The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-28
FOURTH YEAR OF WAR, NOWAT END
LSNOTED FOR MOlNENTOUSE EVENTS

Noyon, on the southern side of th'
salient driven into the allied lint
during the March offensive, as th'
stage of their onslaught. This Of
fcnsive ran for five days and wa!
stopped north of Compeigne afte;
losses which were described as un.
precedented had been inflicted upon
the Germans.
From June IA until July IS the
Germans were engaged in shifting
their forces and then they again
attacked. This time the line OF
attack was from Chateau Thierry
eastward, around to the north OF
Rheims and then down the Vesle
river to Prunay and from that viii
lage eastward to Massiges. This
attack at the close of the year de-
veloped into one of the most am
bilious of the German strokes. Then
came Foch's great counter attack.
Italians Stand Firm.
One June IS, the Austrians be-
gan drive against Italy. 1t was
failure. The Austrians crossed
the Piave but on the west bank met
with such stubborn resistance that
progress was impossible. Slowly
the Austrians were driven back to-
ward the riven, and then the Piave,
swollen by rains in the mountains,
completed the overthrow Of Aus
tria's hopes. After suffering terri
Bile losses the Austrians retreated to
the eastern bank of the Piave from
the Montello plateau to the Adriatic.
Minor Operations.
Among the years operations OF
comparatively lesser Importance
were the British drives in Palestine
and Mesopotamia; the Turkish ad-
vance in the Caucasus; the French
and Italian offensive in Albania;
and the fighting in the German AT
rican colonies.
Jerusalem was captured by the
British on December 10, and shor,-
ly afterward the fall of Jericho was
announced. Since the taking #
Jericho the British forces in Pales-
tine have not been active on the Of
fcnsive.
General Maude led the British
troops into Bagdad on March II,
and shortly afterward died from
cholera. His forces pushed further
up the Tigris until the intense helt
of summer terminated operations.
The Turks after the collapse OF
Russia took advantage of the de-
condition of the Russian
orces to advance through the Cau-
.asus and obtain possession of the
egions subsequently ceded them
" the treaty of Brest-Litovsk.
The French and Italian drive in
Albania began on July 6 and is ctiil
n progress.
During the year British forces in
africa drove German forces before
hem in German East Africa an II
rerman Southwest Africa and fin
lily compelled them to disperse or
This took from Ger
iany the last of the vast colonial
osscssions held by her when the
ar began.
Losses In Battle.
The years fighting has entailed
reat losses for most OF the bel
geernts. During the drive into
ally last October and November
lie Tcutonic armies claimed the
lpturc OF more than 10000 Ital-
MS. In the German offensives in
rance this year about 10000
rench. British. American and Por-
guese were reported to have been
ken prisoners.
Added to these losses are the
sualties in killed and wounded.
o definite figures have been is
ed by Germany and Austria. but
has been reported on what ap-
ars to be good authority tina: in
c fighting from March Fl till
Inc IA the Germans lost more
an 100000 men. The French and
-itish losses were considerably
laller, as the allies were fighting
I'm entrenched positions.
Assistance For Russia.
Since the collapse OF Russia, the n
led nations have sought to find y
way to assist the people who arc
ing exploited by the Germans. :
ench. British and American forces q
We been landed on the Murman
Kola peninsula, on the north
ast. They have not actively in
vened. however, being there only
protect allied property VII