South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-28
Army Leaders in the War"
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"a July ID the Germans opened whst
proved 70 be their last great drive.
Baked in their effort 20 open roads %
Paris along the Disc and OuTcq valleys
they tried again from Chateau Thierry 20
Rheims and on eastward across Chan
payne TO the edge OF the Argonue forest.
The Champagne attack was held within
the French battle zone. West OF Rheims
the Huns got across the Narue and turned
their drive up its valley toward EpeFnay.
Then az Chateau Thierry on July is the
American marines went IN. Out OF 5000
their casualties we're 5000. but they halted
the Hun advance on Eperuay. Marshal
Foch had. ia fact. anticipated the enemy
plan. strong reserves gathered In the
forest OF Nillers-Cotterets, southwest. K
Scissors were hurled against the west
flank OF the Marine wedge. The enemy
engaged on the eastward side OF the
wedge was taken by surprise and fell
back before the Franco American forces.
The drive toward Epernay was the high
tide OF the Hun and Chateau Thierry
marked what proved 10 be its hnal break
Thereafter the allies kept on he offensive
and never again lost that advantage
Gradually Foch extended pressure all
around the Marne pocket. The Hun re-
distance was stubborn. BY desperate ef-
fort he held the corners OF the pocket and
It's mouth open through a retreat across
the Vesle. A few days later Foch struck
again at the nose OF the Somme salient
British and French troops advanced rom
Montdidier TO Albert. The Hun was again
taken by surprise. and by the middle OF
August had been driven back 70 the lines
held before the Somme advance OF the
allies in 1916
The Yanks in Lorraine
Nv this time nearly 1000. 900 Americans
were In France. Heretofore they had been
brlgaded with the French and British.
Now they were TO show what they could
do wholly by themselves. Pershing had
1000 900 men under his personal command
along the line from Verdun southeastWArd
across Lorraine.
The great American drive opened on
Sept ~ and rapidly smashed in the st.
Mihiel salient, which the Germans had
held for four years. Within little more
than a week the Americans were within
cannon shot OF the outer forts OF Metz.
They did not directly attack that enormous
fortress There was a longer but less
costly way to break the back OF the hun
armies.
Followed the tedious task OF fighting
Through the Argonne forest. During oe-
tober ~ was completed and the Americans
had closed the Stenay gap and we're driV-
Ing on 10 Sedan That historic town, the
scene OF the great French disaster In 1870
they reached in the early days OF NoVem-
Der. It's capture cut one OF the two great
German lines OF supply and OF retreat.
Meanwhile the French and British, with
various American contingents. had been
driving the Hun in retreat OF ever-in-
creaslng speed and disorder across French
Flanders and Belgium Ostend and Zee
bruRge lair OF the U-boats. were abandoned.
Full 10 ZOO Huns we're caught againtt the
Dutch frontier aud forced into internment
IN Holland When the Hun ENJOYS came
with white flags TO Guise on Nov. TO re-
ceiye Foch's terms OF truce the allied line
was from east OF Client and Audenarde TO
Maubeuge and the Hun "farthest west In
France was at Chaumont-Porcie