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Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1919-03-19
M. Czarnet
ODEZWA
do 0byWatsIstWa " So. Chi
cagO 0 latunek Ola pozosta-
iyeh Fodak6W po Wojnie
" PoISCe.
sierzant Armii Polskiej

Z wiarogodnego zrodla DO Cd
Representatives naszych, a mia
nowicie A. Czarneckiego, DR..
Fronczaka, DR.. Smykowskiego,
p. Heleny Paderewskiej otrzy-
mujemy pelne grozy wiadomosci,
re w Polsce ma skutek braku bic
l,zny, odziezy, obuwia, setki TO
dakow, a zwiaszcza niewiast i
dziatwy co tydzieh umieraja:
kazdy dzieh przynosi nam nader
smutne wiesci z Polski. Do War
szawy ty~siacami powracaja jehcy
z Niemiec Z niewoli pruskiej. I w
i&kimze to stanie powracaja?
Widzimy ich w wyobrazni
wracajq obdarci, wynedzniali, Z
oczyma zwroconemi ku nam, wo-
}ajac: chIeba, odziezy! A tie ne
DINE dzieci -- be- nazwiska,
bcz pozywienia, bez odziezy -
szczesliwe. jesli choc brudne Ia
chmany o~krywaja ich cz}onki!
Taxa odchian rozpaczy i nedzy
winnismy przedStawic sobie
pred oczy i zapytat: A my - CO
ratio?
Polski-O bywatelki Z So. Chi
cago. wziawSzy powyzsze do SER
ca i zauwazywszy pred kilku
Gniami odezwe Wydziaiu Naro--
dowego. po$tanowily ma ten APPEL
n;ezwlocznie odpowiedziec czy--
ncm. zwolujac p~osiedzenie ola
podjecia i doprowadzenia do sku-
tku piracy - jako oddzia} Ger
wonego Krzyza Amer. i koika
Nicsienia Pomocy Armii Pol
skiej.
Aczkoiwiek praca ia spotykaia
sic T. trudnoSciami, lecz obywatel
K; nasze wykonywaly ia skrzet--
nic. chodzat Cd domu do domu,
ME zwazajqc ma mroz. snieg,
deszcz i slote, majac ma pamieci,
re w stosunku do wyniszczonego
czteroletnia wojna ludu naszego
- najubozszy czlowiek W Amery
&C - to bogacz W por6wnaniu do
nedzarzy braci naszych - poza
Oceanem.
Teraz zreorganizowawszy sic,
postanowilysmy podporzadkowac
Gala dalsza akcye W mysl Ode
IVY Wydzialu Narodowego
n~rzyjmujac naive, nadana przez
tcnze, Sekcya Ratunkowa Polek.
I przypadajacym nam porzadko-
wynn numerem.
Poniewaz praca podjeta potrze.
buje zespolenia wszystkich ma
szych sii, zwracamy sic zgoraca
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1919-03-19
P0LACY u "PREzYDENTA
" PARYzU,
(Komunikat Urzedu Prasowo
Informacyjnego Wydzialu N. P.)

