Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-06-30 | Page 7 | Fight is Carried to German Foe in Week's Activities

I FIGHT IS CARRIED TO GERMAN FOE IN WEEKS WEEK'S ACTIVITIES Coming Drive of on West Front Expected Expected Expected Ex Ex- Ex- Ex to Eclipse Ferocity of Attacks Attacks' Before Cambrai By Associated Press 1 NOTH H week has lias passed without the Germans resl resuming ing their A ANOTHER offensive allies have shown the greatest activity during this period and in several parts of f the battle batth zone have carried the tile fight to the en enemy These actions have been local in ill character but have been fought for important immediate objectives which strengthened the allied line liue where it needed bolstering At various valious points the tile all allies c have placed in ill jeopardy the enemy's tenure of certain parts of the tile theline line linc and have extended their control over wide vide sectors of ot the front This was the notable result of the attack attall near wood on the Marne front b by tho the American on Wednesday The They did not seek tc te break through the German Gorman lines hut bill wanted to reach hl high h ground would command the vl la villages es of Torcy and This ground is now securely in their possession The French attacking southwest ol of It Soissons on the front had 11 tin till same object In view They hurl hurled d themselves at the German line with such uch gallantry that In little over an hour they penetrated to a a. depth ol ot more than a mile over a front of al almost almost al- al most three miles and captured more than 1000 prisoners German counter counterattacks counterattacks attacks s against the new French positions positions post lions have been repulsed with heavy losses tosses to the tho enem enemy The Tho British on the Lys salient of or orthe the tho Flanders front cut into the G German German Ger Ger- r- r man lines tines on Thursday and o u uIn In shoving tho the enemy from his po positions poi l several little ridges of ot land to ta lower tower levels FIERCE BLOW EXPECTED There is reason for believing that preparations are now nearl nearly completed for a a. resumption of ot tho the German drive Just where the tho blow will fall is not known The blo blow is cX expected to eclipse the ferocity of or the attacks before Cambrai Cambra and Aisne Alane An epidemic of or influenza in the German army is reported and this together with the tho prevalence of ot typhoid dysentery and other diseases may delay the onset for tOr a a. time A week ago ao the Austrians b began baTi aTi their flight across the river riverfront front from the western bank where the they had rece received ved a sanguinary check at atthe atthe atthe the hands of ot the Italians It Is p possible ssi- ssi ble blo now to view the event in its true perspective and estimate the victory of or tho the Italians as a great s-reat defensive tri tn- trI trI- General Diaz Dias the Italian commander com com- mander mander-In mander chief has not pursued the Austrians further than th the ex except except ox- ox for tor tho the setting up of strong bridgeheads on the eastern banks ot 1 h I There Thero is still danger of attack ar- ar tack b being inS launched against Ital Italy this time from the thc mountain front and with German forces leading their allies In their attempt to force their path down Into the Italian plains For this rca rya- son apparently General DIaz Diaz is IS content con tent to to hold tho the Piave Plava str strongly n ly a arid jl to walt wait for the tho moment at least any further attacks against his vital moun mountain moun tam tain positions RUSSIAN SITUATION The situation in Russia is obscure While there are indications that the sway eway of the Bolshevik may be near neal i its end there Is no confirmation of the reports that the government of ot Lenine and has been overthrown The same situation obtains as to Serbia where the Bolshevik and the German and Austrian prisoners of war are arc fighting hUnS against the Slovaks Czecho-Slovaks on tho the west st and General army on the east cast The emperor of or A Austria has refused to accept the resignation rests of oC Premier cabinet and ho has called on parliament to meet on Jul July 16 It has been said in recent dispatches that the program to be laid before the th I Austrian parliament will be quite limited urn lim in scope I British and German torpedo boat patrol fleets of off the Belgian coast had hada a brief encounter on Thursday evening evening eve eve- ning but when the Germans received reinforcements the British withdrew without loss apparently having been Inflicted b by either side