Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-09-12

new line by advancing it to Moislans
and to the east of Melville. Then, on
Monday, came grand British smash
which wrecked the much-vaunted Wo-
tan switch line Of the Hndenburg line
from DrOcOurt TO Queant. Despite the
resistance of great masses of infantry
and artillery. the British rushed for
ward on Il ten-mle front and speedily
made gain of some five miles, the
German losses being frightful. 1T the
succeeding days they kept up the drive
remorselessly, putting much Of the Ca
Eal du Nord behind their lines and APP
preaching within few miles Of DOunl
and Cambria. 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-
tlhy by the end of the week, though it
was by no means stopped.
AL through the week there were re-
ports that many towns and villages
back of the German lines in Picardy
we're In flames and ii was certain that
the foe were destroying great quanti-
ties OF supplies which they were not
given time to remove.
z-z'11r ys's fsrs'seEct OK ,,ssdient -Nvesc-
'ds Affnentleres. die German retreat,
Under cohbulslon, continued steadily
ana the l,fitish advanced as far rs
Neuve Chapelle and Laventle, taking
a number Of yilluges. The northern
part of this sector became of especial
interest to AngEicuus because the Yam
KEGS were there engaged In their first
battle on Belgian soil. These troops,
later identified by General March MS
the Thlrtleth division of Tennessee,
North CarOlinu aud South Carolina
men. captured Voormc2ecle 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-
stcert village and Hll G3, dominating
POINTS on the MesS,neS ridge. BY that
time the British, from Neuve ChapelIe
/ south to Givenchy, had reached the line
they held before the German drive Of
April 8 last, and east Of Givenchy they
had occupied parts Of the old German
positions.
IL
Altogether II was q highly Satisfac-
tory week on the west front The
German military critics have given up
uying To conceal wholly the truth of
thp Hun rcverScs, hut some Of them
B predict that the retreat will not "a
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 oul
own and not allow ourselves to hS
vunQulShed." lie said only the ullie'
were waging II war of cXtermination
tlat the Germans wished ia annihlat,
none OF their enemies. The Hun peac,
Offensive seems to have petercd gu
entirely for the time being
10
The British government aroused b,
The sncking nf It's embassy In pctrogru,
and the murder Of Captain Cromle, tn
british attache. has sent an ultimatuu
10 the soviet government at Moscow
demanding rcparntion and prompt pun
i,Mucnt Of the guilty and threntenin
to hold the members Of the bolshcvl
government Individually responsible
und Ia have them treated rs outlaw
by all civilized nations, Meanwhil
the British are holding Litiynn6, ho
shevik representative In London, an
his stan under arrest pending the r,
lease OF British officials who ware III
rested IN RuSsiu.
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Related dispatches from siberia te
NJ the destruction ot the hOlShcvi
army east of Lake Baikul by I'll
C2rcho.Sloyuks und say the CoSsacb
are cooperating with the C2echs.
appears that uninterrupted connectio
has been established between the a
, He'd forces across Siberia all the va
ftom the vulga tn NlNdlvostok an
: that the vanguard Of the CzechS h,
, iolncd hands with General Semcnun
, trnups on tho OnOn river
, In northern European Russia Il
\ allies and loyal Russians have gain,
further Successes south of Archuug
. md inflicted severe losses on the b,
shcviki.
M
on the ussWt front In eastern
c hcrla the allied forces have been dri
" Ing the bolshcvlN nouhwurd, defe,
1t ur them In every engagement and {
IL lic,ng heavy casualties. The Anne
N raus under General Graves joined
III these operations.
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