The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1918-07-12
SMASHING BLOW BELOW MATT
FIRST BIG INFANTRY ACTION
SINCE JUNE DRIVE.
ALLIES GAIN IN ALBANIA
AUsTRIANS' RIGHT WING TURNED
BY ITALIANS IN DASH
NEAR ADRIATic.


the German lines a smashing blow
early Tuesday morning in the area al
most directly north of Paris, where
the Germans were stopped after five
days of fighting in their thrust to-
ward the capital, in the last and least
successful OF all their 1918 offensives,
about month ago
The attack was delivered along a
two and a half mile front and at some
points Gen. Petain's troops pushed
into the enemy positions for the dis
lance of mile Two farms were cap
tured and counter attack which was
delivered against one of them was re-
pulsed Some $50 prisoners were
taken.
The area chosen for the blow was
south OF the Matt river region, north
west of the Compeigne forest, on the
front between Montdidier and the
Disc. Furtner TO the southeast along
the line the French continued to gain
additional ground on the Marine front
by forcing the Germans back further
in the vicinity of the Chayigny farm.
Entente airmen are keeping up an
active bombardment of the area be-
hind the German lines. British flyers
again have invaded Germany, dropping
bombs on kaiserlauterp. east of
Metz, and on Luxembourg. In aerial
fighting British and French airmen
have accounted for twenty-five ma
chimes
Rapid strides have been made since
the French and Italian assaults were
launched north of Avlona July 6. 1t
appears that the Allies have been sue
cessful in turning the Austrian right
wing. An official statement from
Rome says that Italian cavalry have
gained the Austrian rear and de-
stroyed bridges across the Seminl
river, which parallels the Voyusa.
where the attack was begun This
marks an advance of about fifteen
miles. All positions have been main
tanned on the heights of Bolnia and
slight progress made elsewhere.
Martial law has been proclaimed in
Moscow. Advices received at Basic
stated that the Russian social revolu-
tionaries have confessed the plot to
murder Count Won Mirbach, the Ger
man ambassador to Russia, in order to
annul the Brest-Litovsk treaty.
With the British Army In France.
July 9.-ln the German counter attack
against the positions gained by the
Austrians around Hamel two Ameri-
cans and five Australians were cap
tured by the enemy. Volunteers were
called for and an American party
brought back the captured men and a
German officer, while twelve Austria
lians brought the number of Germans
prisoners to fifty.
Continuing their aggressive defense
In the face of the impending offensive,
the French have attacked southwest
of scissors. From the eastern side
of the Retz forest, north of Longpont,
the French have advanced over a front
of approximately two miles, taking
Chavigny farm and the slopes to the
north and south of it. Several hundred
prisoners were captured by the French
in their sudden attack.
Australians astride the Somme east
of Amiens and north of Hamel have
swept back the enemy over a front of
more than mile and Strengthened out
an awkward angle held by the Ger
mans since the Australians and
Americans carried their lines forward
July 4.
In the north the residents of the
Thurman region have thrown aside the
authority of the Bolshevik government
at Moscow and joined the entente al
lies. There is great amount of war
supplies in this region, and American,
French and British forces are guard
ing it, while German and Finnish
armies have been reported advancing
in force northward from Finland. The
Thurman coast offers a starting point
TO rallied operations In Russia.
Observation-Disclosures troops ac-
tually on the fighting lines in Europe
about July / numbered 1000. ac-
cording to information given by Gen.
March, chief of staff, and other mem
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.
Wilson Advises Allies Of Plans.
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