The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-08-29


The Germans have materially stiff
fened their defense against the Brit
fsh, American and French troops on
the Picardy battle front, but they
have been unable to stem the tide
of advance against them,
Although the forward push Of the
allies has slowed down somewhat, new
ertheless they have made further i'm
portant progress from the north of
the Somme, where the Americans and
British are fighting together, to the
northern bank of the Disc river, where
the French troops are engaging the
enemy.
The Americans and the British are
pressing closely upon Bray-sur-Somme,
aided by tanks and armored cars.
The greatest progress in the recent
past has been made by the French
from the region Immediately south
west and south of Roye to the Disc
river. Here they have driven their
line well across the Roye-C ompegne
road and at Cambronne have reached
the road leading from Compeigne to
Noyon.
The stiffening of the German de-
tense does not, in the minds of OBJ
servers on the battle front, indicate
the reatreat of the enemy has ended.
1t is assumed, rather, that these man
euvers are similar to those carried out
over the Marine front, when strong
rear guards covered the retirement of
the crown princes armies northward
The number Of prisoners taken by
the allies in the counter offensive is
placed at thirty thousand, together
with 500 guns.
Over a curving front of more than
twenty miles the British and French
troops are continuing to sweep back
the Germans eastward across the Pr
cardy plains from the region north
of the Somme east of Morlancourt to
west of Montdidier.
The Franco-British offensive has al
ready captured 1900 prisoners and
between 200 and 300 guns, many Of
them of heavy caliber, and innumer-
able machine guns, trench mOrtars and
kindred small weapons.
On the famous Lys salient, north
west Of Labassee and in the region
southwest of Ypres on the equally fam
ous battle ground porth of KENNEL,
he Germans are reported to be giving
ground.
Premier Lloyd George says he is
1ot too optimistic. He believes the |
of the Germanic hordes
will be a long and terrible job, but he |
las no doubt but that victory will |
crown the efforts of the allies
The French government has lodged !
IN objection to the appointment of |
Chinese minister to the vatican and |
he reception Of a papal nuncio at Pc |
lin as being in contravention of the |
rien-Tsin treaty of 1858, which recog-
lies French protectorate over the
roman Catholics in China.
An idea of the heavy losses suffered
" the Germans in the fighting in the I
darne pocket is given by German doe
Iments in possession of United States
nd French officers and men, and OBJ
aimed in various other ways since the
LIED offensive began on July IL. One
egiment lost one-third of it's electives
q one day. Other units were reduced
y one-half.
The British have been for some time
nd are now making extraordinary eff
orts to concentrate troops on the
vestern front. Coupled with United
tates and French efforts, this gives
romise Of such overwhelming forces
4 the battle next year that a compar-
lively short and bitter fight may see
ne issue decided and the German ar
lies driven beyond the Rhine, if not
estroyed In the field.