The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-08-08
REAP FRUITS OF VICTORY
THE HUNS HAVE BEEN DEALT
SMASHING BLOW.
Enemy's Loss i'm Mem and Guns SO
Great Full Scope of Victory
Cannot Yet be Gagged.

Washington, Aug. 4.-Evidence
that the German armies elected from
the Aisne-Marne salient have been
dealt smashing blow came tonight
from all quarters. Losses in men,
guns and war material sustained by
the enemy, it is indicated, are so
great that the full scope of the vic
tory cannot yet be gagged.
Gen. Pershing's official report COW
ering yesterdays operation for the
first time cast aside military reserve
and declared "the full fruits of vic
tory" has been realized. Even as
his message was being given out,
however, new reports from France
showed that further advances had
been realized today and the enemy's
flanks again had been turned. It
seemed certain, on the face Of these
reports, that he could not halt even
at the Aisne unless he masses many
more reserves to relieve pressure
against the beaten and disorganized
forces of the German Crown Prince.
Floods Bar Huns.
Flooded streams have again inter-
vened in behalf of the allied armies,
as at the Piave, in the Italian coun-
ter stroke. The rise of the Vesle be-
hind the German rear guard appar-
emily threw into confusion the whole
German organization protecting the
withdrawal of the main armies. It
was not clear whether Gen. Per-
shing's message reporting that g.
400 prisoners and 1873 guns had been
captured by the Americans alone in
cluded those taken in yesterdays
swift rush to Fismes, or only those
of the preceding period Of the coun-
ter offensive. 1t was regarded as
probable, however, that the captures
made yesterday were still to be re-
ported. Other reports indicate large
captures of both men and guns in
the rush to the Vesle.
German Reserves.
Reports that the enemy was hur-
rying new reserves from the north
to support his shattered lines now
beyond the Soissons-Rheims front,
attracted particular attention here.
If the German reserves in Flanders
and Picardy are withdrawn, it was
regarded as certain that the nibbling
tactics of the British on both the,
fronts would be extended without
delay to an effort to force the>enemy
out of the salient he holds at these
two points.
Significant Move.
The German retirement southeast
Of Montdidier may be significant. To
some officers it appeared possible
that Gen. Foch would hurl his vic
torious armies which have already
crossed the Aisne near Scissors,
north and east from that point to-
ward the line of the Disc. Should
the German disorganization prove
serious enough to permit the allies
to extend their victories northward,
a flank attack might be projected
against the Picardy front with hopes
that the Aisne- Marne results could
be duplicated. Standing again along
the Disc and with sufficient forces
available to continue on the offens-
i've, the French would threaten the
Germans in this whole great area
from the south while British ad-
vance from the Albert-Arras front
would form the north jaw of the
trap.
Question of Strategy.
Whether Gen. Foch will seek to
carry his lines back to the Chemin-
Des-Dames, north of the Aisne, can
not be foretold. officers say it de-
pends upon the plans of larger STRAIT
egy that have been formed. Many of
them believe however, that unless
there should be a wholly unexpected
collapse of the German military ma
chine, it would not be wise to press
beyond the Aisne until the other SAL
tents in Flanders and Picardy had
been overcome.