South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-28

tout all the nay from the volEa region 10
eastern Siberia
The Czech Slovaks defended themselves
and did more Their national council. or
gsniIed at Paris under the leadership Of
Prof Thomas G. MasaryF. an exiled edu-
Gator, who proved a statesman OF the hrst
rank. realized that these troops could form
most valuable rallying point for such ei-
ements In Russia as were neither infectes
with bolshevik insanity nor IN German pay
The Czech Sloyak national council wac
formally recognized. hrst by England and
France and later BY the other allies. as q
de facto government, and the Czech-Slovak
troops IN Russia were accorded the rights
OF belligerents. This meant that the Huns
could no longer treat Czech Sloyak prison
ers as 'deserters' without mourning stern
reprisals. Thanks largely to the Czech
SlovGks aided by japanese and America
troops. bolshevism bad been practically
suppressed ia Siberia when the var on thu
western front ended. I'D European Russia
about halfway up The volgA ASS IN the
hands OF friends o. the allies.
Four Anxious Mcrfas
With the utter collapse &C ssHssia tho
Huns were enabled 20 turn shei- tuii
strength upon the French and British ar,
mics on the western front. on March ?.
what was to be the hrst Of the last series
OF great hun 0rlNee opened Irom tue bcarpE
70 the Disc In Flanders.
On q sixty-mile front more thar ! 1000,
900 men wero hurled toward Amiens. The
German plan was 10 divide the British
from the French roll up The British. drive
them back to the coast and destroy them.
Berlin hoped thus TO obtain II not a COM
Blete victory. at least negotiated
peace" that would restore the German
colonies and permit the Huns to retalI
their Russian plumber.
Those were extremely perilous days. for
the Americans had not yet come up In full
strength. and II the British armies were
destroyed the French could hardly stand
alone But though the British line bent
back and back. It did not break. and as II
shortened the French extended This bat.
tie led to the appointment on April 2 oil
Marshal Foch as supreme commander oil
all the allied forces. The allies thereafter
had absolutely unified direction OF all
their armies
Halted IN the direct drive for Amiens
the Huns struck at Arras and between
Messines and la Bassee with intent e
gain the Flanders ridge. The whole
weight OF this drive fell on the British.
who were literally fighting with their
bacAs TO the WALL with no natural line
OF defense between them and the channel.
But the British line held.
Baked in their direct attempts to divide
the British and French and reach the
channel ports. the Huns launched a new
drive between 'ossons and Rheims, with
Paris as the goal In six days the Huns
had hammered across the Aisne and had
again reached the Marine In the region OF
Chateau Thierry. But an attempt to
push farther down the Ourcq was de-
feated by the French and Americans. and
at Cantigny and Beleau wood the United
States marines added new names to a vic7
tory roll that goes back 20 the very BEL
ginning Of the nation in 1775.
The High Tide Of the Hun
The first half OF 1918 was in fact. a race
between America and the Huns II seemed
a question for weeks whether the Yanks
could get across the fast enough.
They were coming at the rate Of nearly
500 600 a month. but could they get intc
the battle line soon enough? By July I
the question was really answered. for more
than 100000 American soldiers were IN
France. and they we're still pouring in
unchecked by Hun submarine ratda on tha
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