Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-10-01
WESTERN FRONT A6lALE.
Bio offensive Extends From Nor'n
Sea to verdun.

The entire western front, from th'
North sc;t 10 Nerdun, including uis-
lance OF 80 miles is now abla@e Win
the greatest offensive tins terriple "a'
has Vet experienced, anu inc h'N'
week If not the next few days, Will
81, events fraught with tremendous
significance as To their influence OH
the great issues ut stake in the woriu
war.
'ihc lighting was commenced on
las, Thursday morning, with Il NIGH
~ attack by the French anu Aineli-
,.nps against the sector between YER
uun and Rheims. Later IN the das'
General Mangin began TO move lot
ward with his French and Americans
against the difficult hciShths ol the
Cnrmin dcs DANES. nortn OIL lh' YES
Ia. river, with lIlon as ms presuita
BILE objective, and shortly aiter~aru
came the news that the BRUSH, uh-
der General Haig, assisted Dy aihei
leans, were attacking north anu sou.h
OF Cambria. Then, on SATURDAY, inc
lSclgians and British struck the Ger
man line from iprcs to the North
sea. and IL WAS given out from Wash
To begin another tremendous OMEN
siyc AGAINST the Austrians. while the
british, French, Italians, Greeks ana
Srryians are still driving the Buiga-
rians.
The American attack on the Cham
pagnr sector, between Ncrdun ana
Rheims, progressed with wondcrlui
speed, moving along six or seven
miles during the first day, ana re,
suIting, during Thursday. Friday ana
SATURDAY, in the capture OF 5000 or
more. prisoners. The French, dur
ing the same time, captured I,OOO or
more, the British captured 9,OOO ana
the Belgians over 1000, making close
to 10000 in all up to Saturday Eight.
While all the reports are not IN up
TO this writing. II appears that al
though the American advance was
very rapid during Thursday and q lit-
tie slower during Friday, II had SLOW
ed down somewhat By Saturday, part
ly because OF rainy weather, "hich
made the operation OF the tanks more
difficult, and partly because ot the
increased resistance oil the enemy.
The Americans ran into ground that
was naturally soft. and the rain had
made il softer. Many Of the tanks
stuck; but the American troops dld
not hesitate on that account. That
infantry went right ahead, the light
artillery followed and the heavy artll-
lery managed to keep moving forward
also, leaving the tanks out Of action
for the time being; but safe from
the enemy, who had otherwise TO en-
gaze his attention. Saturday even
ing found the German resistance still
sitter, but the American advance by
no means checked, Notwithstanding
- f..p hat hAN A.
Iiindenburg line and arere facing the
krCimhild line that is reputed TO be Il
still stronger line and were facing the
miles further back.
II was reported on Saturday that
Cambria had fallen 10 the British;
but the better informed official cir
cles in America were OF opinion that
that report was rather premature, for
while it is believed that the British
are in a position to take Cambria at
any time they see proper to do so,
such Il move Is not desirable right
at this time for the reason that II Is
known to Il certainty that the Ger
mans have mined the city in such
maner that IL can be blown up along
with it's captors. unless extreme pre-
measures are taken against
such a contingency. The British will,
therefore, enyelop the city at their
leisure and afterward use such means
as may be necessary to dispose OF the
mines with the least possible damage
to life and property.
In each OF the four drives that had
been announced up to Sunday
the Allies were threatening import
ant bases and communication lines.
and the Germans were believed to be
in a considerable quandry az to how
they could best defend themselves.
because it appears that General Foch
has plenty of troops in reserve and Is
in a position to hurl fresh attacks
against any part of the line from
which the Germans might attempt TO
secure reenforcements.
Although General Foch has not yet
given out any intimation of what he
proposes to do with regard to the
Of an offensive against the
Austrians at this time, the Austrians
have made public the information
that the Italians have an attacking
army OF 100000 men, ready to strike,
and the presumption Is that this ar
my will move very shortly, with the
result Of holding the Austrian armies
were they are now defending their
own frontiers. and bringing back to
their own territory those that have
gone to help the Germans defend the
Metz country against the Americans.