The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-08-09

landed ellNSIpHS HedNS counter az
AS against them. but everywhere
they have Snet with stone wall of
resistauce that has not permitted
them to counter balance their losses
OF ground
They also have deluged the south
ern line of the stream with shells OF
all calibers. including gas projectiles.
: and even have brought their famous
flame throwers into play. but all to
no purpose. The allies everywhere
xhave remained firm in the ground
they have won.
Americans Unharmcd BY Gas.
But the Germans have not been
permitted by the allies to have a
monopoly OF the initiative. Where
they have thrown shells against the
Americans in the Fismes sector.
American missiles have been return
ed with added interest This par
ticular sector has been a veritable
inferno. Gas in large quantities was
released against the Americans who.
with their gas masks adjusted. were
virtually unharmed by the noxous
fumes. A kindly switch in the wind
at one time even turned back the gas
against the enemy. The French al
so have answered the Germans in
kind
During the hiatus in the fighting
on the Soissons- Rheims sector the
Germans are believed to be moving
their main bodies northward to the
positions they have chosen for n
stand, and doubtless the German
crown prince is endeavoring hastily
10 reconsttute as well as he may.
with the forces at his command. his
badly shattered armies.
An inklng OF what the Germans
have lost in men made prisoners and
guns captured by the allies has be-
come public through an utterance OF
the French premier at session OF
the ministerial council at which Gem
eral Foch was made a marshal of
France. "Thirty-five thousand pris-
oners and 700 cannon have been
captured said the premier. who
Rddedthat Paris no longer was in
danger, that Soissons and Chateau
Thierry had been reconquered and
that 200 villages had been delivered
through the formidable thrust Of
Foch's men through the Soissons-
Rheims salient.
Allies Continue Advance
-,
1'neuvers OF the Germans and the
French and British troops. with the
latter of whom, some Americans are
believed 10 be briFaded, on the front
running from Montdider to the re-
gion around Yprcs. Ultimately the
operations here may have a strong
bearing on those now in progress in
the south, and, if the allies keep up
their successful thrusts and the Ger
mans continue to withdraw compel
realignment of the entire battle
front
The French north Of Montdidier
have crossed to the west side OF the
Avre river between Breaches ana
tion into the German line would be-
come a direct menace to the junction
point of the armies Of the German
crown prince and of Crown Prince
Rupprecht. On both sides of
Amiens. where the Germans have
given ground. they now are heavily
shelling British positions, using
quantities Of gas. evidently with the
Intention OF preventing an attack in
force.
In Monday nights attempted Yep
pelin raid on London one OF the big
dirigibles was sent crashing in flames
into the North Sea, by British air
men, while another. wounded by the
guns OF the defending fires. had to
scurry homeward to evade destruc-
tiop or the five machines which set
out on the mission Of devastation.
not one reached London.
(Monday.)