The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-27

eralissimo of the Allied Forces on the western front, which includes all the line in Italy as well as in France. Ev- en the Murman coast, in northern Russia, has been held to be under his command.
 After a period of quiet, the Germans attacked once more, this time on the Aisne river, and in seven days they reached hte Marne at Chateau Thier- ry, making penetration of about 2s miles. At the Marne they were check ed and the impetus of the blow was broken.
 With hardly a days pause for reor- ganization of their forces, the German again attacked, choosing the sector between Montdidier and Noyon, on the southern side Of the salient driven in- to the Allied line during the March of- feasive, as the stage of their onslaught. This offensive ran for five days and was stopped north of Compiegne after losses which were described as un- precedented had been inflicted upon the Germans.
 From June 14 until July 15 the Ger mans were engaged in shifting their forces and then they again struck. This time the line of attack was from Chateau Thierry eastward, around to the north of Rheims and then down the Vesda river to Prunay and from that village eastward to Massiges. This attack at the close of the year de- veloped into one of the most ambitious of the German strokes.
 German forces crossed the Marne over a wide front, but were unable to make ground against American troops near Chateau Thierry and could not advance rapidly farther east. They did, however, forge ahead on the north side of the Marne and between that stream and the noun tain of Rheims. It appeared for a time as if they might reach Epernay.
 Then Gen. Foch struck a counter blow, which still is in progress, American and French troops attacked the Germans bt tween Fontenoy, on the Aisne west of Soissons, and Bel leau, on the Clignon, northwest of Chateau Thierry. So sudden and powerful was the blow that the Ger IldHS lG11 DdCh Idpluly uIll1I l11CLI ! V serves could be hurried up.
 The rapid advance of the Allies, however, so menaced the German forces farther south that on July 19 the enemey began a retreat across the Marne. On Sunday, July 21, the French and Americans en- tered Chateau Thierry and pressed on after the retiring Germans. Since that time the Allies have gained slowly but steadily. There are indi- cations that a German retreat from the salient is now under way. Italians Stand Firm. On June IS, the Austrians began 8
 drive against Italy. It was a failure The Austrians crossed the Piave, but on the west bank met with such stub- born resistance that progress was i'm possible. Slowly the Austrians were driven back toward the river and ther the Piave, swollen by rains in the mountains, completed the overthrow o1 :Austria's hopes. After suffering ter. rible losses the Austrians retreated tc the eastern bank of the Piave from the Montello plateau to the Adriatic. Minor Operations. Among the years operations O comparatively lesser importance were the British drives in Palestine ant Mesopotamia; the Turkish advance 1T l the Caucasus; the French and Italian 1 offensive in Albania; and the fight , ing in the German African colonies Jerusalem was captured by the Brit ] ish on December 10, and shortly after
 ward the fall of Jericho was announc i ed. Since the taking of Jericho the
 British forces in Palestine have no i been active on the offensive ! General Maude led the British 1 troops into Bagdad on March II, ant shortly afterward died from cholera
 His forces pushed further up the ri gris until the intense heat of summer terminated operations.
 The Turks after the collapse of Rus. sia took advantage of the demoralize6 condition of the Russian forces to ad
 vance through the Caucasus and ob tain possession of the regions subse- quently ceded them by the treaty o1 Br rest-Litovsk.
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 bania began on July 6, and is still ir
 progress.
 During the year British forces in Af. rica drove German forces before then
 in German East Africa and in German
 Southwest Africa and finally compel
 led them to disperse or surrender. This
 took from Germany the last of the vasr
 colonial possessions held by her wher
 the war began.