The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-04-19
SimOnds Review Of Battle


lIsh the most comprehensive review Of
the progress OF the battle in France In
France. The following is from his
weekly letter:
The German planned a Napoleonic
blow. He undertook TO break through
the British on a front OF fifty miles.
drive wedge between the French and
the British. roll the British back up
on Calais and Boulogne that is north
OF the Somme contain the whole Brit =
ish force on the now restricted front
with a relatively small fraction OF his
| troops, who would dig IN and then
concentrate all his resources and not
improbably a material fraction of the
resources OF his allies upon a final
blow against the French.
Now let us follow out the working
out OF this strategy as far as II had
| gone on April Q, which is just short Of
three weeks. First of all there was an
Immediate rupture Of the allied line
Coughs Fifth army was beaten as no
great British army has ever been beat
en-. Not only was 1t beaten but in its
retreat 1t was so badly handled that
the Germans were able TO intervene
between IL land the main British ar
mics TO the north and similarly between
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vented nv tha Frarcn rrhav sa,ad ~,
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allied IN the frs, r,eet are nrrnosa =,
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inc a comniete ra,t 90 sar as ,he Es,.,
rnv Was concernad north ~ ~.
somme and out OF touch with the
French.
The French saved the british and.
the situation by the rapiditv with
which they moved their reserves north
ward They had two things N a. tn.
colIapse OF the pritish Fiftb army baa
NOT only opened 4 gan between ,be
british and French fronts. :, bad also
uncovered the main roads 10 paris
Thus the Erancb bad 81 rush ,r,n,,s
north 10 cover paris they had also 81
rusb troons nm 10 cor in front ~ ,hs
German push westward which was
rapillv getting 10 the noint WHARF al,
possible restoration OF contact between
the allies wonld he imnosihle'
THE threat n paris Was s,onnad
short ana never became erave ~ an
time during the critical ner,od R,,t
II was NOT nntil March % tha, rrren.I,
ktroons had gotteu round tbe CORNER. ,,,,,
IN front 81 the extreme MONT ~ nc
,yed,.a ana nv his lime Ms e,t-s,,,.
nolnt had passes .sfopTaidIer "a taa
bety,,, ~, ciit,,h H.. ,,.,,.,.,,, ~, ,,,,
tween M a,S M ~. =, ~,
a7d n Inc Nco,,s ,-aIis,, ,.,,,,. ~. 80
railroad rron, Par,s IL he ,n,.,t :,
was a-braathIess firish ~ 40 - ~,
most exriting racas IN iii ,,,I,,.,.,r i,ss,-
te.,.S,
INA rrt,rd rr;.tsh avn. s,,c.as5.,d
,vbera ne I9iftb bad fosiaS II ,stt,.s.d
4 littla b,,t 4, ysrfect o,.,,s,. s,,l ,.T,r,,,
Stronger nositions -x,bicb /, hels ~
actinf, 80 ter,ihIe 4 r,.ice from, M eser.
raars tbat fbev stanrea si,1,., T., a.
attack nnon ne n,rtI,ern hinrs mi
thew have not resumed their aftasi,
in 10 the present moment The ,a,sh
,s,,s a,,.-,-r nv Afsrf.s, % No nil
there was 4 General h,lI ali over the
front ana the Germans were direine
m on their tanks ana aRttins. I'M t6.sS,.
heavy Guns vvbilh tba ali,es yya,a 49,
diepina IN and Getting III reserves nj
artillery
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IL ayylsu.ard ana ,.eyna,ps 81
What Aner;ea = Doino.
one word ~ 10 Anarican norticipa-
,iap Accentin., NJ Tar,Iie,,'s fie7,res
~ sonoa Tina AGO ya ronst nov have
al least 400 00o men IN France ~
these we are told 100 900 have rarted
for the somme front and otber divis-
inns are reIia,,insr French troona n
fonr sectors at me Smallest reclsonins.
p,.as,,r,abia tban We ara m,ttin,,
aro,Ind 2oa o00 men ~ he sa,.,rlce ~
tba alIies Tbis 4 ! sp,all nu;,,ha,. . {
he war goes hut n is eo,,aI N 1 ciass
~ Frerc5, r..er,,i,.. n = baIf as iarys
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