South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-08-18
Germans Put Field Marshal
Who Rolled Back Russians,
in Charge of All Troops
on SOmme Front.
ONLY CROWN PRINCE
ESCAPES HIS AUTHORITY
New Alignment of TeutOn
Forces is Duplicate of East
ern FOrmatiOn-FrenCh
RepuISe Attacks.
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PARIS, Aug. 1S.-Tbere has been
a complete re-grouping OF the Ger
man forces and German commands
on the western front since the be-
ginning OF the allies offensive.
Field Marshal Won Mackenzen.
who conquered Serbia. and helped
Field Marshal Won Hindenbmg roll
back the Russians in the great Teu-
ton drive on the eastern front last
summer, has been put in full COM
mand OF all the Germans on the
western front. except the army of
the crown prince, according 10 word
brought 20 Paris from the SOmme
front by French army officers.
The New German commander-in-
chief is reported 10 have with him as
his trusted aides. two of the generals
who played leading part in the
Austro- German offensive against
Russia.
They are Gen. Won Gallwitz and
Gen. Won Arnim.
Duplicates East Alignment
The alignment on the western
front is nearly a duplicate of that on
knowledge the superiority of the
German generals on the eastern
front over those in the western thea
ter OF war. Just as in the east Field
Marshal Won Hindenburg has full
control except over the armies of
Archduke Karl Franz. so on the
western front Won Mackeuzen's au-
thOrity is supreme except over the
army Of the German crown prince
at VeFdun-
Field Marshal Won Mackenzen is
supposed to be personally directing
the German defense on the SOmme
front. French and British army off,
GERS who have just come To Paris
from the SOmme battlefield declare
that even German prisoners If war
are ignorant as to the identity Of the
supreme commander of the German
forces on the SOmTae front. but from
information secured from various
sources there is lite doubt that Won
Mackenzen ~ the aian chosen by the
kaiser and the Ger man general staff
10 stem the Anglo French advance.
Although his services ON the east
ern front may have been cOnspicu-
Gus. Gen Won Arnim Eot sCaut men
ton. re was formerly In command
OF the seventh army corps Gen. Won
Gallwitz commanded arr army i'm the
group led by Won Hindenburg. His
operations were carried ou moth or
the VIstula, between Warsaw anO
Ostrolenka
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nj noon the French war Office an
nounced the repulse of German
counter attacks north of the Somme,
in me sector OF .Maurepas
The Germans rapidly shifting their
attentions from the British 20 the
French battle line. delivered strong
assa ults IN an effort &C. reCapJure
some OF the ground lost on We'd
nesday north and south of Maurepas.
hut an broke down under the French
fire-
Before the infantry actions began
there had heen "a long and violent
artillery duel IN which the Germans
Combed with shells ain the newly
won ground OF the French.
There wax great activity ON the
east bank or the Meuse. on the Yer
oun front. The French attacked
along the Fleury -lAiaumont line.
hurting the Germans from their po-
sition "a Fleury. Near Thiaumont
the French also made progress
Official Report.
The text OF the official COM
mumqlre follows:
North OF theSomme several at
tacks In a counter offensive hy the
enemy against our new positions
southeast OF Maurepas. were shat
tered by IRE. Prisoners were taken
by Us.
south Of the Somme i'm clearing
out the trenches taken by as we
found four machine guns south Of
Belloy
ION the riGht bank of the Meuse,
Verdun 'front.' an attack hy our
troops. enabled as after violent
hghung. % drive the Germans from
the part of the village of Fleury
which they We're occupying. some
small forces of the enemy are still
maintaining themselves in small
block % ruined buildings on the
eastern end OF The town.