Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-08-16
AMERICANS ARE EAGER
They Believe in Quick Action and
Harn licks.

North uf the .tnCrr thr British have
firmly established their positions an,i
are pushing out patrols toward Brayc.
The Germans throughout the day
were retiring all along The line, en-
dcayorinS IL save whatc"cr they could
tack against Montdidicr.
The French attack resulted i'll the
taking OF Montdidier. This movement
is considered rs most significant aS
the Allies have now penetrated far
into the enemy lines in the Amicns
district. The Germans are retreat
in= rapidly ont Of tn pocket Of
which Montdidier was the apex.
The Americans ana British have
now advanced their position beyond
their objective north of the Somme.
The whole of the Chiplly spur is now
in their poSs, SSion after fChtinG OF
the most desperate character.
The casualties OF the Americans
wcrs not more than WAS 10 hr ~.
pcctsd. considering the bitterness oi
the fighting.
Details of the brilliant battle which
the .\mrritc,ns and British fought Tor
The spur are now available. In order
% 20 over the top AT IN" appointed
time. the Americans were forced to
:nahv Il rapid marcn in the last part
OF which they ran. so a. To hr in the
fight.
Hurried on their way by this adj
"ancing british. French and Amcri-
can troors on the Amirn;- Sommr hat-
tlcnrli. the Germans throughout III"
day retired all along the line. attempt
ng to save whatever they could 49,
The French launched Il new attack On
Muntdidirr. The clements Of tn" Ger.
man division became badly confused
in their operations through trying To
hold up tn" Allies in their several al
tacKS. II wIS 4 victorious LAY for the
Allies who smashed all tn" German
resistance.
In the American attack. tn" Ger
man infantry held for Il while and
then broke und the Americans kept
'soin.. al some pl"crS without the as
pitt"d with deep Gullrs. was unsuitrd
for tank warfare.
There were no trenches hut - thin
smoke screen BLOWN" across rh'
Il -
pnSitionS lay. ~ tho S;rm" tim" Tho
"IInan artillery became aCtiN" auh
dropped shells in the direction of tn
American troops. which inflicted n
lev cISuIlti,s. The Americans. how
ever. ran ou ana reached tho $m ~,
linz just aS il lifted. Th n they iounh
iu mSrlvcS at grips with the enemy.
Meanwhile. certain ArIcrican units
'.ad reached positions in wood
when III" Germans opened Tire with
'IH"hiuc guns. Many of these enemy
maChin" glinnrrS came up from deep
.luGouis after the American barr'ig"
had ceased and they placed their
guns in prepared pits. The Americans
'faced Ia; RS Here.
The Germans continued 10 fire un-
I'll the Americans and English put
them out of action.
North of tn" Sommr and also south
OF II the Germans are now showing
every sign of rapid retreat. Most
Of the shells that came over from their
batteries were OF small caIiIrc and
fired at extremely long range. show
ing that the enemy probably was re-
moving his heavier pieces for Il FUR
thor retirement. The Allied forces.
who everywhere adS Sanccd their lines.
moved their artillery along with them.
There was further cheer in the re-
rort revealing that the French had
started another movement that re-
suited in the taking Of MOntdili"r. In
that region. too. the Germans mad"
preparations for the Withdrawal that
military observers confidently had "X-
pectrd.
The enemy continues 10 destroy his
stores OF munitions in yariO,!s loCHli.
ties along the battle front. as is the
practice of a beaten army.
Further successes east of MOntdidi-
cr would iron out the whole sector
north of Lihons ami result in TIA" free
ing OF great territory from the Ger
mans and wrestling from thcn much
at the gains that resulted from the
n. mN'S spring offensive. In addition,
~ forward n.Orcn'" '"ni would tax" from
the invaders the bountiful crops that
have been cultivated inside their lines
and which ar" now ready To harvest.
Many more prisoners have been
taken during the operations OF the
last 4 hours. among them troops
from nj least four new divisions that
"yrc hurried in perth OF the Sommr.
apparently the enemy hIs rushed in
new troops from wherever they could
hr obtained for among the prisoners
are some from reserve hattaliOnS Of
divisions located far TO In" north.
This would indicate that considerable
confusion prevails among Crown
Prince Rupprccht's forces as result
of the unexpected Allied assaults and
their continued success.
FIRST AMERICAN ARMY
It's Position Lies on the Road to