Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-07-26
GREAT BATTLE RAGING
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total casualties OF the allied troops
! since the victorious advance began.
/ A newspaper correspondent has
seen a large column of these prisoners
coming in and from their appearance
they were certainly picked men.
The number Of unchanged cannon
taken by the allies is very large and
is constantly increasing. Large guam
titles Of ammunition have been cap
tured.
Fresh successes for the American
forces in their drive between the
Aisae and the Marine were reported
in Gen. Pershing communique receiv-
ed by the War Department. The
Americans were driving ahead with
undiminished yigor and spirit, the
statement said;
More than 5000 prisoners, over
100 cannon and many trench NOR
tars and machine guns have been
taken by the American divisions in
the last few days on the Aisne-Marne
front. Gen. Pershing reported. This
was accepted as meaning that the ref
erence in Saturdays statement to
$4,000 prisoners included those cap
tured by both French and American
units.
A correspondent to the New York
World gives a very interesting
account of the rapidity Of the retreat
ing Germans:
Around the salient from Scissors
in the north and beyond Chateau
Thierry in the south everything is
going forward, despite heavy German
counter-attacks the writer says. The
speed of the new advance had brought
nearly all the American troops from
the Marine up to Sunday night.
The tired fighters in the front of
the advance have been allowed to
rest in the tracks Of fresh Americans,
French and British, who literally
ploughed their way through the bat
tie line.
The allies have crossed the Marine
on pontoon bridges at many places
but despite their speed they were not
always able to keep in contact with
the enemy, owing to the rapidity Of
the German regiments. The French
and Americans, however, have added
to their long line Of prisoners.
Headquarters and units of all
sizes have moved with such frequency
that it is impossible to keep track of
them and each day finds new Ameri-
can units added to the attacking force
during the previous night.
On the battle line that now
approaches a hundred miles in extent
the tide must naturally swing back
and forth. 1t would be foolish to ex-
pect the enemy will give up and re-
tire at great length without the most
stubborn resistance. Attacks and
counter attacks are the order of the
day Here and there the enemy may
break through On a short strip Of open
line but the result will be Of little
consequences as the secondary lines
of offense will catch up any such
breaks.
The German high command is
bringing. up every man in the reserve
that can be found or spared from
other sections. The Crown Prince has
sent out call for help and well he
may, for the onward sweep of the
Allied forces viii not be stayed. The
retreat of the German army is re-
ported, and with it the utter destruc-
ton of many of the villages through
which they pass. The beautiful re-
gion north of the Marine may be desc
late as the Sahara as the enemy retire.
Where they viii attempt to make
stand is not indicated, for the Allied
line is being forced in at an angle
that will threaten the troops along
the Marine and may cut off many Of
them if it can be pushed at rapid
rate.
The great drive may have only be-
gun, as the line Of the counter drive
has been extended from about twenty
to now over a hundred miles. The
Allies will evidently try to establish
the observation-disclosures line once more,
if not pushing the enemy beyond
the point. If they do the fourth
great drive of the Huns will have
faded into the history of yesterday,
and the prestige Of the Hun high
command will have suffered its
greatest blow.
NEW DRAINAGE DISTRICT
A special from Irrelevant say s:-A
new drainage district IS proposed in