Delegacya zlozona z pan Matt
rycowej Zamoyskiej j Feliksowej
straightforward oraz panow
W. JanuSza, L. kubienskiego, ].
Zoitowskiego zjawiia sic 8 lutego
W paiacu ksiecia Murata, ably po-
dziekowaG prezydentowi Wilso-
nowi "a pomoc uczyniona przez
Stang Zjednoczone warszawskie-
mu Komitetowi ratunkowemu ola
dzieci. Swoini darami mleka
skondensowanego / pieniedzy O.
CALI rad amerykanski cd smie--
ci dziesiatki tysiecy dzieci pol
skich, W najciezszych chwilach
okupacyi niemieckiej. Delegacya
wreczyia prezydentowi Wilsono-
Wi album z~awierajace probki roz-
dawanych w Warszawie w r.
1915 kart chlebowych ma okres
dwutygodniowy. kronike wyPad-
kow dziennych i teksty dekretow
niemieckich. ProSzac prezydenta
o przyjecie tego upominku, Cd
czytaia p. Zamoyska adres ma
Stepujacy:
,.PrzySzliSmy til z dalekiej
Folski ably rzecznikami bye setek
tysiecy dzieci polskich re wszyst-
kich czeSci naszego nieszczesne-
go kraju.
cd trzech lat blisko, Cd dnia,
kiedy niedbajac o swe ofiary, wy
stapila Ameryka do Walk, by
skruSzyc brutalna potege Germa-
nil, wymawiai lud Polski twoje
imie Z miEoScia i wdziecznoScia.
Zbyt wielkie byly zaznane pre-
zen cierpicnia pod jarzmem ro-
syjSkiem / niemieckiem, by ME
mia} occnic doniosioSci slow
Twoich. JeSli obecnie silna many
wiare W przyszloSc lepsza, to "a
wdzieczamy to w czeSci Tobie
Panic Prezydencie. PrzyniosieS
nam swc poparcie w dniach bo-
lc>nych, ktore - jak mozemy sic
Spodziewac - przemineiy bezpo-
wrotnie. A teraz, dzieki Panskiej
"a tax szlachetnie przyobiecanej
nam pomocy, wyczekuje Polska
Cd przySzloSci - szczescia i
wielko$ci.
..Panscy delegaci, Panic Pre-
~zydencie, udaja sic teraz do Pol
ski, by przekonaG sic naocznie o
rozmiarach i giebi ubostwa i
nedz wszystkich, w kt6rych po-
grazonym nasz kraj. Ale przeko-
'aja sic oni r6wnoczeSnie, jak
szczere uczucia podziwu i
wdziecznoSci ola Wielkiej Repu-
bliki Amerykahskiej przepeinia--
ia SERGE kazdego Polaka i kazde-
60 dziecka W Polsce."
Prezydent Wilson odpowie-
dial siowami:
,,Bardzo jestem wdzieczny i
w~zruszony tenn Swiadectwem wa
szego uznania. Polska W chwili
obecnej znajduje sic W sytuayci
straszliwej. Jej wrogowie napa-
daja ma MIA i zagrazaja jej row
nOczeSnie Z trzech stron. A jed
max Z kazdym dniem polepsza
sic sytuacya ! uczynie wszystko,
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1919-03-19

Polskiej umari ma okrecie; po--
chowano 60 " Havrze z honora-
mi wojskowyini, Jezeliby, ktory
Z kaplanow chicagoskich ze-
chcial odprawic Msze sw. "a du-
see tych zmarlych, jak rowniez i
"a innych polegiych i zmariych
naszych, bylibysmy bardzo wdzie
czni." i
Z powazaniem,
M. Czarnecki,
sierzant Armii Polskiej
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1919-03-19

