Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-07-30


Germans began their attack from the
vicinity OF Arras, on the north. to
La Fere, on the south. and eentering
their heaviest columns against the
British forces. under General Cough
at ST. Quentin.
Staggering before the impact OF
the blow. the British army fell back
rapidly. For eight days the Germans
poured through the old allied line In
an effort TO crush the lines to the
south. Then came a period OF re-
action and the Germans came to a
stop. They had driven ahead for
IS miles. along front extending
more than so miles before they were
halted. f
Hardly had their legions been
held before Amiens than new Of
fensive was begun In Flanders d,
April 2. II swept the British back
through Armentieres. but did not
break their lines. The British.
with the French who were rushed
up to the front. stopped the Ger
mans after they had reached the
hills southwest Of Ypres. There. on
April 8, the Germans suffered a ter
rible defeat that halted their often
sive in that quarter.
Foch in Supreme Command
In the midst OF the drive in the
sector toward Amiens the allied ma
tions took vitally important step.
They named General Ferdinand
Foch. hero Of the first battle OF the
Marne, geheralissimo Of the allied
forces on the western front. which
includes all the line In Italy as we'll
as In France. Even the Murman
coast. in northGn Russia. has been
held to be under his command.
After a period Of quiet. the Ger
mans attacked once more, this time
on the Aisne river. and In seven
days they reached the Marne al
Chateau Thierry, making penetra.
tion OF about rs miles. At the
Marne they were checked and the
impetus OF the blow was broken
With hardly days pause for re
Organization OF their forces. the Ger
mans again attacked. choosing tn,
sector between Montdidier and Noy
on. on the southern side of the ss
lient driven into the allied line dur
ing the March offensive. as the stage
OF their onslaught This offensiv,
ran for five days and was stopped
north OF Compiegne after lossei
which were described as unprece
jdented had been inflicted upon thu
Germans.
From June IA until July Is tn,
Germans were engaged in shifting
their forces and then they agail
struck. This time the line Of at
tack was from Chateau Thierry east
ward, around to the north of Rheim
and then down the Vesle river Il
Prunay and from that village east
ward to Massiges. This attack at tn,
close of the year developed into on,
OF the most ambitions of the Ger
man strokes.
German forces crossed the Marn,
over wide front, but we're unabl,
to make ground against American
troops near Chateau Thierry ant
could not advance rapidly furthel
east. They did, however, forg,
ahead on the north side Of the Marn,
and between that stream and tn,
mountain of Rheims. 1t appeared
for time that they might reach Ep
ernay.
Then General Foch struck coun
ter blow which Is still in progress
American and French troops attack
ed the Germans between Fon,enoy
In the Alsne west OF Scissors and
Belleau to the CligOn northwest OF
Chateau Thierry. SO sudden and
powerful was the blow that the Ger
mans fell back rapidly until their
reserves could be hurried up.
The rapid advance Of the allies,
however. so menaced the German
forces further south that on July 10
the enemy began retreat across the
Marne. On Sunday. July 21, French
and Americans entered Chateau