Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-07-12
VILLAGE, RAILWAY
STATION AND FARM
GIVEN Up BY HUNS
Germans Heavily lombard
British Lines East. of AmienS,
Haig Improves Positions East
of ViIIerS-Brettoneux

WASHINGTON, July 11.-An official
dispatch today reports the unchecked
advance of Italian troops in Albania,
with Berat as an objective From the
Voyusa, the Italians have carried all
positions to the Semeni in an advance of
approximately Is miles over a fifty-mils
front
THE Italian left wing aided by cav
airy units says the dispatch. reach
ed F'ieri protected by British monitors.
The Austrian aviation camp was occu-
pied by our troops, which captured a
large quantity of war material.
Meanwhile, our right wing, after vio-
lent fighting, conquered the Berat posi-
tions rock by rock, climbing to the sum-
nit, 1900 meters high. .-s-
THE actual advance was assured the
Italian command safe possession of
Malacastra on the left and Tomorica on
the right, standing $500 meters above
the sea and dominating Berat city prop
er and the Deyoh valley"
NEW YORK, July 11.-(Summary of
European Cables. 1.-The French contin-
ued their tanning tactics last night
on the westerly side of the Marine sa-
lient, 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 of ground serves still fur
Their to protect the forse of Villers-Cot-
terets otherwise called the Retz), which
forms a bulwarl1 fthe defense of Com
piegne, the important French base and
railway junction. on the east of that
town. -t g.
On the British front south of the
Somme, Field Marshal Haig's infantry
pushed still farther last night and won
al
Villers-Bretonneux, on the ridge which
stands as an important eastward de-
Tense of the allied base at Amiens.
Raiding operations comprised the ma
ior portion of the activities on the re-
mainder of the allied front.
Anticipate German Blow
The operation on the French 'front.'
resulting in the capture of Corey. gains
in interest in that it represents a con-
tinuation of series Of important local
attacks on this front between the Aisne
and the Marine, began by General Petain
on Sunday. 1t is along the line that
the allies apparently count it quite prob
able that the Germans will resume their
offensive.
Sundays attack took the form of a
drive that carried the French line for
ward two-thirds of a mile on a two
mile front north of the Longpont region
IN this area. The gain here was ex-
tended on Tuesday, while during the
day of Wednesday the front of opera
tons was shifted farther south and the
outskirts of Longpont and Corey were
reached.
During last night, as today's state
ment from Paris shows, the French
made good. their occupation of Corey
and drove in still farther south on the
line for a short distance.
New French Front
The net result. together with an earl
Ter operation further north late in June
when a dangerous salient east of the
Laversine ravine which the Germans
created in their June offensive was wip-
ed out, is that the French front now
runs in almost a straight line along
I series of strong positions for dis
lance of approximately twelve miles
from the Aisne southwark to below
Corey.
Between this and the American sector
to the south, northwest Of Chateau
Thierry, there is still westward bulge
in the line. The French pressure on
the north and the American on the
south, however, seems likely to result
in the wiping out of this salient by the
continuation of the present entente tao
tics of local plunges in this sector, il
the Germans hold off much longer in
launching their expected renewed often
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