The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-04-12
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AnaiheF week ~ the bloodlest kind
Of fighting failed 10 brlng 10 the Ger.
snah. The real victory on which they
hal ~ confidently counted for though
che Hritish and French armies had
beea forced 10 yield further territory.
their lines were unbrnken and their
spirits undRunted As the German mil.
ltmFy authorities, General Ardenne.
saya. q II not the capture 81 territory
that emn bring decision. hut only a
victory over and through the shattcr-
inR ~ the enemy'a armies. No far from
heing shattered. the allied forces.
weary nnd battered MS they are. are
fuil ~ confidence. and as this IL writ,
ten ere hut awaiting the 0ppoFtuue
nnment To- strike back with the hig
army Of maneuvcr which was placed
ri the disposal ~ the supreme war
council
Amlena, a most important link In
the British line ~ communications,
appeared 20 be the real objective Of
ths uermHus. and they were able dur.
ins the week to push forward toward
that city. along the tlae II thr somme,
Ha tar Rs tiamel. and q little farther
north iheY took Albert and were hold,
ing u against fierce counter attacks by
the british. To The south they had
pushed = sailrnt forward a little be-
yond MonidIdler. but there the French
cnme back ~ them with such elan that
they were checked aud lost several
commanding positions Fnst Of this
sector the French troops held stub.
gaorniv 90 their lines along the Olse and
ga Thursday attacked dashlngly south
of Neyon and drove the enemy hack
1--WE mites ~ the polnt % the hayonet.
~ waa along this east and west base
ae the German salient that the allied
MpFld expected the great counter,
thrust ~ the army ~ vancouver TO be
made Ahy considerable advance o.
che north iherc II waS pointed ont,
would gnrre the Germans ta draw hack
60 save their Hines Of communication.
which niready are 81 badly stretched
opt that they have great dlfaculty In
brlnElne up artillery aud food
what inokesi like diversion vngh
~ thar n serious threat was the ~
tack ~ the Huns In the middle of The
Nrck AZ the northern extremity ~ tho
lire ~ hattie toward Arras There
the British, after giving some ground
repnlssssi the enemy with terrible
slaughter Presumably this thrust y,
AFFaa wns Fhnir 10 kvep thr british
frpm srnainK men and guns ~ the apg-
tar where their unes ialn those -
the FFeugh but Il was so quickly
ilorkea that II failed ~ les purpose
Extraordinarily bald and sucrvssful
Nwas che work Of the british and
Freneh ayiatars Ia thsir low aylng
hnisie pianes they eew tn sweuas ron,
tiuuopuly over the hati,eHeldz aud back
~ the German lines. p'aytug huvo~
with the cnetny's transports and To
nirtinx heavy casualties Ia his ~.
serves nattlrs In tho air were Ianu,
uarFehle hat the allied airmrn malta
tMlnea she upEser hand always The
ariiiierynen nlsa distinguished them.
as,ivvs. sticking 20 thrlr aring % the
last moment aad usually saving their
guns ~hsn forred 10 fan hack.
On the whole the Developments oP
she week wvrv such as tn r.Siore con.
fidence Hmnng the allies. Tor though
the situagion was SIN critical. u seem.
sd that Premier Cirmrncsau WAS Vtsht
whco he said that whatever might hap
pen Ia the next few days the enemy
could not win the path 20 the sea nor
the path 20 Paris.
Just what part the American troops
save been DlGylRG IN the somms battle