The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-07-13
FRENCH FORCES 4.
BREAK THROUGH
GERMAN FRONT
Penetrate Hun Defenses for
Distance Of Mile.
BRITISH CAPTURE
Mutiny Of Austrian Troops Suppress
sed Only After Hard Betting
With Them,

Washington, July 12. Strlkms the
Germans on front that has neen
quiet for the past six weeks the
French have once more broken
through the enemy defenses and ad-
Vanced their lines. This new blow at
the enemy was launched between
Castel and Mailly Raineval on the III
cardy front, southeast OF An.iens,
where there has been bu. little light
ing since the French, by local aIlacH
pushed the Germans out Of senccal
woods late in May.
The attack was along 4 front OF 1p
proximately three miles. II swept tie
Germans back out out of the Village of
Castel and the Anchin fran, about
a mile to the south and cleared out q
number OF strong enemy POSITIONS.
The French penetrated the German
lines to depth of more than 4 lHile.
The American attack on Cantigny,
some time ago, advanced the line ma
terially at that point, while the Aus
tralans and Americans on July 4 aud
cut deeply into the German lines at
Hamel and Villers BretonneilX, south
of the Somme.
The French attack was launched Al
a point between positions OF ihs
Americans at Cantiguy and the An
stralians further north.
The French lines south If Castcl
have been parallel to and westward OF
the Ayre river The success gained
there carries the French up to the hills
to the west OF the river and into posi-
tions which appear to dominate the
villages of Morisel, on the west bank,
and Moreuil on the east bank nj the
liver IL the attack should continue
successfully, the French may be able
10 press the foe back across the Avre
and thus have an admirable position
TO the southeast OF Amiens.
On the British front there has been
spirited lighting, according to the Ger
man official report, which indicates
that from Ypres around the Lys sa-
iient and down in the Picardy sector
as far as Albert there have been scat
tering attacks made by the British,
Local engagements have been
fought in the region of Rheims, out
they have not been of great impor.
tance.
The French and Italians fighting in
Albania have carried their lines stead
lily northward. The town of Berat
the most important in southern Al
bania, has fallen into large quantities
OF Austrian supplies stored at Berat
were destroyed by the retreatIng
Austrians.
There have been local actions in the
mountain sectors OF the front in north.
ern Italy, one Austrian attack having
been repulsed with heavy losses
A revolt Of Austrian troops In Ser
lba is reported from Italian sources
The muting was suppressed only after
hard fighting. Athens reports a simi
liar state of affairs In a Turkish Carr
son in Asia Minor where Il is sait
German officers were murdered by Tho
Turkish soldiers.
Amsterdam, July 13.-Niolent inter
view said to have occurred May siS
Seen This was followed by an apop
lcctic stroke which ultimately result
ed In death
Paris july 1S-The French las
night, between Montdidier and Ooisi
advanced five hundred yards in IN
Vicinity of Porte Farm. the war onic
announced. Successful raids were cas
ried out in other sectors.
London, July 13.-The British cal
ried our successful enterprises on IN
Flanders front resulting in the cal
ture Of nearly hundred prisoner
and a few machine guns A Germa
raid was repulsed in the Metere
sector of Flanders.
Copenhagen, July 13.-"What W
precisely wanted, as expressed by Il
last February the Chancellor d,
cared rs that after the war, restore
nnlrlum shnll live with no I'm rnn,