Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-08-10
GERMANS RETREAT
ACROSS THE VESLE
HUNS RACING FOR NORTHERN
BANK OF THE AiSNE RIVER
WITH ALLIES IN PURSUIT.
Week Of Fighting Results in Great
Gains for Allied Forces, Who Drive
Enemy Back and Take Toll of
Men and Munitions.

Paris. - The German retreat con-
times undated. with the allies every
where in hot pursuit
Apparently the situation now has re-.
solved itself into a race for the north
ern bank of the Aisne river by the
Germans, who have been evicted flom
strategic positions along the Vesle
river. in the center of the line and d.
rectly east of Rheims, which seemingly
renders necessary that they put the
Aisne between themselves and their
pursuers TO escape further large losses
of men made prisoners.
Just how large this bag of captives Is
at present cannot be reckoned. but I'M
official advices received here assert
that when the figures are made public
they will thrill the allied world. Gen
eral Pershing in his communication
says the Americans alone have taken
500 prisoners and, in addition, l33
guns.
The past week has been most sue
| cessful one for the allied forces, great
progress having been made in driving
|
quantities of stores and a large number
| of guns having been captured, while
the Huns have paid dearly in killed
and wounded. While the losses by the
allies has, of course, been heavier than
during the regular trench warfare, the
loss of life has not been near 50 great
as one would imagine.
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counter offensive, he has been assailing
the enemy without cessation. so that
the Huns have had very little rest. He
had brought up British and Scotch
troops to aid in these attacks. On the
Rheims side the British had made sub
stantlal gains, but were driven back.
On the western, or scissors side of the
salient, the Scotch and French were
held up at Buzancy for several days.
To the southwark the first break was
made In the enemy's line ut Grand
Rozoy and Cugny.
On Thursday the American opera
tons began to tell. The enemy began
a retreat at the center, near Sergy and
Cierges and eastward thereof. The
French had taken Romigny, still far
Their to the eastward, but had lost IL.
They recaptured 1t and closely invest
ed yille-en-Tardenols
Friday evening scissors was cap
tured. The capture of scissors earl
Ter probably would have resulted In
complete disaster to the enemy, but
General Foch did not make direct
assault until he had brought up an AIDE
quate force of men, guns, tanks and
ammunition. Then he launched nm at
tack on a wide front from a point
northeast Of scissors TO Grand Rozoy,
Beugneux and Cramaille. And AT the
same time there were attacks all along
the line as far as Rheims.
The result was that the German line
broke like dam suddenly struck by
great food. The French entered
! Scissors. taking hundreds Of prisoners,
and to the southwark the French and
| British crossed the Crise river In
| turning movement.
The hitherto impregnable position at
Buzancy gave way and the entire Ger
man line was In flight. Then IL was
! that the crown prince and LudendorfT
realized that II would be impossible TO
hold the lines of the Ardre or Nesle
| rivers, and general retreat was or
dered, presumably to the line of the
| Aisne Even the Aisne line is threat
| ened by the advance OF the allies ne
| yond scissors, for the river runs
through that town. Being north Of the
river on the line of Fontenoy-Pommers,
the French may delve into tire Ter
man right flank still deeper In that
event the Aisne line may become UNI
tenable and the Germans may decide
that discretion dictates further re-
treat, probably TO the old line along
| the Chpmin- hos nomoo