The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-27

the A1sne and moved up the slope to-
ward the eueT1y's fortified line Fight
t1g tsspsrarsIE every L1st Of Ehz way,
Lhezy Won positions aCtuaIy within
view CT the famous Cf1e1in des Danes
(LaIdies WAY which il part CT me Il
mile ridge extending from the village
Of LIffluE % Craouue- During the
next few days the struggle was per
aps fierCesr Of the entire year On
The French front The enemy threw
his best truops into the fight without
regard for losses Craouus fell co tia
French allowing French guns % DOM
rnats the eastern end Of the Chezul1
des Danes. Here began A CONTINUOUS
struggle during the following four
months in which the Germans. seeing
their entire line OF ridge positions
uanaced. sought desperately to recon
774s- the lost ground. With terrific
losses the enemy between May ) and
AuE1sr % alone launched no less Iflau
q important attacks F'orry-1+1e Ger
man divisions thrown into C1e Ug1I-
z-r Rad To be Withdrawn On account
Of losses.
over the Top On October -.
E44vf7,g- allowed the Germans TO
zpaud themselves during the months
Of almost continuous acEols. the
French again uassed to the arEacK On
October q vvtrI the Malualscn pa
ra4rI. IT the western end Of the CheE11ll1
lfa.r T4r1es Is the objective These
first s4vs several powerfully EorIlLleo
--f11,t gas fzI and during the faL.1EvlElsz
three davs the Dotl1S gained - -
yf3f.c1ives Including the 9l9u-1-l IL
z ax- the kay position 60 ne Z -
4sicfe rom about twelve nc usalIlt
1r+souerz the victory neCIHd 81 Sal-
10r7 and 20 machine gr11s
T-ya f--7u7t.ttiare effect OF the Aa--
-1aisun victory ci4r11e seven Gays 20 - =
v5-ar en- November ? menaGea %
10
ard svver,r rv French guns everyvv mere
the C<zrr1auz Abandoned the Chefll-1-
Fsz Danes. French troops oeEApAs-tA
tI-i= commanding ridge 1Elap Posf.'1-
and looked down into the valley OF me
aver 4fIacre. The Germans mad
.--,-s=a,f rF,a stream and weree en-
rr-as-,.F7esf under the slopes On the oP-1
7rsi~s =isfa.- Beyond these slopes lie
4ha -14rsra11 ard CITY Of Eaou- ncrn CT
which vii doubtless figure prominent
" IN cnu1n1lui Las O ire coming Ye-Ar-
NooabIr. Victory n Champagne
Dtr-trE tIre battles ot the AIssT1s ana
M Ir71,1isss1u. the French had STUCK
4rf 7r,u 4 notable victory N Cham
1aaue Between C-CICune and east
wards .7r Rheims the Germans rad es-
t1bIisF1e,f themselves IN 10ET1l1fIEi0A-
positions on the series OF low u1e'IIl-
tai1os1s heights known IN c0ur1u-
r75,z71s4 IS MCrpnvtllfars. Mt Ges SiGEes.
rb@ Tatrr. the CasCue and Mount Cor
1fsTet The latter height was TAKEN On
4ur-I IT and by NAY 20 altar deSps--
atz fighuug parts OF the Casslus and
Teton were captured But II J11e- an
exceedingly successful action ssiTe me
French the entire line u heights and
pushed the enemy off onto rrs lower
ground I'd the north
During al these bar-Ies the battle
thai never ceases continued farther
eastward ii the bloody sector OF ar
where the imperial crown prince lerE
ever 500 900 Of GIerualT'5 best cr7o1s-
French troops and French guns con-
sraurIy n1enlcad the enemy and forced
him ID hold Formidable forces which
r1is-f1c have been used elsewhere. FL
naIIy en- August 20. the French army
Of VerGuu- after IN efficacIoUs drr1l-
Ierv preparation. seur is attacking
Wavss over the top in an action that
took back 1t L swoop practically ali
the ground conquered by the crgwn
prince n Germany great military
zfrarr- the first barrie II VerfrE II
1915 On both banks Of the 1Ieuse
which twists and Turns uor-hxard
Ergu the cry OF VerriIu thru the Ger
uaz lines. the French cut 4 s~atl-
eleven niles long and over 4 nile deep
n L single stage-of the battle
5000 Prisoners in One Battle.
On the right bank the attacking
- 80 sN1hA i've --A7 -A1lLt- =fA141A1A4-s
OF Dead Mans hilI and thru Ayseourr
C-JIIuieres and CGrbeauZ woods On
the Left bank Hill 384- Talou Hi and
other famous strunghoIfs fell Violent
enemy counter Attacks gained the Ger
mans nothing but terrific losses. Azair1
On August = before dawn the French
attacking waves again Went forward
On the right bank taking the f5rr7TfCF-
ABLY fortified Hill 3d4 and solid line
OF fortified works 70 the north Over
3, 400 prisoners. many gins and much
war material were part OF this vicrorv
GAVE u0cc nu0ICpA2