The Sentinel=record., 1918-06-30

tBy The Associated Press. J.
Another week has passed without
the Germans reslming their often
/, sive along the western front In fact
the entente allies have shown the
greatest activity during this period
and in several parts of the battle
zone have carried the fight to the
enemy These actions have been To-
cal in character, but h.ve been
fought for important immediate OBJ
jectives which strengthened the al
lied line where it needed bolstering
before the breaking of the storm Of
shot and shell expected at any time
AT various points the allies have
placed in jeopardy the enemy s,tenure
of certain parts of the line and have
extended their control over wide sec
tors of the front
This was the notable result of an
attack near Beelleau wood on the
Marne front by the Americans on
"Wednesday. They did not seek to
break through the German line, bur
wanted to reach high ground which
would command the villages of Torcy
and Boursches. This ground Is now
securely in their possession.
The French attacking southwest of
Scissors on the Aisne front had the
same object In view They hurled
themselves at the German line with
such gallantry that in little over an
fIhour they penetrated to depth of
more than a mile over the front of
almost three miles and captured
more than 1000 prisoners
German counter attacks against
the new French positions have been
repulsed with heavy losses to the
enemy.
The British on the extreme west
ern tip of the Lys salient on the
Flanders front cut deeply into the
lines and succeeded in showing the
enemy from his position on several
ridges of land to lower levels
There Is reason for believing that
preparations are now nearly com
plete for a resumption of the German
drive somewhere on the western
front. Just where the blow will fall
is not known, although the allied
command seems by its confident at
titSde to have some clue as to the
intentions
The blow when 1t comes Is eX-
pected to eclipse the ferocity of at
tack at Cambria, or along the Aisne.
An epidemic Of influenza in the Ger
man army is reported and this, with
the reported prevalence of typhoid,
dysentery and other diseases may de-
Lay the onset for some time.
A week ago the Austrians began
their flight across the Piave river
from the western bank where they
had received sanguinary check at
the hands of the Italians. It is pos
sible now to view the event in its
true perspective and estimate the
victory of the Italians as great de-
fensive triumph.
General Diaz, the Italian com
mander in chief has not pursued the
Austrians further than the Piave ex-
cept for the setting up OF strong
bridgeheads on the eas ern bank of
the river.
There is still danger OF another
attack being launched against Italy,
this time from the moutan front
and with German forces leading their
allies In their attempt to force the
path down into the Italian plains.
For this reason, apparently General
DiaZ is content to hold the Piave
strongly and to wait for the moment
al least any further attacks against
his vital mountain positions
The situation in Russia is very OBJ
scure and while there are indications
that the sway of the Bolsheviki in
that country may be near its end
there is no confirmation of the re-
port that the government of Lenine
and Trotzky have been overihrown.
The same situation obtains as to ST.
IBERIA where the Bolsheyiki and Ger
n. n and Austrian prisoners of war
are fighting against Czecho-Slavs in
the west and General Semenoff's
army. on the east.
The emperor of Austria has re-