St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-08-10

Munitions Abandoned by Enemy.
Press interview by Gen. March,
August 3, 1918:
When spoke to you last on We'd
nesday, the two opposing lines had
been nearly stationary and engaged
in more or less desperate fighting
during July 80 and 81. Since that
time blows on both TANKS were re-
sisted by the Germans until, on Aug
ust /, heavy attacks by the British
and French on the Chadun Plateau,
south of Scissors and further south
east around Deugne,lx, bent back the
enemy's line at this point for dis
lance something like two miles. The
result of these blows on the TANKS
forced a retirement along the entire
German front on August g.
On the west flank the enemy had
to retire across the Crise River, and
the French walked into scissors. In
the center during the day of August
2, the retirement covered an average
distance of from three to four miles
on a front of 80 miles.
On the east flank, on the heights
west of Rheims, our advance was
finally on a 4-mile front for a dis
tance of about l mile.
Our line last evening ran nearly
parallel to the valley of the combin
ed Vesle and Ardre Rivers, and the
distance from where we are to their
position, which is more Or less nat
ural defensive position, is only lit
tie more than 6 miles.
The perimeter of this gradually di-
minishing salient has now come down
to 4S miles on August 2, from "A
miles at the start. The depth of the
enemy's retirement is now Is miles.
During this advance, beginning
with the counter-offensive, we have
had eight United States divisions now
engaged, 1st, I'd, Sd, 4th, 18th, SD,
and AID. We have located definite
ly the troops which were engaged
against the Fourth Prussian Guards.
They were the AID Division-the
Rainbow Division.
The objective of our forces is still
the enemy's army, and the success of
the advance is indicated by the con-
fidential cablegram, which I am GO
ing to read to you.
Ground Covered With Corpses.
An officer of Gen. Muir's Twenty
eighth Division just returned from
Fere-en-Tardeno1s reports that it
does not seem possible for an army
to have gathered as many guns, as
much ammunition as the Germans
had abandoned in their retreat,
which had been so hasty that they
had not time to bury their dead.
The ground was SO covered with
corpses that it was impossible to ad-
vance without walking. over them.
and further, that the advance of the
Twenty-eighth Division had been ex-
tremely rapid in spite of the fact
that their position was some distance
from the nearest railroad.
In connection with the American
forces abroad there has been some
about the proportion of
the forces which is brigaded with the
British, and I will say that Gen. Per-
shing has in his own area as his own
force, not brigaded with the British,
over 100000.
The number of men embarked dur
ing the month of July, just closed,
was over 100000. That breaks the
record; the previous high record was
in the preceding month, when We
reached 276,OOO. The number of
men embarked to France is now over
l 100000.
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