The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-10
STOCKS AND BONDS.

!
! changed.
| Generally speaking, this line 1ollo"eo
| the watershed between tho basin Oh lt.e
! Marine and the basin OF the Aisne' IL
, forbade any direct observation by the
allies over the country beyond the
! eneuya lines. where MS consesteu
columns Of supply and retirement "elo
Mt work. II made screen behind whlch
| u. could make his dispositions at lelS-
| ure.
Americans Upset German Pan
Put on Thursday. August l. came the
I second Of the great strategic points
; secured by the allies in this battle. W.
simultaneous attacks on ground "IiEn
! had been exactly chosen by Inc aInts
| higher command determined what WI"
! to follow.
In the first place. the American troops
made themselves masters OF oerinses
and ('Icrres. This operation was very
/ i,npor,aut. because it took place at the
! extremity of the salient, where II WIS
1 no.i..et and where "A sudden disturbance
! of the German plans would most ser'-
nnsIr affect their difficult supply prom
: long which had already strained tHeii
,r,nsrort. Ii Is clear that IT, oil many
] n,.i,inns YOU are holding. one IS luF-
| ,h.st from YOUR base and requires
| greater length Of road up when 10 pas"
/ stores and munitions and down "hicl, w
! cvacuutc wounded mon anu ei"PtS ~
| ricrS, tho crushing in OF that pos,LoI,
/ will cause q greater congestion peHinH
yo,,r lines than would be crushing III OIL
any other position with less o's'aiic'
| between il and the railheau.
That was the situation ~ me Set Ir,
! t.irr.cs front and its nciGhborhood' Inc
J, i.-VN -
| American success d. .;,b,a amount
I Immediately by Il" az ,oiaroblo strain
the already almost lnluIe hn.
unon the German COMMUNICATIONS po
r uro 49, lin,
| n.,, - bIn,r was simultaneously dcliv-
49,. Icft which was necessary 10
eFru ~ ,'. w. r"sulr and il was the sue
""m!'Iot" the result anu s,,,rr,,;rnd the
cess Of this blow wli'ch ue'. .i, '''' h.irhts
issue. hHvr mentioned tIc
kun,y, as Iifii "05. just above t'oZ"F' u
lir. northeast If l'crr, upon the Ners
49,, ~ rh,. watershed and about
seven miles hor','aS'' ,,,,,i.h Iump Of
rirg"s. IL IS uiir"; ts,,a,,.;nr local
. open r"rn land with inc 1o''o" '"e
; advantages ~ position: .o ,o1,oy he
; Firs,--lt cniladrS the 'riSc '"l'c!
I ,,, ,ryonr standin. on tho summit
! NV" VIM, W. ,, .rr right down into the
! q mn ,bo enemy occupied in
q! Fuh p"S'tlo'''
! 'HIS ,ir, direct observation
: over the bare plateau beyond Inc Cl's,
which Hanks the city OF SolssoliS "''u
IN, 'ocrupation of which by inc enc'ily
49,. hi,rnr,o nrrycutctl the town from
has hN"cr" 49,, r,rc,cr.
. being entered i: '''
Commands hoHoo Va ii gives
I Third. ana most I'M northWcsr-
| observation n"rtn"hiu ,Lo gradually
ward evcrywh"r" over inc ~. of The
f..lI sol country 10 INC N'hiIN Va
Vrslr. ono can sec Braisne aFa F FTr1mss
: oil The higher buildings o. tta nc,
: about twelve miles a"hs. NJ OBJ
; scntial point 81 ms 't! ro cnn sce the
=: Srrraticn is not that on" can
vail = Of tho Ecsl" or inc lisa. o,,dn onito
upon il, but mat on! aa5s One has
half Of all the rheit'! ,hn SIM le rnil-
direct observation HESr IN lin, and over
WHY Inc Wn'cn ~ roads which lead
great sections -! Nv ,.aIiaT and which
back into the N"Sse 'diIrs' 1900 1rith
throughout this ariion W.T." p,,,ont and
his columns al
tr"nnS. ,o,-;.,,,r- of this opcr-
. Hill 2hI ut tho peGlHh!hE " 80 80, Va
f.;ion was ncarl% NV" Iil'r9 "a ahour
most advanced iIhrd 49, s,ooJ he
100 feet alloy" man, .,s, rho village
t%c"n the allies anu ING 49, ~. 80 ner-
, Of RnZ"Y. ara anu mo,dc w:i+bout
fc"tly bar" open ~J"Rc nI N'lus N,,,,,,,it
hedges or woods I" ~, 49,. oc,inst RE
showed Ike 4 iiai h"i''''"'N "3'
sky. ,,,:,..-,d ny French
The attack was nri'N r.r uo,. mon the
and BRITISH troops. 'i!' ,."' ..,d the
, lr:t. if am NOT iH'S1HNrr ,, ,'; cr,-
! British upoi, IL" r:Snt' "'l er,iinr
i, played WIS repetition on n,rreSef,ii
. sralc of that winch prove" ;" Va r,ibcr
: "n .Iuly -. IL W"S SnhP.'' ,'n W .n,l; u
: l"d ~ y large nrl'ulrr al the EiiI't't 49,
! Which have proved :" success VI :. -, - ~
, -! instrument; II WIS S"r!n ~ i,fnn
! dense barraGc. O"iiiiid "h''" ''''
, Try GdvanccG. ,,,, one
{; Final Capture OF NIL 1o3. e.
! Tho success was cnilpl'''' ~ ,'"h 800 ~
| involved very hard fighting. n" Si" LII,
WAS gradually mastered anu hpnhr"". -? = -,
some time In the early a'i'I ''' ~ ,i,,
nll!rS TODD upon IN" h"iEht 't''l ''' t.,'
llrst time since the httl lc h'Slh' II ~ =.
! night ago. they looked GOWN ever! -" ny
: n0rthward and westward. Over .Is
! country within IN" Sall'h' ''''"u" "
! which the enemy must rStlr'. 49,. -
This capture or I'M 2o3 was tnns -, ~ =
! capital Importance and coupled WIN .,e
: cup;urc of ScrluCcs: Il decide" Lne ,sSu
On tho rtEhtfali OF AufuSt ! ,ii', I1F, ,r,
had to determine "hcth'r ne W." 1870 ~
70 maintain his re*'StanTF TLo,n NJ {
himself It" Il genera re-, r',': ,,,r rnr
no time t"r "ir'AId '' iro,L,, onet MIN
hesitation. surh AZ hhH "'avmnH ,,,,,n ,n,t
50 heavy prlr" ~ Inc , ,nn ,nSt heiSht