The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-08-15
ENEMY IS NOW GUESSING
MARCH DECLARES THIS is TIME
FOR GREATEST EFFORT.
Adyices From France Tell of Prison
Cages Filled to Capacity and S.
r. o. Sign Hung Out.

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men the situation in France. Stand
ing before the great military maps
at the war department which show
clearly just where the German is be-
ing beaten back, he pointed out that
the great battle front was rapidly be-
ing Strengthened out from Rheims
to the sea.
s"They have not yet," he said, "got-
ten back to the original Hindenburg
line where the Germans began his ad-
vances this year. We still have some
territory to gain, so when statements
appear that indicate the war is over
at this point, discourage it.
"This is time for the greatest ef-
fort; keep the enemy running. That
is the reason the United States is be-
ing called up for increased man pow
er, that is the reason we want the
age limits for the draft lowered and
raised, to get more men.
Time to Hit Hard.
''It is no time to talk about the
war being over. 1t is the time to hit
hard.
''The greatest advantage of the
whole thing has been the change of
the allies from the defensive to the
offensive, which is great military
asset.
eve have the enemy guessing now
instead of guessing ourselves"
From a confidential report General
March read the following account of
the situation on the British-French
front south of Albert:
>"Allied troops found little opposi-
tion and have captured more prison
ers than it is possible for them to
handle including a German general
and his staff, showing elements of
surprised attack. British report their
prison camps back of Amiens so full
that it is impossible to hold more.
Allies have captured all the artillery
in this sector"
Describing the effect of the allied
operations, General March said:
Surveying the battle line broadly,
you see there have been number of
places where we have been nibbling
along the Vesle River acquiring a
foothold on the northern bank, but
have not yet attempted to go up the
slopes on the north side, where Ger
man entrenchments are supposed to
be. That part of the line has re-
NAMED stationary.
CAS- the line has become stationary,
Foch has kept up his pressure on the
enemy, working on the perfectly
sound principle that when you get an
enemy going, you keep him going;
never give him chance to recuperate
or thing it over, keep on hitting him.
Joint Move Made.
"On August a combined British
and French force, commanded by
Field Marshal Haig, attacked On a
front of 20 miles, east of Amiens.
This terrain is fiat, almost level, and
while some time ago there were small
Jumps of woods, all of these un-
doubtedly have been 1eveled by ar
tillery, so we can count that country
as practically level with very little
natural impediment to an advance.
There are few valleys perpendicular
to the front of our advancing armies
instead of parallel to it, so that the
advancing troops can go right
through the valleys.
The enemy were apparently taken
by surprise and made no essential re-
sistance in the center, confining their
strong resistance to the f1anks. Hit
ting the big salient on 13 mile front
we pushed it an average of eight
miles, and reduced it from an outer
salient to an inner salient. That gives
us salient somewhat corresponding
to the Marne salient and places the
enemy in bad position. The advance
of the British and French at this
point runs up from the Montdidier
sector to Chaulnes. On the Flanders
salient the enemy on August was
withdrawing on the southern sector
of the salient, south of Merville, and
British occupied that territory. The
general effect of these movements is
Strengthening out the line every
where"
Answering a question as to the
Forty-second Divisions record, Cen
eral March said:
:'The Rainbow Division had its
combat training in the Lorraine Sec
tor north of Luneville 1t left that
position to arrive east of Rheims,