The Monticellonian., 1919-01-10

29. Good Friday. this long grange gun made a direct hi on Paris church and n worshipers were killed
 April 6. the first anniversary of Americas entrance into the war found this country throwing every resource into the struggle. President Wilson, in speech al Baltimore opening The third Liberty loan drive. announced that the policy of the United States would he force. force to the utmost" ! until the enemy cried enough At the same time the reai rush of Ameri- can troops to France began.
 On Aprle10, the Germans shifted fheir attack and began the second phase of their offensiYe-a drive against the British in Flanders with he channel ports as the objective. Here again the British were forced to give ground. but there WIS no break Sueh as occurred earlier ah the SeHme front The British and Portuguese were swept back along the River EFs. 1 The Germans took the Messines ridge and threw 12500o men against the British below Ypfes But the Ypres defenses held firm and in the west the l Germans failed in their efforts 10 reach i IIaZehreuek The terrific drive spent itself and the Germans had failed to threaten the channel ports seriously
 In the meantime oil April r, Amer 1 iean troops had engaged in stiff hat l tie with the Germans north of St Mi- hiel. meeting an infantry attack with the bayonet. On April 21. picked Ger man storm troops attacked the Ameri- cans in the Toul sector and were whipped in a hand-to-hand engage ment.
 On April % the British navy exeeut- ed one of the spectacular feats of the war, blocking the channel of Zee brugge, T German submarine base.
 Germans ~sn- n Offensive.
 0n May 27 the Germans renewed the offensive with powerful attack between the Aisne and the Marne. In q day they swept over the ehemin=des- DameS on the heights north of the Aisne and crossed the river in a rnsh. Next they took Soissons and reached the Yesle. on they went to the Marne. extending their front on the river from Ghateau-Thierry to VeraeuH, and threatening Reims in their advance The drive was halted with the Ger mans occupying q front 16 miles wide on the Marne.
 In the meantime the Americans had won attention on May as by taking i eantignF an the Fieardy front in a brilliant attack.
 On May -. German u=hnats began operations or the coast of the Uaitea States. sinking F ships.
 The German drive for Paris was re sumed but the turning point was reached when on 1une t and | Amerf- can marines were thrown across The path of the advancing army It Chateau- Thierry, The Americans not only stopped the Germans but drove them back two miles. capturing several hun dred prisoners Heavy couater-attaeks broke down under the machine gun fire Of the Tanks and the road to Paris was again blocked. The marines suffered severely in the terrific fighting but they made Chateau-Thierry name that will live long in American history.
 In an effort to unite the Somme sali- ent with that of the Marne to provide q base for another move toward Paris. the Germans launched another heavy attack west of Noyon on June 10. They made considerable gains oil 20.mfle front but the drive was halted within two days.
 On June II, Washington announced Chat the United States was then rep resented on the battle line by 700oQU men,
 Austrian Offensive Is Fiasco.
 Attention WIS transferred from France to Italy when on June l5 the Austrians opened aR offensive on the Italian front from Asluga plateau to the sea. The attack proved q complete tiaseo 1t=Was repulsed If all points and the Italians pursued the fleeing Aastrians across the Piaye. taking a5.- 0aa prisoners.
 The German commanders made ans last efreft to break through to Isrf> when the crown HriuceS army eragf on luiy 15 the morning after fhe French Hafieuai .olidly launched iii offensive along il fraD, from ChafeaB- fh.rry ta Massises 2o niles east of ttelms.
 This dfth and tast phase. .oE the cHeaf offensive failed most Sigualy. be.ne stepped on the third day Thc AHeri. ean forces played q his p#stl this see. oud decisive hartle - the Narae. EaSt If Chateau-TMerr1 the Germans forced T p@SsaEe across the MarH9 and th, Americans who opposed them wore forced 10 fatl back temporarily. Then in a brilliant counier-attack the Amer. ifanS drove the GeemauS back across the Marne. taking 1.50o prisoners. in. cIudius complete brigade st4n
 Allied Offensive Opens.
 on July lS General Foch assumed tbe offensive. He struck the crown princes right flank vital blow and nm the first day the French and American. fought their way for six miles .lans the AiSne, reaching the outskirts n SeiSsons. For two weeks the rrsot counter offensive continued. On July 19 the Americans met the crack dI.i sions of German guards and defeafaf them in q stubborn battle at Sergy Sotssons feli 10 the French on Augnst and by the following day the enttr. Selssons- -Reims salient had been wipee cut.
 The indignation of the British peo pie. aroused by the U-boat outra ga,