The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-07-31
important Ground Won From
Huns at End Of Fourth
Year of War.
YANKS NOW ON ALL FRONTS
Brilliant Work by Forces Under Gen.
eral Foeh Wrests Initiative From
Germans-compIete Reversal
of Allied Tactics.

marks the fourth anniversary Of the
world war.
Just ten days ago the French and
American armies standing on the
Aisne Marne- Champagne front I'M
leashed a terrific counter-offensive that
has won vastly important ground from
the Germans and has completely up
set the driving plans of the German
high command.
Two great pivotal positions between
the Aisne and Marine rivers have been
taken by the Franco-Americans in
storm attacks-Chateau-Thierry and
Oulchy-le Chateau.
While the allies have been compelled
to slow up their advance, they are still
gaining at important sectors of the
65-mile battle line heightening the
menace to the German troops that are
still trying to hold on along the south
ern side of the Aisne-Marne salient.
French Extend Lines.
During the night the French extend
ed their lines north of Pert-a-Binson.
on the northern bank of the Marine
near Chatillon-sur- Marine, but the Ger
mans are putting up desperate resist
ance in that zone.
The greatest allied gains have been
made Immediately north of Chateau
Thierry where the maximum advance
is about IA miles.
Americans have had the lions share
L., Enh n
area.
The past ten days have witnessed a
complete reversal of allied military
tactics. Instead of remaining upon
the defensive and harassing the Ger
mans with minor operations, General
Foch decided upon brave stroke and
he made good the military motto that
holiness wins.
Hold important Railway.
All of the important Oulchy-
le-C railway is now in
allied hands and great encircling
movement is in progress on the north
ern end of the front, directed against
Scissors and observation-disclosures.
Both of these positions are strong
pivots defending the western flank of
the German wedge.
Scissors is so strongly fortified by
the Germans (who have the advantage
of high grOund) that frontal attack
was deemed inadvisable. Therefore
the allies have concentrated their pres
sure to the south of the city. trying a
"pOcketing" movement. Barely more
than three miles of ground separate
the French and American forces from
the German supply center at Fere-en-
lTardennois.
Chateau-Thierry was captured on the
fourth day of the counter drive;
Oulchy-le-Chateau fell four days later.
South Bank Cleared.
All of the southern bank of the
Marine river had been cleared of Ger
mans by July 49, but east of Jaul-
come the enemy has been striving des-
perately to hold on to high wooded
ground on the northern side.
1t is significant fact that the allies
have captured more guns from the Ger
mans in the present counter-Offensive
than in any other drive they have I'M
dertaken since the beginning of the
war. The prisoners number between
5000 and 10000.
Troops of four nations are arrayed
against the Germans-French, Ameri-
cans. British and Italians.
British re-enforcements were drawn
down from the north to meet the Ger
man reserves from Rupprecht's army
In Flanders and they have given an eX-
cellent account of themselves in the
fighting southwest of Reims, where the
allies are forging ahead south of the
Reims-Fisnes railway.
The allied advance In this zone is
intended to narrow the base of the
German salient and to close the bot
tleneck" through which the German
armies must retire northward.
Allies Hold Initiative.
As the situation stands the initiative
Is In the hands of the allies, but a
savage German counter-thrust is look
ed for. Just where II will fall cannot
be determined as yet for the Germans
must realign their forces before they
can undertake an Offsetting drive ON
big scale.
The end of the fourth year of the
war finds Americans standing on ev-
cry part of the western front. They
are In Flanders, on the Picardy plains,
south of the Aisne, In the Champagne
district, on the Heights Of the Mouse,
in the Woevre plain and In the Vosges
mountains. They have shown their
mettle In many a stern engagement
and their fighting qualities have
aroused the admiration Of all the en-
tente countries.