The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-10
Italians and French Advancing
Rapidly on It's FIanks.
Only Local Operations on West
ern and Italian Fronts.
BRITISH AWAIT An ATTACK
Expect Local Blow Against
Australians and Yanks.
American Sector on Marine
Unusually Quiet.

Rome, July 10.-Italian forces IN
Albania are still pressing forward on
the forty-mile front between the Mid
die Osum river and the Adriat1c, the
italian war office announced today.
They have reached the west hank OF
the lower and middle Semeni rivers
Tan advance of about fifteen miles
since Sunday and are progressing on
both sid of the Osum.
I'VE have reached the west bank
of the lower ard middle Semeni and
have extended our lie eastward. oc-
statement said. I'VE have repulsed
the enemy center and are advancing
astride the Osum."
(By the Associated PressD
Franco-Italian successes in Albania
apparently threaten seriously the AUS
tro- Hungarian situation in central AL
bania. The French are making good
gains in eastern Albania west OF Lake
Ochrida, while the Italians are ad-
vancing speedily in the west
The Austrian line appears to be v
shaped with the allies pressing ard
on both flanks and the point Of the
salient being near Berat.
An Austrian retirement of any mo-
ment would probably compel the Bull
garians to re-arrange their lines in
Macedonia east of Lake Ochrida.
May AtldCk- AHZdCS ana 1dnkSs
There are Indications that the Ger
mans are preparing an effort of some
magnitude to recapture the valuable
high ground won by the Australians
and Americans within the past few
days on the front east of Amiens.
north of Villers- Bretonneux. Local
attacks occurred in the southern part
of this region last night. but the Brit
ish had little trouble in dealing with
them This morning. however. the
enemy artillery opened lombard
ment of considerable intensity IN this
sector over a front of approximately
eight miles from Villers- -Bretonneux,
north across the Somme to the Ancre.
British Gain in Flanders.
The only--infantry operation within
the last twenty-four hours in which
ground was gained is reported by Field
Marshal Haig. 1t occurred on the
Flanders front. where the British ad-
vanced their line slightly near Merris
This impryves the position which pro-
tests Nieppe Wood, and the other ap-
proacheS to Hazebrouck, the railway
junction back of the wood. continued
possession of which is vital to the
maintenance of the British line on the
Ypres front
On the French front, the only activ-
lty of note was artillery duels north OF
Montdidier and in the Long Pont re-
gion in the northerly part of the Marne
front, where the French recently r1ade
extensive local gains of ground The
region north of Montdidier whence a
considerable volume of shelling is re-
ported, includes the Cantigny sector
held byAmerican troops. The sector OF
the Marine salient held by the Americans
We're unusually quiet yesterday and
last night, the artillery firing being fa,
below the normal. Such firing as thf
American gunners INDUCED in wa,
mainly directed against the German,
IN the neighborhood of Hill 204. lyest
of Chateau Thierry.
Germans Deceive Their People.
In an attack against the new French
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