Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-08-09

o Chamery, the town where Lieut.
Quentin Roosevelt fell to his denth
with his arplnne.
Between Fere and Scissors the
French. with the assistance OF certain
Scottish units, made some progress
toward the north and east In the race
Of powerful resistance. The Sco's
captured the park and chateau IN the
outskirts OF Buzancy and held them
against repeated counter-attacks; ana
the French occupied Grand Rozoy ana
Cugny and. In a brilliant operation
took by storm the Butte Chauimoht'
commanding height.
On the eastern side OF the rapidly
diminishing salient the French anu
British moved steadily northward I'M
III the entire Dormnns- Reims road was
In their possession; Romigny, Bligny
were occupied and ville-en-Tardenois
was reached. Along here the Huns
put up some Of their most stubborn re-
sistnnce and strongest counter-attacRs.
and Infantry operations there came a.
most TO n standstill. though the artii-
lery continued Its activity, as II o'u
on all other sectors.
In the early days OF the allied Of
fenslyc the Germans were vastly III
ferior In the air. but last week many
OF their hest pilots were summoned
and their machines swarmed over 'he
allied lines and communication roads'
fighting with remarkable daring anu
doing considerable execution. The al
lied nylntors were by no means lack
ing and thefe were innumerahle SUIT
ring comhats In the air.
When General Foch relaxed some
what In infantry action. perhaps 10
give his troops bit of rest. perhaps
in preparation for further Important
operations. Il was expected the Hun
would seize the opportunity TO attack
But ne 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 'he
yesle river line. hut would retire TO inc
nlntenu between that stream and inc
Aisne. This might he rendered com
pulsory by the capture of Viile-eh
TnrdenoIs which would open the wa!
FOR the allies 10 advance down th'
4 Ardre valley to Fismes.
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I'm 10 the time of writing, accordlni
10 French estimates, the Germans Na'
used A. divisions on the Scissors
Relms front. some Of them having beer
brought into action several times. Ber
lin claimed 10 have taken 24,UOC pris
oners. while those captured by IN
o,lIes were said to number 34,OW
The object Of each army has been Il
XIII MS many MS possible OF It's oppo
nents.
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German prisoners. ii is said ar
deeply depressed by the failure OF IN
crown princes drive and the success
~ Foch's offensive. They now realiz
,he strength Of the American arm'
md the people in Germany also M
bcginnlne To learn the truth abo'
that despite the attempts of the lea'
ers md the press TO minimize II IN
IN excnsc the armv'S severe reverse
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ON fine other fronts there was not
,reot donl Of action. though the Bri
,sh struck swift blow In the mort
surrounding and capturing the TO"
If Merris and taking prisoner
There was little change In the Albh
inn situntinn. though Vienna elaine
the Franco.nalian forces had met Wi
roverse. The Austrians are vel
sore over the repeated bombing
polo and other bases and are threa
oninc retaliation ON Italian cities, esp
clally Venice.
American troops arrived In TIA
last week and were received with j
that was almost hvStericnl
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In the near East the best neN
came from Ukraine, where the per
ants nrp reported to be In full rev
ocoinst thc Huns. Field Marshal v
Elchhorn. The German commander
I'rroiuc who had treated the peoT
lilo slaves was assGsslnated by
younr Russian social revoiutionlst
KIey and II was said the life
General Sloropudsld, the hetman-
TOOL Of Gcrmany-also was threaten'
German correspondents who I'm
heen travelling in Russia report II
tho feeling there against Germany
vcry strong and widespread and II
mo business men are all nnti-holsh'
, III LenIne and Trotzky admit that
, bolshevik government Is In peril n
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