The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-03
(By Associated Press)

(By Associated Press)
ROME, July 3-Italian force.
along the lower Piave, delivered
a number of hard strokes at the
Austrian defenses yesterday.
fighting their way forward
against desperate enemy resist
ance, the war office announced
today. The advance was over
the difficult terrain near the
rivers mouth which is partially
flooded.
The Italians successfully with.
stood an Austrian counter at
tack at the head of the San Lor.
EMO valley in the Grappa region
where they had taken important
positions in the fighting of the
day previous. The new positions
have been consolidated.
The number of prisoners taken
here has reached Cpl while 22
machine guns and quantities of
war material also were captured
(By Associated Fress)
Last night OIL the French front was
marked by anuther of the sharp. in
cisive operators by which the allies
are from day to day improving theiI
positions in anticipation of the re-
newal of the German offensive.
in't
casion drove in on two mile front
near Moulin-Sous-Toutv between
the Disc and the Aisne and penetrated
the German line to depth Of ap
proximately half mile. They took
22O prisoners in their advance.
The British front on the other hand
witnessed a minor reverse for Field
Marshal Haig's gallant fighters, who
were obliged to relinquish large
part of the ground they had gained
Sunday night in a local operation
near Bouzincourt north of Albert.
Germans Renew Efforts.
The Germans began on Monday des
perate efforts to recapture the valu.
able high ground here from which
they had been forced but were then
able only to gain a footing in their ole
line. Last night they renewed the
effort with a furious bombardment
and then delivered an attack which
gave them back the greater portion OF
their lost positions.
The French success in the Moulin.
Sous-Toutvent operations was achiey-
ed almost at the base of the German
salient which projects to the Marne.
along the front to the west of Sois-
sons and on through the American
sector northwest of Chateau Thierry
The American troops on this Marine
front are holding on firmely to their
gains in the Vaux regions. The
French official communique today re-
ports the checking of German coun-
ter attack in this area. Both official
and unofficial reports agree that no
impression has been made by the
Germans upon the ground gained BY
the allies in the recent fighting here
Allied troops continue to harass the
Germans and have made further i'm
portant gains in anticipation of the re-
newal Of the enemy offensive. Amer
lean and French troops are Meeting
with success in carrying forward theap
lines in the important section n, a.
between the Aiene and the Marne riv.
ers.
Two Villages Taken.
Two villages and more than 500 pris-
oners have been taken by the Franco
American soldiers. Strong German
counter-attacks have been repulsed
and the allied troops hold firmly to
the ground gained.
After the capture of Vaux and ad-
jacent strong points the Americans
withstood violent enemy reactions but
the German efforts were of no avail.
the attacking force being virtually
wiped out. Further attempts probably
will be made to regain Vaux, which Is
an important point on the battle front
between scissors and Chateau Thier-
ry, the nearest the Germans have ap-
preached to Paris.
Meanwhile the American artillery Is
bombarding heavily the German posi-
tions on Hill 204 east of Vaux.
American aviators are aiding tho IN
fantW and artillery and in a combat
Tuesday between nine American and
nine German machines, three OF the
enemy we're brought down. Two
American .airplanes failed to return
from this hight and a third from an
other combaA
French Continue Pounding.
For a week the French have taken
Cotterets The latest gain was the
been driving the Germans out Of posi-
village of St Pierre Aigle, immediate
ly north of the forest of Villers-Cot-
terets. North Of the Aisne, tho