The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-08
HUNS LOSE VAST STORES
Retreat so Hasty That
Guns and Material
Were Left.
MORALE IS BROKEN
Bavarians Quarrel Bit
terly. as They Start to
Rear, Shouting
Mach Berlin.
MORALE IS BROKEN

Washington, Aug 7.-As the work
of salvaging the great amount OF
booty taken by Franco-Annericar
forces progresses. reports OF a pre-.
liminary nature indicate that the vic
tory on the Marine is far greater In
it's destructiveness than at first ap.
peared possible.
A statement from Andre Tardieu
director. Of the French war ministry's
relations with America. received here
today. relates that since July IA the
German army's morale has suffered
greatly, that 100 German divisions for
the most part have been worn out by
the bitter assaults of the allies. and
that General Mangin's army alone
operating on the western side of the
battlefront. took 500 heavy field can
non and so trench guns of every cal
tbre.
The statement from NJ Tardieu was
written on Monday. just after he re-
turned from tour of the front with
Premier Clemenceau. The state ment
follows:
ION August I went with NJ Glenn
enceau to scissors and visited the
whole of the reconauered territory. II
is indisputable and ii must be EN-
phasized that there has been not a
German withdrawal followed by a
French re-occupation. but German
withdrawal forced by an allied vic
tory. The fights OF August l and
were especially hot, The prisoners
gathered during these two days de.
clered that they had received the
order to hold their lines at any price
The great heaps OF ammunition which
I have seen on the spot are proof o
the confusion ana the yeut The Ger
mans did not .havs time snough eithe
to daatzAse.&lss AriASee or 10 cut ~,
reads. Soi9DOns w4S taken duxf6r IN,
night Of frtdAy ana Saturday, OF
Sunday our party reached the place II
a motor car which demonstrates TIT
haste OF the retreat.
The booty is being tailed. d.
not possess the total yet, but the
army OF General Mangin has taker
more than 500 heavy guns and thele
guns OF every calibre. In the neigh.
borhood OF scissors we found irtac'
an ammunition depot which contained
allies. these shells having fallen int
the hands OF the Germans during the
front drive across the Aisne. There
also $50 900 shells for use in the Ger
man Il en-. field guns and nearly
100000 shells for German heavy
guns. At q word, 1t Is a great success.
The German morale seems shat.
tered. Since July IA up to now we
have engaged 100 German heavy guns
At word. it Is great success.
The German morale seems shat.
tered. Since July II up to now we
have engaged 100 German divisions
of which the most part is worn out.
Prisoners report quarreis among
the Bavarians
The Inhabitants Of Oulchy-le Cha
teau reported having seen the Ger
mans leave In column formation
shouting. Mach Berlin ton to Ber-
lin). And. in Scissors. only three very
old inhabitants remained The des-
perate efforts OF the Germans to drag
them along with them prove their
anxiety at leaving behind any source
Of information. For the same reason
they took away all their dead"
No eurer sign OF a weakening mo-
rale is to be found than the tendency
OF defeated group of men. be they
military forces or a baseball team. TO
quarrel among themselves. II is
therefore OF importance that evidence
Of quarreling among the Bavarians
was found sufflcient to warrant COM
ment by N. Tardieu.
The assump tion is general here that
General Foch Is doing his utmost to
consolidate quickly the gains OF the
recent victory and so place his units
that sharp drive at either one or two
points viii force a further retreat by
the enemy. 1t 10 not thought that a
scale will occur for several days at
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