CO bedzie mozliwem by sic do te-
go przyczynic.
Jezeli mi pCwiadacie, czego
Wasi rodacy oczekuja odemnie,
to wielkq ma mnie wkiadacie' cd
powiedzialnosc, lecz ia przyjmu-
je mann nadzieje, re Polska III
rzy swift lepszych dni.' .
Nastepnie przyjai prezydent
Wilson delegacye Uniwersytetu
Jagiellohskiego, zlo2ona z PROBE
sorrow Siedleckiego, Czekanow-
skiego, Romera i Strohskiego, a
wprowadzona przez p. Dmow-
skiego, prezesa Komitetu Naro-
dowego Polskiego. Delegacya ia
wreczyla prezydentowi dyplom
honorowego doktora. Pc krotkim
przem6wieniu, odczytal professor
Siedlecki adres nastepuiacy:
RACE przyjac, Panic Prezyden
Gle, dyplom doktora ,,honoris cau-
sa' naszego uniwersytetu, jake
korna danine giebokiego czucia i
najszczerszej wdziecznosci i po-
dziwu, jake ola Pana zywia wszy
soy polscy uczen1 studenci, a
wraz z mimi narod polski.
.,Narod polski jednak zaciag-
nal wobec Pana, Panic Prezyden-
Gle, inny ieszcze dug wdziecz-
noSci. Jako apostoi zarliwy Praw-
dy i Sprawiedliwosci wyrzekieS
Pan s}owa pamietne, ktore ma
>prawic mia}y krzywde ohydna
speiniona ma naszym narodzie.
,Cieszy mas przywilej, jaki
nam dano, IL Panskie czcigodne
imie zapisa6 mozemy w Roczni-
kach naszej Wszechnicy.
"A ME tylko dla mas, lecz Yak
re ola diugiego szeregu pokoleh
przyszlych bedzie Pahskie imie
INTERCOLLEGIATE skcjarzone z histo-
rya moralnego postepu ludzko-
sci.
,,Mikclaj Kopernik. uczei ma
szego Stadium Generate" Of
wari ludzkoSci nowy ustroj ma
niebie. Wierzymy Panic Prey
dencie, ktory jestes odtad czlon-
klein czcigodnym n~aszej korpo-
racyi, re Pan wskazesz oczom ma
Sym droge nowego uStroju zie-
mi" krakow, 10 grudnia,
1879
w odpowiedzi swej, m6wil pre-
zydent Wilson o idei strawiedli-
woSci W zyciu narodow i o "a
mianach, jake zajSc musza W
dziedzinie ruchu naukowego:
Odpowiedz Prezydenta Wilso-
ma podczas wreczenia dyplomu
honorowego:
,,Panowie, iestem gieboko wzru
SONY nietylko tym dowodem u
znania, jaki otrzymaiem, Cd Pa
now i Cd Waszego starego Uni
wersytetu, ale tez tenn, re. tax
s'usznie podnosicie wartoSj zasa-
dy sprawiedliwoSci, kt6ra sic
zawsze chce kierowac. TAX jest
moja zasada jest w istocie spra-
wiedliwoSc ola narodow i teraz,
podczas Konferencyi Pokojowej
chcemy vase rostrzygnac trud-
ne kwestye, ktore przychodza ma
nasz stoi. Wszak pracujemy ra-
zem z Waszym przedstawicielem
p. Dmowskim i moge panow "a
pewnic, re pracujqc PREY jednym
stole wedle jednej zasady, be-
dziemy wediug niej zmieniali
katie Europy. Pan - zwracajac
sic do prof. Romero - jake geo.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1919-03-19

mi i chce wspolpracowac z De-
parliamentary Zdrowotnosci Pu-
blicznej i cywilnemi organizacya-
mi W kazdem mieScie kraju.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1919-03-19

DGIBNNK CP.7CAaO6N nAisS
He.a wieceJ droonyeh ogios,sh. AMI
tell wssystkie inns dsisnniki polSkiG
- ChicaRo Paxeu WxtetA
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1919-03-19
2 WEsTv1LLE, ILL.,.

Komitet Obywatelski Wydzia-
III Narodowego Polskiego zebrai
ma Fundusz narodowy w tutej-
szej Polonii S23.25. Ostatniq ra-
"a kwitowano $S0.50. Razem
$1O3.75.
= Piotr Frankiewicz, prczes.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1919-03-19

