The Carlisle independent., 1918-09-12

Iumbert, commander of the French army new line by advancing it to MoislanS and to the east Of NeuyilIe. Then. on Monday, came a grand British smash which wrecked the much-yaunted No- tan switch line of the Hindenburg line from Drocourt to Queant. Despite the resistance of great masses of infantry and artillery, the British rushed for ward on ten-mile front and speedily made a gain of some five miles, the German losses being frightful. In the succeeding days they kept up the drive remorseiessly, putting much of the Ca Eal du Nord behind their lines and ap- preaching within q few miles of Douai and Cambrai. These two cities were so important to the German defensive system that large numbers of troops were rushed to their rescue and the British drive was slowed down percep- tibly by the end of the week. though it was by no means stopped.
 All through the week there were re- ports that many towns and villages back of the German lines in Picardy were in flames and it was certain that the foe were destroying great quanti- ties of supplies which they were not given time to remove.
 In the Lys sector. the salient west Of Armentieres. the German retreat. under eompulsien. continued steadily and the British advanced as far as Neuve Chapelle and Layentie, taking number of villages. The northern part Of this sector became of especial interest to Americans because the Yan- kees were there engaged in their first l battle on Belgian soil. These troops, 1 later identified by General March as the Thirtieth division of Tennessee. North Carolina and South Carolina men, captured Yoormezeele and other towns in the vicinity, and next day pushed on further eastward. Thurs day the British, presumably aided by these same Americans took Ploeg- steert village and Hill 63, dominating points on the Messines ridge. By that time the British. from Neuve Chapelle south to Givenchy had reached the line they held before the German drive of April last, and east of Givenchy they lad occupied parts of the old German positions.
 Altogether it was d highly satisfac tory week on the west front. The German military critics have given up trying to conceal wholly the truth of the Hun reyerses, but some of them predict that the retreat will not go much farther. The German crown prince broke into print with an inter- view in which he declared the German idea of victory now is ''to hold our own and not allow ourselves to be vanquished" He said only the allies were waging war of extermination tl-at the Germans wished to annihilate none of their enemies. The Hun peace offensive seems to have petered out entirely for the time being.
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 The British government. aroused by the sacking Of it's embassy in Petrograd and the murder of Captain Cromie. the British attache. has sent an ultimatum 10 the soviet government at Moscow. demanding reparation and prompt pun ishment of the guilty and threatening to hold the members of the bolshevik government individually responsible and to have them treated as outlaws by all civilized nations. Meanwhile the British are holding Litiynoff, bol- shevik representative in London. and his staff under arrest pending the re- lease of British officials who were ar rested in Russia.
 Related dispatches from Siberia tel. of the destruction of the bolShevik army east of Lake Baihal by the Czecho- Slovaks and say the CoSsacks are co-operatin. with the Czechs Ii appears that uninterrupted connection has been established between the all lied forces across Siberia all the way from the YOlga to Nladiyostok and that the vanguard Of the CzechS has joined hands with General Semenoff's troops on the onon river.
 In northern European Russia the allies and loyal Russians have gained further successes south of Archangel and inflicted severe losses on the bol- sheviki.
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 On the Ussuri front in eastern Si- beria the allied forces have been driv- ing the bolsheviki northward, defeat ing them in every engagement and in flicting heavy casualties. The Ameri- cans under General Graves joined in these operations.
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