Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1919-01-10

was announced that Americans over
seas or on the way numbered 1,O19.115.
The United States on July agreed |
to allied actic:, in Russia and prepare |
tons were begun for an allied military |
expedition into Siberia. On the same |
day Count Won Mirbach, German am
bassadOr to Russia, was slain at Mos
COW. On July it 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 czar by a local
soviet and these reports later were
confirmed
General Foch opened the second
phase of his counter-offensive on Au-
gust when a surprise attack was
launched on a 2O-mile front in Picardy,
the allies gaining seven miles at some
points and taking 1000 prisoners. The
following day Haig's men gained IL
miles in Picardy and the next day the
French, attacking on 20-mile front
wiped out the Montdidier salient.
Foch Hammers Foe.
Then followed a series of sledge-
! hammer blows on all portions Of the
front, all fitting into the general
scheme of attack worked out by the
master mind of Foch. On August ~
Lassigny fell and the former SOmme
front was restored. British and French
armies, aided by American units. con-
tlnued the smash on the SOmme front
and on August 80 the Germans were
hurled across the Somme. The British
took Bapaume and were close to
PerOnne. Rove fell to the French and
dozens of small towns were wrested
from the invaders Further north the
British smashed the Hindenburg line
and forced the Germans to begin re-
treat from the Lys salient.
On September II, the First Ameri-
can army. under the direct command
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 big drive
. against the Bulgars in Macedonia. AL
most simultaneously the British broke
the Turk lines iE the Holy Land. The
Turkish army was shattered, and by
, September q had lost $4,000 men in
, prisoners. In the meantime the allies
smashed the Hindenburg line along 6
22-mile front in the ST. Quentin sector
and it was announced at Washington
that the United States now had 1850.
! 600 men across the sea to aid in crush
ing the crumbling armies of the enemy
, The first decisive break in the ranks
4 of the central empires came on Sep
. tember q, when General MalinOff
: commander of the Bulgar armie
O which were routed before the advano
ing Serbs and French, asked for al
d armiStice. On September 80 Bulgari
o accepted the armistice terms pre-
q posed by the allies and surrendere
Internationally.
n Teutons Move for Peace.
d Turkey moved for peace on Octohe
4 and the German people were throw
E. into panic as they saw their allie
Is crumbling Prince Max. who had no.
i become German chancellor. addresSe
he note to President Wilson, asking the
u steps be taken Immediately to conclud
ly an armistice and to open peace neg
M tiationS President Wilson answere
n by asking whether he spoke for tt
people or the then rulers Of the empil
Il and whether the proposal was base
/, on an acceptance of the presidents
is. peace points. Meanwhile the drive c
w the west front continued. and the &c
CIV mans were driven from much grOuT
lie that they had held since 1914 TT
in Hindenburg line was smashed at mar
points, Pershing'S men broke the foe
main line Of defense west Of the Meu
I'M and after days Of bitter fighting clea
no ed the Germans out Of Argonne fore.
no The Germans were forced to aband,
+o the Chemin deS Danes and to retire
tie vi iohs iiiie lioii i1aoil as ldI ei
re as ArgOnne.
n Germany sent another note to Pre-
u idpnt Wilson on October II, accept
the latter's IA peace principles a
ma urging the president to transmit
r;., proposal for an armiStice to the alli
~, Prince Max assured the president til
10 by reason of constitutional chang
.n the existing German government spo
~ for the people. President Wilson
&c piled two days later, rejecting the G.
man proposals, declaring that any ar
49,. istice must be granted by the militia
49, commanders and must guarantee t
49,; continued supremacy Of the ALI
80 arms.
The answer of the allied armies
49,, the German peace proposals was
deliver still harder blows at the re-
ing enemy. In the north the Belg
army, led by King Albert cooper
ing with the British. began to swt
the Germans from the Belgian co.
US On October IT the GQrmanS woro n,