Eliza Orzeszkowa.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-10-09

Ladendorf IN October, 1918, engaged IN gigantic
same of bluff On the hand he pressing the Berlin
government TO make peace quickly possible chile
Ae other he trying to convince the allies that the Ger
man stu strong enough put long defensive
tight they did not grant Germany compromise.
rH be recalled hoe the German propaganda agencies
Ueye trying to spread hru the word the idea that the
redt to the Hndenbag line had been merely part Of de-
fcnstre strategy adopted in rie Of the grocing numbers
OF the Americans. and that the German army intended TO
fire to the German frontier at its leisure taking up
'of the allies
Ladendorf reveals that he not taking his time He
sros retiring when Fooh made him do aoays hustled and
smashed and forced 10 all sorts Of erpedents TO avert dis
Qcfer before nc could make His Hindenbrg line
rced before he had ready the line behind IT, He ferer-
shiy trying to get other lines ready.
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not yet In collapse. Unrest was in
creasing in Rumania.
At Adrianople and from the Ma
rita downward there were already
English troops. The Turkish frontier
guard was unusually weak there.
The German troops and officials In
Constantinople were preparing. In
the event Of an entente attack on the
town. TO leave by sea and proceed TO
Odessa.
This was the military situation
that l had 20 consider in deciding
my attitude to the second Wilson
note.
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with all speed. The railways were
limit OF their capacity Enormous
masses of war material had TO be
dealt with. involving weeks and
months OF work.
laid great stress on the impor.
lance Of thoro preparation for the
destruction Of lines and bridges,
which could not but have liz effect
on operations. and upon the removal
10 Germany Of our own material. I
continually discussed with the chiefs
Of stats the problems Of evacuation
and destruction.
We dealt with the populations with
the greatest lcniency. as we always
had done. We have statements to this
effect from the inhabitants them.
selves. 1t II true that they begged
not TO be forced to give evidence
publicly for US. as they feared opin.
ion In Paris.
a neutral commission tpicked by
the German command also came
from Brussels to the front, and re.
ported on the care we took OF the
Inhabitants as well as OF the damage
done to them by the enemy artillery
and airmen. What the population had
to suffer were the results of the state
Of war. and not OF the manner In
which we carried on the war. This is
quito plainly established. The en-.
tente. however. brought accusations
against us in order to influence VIII
son further In their direction.
NEW LINES
ON FRONTIER
Further In the rear we were work.
ing hard on the Antwerp Meuse line,
and | had new line surveyed along
the German frontier.
The Italian front was quiet, but
there was talk OF an imminent en-
tente attack. This could only be
looked forward to with increasing
anxiety. in view Of the poor fight the
AustroI Iungarian troops had given
In Serbia.
In the Balkan peninsula the situa.
ton had developed still further TO our
disadvantage. Bulgaria having sur
rendered to the entente.
In Serbia. Gen. ven kovcsc had
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taken over the command. with n view
TO the defense OF Hungary. Under
his command were the troops that
had retired under Gen. Won Phanzer.
Baltin from Albania TO Montenegro,
and the allied troops on the Morava
under the Eleventh German army
hoadquarters--Gen. Won Steuben.
Gen. Won Kovesc had q difYicult
time. The Austro-Hungarian troops
were Of little value. the Germans
were Of an old class and were not
UP 10 complement. and the Alpine
corps was battle weary.
The position In Serbia and on tho
Danube was not safe. but It was also
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-10-09

Inc patue which had broken out
IN the western front at the end of
Deptcmber had meanwhile continued
- rage. II took the form Of power.
'tui attempt on the part of the enemy
10 break thru the army groups OF the
|Crcwn Prince Rupprecht and Won
|Bcehn In the direction Of Client and
1laubeuxe. ana thru those Of the
herman crown prince and Won Gall.
vita on their inner TANKS on either
side Of the Argonns In the direction
.of Charleviiie-Sedan. The same idea
had been at the root OF every often
|etve operation OF the entente since
ehs autumn Of 1918. Up TO the pres
mt they had failed thru the exhaus-
non Of the enemy and our power Of
|ssnistance.
N tThis allied strategy. which in the
'ond succeeded. was great move
lunent designed TO drive the Germans
[aGainst the forest region OF Luxem-
rg and Southern Belgium Their
ain lines Of communication ran
northward OF this region thru Bel
giuSn and southwark thru Metz. II
these communications could be cut.
1hen Ludendorfrs main forces would
Ind themselves huddled against =
vail Of wooded mountains. thru
which they could neither make good
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served the convenience OF the troops.
For example. we lost number OF
disinfection stations. which were n
serious loss.
General headquarters anticipated n
continuance OF the attacks in the d.
rcction OF Client and Maubeuge. be-
tween the Disc and Aisnc. and be-
tween the upper Aisne and the
Mouse. the latter extending to the
right bank OF the Meuse. also ex-
pected considerable wastage In
strength and nerves.
WAR WEAKNESS
GROWS
At many points we had actually
fought with success. and mt others
the enormous superiority OF the en-
envy had brought him only small
gains. The result OF the furt h q r
fighting depended mainly on the
maintenance OF the mems morale.
Every man required 10 be kept ut
the front. and 70 be inspired with
the utmost determination. Tho mr..
mlstice offer had had nm unfavornble
effect on the mems spirits. and war
weariness had increased. No stirring
call from home came as q counter
blast. and the work Of explaining the
situation seemed 10 have been aban'
doned there.
On this point there were m
complaints from the army. In the
md the army and the population
would have TO show their colors. and
let IL be seen whether they were
really determined to fight. for only
thus could we hope to improve the
morale of the army. The commands
and explanations issued TO the troops
from Spa were not In themselves suf-
ficient.
The intimate connection between
feeling In the army and feeling at
home could never be more clearly
perceived than II was In these critical
days. The army wanted TO know
definitely what was to be expected
from the people Mt home.
LAYS PLANS
TO DESTROY
Tho evacuation or tho ground be.
hind the new position was carried on
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-10-09
LUDENDORFF in The

