The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-07-15

E''F Nv ANNao VI w NV Nv
June This is the sort OF war that
Lee and Gran, aud Napoleon fought.
said "A pleased American on the Alatnt
today. out IN the open. YOU know.
marching ana lighting like white
folks. No more Of that damned nd
ing In dugouts ANA being shclled"
1t rs open warfare with q zen
eonce The German masses nave
been thrust forward toward that road
which connects Chateau 1h,,rry a. 4
soissons book 1t UP on the maj IL
q have not already marked II with
the blu. pcncil-nnd have boen try
ing TO get across the Marine. They
columns have hcen Offering down
every little valley and through every
wood and have been CROSSING every
hill
The French held them with that
loose and resilient line which has
been the SALVATION Of France on the
Marine IN 1918 as Il was IN 1914 The
French line gave way, taking It's
price as It f.ll back. At last the
time came when General Foch de-
clded that the Boche had gone ms
enough for the time Later on. per
haps. more ground may he given ~
one here Is IN the secrets ui The hign
command For the moment the Bochc
must be stopped.
Hold along this line" he may
have said. putting his pencil p3inI
on the may Try the Americans
here"
American maripes were sent I'm
near Torcy--find that little place on
the map 10 the north and west "
Chateau Thierry and on the ulls at
Neuilly. American nfant"ymcn we're
sent 10 help hold the riVci crossing
80 Jaulgonue other American units
mere IN practical if not actually "
tactical liaison with those groups
more to the south. The largest force
OF Americans which has faced the
enemy IN France as u single body
was assembled ON the line OF the
Marine.
Position of the Americans.
To-day the Americans .rH hoiting
the nose OF the snout like salient
which the Roche has thrust INTO the
pleasant countryside OF France. here
IN the bends of the Marine q Che
TEAM Thicrry. Not tho tin o. the nose.
perhaps, but rather to the b''th AMI
Yves; OF the up. That sn smile
rather appeals 70 mo On the map.
as the German thrust rs outlined to-
day. YOU viii ind that " re- emhlry
the rose OF Il savage dos Tho am ~
icans. # ono mas continue an I'M
pleasant simils, are thr ring on that
nose.
The lines Of ia. Jaw on citl'r ado
are the lines of the salient The
French have pinched IN and held tght
az The hinges of the Jaw so that tho
Boche seems today IN . position wNicl
may or may uot-brronir dangerous
Before tris Va cad the situation viii
have been ended. II that mout thrust
cannot be continued then the bOglie
must either try elsewhere or r,se put
the ut!l weight OF his shoulders into
this effort ara tTy 10 hoave ii rough
Ly way of Chateau Tlisrry 10 Para
These French are surely the 5000
little guys to as or" AmCilc.a re-
ported 10 me today. 81 coon SO
they find out Ne are Americans s.y.
no W. can get an thoy cot
Yesterday the 90 rr%espUndents 80 o.
distant point on the American line
heard hat certain American units
had entered into the fsht on the
Mnrnt Such facts arc held TO- 500
cr~cy IN warfare We knew that
these units had moved hastily and
We had guessed their destination but
~ knew nothing for certain. Last
night the word came thai we Nigh:
proceed to their camp. where th"s
had already established contact
with the enemy. That rs a censor
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