Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-02
PLAN END
OF War THIS Year
London August 2.-(4:22 p m.)-The Ger
man high command has decided to win, lose
draw before the beginning of the new year, &C

COIQlnS 10 lIlloIiliolioii
secured from a compe-
tent source this after
noon.
However, military observers are
unable to see how Germany can get
enough additional recruits for ade'
quate defensive purposes.
The October class of German re-
serves is less than 100000. which is
unequal to the number Of Americans
that can be put in the battle to OIL
set additions of manpower.
Already the bulk of the German
troops have been put out of action.
As a result of the latest allied ad-
vances on the Aisne- Marne front mill
, tary observers believe that the Ger
mans will have difficulty in making
stand on the Vessle river line.
The allies advanced to a maximum
depth of three miles over front OF
| five miles, between LIE Plessere Helu
and the Arcy wood,
Tn French captured Goussencourt.
! The French and British pushed
their lines we'll down the northern
slope that dominates the valley OF
Crise, where reserves Of German in
fantry and field artillery were held.
The situation on the whole western
front is now satisfactory to the allies
as there is every reason to believe, 1t
was authoritatively declared this af-
ternoon, that General Foch's counter
offensive is the turning point OF the
: Summer campaign and possibly Of the
war itself.
Forecast Hun Retirement.
Paris, Aug, q u:50 p m.)-The
t capture OF Ville-en-T -Tardennois from
the Germans is imminent and slow
retirement of the Germans to the
Vessle river was predicted by COM
petent military critics this afternoon
, Cutting into the German lines on
the hills north of Fere-enTardennois
) the allies continue their steady pro-
gress.
( The advance is giving the allied
= artillery command Of all of the road
9 leading from Soissons to Rheims
! Fismes, Bazoches and Braisne, three
e important rear points are being TAX
D en- under terrific fire.
+, The War in Summary.
e The new allied advance, which be.
e gan between the Aisne-Marne rivers
J. yesterday, and has continued ever
since has put the whole German front
o between Fereen-Tardenn and
e Ville-en-Tardennois in peril
French American and British
> troops are striking over wide front
s along the western flank and the
s lower side of the German salient.
Il gaining from one to more than three
S miles and increasing the total num-
T. Der of German prisoners since the
Il beginning OF the tcounterdrive to
about $4,000,
Another immediate German retire.
ment perhaps all the way to the
Vesse river line is believed inevi-
Al tabl.
~ Between Scissors and the Ourcq
river the allies have drawn tighter
'd the neck of the pocket through which
II the Germans are retiring and have
re- made important progress in the encir-
t. cling movement, against scissors IT.
self
Y The OurcqAisne watershed has
n been taken from the Germans along
b with commanding high ground and
'o four villages
III A small German salient that flows
into the allied front was wiped out
+" and the French and British pushed
their lines down the northern slopes
that dominate the valley OF the Crise
river.
At last account the allied battle line
was a bare six miles from the Vessle
river while heavy pressure Continued
in the direction of the German rail
>" way junction al Bazoches, and the
r German base at Fismes.
0nthe lower side OF the rapidly di
:, minishing German salient the French
VS. have captured Goussancourt. which Il
five miles southwest OF Ville-enTar
dennois and nearly ten miles south
east of Fere.enTardennois
on The territory about Goussencour
to Is covered with network OF high
ng ways which are being taken in h,
1c. allied rush, one by one.
rg, Military experts regard the nrcsen
Y. advance by the allies as one Of thu
he most important since he beginning q
mi the German retreat from the Marn'
ldiyer.