Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1915-08-12

enormous losses In attempts TO break
through the line In Flanders and reach
Calais. They succeeded In pushing
back the allies oHiy . htt,s andIhe
invasion OF silesia by the Cossacks
finally induced them 10 desbt and
send re-enforcvments TO Russia
The Germans In September had per
formed the teas lj pushing a salient
Into the French The south OF verdun
which terminated on the west bank o. 4
the Meuse river at st. Mihiei; while
the French bad taken the offensive
with some success 10 Champagne N
about the same tina
For the most part throughout the
winter the lighting consisted Of regu.
lar siege warnre. with heavy artillery
combats md mine and oountsrmine
Tho flooding OF tbs River Aisns
from winter SHOWS gave the Germans
4 chance TO sntrap the French troops
on the north side OF that river IN the
vicinity OF Scissors for Q considerable :
dlstanes and kip Or capture most OF
them GanuAry iO. '''ss ylSr
Take orsnshsv In Spring. =
With the spring. the French and
English attempted TO take the offensive
at several points. Always preparing
the way with tens or hundreds OF thou.
Stands OF shells. they tried Joint after
Joint OF the German armor
In the vosges the dominating height
Of MISUNDERSTANDING was taken
and retAken several times in sanguin.
airy charges and finally remained In the
hands OF the French. .s, s.--~
Tho salient Of St. Mihiel was also
subjected 10 tremendous French pres.
sure on both legs" The French sue
ceeded IN gaining a little ground. but
the Germans, despite the apparent
weakness Of the sharp wedge they had
driven ipto the French line. could not
be dlslodged and later succeeded In re-
gaining some OF the territory they had
lost. '>--sas-sp 49,,
The British also reported "victories-
al Neuve Chapelle and Hill No. 60, In
Flanders. Whether these should be
accounted successes for the allies r.
doubtful The British suffered enor.
nous lossee and at Neuve Chapciie
oungled Affairs to the extent OF shell.
ins their own men who had taken Ger.
man trenches. In other cases they
ler gallan, little parties lodged In
enemys trenches without supports TO
be annlhIlated.
The next Development was the I'M
expected use OF poisonous gas fumes
by the Germans In attacks Just north
OF Ypres. With this novel weapon
they succeeded In taking several small II
villages and more than compensating
Tor the British gains south OF ypres.
The losses OF the French, Canadians
and British we're severe. but they sue.
ceeded In stemming the German on.
slaueht effectively a few miles back
from their former position.
Begin Series Of Attack
The German line makes n salIsn, n,
scissors. though not such pro.
nouneed one as at 81. Mlhlel. The
French now began a series OF AT.
lacks on the upper side ofthis salient
70 the north OF Arras. Expanding hun.
dreds OF thousands OF shells. they tlms
ana again blasted away the barbed
wire entanglements and concrete
trenches. held by Crown Prince RIM.
precht OF Bavarias men. and then
charged across the desolate ground for
slight gains. wv
Inc lighting centercd about tho an.
gar refinery OF Soucher and the great
herman work called the labyrinth
rlsnung went on In eellars and tup.
neis below the earth and thu cs.rsi !
ues were heavy. The French ban, the
herman line and captured tia Lahy.
NTH but vhsther the sains ju,us.a
.ae'r sacrifice tn human lifs IL cues.
IN july. Crown Prince Frederick
"uhsms army attached In N. A,
une forest wsst Of verdun. ana
succeeded 10 gaining ssvvs,I huna,sS
u~ OF ahAtteeed woodland ana 60 ,
'',,as seseu thouand Fnnchm.n.
anere wsr unon thai a. DER
vere reeniorrins Tor sno,hsr
ea' drive toward Calsiu a, p....
out the Teusnot. 49, Falss
, w continued TO walt upon IN.
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