The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-07-04
ITALIANS TAKE
PEAKS IN ALPS
pIAz MEN HURL ENEMY FROM
MOUNTAIN AND CAPTURE
ALPINE STRONGHOLD.
YANKEES SEIZE HUNS
FRENCH AND BRITISH TROOPS
IMPROVE POSITIONS AND TAKE
1,4oo PRISONERS.
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western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington.-Captur Of 800 Ger
man prisoners near Chateau Thierry
and the destruction of three German
airplanes by American aviators was
reported by General Pershing in an Of
ficial communiQue.
Rome, July Attacking the Aus
tro-Hungarians' lines on the Asiago
plateau, the Italians have taken Monte
di Valbella, captured 800 prisoners and
have held it against repeated counter
attacks
The Italian attack was not limited
to Monte di Valbella. On the left bank
of the Brenta they captured the height
of Sasso Rosso. just north of the vii
lage Of Valstagna.
Attacking the Germans suddenly on
two widely separated sectors. French
and British troops have improved their
positions greatly and captured 1,400
prisoners.
The British repulsed an enemy as
sault near Merris. near where the Ger
mans were driven back east Of Nieppe
forest on Friday. The British official
statement mentions heavy German ar
tillery fire before Amiens, near Albert.
north Of the Scarpe. near Arras and in
the region of Festubert, northwest Of
Lens.
There il report that Alexis Roman,
off. son of the former Russian emper-
or. il alive. Notwithstanding dispatch
es telling Of his recent death.
British casualties during the month
of June totaled 141, ,147. This compares
with total casualties reported during
May Of 166,802.
Paris, June 29.-The British troops
In Flanders and the French forces
further south apparently have antici-
pated the proposed German drive to-
ward the English channel ports or
Paris. and struck first.
Although slight details Of the ma
neuvers thus far have been revealed.
the allied troops caught the enemy
unawares at important points and took
terrain which would have been of con-
siderable value as the starting points
of enemy attacks. A comparatively
large number of prisoners and ma
chine guns were left by the Germans.
The attack of the British was deliv-
cred about midway between Haxc-
brouck and Bethune ON a front of
nearly three and half miles. over ter
ritory over which the Germans recent
iy have been deluBing with shells.
Altogether tho attack was product
i've OF an average gain Of ground to .
depth OF nearly a mile. and included
the taking Of several small hamlets.
1t is probable the Germans in . pro
posed offensive in this region had set
their hearts on the capture Of St.
Omer and the railway line running
thence to Calais and Dunkirk.
The stroke of the French troops
was over . still greater front-four
and = half miles-and they penetrated
enemy positions at some points mile
and quarter. The evident intention
was further to block the gateway to
Paris through the Villers-Cott
region.
From Amblemy to the east Of Mont
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offensive and overwhelmed strongly
fortified positions of the enemy along
the entire front. Besides the beating
back Of the enemy. more than 1850
Germans fell into the hands of the
attacking force.
A British official communication
says that In air fighting Thursday
twenty-nine enemy airplanes were &C.
counted for. twenty Of them having
been destroyed and the others forced
to descend out of control. Fourteen
machines of the British failed to re-
turn.
There is considerable fighting be-
tween the Anstrians and ItaAans in
the mountain regions OF the Italian
theater. but comparative quiet pre-
walls along the Piave river. across
which the enemy was driven by the
Italians early in the week.
With the American Army in France.
June 27.-In an attack upon the Ger
man lines on the Marne front the
American troops extended their line
northwest Of Belleu wood.
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