The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-11

hy surprise and made no essential re-
AIStance in the center, combining his
strong resistance To the Hanks. lie
made counter attack toward the
f, north Of this advance and retpok part
Z of the ground that had first been
+ taken by the British. Hitting the big
salient there on thirteen mile front.
we pushed it in an average of eight
miles and reduced & from an outer
salient to an inner salient. That gives
us a salient somewhat corresponding
10 the Marnc salient and places the
enemy again in had position. The
advance OF the British and French
Mt this point comes up so that they
are getting into control or threaten
Ing The railroad line OF communica-
tions. which at that point run up from
the Moutdsdier sector to Chauines.
"on the Flanders salient the enemy
on August was Withdrawing on the
southern sector OF the salient south
Of Merville and British occupied that
territory. The general effect of these
movements is strengthening out of
the line everywhere We have not
yet OF course. gotten back TO the
original HindenhurE line OF defense.
where the German began his advance
this year We still have some terri
tory 10 gain. SO when statements APP
pear in the papers that indicate the
war Is over at that point, discour
age H.
This is the time for the greatest
cttort-keep the enemy running. That
IS the reason the United States is be-
ing called upon for increased man
power, that is the reason We want
the age limits of the draft both lower
cd and raised TO get more men. 1t Is
no time now to talk about the war
i4af Inc 10 he - hiF,,
hard. The greatest advantage of this
whole thing has been the change of
the allies from the defensive to the
offensive, which Is a great military
asset We have the enemy guessing
now instead of guessing ourselves.
Here is confidential cablegram
which ! am going to read TO you de-
scrihlng the combined French and
English advance south of Albert.
" Allied troops found little oppos-
ton and have captured more prisoners
than Is possible for them to handle.
including German general and his
staff showing elements of surprise of
attack. British report their prison
camps back of Amiens so full that it
is impossible to hold any more. Allies
have captured all the artillery in this
sector
General March was asked If he
could identify any American units
with the British advance. No report
has been received as yet. he replied,
but as soon as it is indicated that
american troops are participating in
the drive he will make it public.
The Twenty-ninth division was last
reported in the Aisace sector, south of
Epinal, he said, The Seventy ninth
still is in the training area.
The Eighty nth division is just ar
irving overseas. General March stated
| The infantry has all gotten in but
some of the artillery has not yet
landed
Responding to request for a brief
resume of the principal actions in
which the Rainbow division has par
/ tieipated the chief Of staff said:
The Rainbow division had its COM
( bat training in the Lorraine sector.
north Of LuneVille. 1t left that posi-
/ tton TO arrive east of Rheims where,
/ on July 10, 1t helped break the main
! German attack. When the French
American counter offensive a =
Z launched on the Marine salient the
division appeared there shortly in re-
/ lief of other units. Our reports in
dictate the following. In eight DAYS
OF battle tho Forty second division has
forced the passage of the Ourcq
taken prisoners from six enemy divis-
! ions; met, routed and decimated "A
crack division of the Prussian guards,
a Bavarian division and one other
division and driven back the enemys
line for sixteen kilometers."
General March was asked TO ex-
plain his figures on the strength of a
division He said
The strength of a division Is,
roughly, 10000. When you count in
n u aar
to get multiplier for the whole
army the whole number is something
like as. GOO"
Norfolk. Va, Aug. 10,--A sailor
named Joseph l., Waters, who en-