The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1918-08-10

kaiser's army, among them a dlvls-
ion of the Prussian guards, who were
defeated by our Rainbow division.
The character of the battle during
the retreat to this line was peculiar.
The Germon resistance was confined
largely to fire from machine guns
hidden in woods or grain fields. 1t
was necessary to proceed slowly
against them while the main body of
the enemy withdrew to the new line,
taking with them most of their artil-
lery, but by no means all their am
munition. At the new line German
infantry made repeated counter at
tacks, but were unable to ave the
situation.
Meantime General Foch had been
assailing the enemy from both sides.
He had brought up British and Scotch
troops to aid in these attacks. On the
Rheims side the British had made
substantial gains. but were driven
back. On the western, or scissors
side of the salient, the Scotch and
French we're held up at Buzancy for
several days. To the southwark the
first break was made in the enemy's
line at Grand Rozoy and Cugny. But
General Foch was by no means salts
fled with these meager gains.
On Thursday the American opera
tons began to tell. The enemy be-
gan a retreat at the center, near Ser
gy and Cierges and eastward thereof.
The French had taken Romigny, still
farther to the eastward. but had lost
it. They recaptured it and closely in
vested Ville-en-Tardenois. The whole
German line was now falling back at
the center, but the condition Of the
enemy was not serious at that time,
because the Germans we're merely
Strengthening their line and retiring
in orderly fashion from the mouth of
the salient.
At this crisis in the battle the Brit
ish and French delivered the coup de
grace. From the Grand Rozoy region
northward to Scissors they began
operations last Thursday which cul-
minated in the capture Of Scissors
Friday evening. The German right
flank had held it's ground stubbornly
up to this time along a plateau
favorable for defense. On Thursday
this line began to give way to the
south and the pivot at Buzancy was
threatened thereby. On Friday the
operations continued, and then, sud-
denly on Friday afternoon, General
Mangin hurled a whirlwind assault
against Scissors, which was the
pivot of the whole German right
flank.
The capture Of Scissors earlier
probably would have resulted in COM
plete disaster to the enemy, but Gen.
eral Foch did not make a direct as
sault until he had brought up an ad-
equate force of men, guns, tanks
and ammunition. Then he launched
an attack on a wide front from a
point northeast Of Scissors to Grand
Rozoy, Beugneux and Cramaille.
And at the same time there we're at
tacks all along the line as far as
Rheims.
The result was that the German
line broke like a dam suddenly
struck by a great flood. The French
entered scissors, taking hundreds of
prisoners. and to the southwark the
French and British crossed the Crise
river in a turning movement.
The hitherto impregnable position
at Buzancy gave away and the en-
tire German line was in flight. Then
it was that the crown prince and Lu-
dendorff realized that it would be
impossible to hold the lines of the Ar
Dire or Vesle rivers, and a general re-
treat was ordered, presumably to the
line Of the Aisne. Even the Aisne
line is threatened by the advance of
the allies haunnd S~oiccanr fnr tho