Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-28
Immediate Future DiscLoscs
no Indications of Peace,
Declares News Ser0ice
Gable Editor.
NY FRANK CuAI,I.roN.

o! this month
Near. thirty nations have been en-
hiItied by the Kaiser's ambition for
world domination. Not all of them
Rave prtnies in the field. for some have
severed diplomatic relations with the
central powers only. without actually
declaring war But the lighting coun-
tries and their domlnions encirclc the
whole globe. and the sun never sets
ON tho nations that are trying by force
of arms TO rescue humanity fro. prus-
sian miIitarism.
Although there have been recent
political developments which indicate
that Germany has begun to back
down in the matter of anncxations.
IL carno: be said that peace Is in sight
in the Immediate future.
Germany has not yet felt the mill
tarv might OF the United States, but
there is every inlica; zion that the higher
statesmen in Berlin and the more con-
sentative OF the militarist leaders in
IN. German army command have be-
gun "a take serious alarm at the vast
var rrepara tons which America is
making.
Political ard military events OF tre-
ircndous importance have marked the
past year Of warfare.
Germany, taking advantage Of the
d!SoI 2 MIA ton In the Russian army
mi the chaos preclp!tated in Russia
by the Buishevik regime, concluded
peace treaties" with the Bolsheviki
and the independent government OF
''krainia. and then forced Rourlania
into a similar humil!ating agreement.
Follow ing this. Germany began an
organized campaign 10 &c, control Of
ell Western Russia from the Arctic to
the Rack Sea. treacherous pact was
formed with the pro German element
~ Finland. ana Austro-Gcrman
army OF invasion was sent into
ukrania
srR0Nf; LOYAL. FACTION
HOPES TO RESCUE RUSSIA
There is a strong loyal faction in
Russia tina: has no; yet given up hope
Of rescuing Russia from. beneath the
iron heel Of Prussian military domino
tor. and an allied srmy has bean
!anded in Northern Russia TO help II
out
In the military ae;d thorc have been
numerous changes IN tho battlcifronts
during the past twelve months and
the first half OF tho present year has
been marked ~ some Of the most
savage fighting o: the entire conflict
Roughly. the changes may hc grouped
follows:
Western tron,-!n ricardy the Brit
ish gained brilliant success in a SUR
prise tank attack in front OF Cambrai
late in November las; and almost drove
into Cambrai itself but this and pre-
vious gains were wiped out hy the big
German offensive which began on
March 81. when tho Germans lungcd
forward about thirty miles in an effort
TO take Amiens. They We're held in
front OF Am!ens. \ similar situation
existed in Flanders The British had
made a splendid advance in IRON, Of
Arras and around Nprcs. but in the
second German offensive this year
which began on April 9, the British
had 10 yield considerable ground The
Germans took ATmcut.crcs. BaiIleuil
ana number OF villages, gaining APP
proH!rIatciy ten miles at some points.
but their effort to break through 10
the channel was completely frustrated
on the AiSne River front the French
had launched q successful dive that
compelled the Germans 10 fan back
from the rocky road known the
Chcmin -des Danes. during tho last few
days Of October, 1915 On May 20 of
this year the Germans delivered their
third big blow on the western front.
striking in the sector OF the Aisnc.
The French and British were COM
PEELED TO retire across the Aisne and
eventually to fall back 20 the southern
bank OF the Marine. The Germans
gained from twenty to twenty-five
miles, but this offensive proved another
costly failure, as they had evidently
hoped TO break through toward Paris.
The Germans delivered their fourth
1915 offensive between Mondidicr and
the Aisne River. where they gained n
few miles extending their lines toward
CompieEnc, which they tried in vain
to capture. Scissors fell 20 the boches
However. on July - the Germans
again struck for Paris. launching a
great offensive on "a hfty-milc front.
from Chateau-Therry to the Argonne
forest. Americans bore the brunt OF
heavy lighting in the drive and dis
,inguished themselves for their gall
lantry. In the sector where the all
American force faced the Germans the
Trutons got across the :. rne but
nnickiv driven n ha
bank. Further east the Germans main
tanned their hold on the southern bank
and in four days had advanced about
seven miles In the direction of Eper-
nay. one OF their chief local detectives
Americans re-enforced the French in
the Champagne and helped TO repulse
the enemy in That zone. AZ the time
this was written the allied lines were
hrlling everywhere, bur the Germans
were making desperate efforts TO
pocket" Rheims and compel the
French to retire from the high ground
south of that city. Such retirement
by the allies would enable the Ger
mans to straighten and shorten their
lines. This the NTH big German
offensive of the year on the western
front but the first few days of fight
ing seemed to doom ii as failure
on July is French and American
forces between the Aisne and Marine
began a strong commemorative on n
twenty ght-mile front between the
scissors sector and Bcllcau wood
northwest of Extraordinarily MAX
ing a gain OF over seven miles in the
initial lighting and capturing n num-
ber of villages. This offensive. which
was evidently taken to relieve the
pressure against Rheims and Epernay
extended along the entire western
flank Of the Aisne Marine salient.
STORY OF OPERATIONS
ON OTHER FRONTS
Italian front-The latter half OF
1917 was marked by series of bril-
liant offensive operations by the Ital-
ians on the southwestern front, and
they had extended their lines east
ward Of Gorilla and through the Balm
sizza and Carseau plateaus. On De-
cember "a last tho Austrians, sun
ported by heavy forces Of Germans, be-
gan an offensive which changed this
frnrt conpIntclv Tho It,li,,. ,,.or,