Arizona republican., 1918-07-06
GERMANSFA|L ID ORECAPTU VILLAGE LOST
 JULY FOURTH
Conflicting Reports About
 Activities Come in the Official Claims Made by Gen. Haig and Germans
(sy The Associated Pressl

The British front east of Amiens, on each side of the Avre and along the Somme river, seems to be the storm center of the France battle front. Aus tralians, assisted by American detach- ments, on July drove the Germans out of Hamel and the Vaire and Hamel woods. to the south. at the same time launching a secondary attack on the German positions north of the Somme. Since that time the lines before Amiens have been very active.
 Fail to Retake Hamel
 The Germans have been repulsed in an attempt to retake the village of Ha- mel and the wooded positions further south. The British official report says the enemy was stopped easily. but the Germans claim to have checked the British forces cast of Hamel and to have thrown them back to their orig inal lines at Millers Bretonneux.
 With the exception of aerial com bats, the American front has been calm. The German official statement tells of British attacks in the Ypres region, adding that they were repulsed. Heavy artillery fire in this neighbor- hood is reported from London.
 French Consolidate Lines
 The French have been content to hold and consolidate their new posi- tions near Moulin Sous -Toutvent and Autreches. northwest of Soissons, where in, two recent French attacks the Germans suffered severe casualties. The French war office says during the past day there has been heavy artillery firing near Cutry and Montgobert, southwest of Soissons.
 Italian forces operating near tbe mouth of the Piave have continued to make progress. taking more than 400 prisoners, as well as a battery of can non and many machine guns. In the mountain region, the Italians have ex- tended their lines northeast of Monte Grappa and have repulsed desperate counter attacks by the Austrians against positions taken from the en- cmy in the Italian drives a week ago.
 Finland May Declare War
 Stockholm reports that Finland is expected to declare war on the entente allies. This is probably the result of German pressure incident to the land ing of allied forces at Kola, on the Murma coast. It has been reported that German and Finnish troops are pushing northward toward the port of kola to seize war stores transported there before Russia's collapse as fac tor in the war
 Two rumors of internal dissension have become current. One is 10 the effect that the death of Mohammed V. sultan of Turkey. was not due to nat ural causes, but the result of a revolt in that country. The other 'omes from south Africa where it is ported con- siderable unrest exists and where strong measures are being taken to cope with tho situation.
 Trouble in South Africa
 Premier Botha of the Union of South Africa, says the trouble there may be attributed 10 enemy agencies. The pre- micr has made an appeal to the peo- I ple.
 The Czecho- Slovak troops in east ern Siberia are reported to have won over the Bolshekiv forces holding IT, kutsk. Reports from London say the Bolshevik army which includes many German and Austrian prisoners has been driven out of the region of IT, kutsk into the country east of Lake Baikal.