Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-08-06
GERMANS ON THE RUN


GERMANS ON THE RUN
Allied Troops Have Won Glorious
Victory.
There is no longer any doubt OF the
fact that the great army OF the Ger
man crown prince has received u
good licking. II has lost thousands
and thousands OF killed and wounded.
and II has been forced out OF all the
vast territory that was included IN
the Rheims scissors pocket. AS 10
where 1t will make its next stand Is
not yet perfectly clear.
With n mighty sweep the Germans
pushed their attack of July Is across
the Marne. Gen. Foch met the blow
with a successful smash against yhe
point of the oncoming wedge. the
Germans paid no attention TO this al
first, thinking II was merely local
obstacle, and his hordes kept sweeping
on. The Allies continued To push Tor
ward and continued to present an I'M
penctrable wall to the foe. After three
days the offensive was stopped. For
a week or more the Germans were In
confusion. not knowing whether to 20
forward or backward. They tried to
move forward again: but findinS that
impossible. began retreatng from the
center. with all flanks covered by
rear guard defenders. In the mean
time Gen. Foch was able to bring up
additional forces with greater rapidity
than the Germans. and on last Thurs
day the German lines began TO give
way. They gave up the OurcI river.
then the Ncsle. and most OF its banks
as if they are hopeless OF making
stand south Of the famous Chemin DIES
Danes. along the Aisne.
Apparently the situation now has
resolved itself into u race for the nor
thern bank OF the Aisne river by the
Germans. who have been evicted from
strategic positions along the NcSlc
river, In the center Of the line and
directly east OF Rheims. which seem
ingly renders necessary that they put
the Aisne between themselves and
their pursueTs as quickly as possible
In order to escape further large losses
OF men made prisoners.
Just how large this bag of captives
Is at present cannot be reckoncd. but
unofficial advices from Paris assert
that when the figures are made pub
lie they will thrill the Allied world.
General Pershing In his communiquc
says the Americans alone have taken
$500 prisoners and. In addition, 233
guns.
Town Of Fismss Taken.
After hard fighting the Americans
and French have succeeded in taking
from the Germans the important town
Of Fismes. once Germany's great am
munition supply depot. midway on the
railway between scissors and Rheims.
while TO the east at number OF
places along the Neslc river the
French have crossed the stream. driv-
ing the enemy northeastward. East
os SoissOns Allied troops have nego-
tiated the passage of the Aisne TO the
northern bank of that stream. where
they are in a position to harass the
enemy as he cndcavors TO strengthen
out his line In conformity with that
running northwestward.
SO fast has been the retreat of the
Germans In the center that already
some elments Of their forces have sue
ceeded in reaching the northern bank
of the Aisne and getting numbers of
their big guns across with them. All
through the salient towns are still
ablaze behind the retreating Germans,
and even corn fields have been set
afire in order to prevent the Allied
troops from garnering the ripcned
crop.
The fighting along the Vesle river
was OF sanguinary character az
long az II lasted.
Didn't "cross" tbs vesIe.
With the river at freshct and the
Germans unable to ford II, they stood
with their backs to II and gave battle
for their lives. A majority of them
were killed and the remainder were
made prisoners. One Of the most
important maneuvers north OF the
Vesle was the penetration by the
French to the village OF LaNeuvilettc
which releases the German hord on
the northern outskirts of Rheims and
Seemingly delivers the cathedral city
from the German menace.
With the Germans now thoroughly
vanquished thus far on the Scissors
Rheims salient, eyes are being turn
cd to the regions in the northwest on
both sides of Amiens. Here the French
and British are keeping up their hard
pressure against the armies Of Crown
Prince Rupprecht Of Bavaria and
have forced them on two highly i'm
portant sectors to retreat.
Retreat Across the Avre.
Southeast Of Amiens on the old
MOntdidier sector, the Germans have
fallen back across the Avre river over
a wide front. while northeast OF
Amiens. In the region OF Albert,
similar retrograde movement has
been made across the Ancre. The
German official communication In ad-
mitting the withdrawal near Albert
declares the maneuver was carried ont
without interference by the British.
Just what bearing these new Often
sives Will have on the fighting front
to which the Germans ultimately re-
treat for a stand In the Aisne region
cannot yet be forecast. but should the
Allied troops be able to press back the
line for any material gains eastward.
II Is not improbable that 1t would
dislocate the entire German line In
the south.
There again has been considerable
activity on the Italian mountain
front. where at several points the
Italians have attacked and defeated
the Austrians.