The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-07-11
$4,000 YANKEES
ON FIGHTING Line
HEAVY LOSSES INFLICTED ON
AUsTRIANs IN NEW ASSAULTS
OF DiAZ ARMY.
AMERICANS HOLD VAUx
GERMAN FLYING CIRCUS WHIP
PED IN BATTLE ROYAL OVER
CHATEAU ThiERRY.

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Western Newspaper Union News Service. "a
shington.-American troops &C
tually on the fighting lines in Europe
about July / numbered ISL 1000, ac-
cording to Information given by Gen.
March, chief of staff, and other men,
bers of the war council at their week
ly conference with members of the
Senate military committee. with ref
erence to the American program, we
have embarked 100000 men, and
now we are going after the second
Million" said Gen. March.
Italians Stay $4,000 Austrians.
shington.-Austrian losses in the
recent unsuccessful offensive against
Italy and during the Italian counter
offensive are estimated at between
100000 and 100000. including at least
$4,000 killed. In an official dispatch
from Rome.
London. July 8.-The Australian
troops advanced their line northeast
of Villers Bretonneux on a front of
1000 yards, according to Field Mar
shai Haig's report from British head
quarters in France.
Paris, July s.-Germany will send
three army corps to the aid of Aus
tria, according to a Rome dispatch.
The Italians have succeeded In clear
ing the Austrians out of a very consid-
erable part Of the terrain the enemy
had been clinging to near the north
mouth of the Piave. between the new
and old beds of the river.
In hard fighting the Austrian resist.
ance was broken in the area close to
the Adriatic, General Diaz's troops
moving the invaders across the new
bed from Grisolera to the sea, approx
imately five miles. Vienna admits a
loss of ground here.
There 10 nothing but compliments
for the Americans upon the occasion
of their first appearance in An attack
side by side with British troops. To
the Australians who formed the major
portion of the force which carried out
the brilliant Fourth Of July attack on
the Amiens front. northeast of Villers-
Bretonneux. 10 conceded the larger
part Of the glory. The hitherto ua-
tried American troops are coming in
for the highest praise for the part they
took in the fighting through Hamel.
Details Of the Americans behavior
indicate that in fighting spirit and ef-
|fectiveness in pushing back the enemy
they were not excslled even by the ira
ditionally gallant. seasoned veterans
in whose company they received their
baptism of fire. Their losses are re-
ported to have been extremely light.
London. July 6.-During the last
week the entente allies on the west
prisoners. A series Of minor opera
tions also resulted in their gaining
possession of several strategic points.
inflicting heavy losses on the enemy
and obtaining valuable information ~
to his plans for the immediate future.
Another satisfactory feature of the
last weeks operations was the work
Of the allies in the air. Great damage
was done by the aviators to German
communications and concentrations of
men and material behind the lines.
The superiority of the entente air
fighters is shown by the fact that dur
ing the week, on the British front
alone. 173 German airplanes were
downed, while only thirty-six British
machines are missing.
Washington. July 6.-The United
States army transport Henderson has
been afire at sea. but has made an At
lantic port in safety. There was NO
loss Of life.
With the American Army in France
All the American air victories were
achieved in a battle royal high in the
skies over Chateau Thierry, when an
American patrol met what is believed
to have been one of the famous Ger
man flying circuses. The dog fight"
as the American flyers term such an
engagement, lasted half an hour. the
Germans beating . retreat when It
became apparent that they were get
ting much the worst Of the engage
ment. All the American machines re-
turned safely from the encounter.
some Of them with several bullet
holes In them.
During the aerial fighting July 3
! four more enemy machines were
brought down. Victories are claimed
for Lieuts. ]. H. Stephens. New York;
X. L. Porter, Dowagiac. Mich; Ralph
O'Neill, Denver. and Maxwell Perry.