
ahIe occasions recently.
French troops in their latest gain
south Of the Aisne have extended
their lines around corcy and Long.
.point northeast Of viiIers-cotterets,
Enemy opposition at chavlsny
farm has,been overcome and French
patrols have puahedsfor~ard to the
outskirts Of Lonspont. Prisoners
were taken. Further southeast
American aviators have been ac-
tiv. around Chateau Thierry.
Reports that Admiral Won
Hintze, strong pan German, was
to be named a. successor 70 For-
eign Minister .oa Kueh!mann, re-
signed, have caused a small crisis
in The reiehstag. The socialists
have declined to vote the war
credit, which can not bs passed
without their aid until the new
secretary announces his policy.
Apparently Won Hintze had been
aelected by the action Of the se-
cidents brought forth the an
nouncsment that the admiral had
been manned" No official an
nouncement has been made.