The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-05
ALLIES CONTINUE
TAKING Val liable
HEIGHTS ON Line
Germans Unable To Hold
Against Fierce Attacks.
Make No Counter Attacks
Against French Forces.
ALLIES TAKE 5000 PRISONERS
Italians Get 4,S0O Additional
Since Last Saturday.
Fourth Was Quiet Day Along
the American Front.
ALLIES TAKE 5000 PRISONERS

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Harassing of the German lires in
and the allies continue to gain ground
here and there and bring in large
patches of German prisoners.
German Efforts to Hold Fail.
The game of striking the enemy a
solid blow on a small sector has been
taken up on the British front and an
advance of a mile and a half on a
width of four T. lies with the capture
of 1,509 prisoners south of the Somme
testifies to the hitting powers of the
australians, aided by American de-
tachments. German efforts to hold
the attacking Australians ard Ameri-
cans who have appeared on this part
of the line for the first time, were in
vain. Last night the British had SO
well established themselves in their
new positions that when the Germans
delivered counter attac, it was
easily repulsed. In addition to the
prisoners taken, a German field gun
and more than 100 machine guns were
captured. .st
Reply With Artillery Only.
Between the Oise and the Aisne,
where the latest French blow gained
considerable ground and more than
1000 prisoners, the Germans have not
the enemy artillery has been the only
means of retaliation for the ground
and prisoners lost. The Germans
have given up their counter attacks
and heavy gunfire against the new
American positions west of Chateau
Thierry, but are bombarding the viii
lage of st. Pierre Aigle, south of the
Aisne, gained by the French Tuesday.
Ground Taken Is High.
the aF
th@ allies recaptured the village ot
Hamei and the Hamel and Vaire
woods south of the village. The woods
are on high ground. The French gain
at Autreches also takes elevations
from the Germans. Along the Ancre
Australian troops progressed 500 yards
on a front of 1,sJ0 yards.
Nearly 5000 Prisoners in Week.
Thru the successful and successive
thrusts In the past ten days or more
the allies on the western front have
taken from the Germans positions
which would have been very useful in
future offensive operations. Whether
/; the policy of nibbling is holding back
renewal of heavy enemy attacks is
not known, but there can be no doubt
that by pushing the Germans out OF
locally important positions here and
there between Ypres and Rheims
General Foch is giving the German
command something to consider Sc
riously as to the effect on German
morale. The number of prisoners TAX
en- in the past week is nearly six thou
sand.
Almost without exception Berlin has
declared officially that the allied at
tacks were repulsed. 1t claims that
| the French thrust north of the Aisne
was broken up in the front line while
it describes the thrust on the Somme
as patrol attacks" which were frus-
trated.
Italians Continue to Advance.
On the Italian front General Dia2
has been equally successful with his
local attacks and his captures of pris-
oners since last Saturday Is now well
over 4,S00. The Italians continue their
operations near the mouth of the
| Piave and rapidly are driving the Aus
| trians back to the line of the old river
| bed.
Fourth Quiet for Americans.
American independence day on the
| American sectors passed off with only
normal activity. If there were any
/ anticipations that the Germans might
/ seize upon the fourth of July as da!
upon which to strike a blow against
the Americans, they did not material