The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-07-27

Russia has been held to be under bis
command. i
After period of quiet, the Germans
attacked once more, this time on the
Aisne river. and in seven days they
reached the Marine at Chateau Thierry
making a penetration of about %
miles. At the Marne they were check
ed and the impetus of the blow was
broken.
With hardly a days pause for reor-
ganization Of their forces, the Ger
mans again attacked. choosing the
sector between Montdidier and Noy>
on. 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 Com
piegne after losses which were de-
scribed as unprecedented had been
inflicted upon the Germans.
From June IA until July Is the Ger
mans were engaged in shifting their
forces and then again struck. This
offensive ran for five days and was
stopped north of Compiegne after
losses which were described as UMPIRE.
cedented had been inflicted upon the
Germans. .ea
From June IA until July Is the Ger
mans were engaged in shifting their
forces and the nthey again struck.
This time the line of attack was from
Chateau Thierry eastward, around to
the north of Rheims and then down
the Vesde river to Prunay and from
that village eastward to Massiges
This attack at the close yof the4.year
developed into one of the most am
bilious of the German strokes.
Italians Stand Firm.
On June Is, the Austrians began
drive against Italy 1t was q failure.
The Austrians crossed the 'Piave, but
on the west bank met with such stub
born resistance that progress was inn
possible. Slowly the Austrians
were driven back toward the river,
and then the Piave. swollen by rains
in the mountains, completed the over
throw of Austria's hopes. After SUI
fering terrible losses. the Austrians re-
treated to the eastern bank OF the,
Pave from the Montello plateau to the
Adriatic. @.E 3
49,. Minor Operations.
Among the years operations OF com
paratively lesser importance were the
British drives in Palestine and Mes
opotamia the Turkish advance In the
Caucasus; the French and italian
offensive in Albania: and the lighting
in the German African colonies. Je-
rusalem was captured by the British
on December 10. and shortly afterward
the fal lof Jericho was announced.
Since the taking OF Jericho the Brit
ish forces in Palestine have not been
active on the offensive.
General Maude led the British
troops into Bagdad on March IL, and
shortly afterward died from cholera.
His forces pushed further up the II
girls until the intense heat Of sum-
mer terminated operations.
The Turks after the collapse Of
Russia. took advantage of the de-
moralized condition of the Russian
forces to advance through the eau
casus and obtain possession OF the
regions subsequently coded them by
the treaty of Brest-Litovsk
The French and Italian drive III Al
bania begin on July and is still! III pro-
gress. ~
During the year British forces in
Africa drove German forces before
them in German East Africl and iii
German Southwest Africa and finally
compelled them to dispense or snrren-
der. This took from Germany the
last of the vast colonial possessions
held by her. when the war began
Submarine Warfare.
The past year has been marked by
a graudal decline of submarine sink
ings as compared with the number OF
ships being built by the. entente az
lies. The operations Of the British
and American destroyers have
spread terror among the "wasps' Of
the sea- while a great mine field COM
pleted in May by the British navy con-
verified virtually the whole North sea
into an area closed against U.boat
activities.
The harbors of Zeebruge and. Os-
tend. from which German, submarines
-