Licking Valley courier., 1918-08-08

to Chamery, the town where Lieut..
Quentin Roosevelt fell to his death
with his airplane.
Between Fere and scissors the
French, with the assistance of certain
Scottish units, made some progress
toward the north and east in the face
of powerful resistance. The Scots
captured the park and chateau In the
outskirts Of Buzancy and held them
against repeated counter-attacks; and
the French occupied Grand Rozoy and
Cugny and, In a brilliant operation,
took by storm the Butte Chaulmont, a
commanding height.
On the eastern side Of the rapidly
diminishing salient the French and
British moved steadily northward un-
til the entire Dormans-Reims road was
in their possession; Romigny, Blieny
were occupied and ville-en-Tardenois
was reached. Along here the Huns
put up some Of their most stubborn re-
sistance and strongest counter-attacks,
and infantry operations there came al
most to a standstill, though the artil-
lery continued Its activity, as 1t did
on all other sectors.
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In the early days Of the alliedsos,
fenslve the Germans were vastly IN
ferior in the air, but last week many
of their best pilots were summoned,
and their machines swarmed over the
allied lines and communication roads,
fighting with remarkable daring and
doing considerable execution. The al
lied avlators were by no means lack
ing and there were innumerable stir
ring combats In the air.
When General Foch relaxed some
what In infantry action, perhaps to
give his troops a bit Of rest perhaps
in preparation for further important
operations, II was expected the Hun
would seize the opportunity to attack
But he did not do so, evidently not be
ing anxious to peet the allies ofteneT
than necessary. Observers thought
from the movements of the enemy
/ that he would not stop long on the
/ VeSle river line, but would retire to the
! plateau between that stream and th'
! Aisne. This might be rendered com
pulsory by the capture of ville-en
Tardenois. which would open the wa,
for the allies to advance down tn,
Ardre valley to Fismes.
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Up to the time Of writing, according
to French estimates, the Germans he,
used AZ divisions on the Snissous
Relms front, some Of them having bees
brought into action several times. Ber
lin claimed to have taken 24,0O0 pris
oners, while those captured by tn
allies were said to number $4,000
The object Of each army has been t
XIII us many as possible Of Its oppO
nents.
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German prisoners. II Is said, ar
deeply depressed by the failure Of tn
crown princes drive and the success
OF Foch's offensive. They now reallE
the strength OF the American arm,
and the people In Germany also ar
, beginning to learn the truth abou
that, despite the attempts Of the leat
crs and the press to minimize It an
to excuse the army's severe reverse.
On the other fronts there was not
great deal Of action, though the Bri
sh struck swift blow In the noftl
surrounding and capturing the tow
of Merrls and taking prisoner
There was little change In the Albnl
ian situation, though Vienna elaine
the Franco.Italian forces had met wit
reverse. The Austrians are yer
sore over the repeated bombing {
Pola and other bases and are threa
enlng retaliation on Italian cities esp
ciNlly Venice.
American troops arrived In Ital
last week and were received with jO
that was almost hysterlcal.
M
In the near East the hest new
cnme from Ukraine, where the pea
ants are reported to be In full revo
against the Huns. Field Marshal w
Eichhorn, the German commander
Ukraine, who had treated the peop
like slaves, was assassinnted by
Young Russian social revolutlonist
Kiev, and II was said the life
General Skoropadsltl, the hetman-
tool Of Germany--nlso was threatene
German correspondents who ha'
hecn travelling In Russia report tn
the feeling there AGAINST Germany
= very strong and widespread and tn
the business wen are rll nntl-holshe
NJ. Icnln" "0l 1rr,"kv ndmlt that q
bolshevlL gov .nuent Is In peril III