Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-08
PUSH HUNS
bACKEAST
OF HAMEL
Australians and Americans
Surge Ahead at Center Of
New Front; Advance Made
at Chateau Thierry.
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
There has been little activity
of significance bearing on the
general situation from the
North sea to Switzerland.
East of Amiens, Australian
detachments, with whic h
American troops are brigaded.
have been pushed farther east
from Hamel, south of the
Somme. The Australians ad-
vanced over a front of almost
four miles there last Thursday.
In their last assault they have
surged ahead at the center Of
the new front. The operation
was successful, in that objec-
tives were reached and the po-
sitions taken are being held.
Along the southern side, Of the Lys
salient, there has been heavy artil-
lery firinga especially in the Hinges
sector. During the fighting in April,
when the Germans had pushed far
ahead in the Flanders area, the bat
tie north and east of Hinges was most
desperate.
French Make Advances.
In the French sectors in the Disc,
Scissors and Rheims sectors, only
patrol encounters are reported. The
Americans and French have been
quite active near Chateau Thierry,
where the French have made some adj
vance in the neighborhood of Hill
204, on the north side of which the
Americans attacked and captured the
village of Vaux last week. The French
report some measure of success while
the Germans claim the assaults we're
repulsed with heavy losses.
Austrian troops have been pushed
back across the Piave, During the
offensive last fall, they crossed the
new channel of the, river and pushed
ahead for soine distance westward
toward the old river bed. In the
lesser offensive last month they made
further progress there and crossed
the old course. but were forced back
Since the collapse of the Austrian
drive, the Italians have been steadily
forging ahead in this region and now
il is admitted by Vienna that all the
Austrian positions to the west of the
river have been abandoned. This re-
stores to the Italians the west bank
OF the Piave from northwest of the
Montello plateau to the sea.
Allies Attack in Macedonia.
There seems to be some indication
that fighting of serious character
may be impending on the Macedonian
front. Vienna reports heavy attack
by French and Italian troops. Posi-
tons were taken, but Vienna says the
allies were driven out. The French
say the positions taken have been
held.
Russia has again come to the. fore
in the assassination at Moscow Of
Count Won Mirbach. the German am
bassador. 1t is expected this will re-
suit in sending of German troops
there.
The people Of the Murman coast,
bordering the White sea and the Arc
tic ocean, have turned against Russia.
it is reported from Copenhagen, It
is said that supplies from the United
States have been distributed among
the people there. American, French
and British marines are known to be
patrolling certain sections along the
Murman coast.
u. S. Patrols Take Prisoners.
Washington, July Capture Of ad-
ditional German prisoners by Ameri-
can patrols In the Chateau Thierry
region was reported in General Per-
shing's communique for yesterday re-
ceived tonight at the War department
In the Woevre strong hostile party
succeeded in entering an American
outpost position, but was driven out
by counter attack.
Great Work Done by Tanks.
With the British army in France.
July mo further attempt by the
Germans to retake the ground wrest-
ed from them Thursday by the Aus
tralian-Amcrican attack has been re-
ported. U..a.
The Austl alians Friday night again
drove forward just south Of Vaire
wood and jammed the Germans back
some 400 yards more along front
of 200 yards.
The fleet of tanks last Thursday
mopped UP machine gun posts and
strong points in advance. Whole
machine crews were literally ground
into the earth.
One group destroyed or captured
more THAI so machine guns and
brought about the surrender of at
least 200 Germans. Many Germans
were slain by these great engines.
Taken as whole, the German in
fantry surrendered or bolted on the
approach. The German machine gun.
ners, however, fought to the last in