Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-09
Enemy Positions Penetrated
to Depth of Nearly Mile
and Gains Are Held.
45n PRISONERS
IN OPERATION
Germans Weaken Front Lines by Re-
moval Of Best Troops to Rear For
Special Training For New Attack
Next Onslaught Not to Be Made
Against Section Of Lines Held BY
sritish-German Towns 7ombarded

SUCCESSFUL w q T0ousuHs'S' ~
"nibbIins'' tactics which the allied
command has followed while the
Germans prepared for now blew.
From tho enemy lines cope no in
e!ications that the Germans are
about to strike.
- french troops nit shs German
line smashing blow in the area
almost directly north Of Paris,
where tho Germans wore stopped
after five days Of fighting in their
thrust toward tho capital in the
last and least successful Of all their
1918 offensives q month ago.
The attack was delivered along a
two and one-half mile front and
at some points General Petain's
troops pushed into the enemy's po-
sitions for a mile. Two farms
were captured. Some $50 prisoners
were taken.
The area chosen for tho blow
was just south Of tho Matz river
region, northwest of the Com
piegne forest, on tho front between
Montdidier and the oiss. The
point Of the German wedge pro-
jectsd here in the neishborhood Of
Anthsuil, and il was just to The
west ofs this town, astrids the,
compisgnsi rosds that the French
drove III, taking valuable high
ground on both sides Of the high
way.
q For several weeks the Germans
have been drilling and instructing
special attacking divisions, leaving
tho front positions to be- guarded
by mediocre troops. German aerial
activity has decreased in tho past
few. days and il is probable the air
mon also are making ready for tho
next onslaught. The German artil-
Iery fire has increased to above
normal only once on certain sec
tors.
Il 10 not unlikely that the enemy
will depend much on the element
Of surprise in Tho impending at.
tack as he did on March 21 and on
the Chemis des Danes.
While tho Germans have been
spreading reports Of an attack
against tho British, il is now
known they have not constructed
their defensive works between
Rheims and SCISSORS. Entente
airmen are keeping up an active,
bombardment Of the area behind
the German lines. British flyers
again have invaded Germany,
dropping bombs on kaiserlautern,
east Of Metz, and on Luxembourg.
In aerial fighting British and French
airmen have accounted for twenty
five German machines.
A patrol activity and local oper-
atoms are incerasins in number
on tho Italian mountain front. On
the lower Piave tho Austrians, it
is estimated, lost 10000 men killed,
wounded and killed in actions last
week, in which they were driven
back across the river.
In western. Albania French and
italian troops are withstanding
heavy counter attacks by the Aus
TRANS. Progress has been made in
several sectors.
Paris, July 9.-French troops earl
his morning captured German lines o.
front Of about two and one-hal
niles west Of Antheuil on the front be
ween Montdidier and the Disc. pene
rating the enemy positions and real
sing an advance Of mile at certail
oints. the war office announced to
ay. &
I A German counter attack on tn
'fench lines at the -Loges farm, in tn
rea Of this advance, was repulsed an,
he French entirely maintained thei
aims. Prisoners were taken to tn
lumber Of $50, including fourteen of
GERS.
In the Longpont region, east Of tn
letz forest the French increased thei
aims Of yesterday and took additiona
risoners.
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