The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-27
Rse0Ter 322 Villages and Five
Cities During 1917.
year saw Notable Victories for
French Defenders
YEaBlJN AGAM BATTLE Scene
Crown Prince Lost All He Held
Near Historic City
FAMED HimdeabUrg Line Melt
ed Before French


Elrh rhe French Armies II the
Ftel1 Dec ZT-Frum a military
rclur OF Nv 1917 cIoses for the
french armies a year q notable sue
c-ssss-
Every single action fought during
re pazr yea On the French front mas
-zr-uI1atsd II victory The ra-uoJIs
.Zl1dsnburg Iiue- proclaimed by the
Germans ar the beginning OF 1917 to-
day lies cracxsd and baErered- over
-1z entire from. the commanding
s1s.l0ns and he gi1rs from " hlch the
enemy looked down at the French At
--- beginning are today ii the nAnds
VI TIE larLzr-
ElsCoriaua writing a comp lers re-
sl1-e Il the war VII prominently en-
q .-.45ize the French campaign Of 1910
-Hr SO r1rICh 1rr is actual Immediate
l.-- sv=UeuLs Is for the srrareg1C1I1
9lsiL11 Il Iscr On tie 1913 western
---rE chsssboard
In -1e Ee11rlu1e 0IIsltndl1ls
l---ev=ruenrz Of 1917 fur the French
zuss have put on record the f5i-
-rH-1E
=undreds az square miles CT tar
-y and So Villages and five large
owns recauql1eree-
Also GOT f.4GG Cannon
More thau $4,000 prisoners. over
Ella cauuon and thousands Of ma
came E11s taken from the enemy
--G-r Of loo Ju1 Germans pun cut
1t LEU0n IN aarrIe-
l-.-1u=1aGce OF IN absolute mastery
H- I= AIR
French possession Ct ccu1r1antfirg
rls--Quss over the entire fruut whose
rl--= from military ard srra1EEtcaI
-.-v1alHr are -nculcuIahIa-
-l= -5rg- two months OF 1917 found
u.-- French and Germans c-LrrytusE
L-ugst 1a-Ly reCOuua4ssauces and
SIS u-sces al along the trGnr dasi III
- raeiers Of tie opponent :
=-uzrn and -ursnr1cuz- BY constant
l---a1 lef1re both French and British
-es, the Germans ~faIr'' IN inupeud-
7E Frlueo-8riCs1 attack which tire
'-1-nE German Held Duwer WIS not
l--alreC an meet CousequanrI II
...-r-1. E -eItl Marshal Won Hind burg
.-rse Eis ta--ous -scraraE1caI retrz.lrsf
"et-Tzsu Ar-as and SCISSORS. first Kid
-l1--E nan women am children CT
1-3-= " work n Germany. rheu DII-
S-lE ana Curing scores Of villa lres
ID --e rtcl lzs-ieIiLuII--LI districts OF tie
--lle. A-sne ana lise which be vas
reed Cd abandou-
La-rsucd-uE on the linden burg
-1ef cJ-e1G--T selected III 2 NANCE
-le Germans in March held 4 series CT
lual--Ous over the entire fruur as
zr-11g as r1e uDDOEra DlicaI character
1- 1nrrneE-u France. with It's uiIIss. val
--s7 duG rivers. Afforded and as re-
Ion 'f1 lie As German. military science
z -lIl. Z make them
Fought Famous EarrIas.
-1 such 4 German stage setting.
l-rilsl- operations began in AEril win
"a combined F'rl1c0-BrsrlsI1 offensive
1z11s- the enemy ElIui1s-rne British
11r-- OF ArrIs and the French south
n SClssCrs. along the Aisue
TIE Germans Consisted OF an ''fruprsE-
1all- H-1d=nbur- Tine Beginning
With the offensive. in April known On
-1e french tr1nz Is the battle Gf cl1e
1-sHe- and Those which followed dur
u- Ele year. the Germans have not
only seem their prepared IN advance
POSITIONS EIeIr away 1Ut are now f1rced
% defend themselves on Positions dc
-l--t bvz their opponents
7u A1riI Is French troops crossed