Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-09-13
Belief Is Now Common Among the Al
lies That the Hindenburg Line VIII
Not Help the Germans Hold Their
Ground In France and Belgium.

lied methods.
Seven weeks ago s"s''iu"S'
four great ohehsi''s a'' u
proved surpr'sihsis
Germans pei''''"" '''S """ .,.
III 'heir grasp anu ,,,,,,.
his'ah'' " o,
were 'o"' INV" '''">
ana 'hc h'i'iSn "'' ,,...
Ter further cn'c'Ne
days later Foch astouhoeo '"e'i oS
taking IN" offensive oe'"'eh 'i'' N''"'
ana the Marh'' sou''is o'e Wv.
mug" army Oh h'"i's ''''
men, VINO peiicH'u '''s ia" why w o.
forward anu sa'"'' Wv '"'''
previous >"'o'"' "''"
it'''h''|e VI '''' "'
the enemy
Thc 'cr1rahS '''''''e'''' 'o,''''''
room y s"c'ess II
Week aiter week 'hes nav INV r'''''
OF their defensive line IAN o'' "''''
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Aiper'' Mo''u'u,''
paume. Croiseiies' ferohhe' anu no"
Queant, the anoilarh "'i" "!"''o' VI
their idoiiZed finuehpurs i''e'
Hi9h command Loses neP'.a''o';
AFTER this "hs''hhs 70 poS'
French opinion the 'aci' aui'iissioii VI
the German hish co''i'''''iu '''"' -
poweriess 10 devise any means " 'o'u
up victorious Allies marks the grave o'
the regulations ol po'h fi'i'ue'i"''ts
ana Ludehdorh' ihese Spe'''''S'' VI
the eastern front nave s'o"h os pray
teal experience eS'ehu'hE over many
weeks on the western 'front.' ""ef'
something hner IN required 'hah 'i'''
abillty 10 driFe pat'erihs '"'h' ''''
are hopelessiy outchssed III prair
power by the superior genius o' room
Hopes are running hish mere '''a'
the maGnitceht hrl'ish VICTORY "' |"''
ant VIII nave siFe"s '"e'' WI Wv
whoie "er''ia'' ''he iu''"e' sou'" ~
Is Regarded as 'he'''apie '''a' '''' ."e
my armies hsh'ihs oh '"e i'o''' y, "'
Quen'ine ana i+aiere "'us' p'e''p''"''
their retreat uhder peru VI p'ihe
placed In extreme DANGER now lhl' 'h'
pivot OF their whole line TO the wes'
of Cambria Is so seriously menaced
Marritz's army east OF Peronne Is al
ready in serious difhcuities' whiie
Mangins army whlch mas aireaos
'A' ""s "a $50 o'', So '''u
way oe'"eeh iau'e' anu WYNN 'S
a''o ''o"' ''o'
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''ore hiipo''a"' ua"s' n'' '''' y" Wv
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VI >""u'' 'o"' '''
ho" oe "e'i uhue' "'e Vi o"' SUMS
ne e"eiis op'iouS's i'"''A'u ''' Va"
Ser ih '''s d"a'''t "o''e '''"' "so "'0
'nassed substantial FORCES IN the couh-
Try pe'"eeh Nouhe! anu ie'siie'' III
'iuoihs "'hhs Vi HIS oes' ''oops' l"
'his oirec''oh the e'ie'"s '''iu every op-
por'uh.s 10 a''e'''p' " counter '''''''e"
VIZ HIS o'u "o' .''"pe 'ne .'. VI
''"si"' "no pio'''p''' wv" ''e ''''''''
'i'e "ii'iSei' anu "p'e' "' p'o'pe.'' ."e
'he"hs Hill! nave ''"d VI ue'''op'"s
any operations oi uNersioh'
roe has NO Co-ordInaeeo Ran.
The more the struggle develops the
more opinion mere Is convinced tha'
'he enemy IN adoi'ioh 10 having los'
the INITIATIVE Is now losing good ueaI
OF the enormous peheh' R uerNeu
from 'he uhi's OF command he ai"aES
enjoyed sihce lhc pesihhihs vi 'he
war. Inc present eh'ire absence o'
any apparent co-ordnateo pian OF inc
enemy IS regarded mere rs indicating
that Ludendorn Is no longer personal
lE directing the retreat nut Is leaving
matters more ana more 10 chiets OF
the various indiViduai armies. lhis Is
POSSIBLY que 10 'he 'ic' 'ha' eNhaus-
''oh oi lhe sehera' reserves mas oe-
pri'eu the Deriiiah coni'ilahus vi Ns
nest reaSoh ior in'er'eH''io" III 'he oe-
'aileu eohouct Oh the struggle.
Durihs 'he his' ie" oass '"e ques-
'ioh mas peeh raiseu mere LII cer'aii'
quarters whether the apparent heip-
iessness OF the enemy on the Somme
front may not be due 10 some eHort ne
may be making 10 form large army
10 take the OFFENSIVE on another part
ot the front. Ihe possipiii'F Oh 'nis'
however Is generaily secuted ana TOT
several reasons II Is pointed out tha'
the nerceness OF the nehting AZ many
points and particularly the frequent
counter-attacks. Is evidence that the
Germans are not voluntarily giving
way. but are being beaten fairly and
squarely everywhere. Further. the
enemy is so completely mastered by
the Foch tactics that he dare not re-
duce the number of his troops. even in
the quiet sectors. as he Is utterly In