The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-07-26
HUNS LOSE SECOND
BATTLE OF MARINE
INDICATIONS ARE THAT ENEMY
WILL RETREAT TO THE AiSNE
AS HE DID IN 1914.
Franco-America Army Driving Ger
mans Steadily Back, lnflctno
Heavy Losses and Taking Toll
of Prisoners and Ammunition.

Paris.-The Germans have lost tha
second battle of the Marne All the
latest dispatches from the front in
dicate that the German high command
has ordered retreat.
Whether the enemy will retreat TO
the Aisne river. as he did when de-
feated on the MarneN Nn 1914, depends
upon the strength of the allies in fol-
lowing up their victory. In crucia.
ways the circumstances are different.
The first battle of the Marne was open
warfare with trench systems no nearer
the Germans than the river Aisne.
When the Teutons fell back they did
not stop until they had reached the
system of scientific trenches they had
wisely constructed in their rear,
trenches which were the wonder and
the envy of the French and British.
In the present mode of warfare
trench systems are much closer to-
gether and retreats do not cover SO
much territory as in 1914, unless the
defeat has been as disasterous as that
which befell the British and French in
Picardy or the defeat which was In
flicted upon the French and British,
beginning May 27, in the very region
which is now witnessing a German re-
verse.
How badly the Germans have been
defeated we can only guess. The de-
velopments of Sunday pointed to Il
severe reverse. The Franco-American
army, which moved out of the Paris
zone and attacked the right flank of
the enemy Thursday morning, made
rapid progress IN Il few hours in IA
thunderstorm which had driven the
Germans to shelter. The progress
during the first day was somewhat
exaggerated in The reports of CORES
pondents, but, on the whole, it was
sufficient to overrun the strongest
enemy positions and to sweep up
nearly $4,000 prisoners and more than
300 guns. At the end of the second
day the French and Americans had
captured 1900 prisoners and nearly
400 guns. On the third day nearly
t 10000 prisoners had been taken. In
asmuch as the Germans had filled the
towns near this front with food and
military supplies, they lost an amount
of material which cannot speedily be
replaced. In this way they were pro
gressiyely weakened as the Americans
and French advanced, and although
they threw in thousands of reserves
they were not able to prevent an allied
gain ali along the line from Fontenoy
on the north almost to Chateau
Thierry on the south
Soldiers of France and Americans on
Sunday ripped cash into the huge
Aisne-Marne triangle at its apex. In
doing this they won the southern pivot
of crown princes armies within the
triangle, the city of Chateau Thierry.
on the north bank of the Marne The
Germans evacuated it at $50 o'clock
Sunday morning. An hour later the
StarSpngled Banner and the tricolor
were hoisted on its buildings and POO
half-starved civilians, herded in the
cathedral by the invaders wept tears
of JOY and cried "Vive rAmerique"
During the week the British made
several local attacks of note. Chief
among these was one in the Flanders
sector against the village of Meteren.
An advance was made on front of
J two miles, the village was captured
: and some ground beyond. Many pris-
oners were captured.