The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-31

one IS and hundreds OF guns. but't -
no att.mpt to break through etth-
or by the concentrations OF gtea1 lIlasS
or BY a simultaneous attack upon
srcai length of front
On the contrary. tho Mhoie" ING -
deliberately reStrlcIso, ~ aa,,ajIv en-
~ proceed step by step ETadualfy Gu
i,-einr a. Its succeeding phases Suos-
w. az, the morrow Of The or1HIIaA g.
tark that is, on August ~ tnI
Of the French first army came 'nIo -
hcvond Montdidier. AID on inc eFen 1S
If the next day tho FrSn .; - b,nw
attacked the LassiGny Fhls. tacn o1oS
80 delivered not only with T1ethoo oue
,r.;,h precision. and what Is most LIT
nort,n, 10 remark. with economy Oh e+-
fort and daily limited obtectaVes
What WIS the effect Ihe'entht 49, 49,
mass Of reserves to meet the atici I.'
nress,,r. after this pressure haA peeLA
e,erciscd all the way from tue thsc 70
no Sorprnc, for ten days. hJ unaI .liiis
nc. salient had gradually been reo".Iu,
With tho Frcrch half way acroSs -
Lassigny Hills and the roaa Suut III. crTt-1
Of Rove and Chaulnes uncer me - -.
r;rs Together tho enemy peouShI !"
n,ora than l2D divisions from the 70,
serves aod thus there wore H ,tOtsoo
more thar. forty ont "t the S'HSy 'ot 80 80.
divisions which On July Is had o1eu AeA'
fresh for action.
We hah row ARRIVED at AUGUST "a,
exactly one month aItcH tns t-. r.tha
Of the juitiatIvH.:lpd the turning OF Cne
tidc bv the E'rlnco-Arncrican SURPRISE
~, Iul- Is. The action SHlcHcn"d nero
was no considerable acVance dhy w =.
httpce-, tn, Disc and the Sornnc LOT 2
.6a- or two Tho western bhii OF Sna
Sn.sjy-,v Hills had been occupied; but
Inc east:.tn half sill stood firm ana once
moro, vou began to got. though now less
confidently rho tone I have rci "TrsSI 10
IN German dispatches al,d IN Ine ISi
man prcss-oncc agai T0EIth AN ecoo OF
II sven nn the Allied side among IN"
cr,,,,an pnoulAiion There had been no
break through. The sNciteyneHt OF tne
first DAYS. Of the SECOND battle han ,o'eo-
The ,norcIncnt~on tho map appeared sag
n!fiCant Ctc-.-ejc- ~
Then came The G1trd blow. u T'7
struck on August Is. in tho sector pc
,y.,r, Scissous and the OiSa against
front of-ahout iw"nty miles wath Al
strictly limited 10 The requirements Oh
the plan laId-doH-n For taiS iocal-no'c-
nrent General Mankin. with tho tenIn
French army. made two cHrlpaIaIlptS1y
sunlf surprise attacks. took not uluc1l
more than 5000 prisoners. and advance
, on two short sectors not much more
thac Il unlh.
There was no sort Of IN attempt al a
rupture II would have served no |yur-
3 pose attempt II III SHi-A q F''~%~~|
With the immensely strong POSITIONS OF
the ST. Gohain hill and forest lying oue
a few miles ahead N The French army
Upon ;he 18th. however. TO the sur
prise rot only OF tho enemy but OF the
less Informed critics upon our Owl! sac,
General ManSnS force moved suddenly
right forward captured al least s'Uoo
| prisoners and 200 guns. and al the
enemy force on that front. was thrown
into wild confusion. An urgent appNal
vas Sert by the German general of1hcer
in command over this sector to General
Won Eoehn. on his right. who utLs racing
| the French third army In the j|aSSlRny
dist riot begging fer men. He WIS toid
that men could not he sent. He then
asked for reserve divisions from Tho
! main-ar.ny rtescrvcs, which wer" by this
time reduced from Sky 20 sixteen d.
visions and he received tJTc or three al
! the most.
II vas no. enough. General Mangin
went right forward reached the line of