The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-09-13
The Past Week In The
War

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The allies this week fighting than last week. accomplished
far important results f
One weok ago the Germans fought desperately the hope hold
nG the Canal du Nord whcn north and south few miles
the middle section Of the ndenbg e and dropped back Now
the allies either asde oe ndenbu line have gun
shot -
This week finds the aeSwth miles of Lille similar dis
ance from Dou within miles of Cambra and less than 10 miles
of St Quentin
Further south the allies an within almost rifle shot of LaFee
Still further South the Geans have rereed the Aisne
sector East of Sossons
The Germans holding h the Aisne from point about is
miles east of scissors to the entlrons of Rheims
Further north the British Bcoveed kmme HILL day or two
later they lost Hill SO but hav6apparently retaken it
An effort being made bhe British eastward along the
yS that section southeast Ipes Our American fought
near Ypers with the British e3O division this struggle Fur
the south the Ameca large numbers fought with Mangn
in the offensive toward aFe I'D scissors the Americans hold
la short sector I'd
was officially given out Yesterday that the Americans will be
gradually drawn fohose where units working with the
British and French md eoaesce6 into single great army
Whether this will tdpyer from Verdun
down to the Swiss border F0ch is holding for big am
lis not disclosed xH s.
During the WeeNe ha ouh anniversary of the first battle
the Marne, 80
-Four finds the army after having threatened
overcome the world pstakable evidence Of decay The
gambler OF kulur for all the world has been made and
now the fortunes Of game mnng against the his
Iage subjects M z< #A -
But the decline apy is relatives AS fighting ma
cline is really in the growing strength Of the allies
1t estimated that we have six five manpowe the west
sixfve along with similar preponderence in material
eqlazes with force fighting defensive certain decision
must with prepondeance Of both and material
This week will tell interesting story Will the Germans be
able hold Lille Cambria St Quentin and Laon during the remainder
the fall? they to bn able do this then there remains for
tho
Rheims. il
If these added chances fail then there nothing
roll up by spring force will be able overwhem the Ger
mans from the North Sea to Switzerland
This 100000 fighting Americans in France with another
million supply dpots and commsay and quartermases depart
ments behind the lines
commentators think Germans may fall back to line fol-
lowing the Meuse River north from Vedun point where bends in
France and then nohwestwar through Mons Ghen Holland
This would leave Antwerp and Brussels still under German domain
We believe that drive the Germans away from Quen
tn Cambria and Lille during October drive them Belgium
far the entire line of the Meue This that the German line
would they from Verdun north Sedan Dnan Namu and
ege This would practically free Belgium and all Of France would
give the allies the coal and iron mines all the from Cambria
lCharleroi
be opomsic point of reducing speed
lgy Let us be frank with ourselves
At the Germans only driven back the line from which
they started March Every inch territory they have given
held by the French British March We have taken away from the
Germans surplus they have built this spring and summer and they
are now back to the principal
the shouting The story German revolutions
do not attract
The Germans may angry with leaders they are not 60
ing give satisfaction knowing it. The German people
mind their kaiser and their field masha else there would
have been revolution in Germany long ago.
Nneynne cent the people Germany approve Of all the
crue and all the savagery ordered by their leaders, They regard
these strong factors in the winning of
Yesterday there appeared bulletin stating that the Germans had
made an alliance offensive and defensive with Finland The
Ito furnish man power
In dspomacy the Germans the scientific liars of hell
and during the winter they will every effort influence the gube
Russians into the idea that they and not the allies Rs friend
Therefore it is vitality important that every American citizen keep
the in mind every hour Of the day.
Both the slack and the Stacker must be taken
The business of oong the government and thereby ootng fellow
citizens through proen and through wastefune be cuad
The progress of toward the sky high stopped