The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-10

was announced that Americans over
seas or On the way Numbered i.019.i15.
The United States ON July agreed
70 allied action in Russia and prepara.
tons were begun for an allied military
expedition into Siberia. On the same
day Count von Mirbach, German am
bassador to Russia, was slain at Mos.
COW. On July s 1t was announced that
the Thurman coast of Russia had
thrown off bolshevik rule and invited
aid from the allies. During July the
first reports came from Russia Of the
execution of the former car by d local
soviet and these reports later were
confirmed.
General Foch opened the second
phase of his counter-offensive on Au.
gust 8 when a surprise attack was
launched on 2O-mile front, III picards,
the allies gaining seven miles ut SOME
points and taking 1000 prisoners. The
following day Haig's men gained Ia
miles in picardy and the next day the
French, attacking on IA 20-tnile fro.lt.
wiped out the Montdidier salient
Foch Hammers Foe.
Then followed a series OF sletge-
hammer blows on all portions Of Tie
front. all fitting into the general
scheme Of attack worked out bs the
master mind of Foch. On August %
Lassigny fell and the former S0ttl,le
front was restored. British and French
armies, aided by American units. coi,-
tinued the smash on the Somine f.oni
and on August 80 the Geiin:lils west
hurled across the Somme. The British
took Bapauinc and were close rs
Peronne, R6ye fell to the French ant
dozens of smal' towns we're wresteG
from the invaders. Further north The
British sraehed the Hindenbnrg line
and forced the Germans TO begin Il re
treat from the Lys salient.
On September 12, the First Arneri-
can army. under the direct command
of General Persliing, began brilliant
action which wiped out the difficult
ST. Mihiel salient in three days. The
Americans took 10000 prisoners In
this action
Serbian. French and Italian forces
on September IS. launched d big tlriep
against the Bulgars In Macedonia Al
most simultaneously the British hrese
the Turk lines in the Holy Land. The
Turkish army was shattered, aud By
September 81 had lost $4,000 men In
,a,.:e,S y,, n f-
smashed the Hindenburg line along .
22-lnile front in the st. Quentin sector.
and it was announced at Washing;o on
that the United States now had LILO.
900 men across the sea to aid in crush
ing the crumbling armies of the enemy.
The first decisive break in the ranks
of the central empires came on Sep
tember 81. when General Malinof
commander of the Bulgar ARM ea
which were routed before the advanc-
ing Serbs and French, asked for an
armistice. On September 80 Bulgaria
posed by the allies and surrendere,,
unconditionally.
Teutons Move for Peace.
Turkey moved for peace IN October
| and the German people were thrown
into a panic as they saw their allies
crumbling. Prince Max. who had Ras-
become German chancellor. addressed
note to President Wilson, asking thai;
steps be taken Immediately TO conclude
an afnlistice and to open peace nego
tiations President Wilson answered
by asking whether he spoke for the
people or the then rulers OF the empire
and whether the proposal was based
on an acceptance of the presidents u
peace points. Meanwhile the drive on
. the west front continued. and the Ger.
! mans were driven from much ground
that they had held since 1914. The
! Hindenburg line was smashed at many
points Pershing's men broke the foes
main line OF defense west Of The Aieust,
and after days of bitter fighting clear.
ed the Germans out of Argonne forest.
The Germans were forced to abandon
the Chemin deS Danes and to retreat
on Il long line frem T-aon MS far east
rs Afgenne.
! Germany sent another note to Pres
! itient Wilson on October Il. acceptit.
! the lattel-'s II peace principles ana
| urging the president to transmit its
proposal for an armistice to the allies.
/ Prince Mix assured the president that
| By reason OF constitutional changes
/ the existing German COVER llnent spoke
! for the people. President Wilson ~.
| piled two days later. rejecting the Ger
! man proposals, declaring that any arm,
| istice must be granted By the military
| commanders and must guarantee The
! continued supremacy of the allied
| arms.
The answer of the allied armies IL
| the German peace proposals WIS ia
i deliver still harder blows at tbe retif.
ing enemy. In the north fle Eelgi.i
! army. led by King Albert co-o:1er;t-
| ing witt the British. began 10 swerf
the Germans from the Belgian coast.
i on October II the Germans were tiris,
/ EN- from Ostend and Biuges and titp
| British occupied Lille. The whole
] west front was in motion. The allies
/ swept eastward through Belgium and
| through the industrial regions of
| France,