LUDENDORFF In The
Star tomorrow reveals the
panicky state of mind in
which the German govern
ment considered the sec
ond Wilson note on the
armistice. He tried TO in
ject firmness into the sit
uation and n demand for
terms. and endeavored to
rouse the spirit Of the
German people. The task
was too great for him, in
view of the collapse Of the
army and people.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-10-09
LAYS PLANS
TO DESTROY

Tho evacuation or tho ground be-
hind the new position was carried on
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the Rupprecht army group. and the
Eighteenth under that OF the German
crown prince. In this group the
Ninth army was taken over by the
Seventh. Here. too. especially having
regard TO the Arrangement OF rear
communications. there was no longer
room for a separate army.
Gen. Won cariowitz took tho com
mand OF the Second army. and Gen.
Won Marwitx received that OF the
Fifth near verdun, Ills chief OF star
was Lieut.. Col wctxeli. who had
hitherto acted az my assistant A
special group headquarters was e..
iabiiahcd for Gen. Won Gailwitx In
this case. too. II had proved undeslr.
able 20 burden a group headquarters
with tho command OF an army.
Tho necessity TO economic forces
had led. at the end OF September. to
the German crown princess army
group abandoning the Laffaux
salient. which had caused US many
Losses. and withdrawing to the pcel.
ton behind the Oise-Aisne canal.
which wo had occupied after the dis
assrous engagement OF october ~.
1911.
rrhs heavy losses he mentions were
mostly caused by Michigan and other
troops from the middle northwest.
who atorTned tho almost ifnpregnable
heights north OF solssons)
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a retreat nor get supplies Tor hight
ing. The Americans were pressing
the southern end of>the pincersl
Now VIC wcrr weaker. and first one
and then another division failed 10
fight. The number Of shirkers behind
the front Increased aiArrningiy. The
information stations. established TO
direct stragglsrx to their positions.
were no longer equal 10 their tasks.
The men vino fought In the front line
wore heroes. but there were not
enough Of them for the long line.
They felt themselves Isolated.
OFFICERS CLERKS AND
SERVANTS PLUGGED HOLES
The men looked TO their officers.
who bore tho brunt Of tho fighting.
These officers. with their ioyg, men.
achieved miracles OF bravery. Regi.
mental. brigade and even divisional
commanders. with officers and few
soldiers. often with their clerks and
servants. personally restored the po.
sition. and prevented the vastly sa.
perior but no longer enthusiastic en-.
envy troops from breaking thru. We
may be proud OF the men who fought
these heroic nights,
Our losses. however. WEIR heavy.
Our best men hay on the bloody bat.
tissie,d- Many Of our battsiions
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AMERICANS
CRUSH DIVISION

on October ?. as had been ar.
ranged. the left wing % the Seventh
and tho right wing Of the First army
foil back to tho position from which
tho attack OF May 81. 1918. had
started.
Unfortunately. before this now
mrnt waa carried out. one division
was. wholly unexpectedly. crushsd
on the heights northeast Of Fismes.
The center Of the Seventh army
held the chemin dss Danes ARMY. In
the face OF many enemy attacks.
ut was Americans who swept
northeast Of ffsmes and crushed tho
divisionj
Tho defensive battle In Champa gne
and on the Msurc. on either sid. OF
tho Argonne ehe Americana. had
followed n favorabi~ course. In spits
OF tho absolutely overwhelming rupe
rsorliy Of the enemy. which was con.
sid.rabiy greater hers than on the
fronts OF the two northern army
groups. Our leadership was dissin.
guishcd for exceptional calm and
judgment. and the enemy gained
ground but slowly.
The continual and violent assaults
on the left wing OF the First and on
tho Third army caused tho army
group Of the German crown prince to
decide in the early days OF October
20 break of the light and 10 with
draw all the troops to the Hunding'
Brunhiid line. 1. a.. half way 20 Laon-
Marie Slsronc Aisnc from Rethei up
ward to Grand Pre-. General head
quarters was unable TO give this
group. which husbanded It's men
carefully. any new forces. II APP
proved the proposal. which was car.
ried out as arranged In the days end
toa Nth Orfoher ~
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STRIKERS IN GERMAN ARMY INCREASED
AS allies ADVANCED Says, LlWElD0RfF

