The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-07-11
TURKISH REPORT
SAYS NO DAMAGE
WAS DONE CITY
SEVEN GERMAN AIRPLANEs AND
TWO BALLOONS powNED.
FOE ATTACKS 10 MILE FRONT
British Hold Lines and Take Number
Of Prisoners-French Also Make
Successful Raids - Another
Czecko-SIavic Victory.

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czecko-SIavic Victory.
Constantinople, July 10.-"Five en-
envy aeroplanes have. dropped bombs
on Constantinople. No damage was
done.''
This was the official statement OF
the Turkish war Office today.
German Aircraft Destroyed.
With the French Armies in the
Field, July 10.-"Seven German aero
planes were brought down and two
captive balloons were consumed by
flames due to the work of allied air
men yesterday, and last night.
Germans In Big Attack.
London, July 1O.-"Following the
Somme last night, German artillery
early today began a bombardment
along the ten mile front between vii
lers-Bretonneux and the Ancre" Field
Marshal Haig announced in his official
war office statement from the British
front today.
Local enemy attacks following in
creased artillery fighting last might
east of Villers. Bretonneux repulsed"
the statement said
More Prisoners Are Taken.
Early today enemy artillery fight
ing become active between Villers-
Bretonneux and the Ancre.
I'VE conducted successful night
operations in the neighborhood of Mer-
ris in Flanders and advanced our lines
for a short distance and captured
prisoners and machine guns.
"A, hostile raiding party to the south
of Bucquoy was driven off yesterday"
the statement concluded.
French Also Take Prisoners.
Paris. July 10.--Artillery fighting in
some sectors of the Picardy and the
Marne fronts was reported by the
French war Office statement today.
North of Montdidier and south OF
the Ancre in the region of Chavigny
farm there was artillery fighting" the
communique said. French troops took
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region.
Another czeeko-SIav Victory.
Washington, July fredericksburg
troops have captured Nikolask, an
important railroad junction near ylad-
ivostok, the state department was in
formed officially today.
The capture was effected after a
lively fight with combined forces of
the Red Guards and the armed Ger
man and Hungarian prisoners equip
ped with armored trains and artil-
lery.
Six Hundred Prisoners.
The Czecks captured six hundred
Hungarian prisoners. The Red
Guards and their German ally retreat
ed towards Hobarozsh taking much
of their equipment with them.
Their forces filled eight trains, &C
cording to the reports. The Czecko-
Slavs lost forty killed and twenty
wounded in the fighting around Mix
DISH which is eighty miles northwest
of Vladivostok.
Pershins's Official Report.
Washington, July 10. - Excess
troop movements, continue in the en-
envy area before American positions
in France" General Pershing report
, ed in his communique of July 9Th
/, which reached here today.
Indications of a possible failure Of
the Germans in their next moves
, were developed when the American
forces made further : substantial in
creased aerial ADVANCES nduring the
last week -~4t
: In his report of July and Gen
eral Pershing reported that enemy
air men few over American lines In
! the ChateauThierry region.
2 Italians Continue Drive
]. Rome, July 10.-Italian forces in ths
Albani region are still pressing for
ward on forty mile front between tn.
Middle osum river and the Adriati,
lie sea the italian war Office statement
d. announced this afternoon.
h The Italians have reached the west
ID err. banks Of the Lower and Middl
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