Arizona republican., 1918-07-09
FRENCH ATTACK
 STILL IN FACE
 EXPECTEDDR|VE
Australians Also Sweeping
 Back Enemy On Both
 Sides of Somme East of Amiens; Americans Fight
(By the Associated Press)

Continuing their aggressive defense in the face of the impending offen- sive, the French have attacked south west of Soissons. From the eastern side of the Retz forest, north of Long pont. 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.
 This may be linked with the recent offensive operations at St. Pierre Aigle and gives the French a new front from Longpont north to Ambleny, distance of almost eight miles.
 Australians Sweep Back Enemy
 Australians astride the Somme east of Amiens and north of Hamel have swept back the enemy over a front of more than a mile and strengthened out an awkward angle held by the Ger mans since the Australians and Amer jeans carried their lines forward on July 4.
 Berlin mentions local attacks in the ClignOn sector, which is held by Amer jeans. and between the Marne and Reims.
 Austrians Withdraw Posts
 Italian forces in Albania have struck hard at Austrian positions along the NOyusa (Vojutza) river which flows into the Adriatic about 20 miles north Of the town of AVlona, one of the most important places in southern Albania. Vienna admits that the Austrian "ad- vanced posts have been withdrawn to their main positions"
 This report from Austrian headQuar- ters probably refers to the action men toned in the French official statement on Sunday night. It was said by the war office at Paris that the French and British forces had seized heights in western Albania and had held them against counter attacks.
 Navy Able to Cooperate
 A serious offensive may have been initiated there. The Italian navy would be able to cooperate with the land forces and if the line is pushed back a very great distance, a re-loca- ton of the army lines running over the mountains into Macedonia might he necessary. The fighting north of Avlona has been going on for at least three days. which indicates that it may be more than mere local action.
 Events are moving with rapidity in Russia since the assassination of Count von Mirbach. the German am- hassador at Moscow. Rumors of a counter revolution at Moscow come from various sources, but other dis patches say that the uprising has been crushed and several hundreds of the revolutionists are under arrest.
 Another "Scrap of Paper"
 Germany seems on the eve of rele- ratng the Brest-Litovsk peace treaty to the scrap of paper" category, fol there are indications that German troops may be sent to Moscow. Dis patches say that Emperor William has forbidden the German foreign offict to negotiate in any way with Russian smissaries.
 There is a threat of a new offensive against Italy, this time directed from the Trentino front and carried through by large Austrian forces leC hy German shock units sent to tha sector of the Italian line. German troops are reported concentrating pre- paratorv to launching the blow to re venge the utter defeat of the Austrian attempt to enter the Venetian plains.