On account Of difficulties Of trans
port. men ON leave nj home had to
remain there for time. They stayed
longer than was good for them. In
the critical November days there
should have been svry few men ON
leave In Germany. but. In fact. there
were only too many.
Tho periods allowed to divisions for
rest and repair OF their equipment
and clothing became even shorter,
Good divisions had moro work
thrown on them than the less roli'
able. That. too. had undesirable con
sequences. Tho men could not under
stand why they were 80 often thrown
into the gaps. and their morale
failed.
Tho strain became greater and
greater. and strength was exhausted.
II was uncommonly difficult TO md
tho true medium and at the same
time 10 reinforce the weak spots.
Cases Increased where second line al.
visions had TO be thrown hurriedly
into line. and In which formations
broke up altogether.
Tho strain on the nerves OF the
leaders at the front Increased without
cease. and they had a heavy task. but
they never lost their proud courage
or their clear perception OF their
country's neods. Nothing could
break them.
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SECOND DIVISIONS
GREAT BLOW

Tho army group Of tho Ccunan
crown prince began In the early days
Of October to withdraw tho troops be-
fore Rheims behind the suippcs. In
the night Of the ioth.iith tho whole
front from the chemin dcs Danes 10
the Argonns was given no. after
strong attacks had been beaten on
by the Third army.
ut was the great attack OF tho SEC
ond division In the Champagne, Oeto-
ber asa, and the dashing capture OF
Mont Blanc. the dominating height OF
the hills east OF Rheims. which
caused this retirement OF the crown
prince)
by the morning OF October IL. the
Seventh, Third and First armies
stood ready for defensive figh,ing In
their new and well constructed line,
and the evacuation OF the ground In
front thereof had been almost COM
pletcd. The engagements OF the two
last mentioned armies at the end OF
September and beginning OF October
present a fine example Of completely
successful defensive fighting, Of
which the leaders OF the men may
well be proud. Tho army command.
eru, Won Einern and Won Mudra. and
their chiefs Of stan. Won Klcwitz and
Hasae, once more rendered their
country exemplary service.
The enemy followed up the retire
ment of the German crown princes
army group theoretically between
the Disc and tho AIsne. and heavy
fighting soon developed round our
new positions. In the sweep OF the
Aisne toward Rethel. the enemy ad.
vanced more cautiously. On the
other hand. he soon attempted. at
FIRST without success, 70 capture the
VOUCHERS. Grandpro bend OF the Aisne.
AMERICAN
PRESSURE SEVERE
In the Aire valley. west OF the
Meuse. the American pressure
against our Fifth army was unusu-
Ally severe. The battle extended to
the east bank OF the Mouse. also. In
splte of their enormous numerical
superiority. the attacks OF the youth
full American troops pfoke uoWh WIN
the heaviest losses.
Their success on September 26 was
merely due TO the failure OF Ger
man reserve division, and TO the fact
that at another point their attack
wns met only by a division, which.
tho a brave one. was very battle
worn and had an extended front to
hold.
on the nth the position was thus,
that we had fallen back on the whole
of the front west OF the Mouse. On
the right wing the retrograde
movement was still In progress. A Sc
rious loss was the fact that, In fall
ing back to tho Hermann.Hunding
Brunhild position, we had TO sacri'
nco q number Of installations that
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II had been decided that in the
event OF the occupation OF the Her
mann line the Boehn army group
was 10 be Withdrawn. It's front had
now become too narrow, and did not
contain sufficient reserve strength.
Won Boehn was put In command OF
tho armies from Scissors to Arras
after tho defeat on the Marine. push
Ing in between the crown princcs)
Ihs Second army now fell undeg