The Springdale news., 1918-08-02

ApEll <. It swept the bTltlSn back through Armentieres, but did not break their lines.
 The British, with the French. who were rushed up to the front, stopped the Germans after they had reached the hills southwest of Ypres. There, on April 9, the Germans suffered the terrible defeat which halted their of fensive in that quarter.
 In the midst of the drive in the sec tor towards Amiens the allied nations took a vitally important tsep. They named Gen. Ferdinand Foeh, hero of the first battle of the Marne, general issimo of the allied forces on the west tern front, which includes all in the line in Italy as well as in France. Ev en the Murman Coast in Northern Russia has been held to be under his command
 Short Period of Quiet.
 After period of quiet the Germans attacked once more, this time on the Aisne River, and in seven days they reached the Marne at Chateau Thierry. making penetration of about twen- weight miles. At the Marne they were checked and the impetus of the blow was broken.
 With hardly days pause for re- organization of their forces the Ger mans again attacked, choosing the secctor between Montdider and Nov ion, on the southern side of the salient driven into the allied line during the March offensive, as the stage of their onslaught. This offensive ran for five days and was stopped north of Compiegne after losses which were described as unprecedented had been inflicted upon the Germans.
 From June IA until July l5 the Germans were engaged in shifting their forces and then they again struck. This time the line of attack was from Chateau Thierry eastward, around to the north of Reims, and then down the Vesle River to Prunay, and from that village eastward to Massiges.
 This attack at the close of the year developed into one of the most ambi- tious of the German strokes. German forces crossed the Marne over wide front, but were unable to make ground against American troops near Chateau Thierry and could not advance rapldly further east.
 They did, however, forge ahead on the north side of the Marne, and be- tween that stream and the mountain of Reims. It appeared for time that they might reach Epernay.
 Then Gen. Foch struck counter blow, which is still in progress. Amer ican and French troops attacked the Germans between Fonteroy on the Aisne, west of Soissons and Belleau on the Clinton, northwest of Chateau Thierry. So sudden and powerful was the blow that the Germans fell back rapidly until their reserves could be curried up.
 The rapid advance of the allies, however. so menaced the German forces further south that on July 19 the enemy began retreat across the Marne. On Sunday, July 21, the French and Americans entered Cha teau Thierry and pressed on after the retiring Germans.
 Since that time the allies have gain ed slowly but steadily, not only south of Soissons, but also north of the Marne and between that river and Reims. There are indications that German retreat from the salient is now under way.
 Three Liberty Loans.
 June 15 the Austrians began drive against Italy. It was failure. The Austrians crossed the Piave, but on the west bank met with such stub born resistance that progress was i'm possible.
 Slowly the Austrlans were driven back toward the river, and then the Piave, swollen by rains in the moun- tains, completed the overthrow of Austria's hopes. After suffering ter rible losses the Austrians retreated on the eastern bank of the Piave from the Montello plateau to the Adriatic.
 The United States has floated three great Liberty loans. The proceeds aggregated $10, ,788, ,541 900. The total war cost to the United States IS Sl3,- 800, 100000 Since the nation enter ed the war it has extended credits to the allies aggregating $6,09l, ,59O,ooo'
 The total cost of the war to Eng land up to December 15, 1917, was SC, PAP, ,ooO OOo ($31, ,21o,0oo, ,oOo), while French notes of credit are somewhat smaller. At latest reports the to,al eff the German war loans approNimat- ed S31 100000, 1000.