Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-09-14
GERMANS ARE BACK
ON THEIR old Line
AFTER MONTH OF NIGHT AMI
DAY FIGHTING, HUNS ARE
FORCED BACK TO MEUSE.
British, French and Americans A..
Still Hammering Forward, the
Foe Desperately contesting Every
Foot Of Ground.

London.-It is just a month since
the real battle of 1913" crashed loose
with RawlInson's stunning blow TO the
Teuton army facing Amiens. Up ia
that date Foch's campaign, begun july
is. had been counter-ofrensive.
Every hour of every day and night
since the Germans have been with.
drawing, retreating, fleeing, with thu
allied line of attack gradually spread.
ing to a front Of 40 miles, from Ypres
to the west of Rheims.
At last, the great German retreat nm,
Sunday began to show signs of a halt.
The enemy has his back to the wall, q
breach of which will send him stagger,
ing back 10 the Meuse and the Belgian
frontier. Indications are that he means
to avert. or at least to staye off, such
a disaster to his armies of invasion.
For days the Germans chung TO their
bases at Peronne and Ham while they
drew back their supplies. Peronne
the first to fall, was taken by the
British. Several days later the enemy
evacuated Ham, and the French swept
forward with a rush. aligning them.
selves with the Franco-American ar.
mics which, to the south, had pressed
close to the old line.
Triumphal March of Allies
As an illustration of what has hap
pened within the last thirty days Il
should be said that at Villeveque the
Germans are nearly thlrty-seven miles
to the east OF Amiens. On August
they stood, east of Corbie. only a little
more than ten miles from that great
allied base.
As this glorious month OF the allied
triumphal march winds up, the British,
French and Americans are still ham
mering forward. but from a clean pur.
suit the campaign is changing Into q
new battle. In which the foe apparently
means TO defend every foot in desper-
ate delaying combat.
Generally speaking. the enemy Is
back OF the Hlndenburg line. Now we
shall see whether he can hold It." was
the summing mp OF the situation on the
French battlefront given by an officer.
The French officers do not believe
that the Germans can hold the line.
Resr-Guard Fighting.
The fighting throughout the week
has all been of rearguard character
At times II grew very brisk as the al
lies pressed the Germans closely. The
enemy was then compelled TO stand
and fight TO protect the main army
and TO effect the safe withdrawal Of
guns and supplies. In the last few
days the enemy artillery has been re-
plying so vigorously that the allies be
lieye the Germans expect to make
stand at the Hlndenburg line Evil
IDENTIFY the guns are now emplaeed
along this line.
Americans Are Busy.
North OF scissors the Franco-Ameri'
.can wedge at Juvigny and Terny-Sorny
had driven deep into the enemy's side.
outflanklng his positions on the Vesle
river. AT the critical moment when
the whole line was threatened. the
enemy, who, In the meantime. had re-
moved his guns, withdrew suddenly
from the Vesle river, permitting the
Americans. who had been held up there
for month. to cross.
American troops took part In a
fierce battle In Flanders, capturing the
heavily fortified position of Voorme-
zeele. south OF Ypres.