The Monroe journal., 1918-07-05
4 AUSTRALIANS MAKE SURPRISE
ATTACK; CAPTRING A TOWN
Assault Was Planned a. Celebration
IN Honor of Observation-Disclosures
Mile and HALF Into German Po-
>itions.

w Hoflot Oh Observation-Disclosures
Mile and "a Half Into German Po-
>i,ions.
BY great surprise attack on the
German lines. planned especially as
celebration OF American Indepen-
dence day. Australian troops have
wrested irom The Germans the viii
lase OF Hamel. east OF Amiens, oc-
CGpied Eaire and Hamel woods. south
OF The village and captured more than
900 prisoners. The Australians ad-
vanced under the cover of smoke bar
rage anu were led BY tanks in the
breaking Of tie enemy's 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 parti-
cipated in the attack. This is the
hrst time they have appeared in this
part of the battle area.
The French also struck sayagely
against the German lines. this time
cutting through the enemy ranks near
the town OF Autreches. south of
Mounlin-Sous-Touyent. where on
Tuesday night they won local sue
cess and captured prisoners. Here
the Germans lost 1000 prisoners.
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.
ITALIANS ADVANCING
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 Palve. Scattered machine gun
emplacements have been cleared out,
while light boats from the Italian
navy have entered the lagoons on the
left flank of the Austrian armies and
given valuable assistance to the land
forces. The Italians also have won
ground in the San Lorenzo valley,
east of the BreLta river.
Announcement is made that Mo-
manned. V, sultan of Turkey. died
Wednesday night The hier to the
throne is Pusseff lz2eduno. cousin of
the deceased sultan and son OF the
late Sultan Abdul Aziz.
Fighting between the German
soviet forces and the peasantry is
reported from Yeketernaburg, 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 Rus
sia II was reported recently that
hD L to-
troll at Yetkeranburg and it is said
that an army Of 100000 peasants.
well armed has been formed there.
COULDN'T DRIVE AMERICANS
German attempts to drive Amer
lean forces from their positions at
VauX. west OF Chateau-Thierry. seem
to have failed utterly. There have
been no further reports of desperate
German efforts to regain the line
from which they were unceremoni-
ously ousted by the Americans Tues
day night.
In all the allied countries and their
colonies the American Independence
day was observed in an unprece-
dented manner In London and the
large cities of England there were
special exercises. Even the small
towns joined in honoring the United
States. In France the people of Paris
and "a great many other cities entered
into the observance of the day with
their proverbial enthusiasm, and elab-
crate programs were carried out. In
Italy the smaller cities We'd with
their larger sisters in the celebration
of the day South American nations.
three of which had declared the day
a national holiday, participated in
what was virtually worldwide
demonstration in commenoration Of
American independence.
Along the American sectors OF the
battle line in France. the day was OBJ
served by the boys in khaki. who were
called upon to perform only work
that was absolutely necessary. The
Germans, who had been expected to
seize unon the Fourth of July as a
dramatic setting for an attack against
some part Of the line did not inter-
rupt the celebration along the front.