The Carlisle independent., 1918-08-08


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 Between Fere and Soissons the French with the assistance of certain Scottish units, made some progress toward the north and east in the face of powerful resistance The Scots captured the park and chateau in the outs.sirts of Buzancy and held them against repeated counter-attaeks; and the French occupied Grand Rezoy and Cugny and in a brilliant operation, took by storm the Butte Chaulmont, commanding height.
 On the eastern side of the rapidly diminishing salient the French and British moved steadily northward un- ii the entire Dormans Reims road was in their possession; Romigny. BHgny were occupied and Ville-enTardenois was reached Along here the Huns put up some of their most stubborn re- sistance and strongest counter-attaeks, and infantry operations there came al- most to standstill, though the artil- lery continued its activity, as it did on all other sectors.
 In the early days of the allied of- fensive the Germans were vastly in- ferior in the air, but last week many of their best pilots were summoned, and their machines swarmed over the allied lines and communication roads, fighting with remarkable daring and doing considerable execution. The al- lied aviators were by DO means lack ing and there were lnn1merable stir ring combats in the air.
 When General Foch relaxed some what in infantry action. perhaps to give his troops h:t of rest. perhaps in prepara tion for further important operations, it was expected the Hun would seize the opportunity to attack. But he did not do so. evidently not be ing anxious to meet the allies oftener than necessary. Observers thought. from the movements of the enemy, that he would not stop long on the Vesle river line. but would retire 10 the plateau between that stream and the Aisne. This might be rendered com pulsory by the capture of Ville-en- Tardenois, which would open the way for the allies 10 advance down the Ardre valley to Fishes.
 Up to the time of writing according 10 French estimates. the Germans had used 45 divisions on the Soissons- Reifns front some of them having been brought Into action several times Der lin claimed to have taken 24.o0o pris- oners, while those captured by the 1 allies were said to number 34,00O. The object of each army has been to | Kill as many as possible of it's oppo- nents.
 German prisoners, it is said. are | deeply depressed by the failure of the crown princes drive and the success l of Foch's offensive. They now realize ] the strength of the American arms. l and the people in Germany also are i beginning to learn the truth about l that despite the attempts of the lead l CTS and the press to minimize it and ! 10 excuse the ariny's severe reverse. On the other fronts there was not a [ great deal of action. though the Brit 1 ish struck swift blow in The north, surrounding and capturing the town ] of Morris and taking prisoners. 1 There was littIe change in the Alban- 1 ian situation. though Vienna claimed 1 tlIe Franco-Italian forces had met with reverse The Austrians are very sore over the repeated bombing of Pola and other bases and are threat l ening retaliation on Italian cities. espe- eially Venice.
 American troops arrived in Italy last week and were received with joy that was almost hysterical.
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 In the near East the best news came from Ukraine where the peas ants are reported to he in full revolt aed!NSt me nuns. Fleia AaFeit1l NHHi Eichhorn. the Gernan commander in
 Ukraine. who had treated the people ike slaves. was assassinated br a Seuna Russian social reyolufionlst in Kfev. and IL. was said the fife Of ! General skorGFad>si. the hetman-a tool of Germany was threatened.
 German correspondents who have been traveiine in Russia report that the feeling there against Germany is very strong and widespread and that the business men are all anti-bolshev- boIsheyik government is in peril ana