Licking Valley courier., 1918-07-11

village of Yaux and the Bois de la
Roche, advancing their lines on a front
of several kilOmeters and occupying
strong strategic positions. Previous
to the attack the American artillery
utterly demolished yaux, Z the as
sault which followed was equally eff
6clent and complete. The Enemy lost
heavily in killed and wouEded and sew
eras hundred prisoners and consider
able material were taken. All next
day the new American Hosltions were
subjected to heavy bomfS Sardment and
then the Huns made fierce counter
attack, but did not regal4 a foot Of the
ground they had lost. The American
machine guns and artillery moved
down the enemy in hehps, and our
losses were comparatively slight. A
complete American army forps of 22O,-
600 men under command tof Gen. Hunt
er Liggett now holds Ahe Chateau
Thierry sector.
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The French started OF thel week with
an important advance between soIs-
sons and Chateau Thierr capturing
a .eemmondlng ridge and kther points
I mar tire SSrmkns fdsrs 5ssssu ss'ss~
Jumping OF place for tho next attack.
The British moved theih line forward
northwest Of Albert, but after several
eounter-attacks they wefe compelled
to withdraw to their FORMER positions.
On Independence day the Austral-
ians, assisted by some Americans, took
the town OF Hamel and neighboring
woods, and the French cut through the
enemy lines near Autreches.
Observers at the front believed the
Germans were about ready to launch
another great blow. perhaps the great
est OF all, despite their terrific losses
since the beginning Of the offensive
on March 81, estimated at 100000. The
opposing forces there are now nearly
or quite eQuallzed by those losses and
the arrival OF more Americans and the
allied commanders and troops have
not the least doubt Of the solldlty Of
their lines of defense.
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Tho IfaIiana annAnua1 thotr ht.iI.
liant work last week, and the Austri-
ans suffered accordingly. The latter
were gathering their forces for new
attacks In the mountain region, but
General Dlaz struck there first. and In
fierce battle won the formidable
heights of Monte del Rosso, Monte di
Val Bella and the Col dl Chelo. These
mountains on the northern edge of the
Aslngo plateau and Just west OF the
Brenta river, are Of great strategic i'm
portance. Their capture put the Ital'
lans In the strongest possible position
to meet the expected offensive, In
which German troops were expected
TO take part, The Italians also KEEP
up u continuous series of attacks or
the enemy along the Piave, and or
Wednesday they forced their way for
ward across the partly flooded grount
near the mouth OF the river.
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A Characteristic piece OF German
brutality was the torpedoIng OF tn,
Canadian hospital ship Llandover!
Castle or the Irish coast. About 20'
lives were lost, including medica
corps men and nursing sisters. Tn,
commander Of the submarine ques
toned officers OF the steamship con
cernIng American nylng officers whom
he mistakenly supposed to be on board
Berlin sought to evade responsibilit,
for this new outrage by asserting tha
the ship was sunk by British mine
II may be that the sinking OF tn
Llandovery Castle will cause our wa
department to abandon lts plan /
send the hospital ship Comfort acros
without convoy or any attempt I
avoid the enemy. II Is difficult to Sc
how Secretary Baker can find any e1
cuse for trusting TO the decency an
humanity of the Huns, for they hav
repeatedly proved that they are who
ly lacking In those qualities.
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Holland has again aroused the Unlt
ed States and Great Britain, this tim
> by making an agreement TO sell 5000
tons OF potatoes to Germany In es
change for the right to purchase 5000
tons OF German coal, In WOshlngto
aud London II was more than lntlma
ed that unless Holland cancelled thI
agreement the breadstuffs promise
the Dutch from America will not b
: provided.
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The sultan OF Turkey died on July
= hut this is unlmportant Tor he was b,
the tool Of the Young Turk party.