Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-11

Further gains have been made by the Allies
on nearly all of the battle fronts. during the past
twenty four hours.
Briefly they may be
summarized as follows:
On the Picardy front

as follows:
On the Picardy front
he British improved their positions
EAST of Vllers-B Brettenneux opposite
Amens, extending their lines.
On he Marne front the French cap.
ured the village of Corey in
storm attack. taking nearby ground
and beating in the northern wing OF
he German salient that has its apex
1t Fave relies.
n the fighting around Corey the
Ffelch captured fifty prisoners.
In tho Balkans, in Southern Al
bonia the French and Italian troops
have advanced in the Bekoli and
semeut valley, occupying high ground
Of erei strategic importance.
On the Italian front there have been
minor operations and artillery dues.
The Allies have advanced their
line in Southern Albania to an aver
age depth of about fifteen miles and
the important town of Berat is now
surrounded on three sides.
Admits Retirement
Vienna, July 1l--(via Londonl--
Another admission that the Austro.
lines had been Withdrawn,
in Southern Albania. was made by
the Austrian war Office today.
II waa officially announced that
th Aust .ens had organized new de-
fa We PCS tions The war Office said
tha was nothing new in the Italian
theatre
Italians Take Four Towns.
Washington. July 1l-ltalian troops
cooperating with the French in the
Albanian offensive, which now holds
the attention OF the world have cap
tured four towns, thirteen hundred
Austro Bulgarian prisoners. several
field guns, many machine guns ana
much war material, according to ON
cial reports from the italian embassy
today.
New prisoners captured by the ltali
ans along the Piave place the Aus
sran losses in the last offensive at
250.000 men, according to Rome dis
patches received here this afternoon
Advance Thirty Kilometers.
Washington. July II - Successful
Italian operations on a large scale
continued in Albania, according TO dis
patches from Rome to the Italian EN-
bassy today.
Italian infantry, advancing from
Vojussa, carried all positions to
depth of thirty kilometers, on a front
of one hundred kilometers, running
by British Monitors occupied Flerl.
Austrian aviation camps and large
quantities Of material were captured
I'm his movement
! The Italian right wing after violent
fighting moved forward. taking the
strong Berat position
Bomb 20 German Towns.
London, July ll.-DWing June Bri'
tlsh airmen carried out seyentytour
raids, II was officially announced this
afternoon. Twenty German towns
, y ere bombed,
Fighting in Moscow.
Amsterdam. July II Sighting be.
tween the counter rey0lutionarleS and
the BoisheyiN is still! in progress in
Moscow, according to the latest ad'
vices reaching here ! was stated
that the counter revolutlonaries had
IharrcaGed the municiple theatre aut
we're defending themselves against
.al' Cks
British Sweep Forward.
London. July IL Again the British
have improved their position east o'
Nnlers Brettenaeu2 on he PicardT
4, front
The British war office in its Official
statement TODAY announced the British
success in the Villers .Brettenneu'
zone and also reported successful rate
II IN the sectors Of Merris aud Fos'u
. bert
u Artillery activity continues OF The
Somme
A. korniIoff With Allies.
. London, July ! -- Genera koTlor
,r former commander OF ,he Russian
n Cossackst has issued a proclamation
n stating that he ia willing 70 recognize
the soUats control Of the RUSSIA
10 army IL campaign Is organized
yegainst Germany through the nesotia
~ tlon Of the allies belp, said an eA
change telegraph dispatch from Mos
10 cow
-. General korulof was recently re
uutted To- have been NuUudtd,