Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-01-03
was announced that Americans over
seas or on the way numbered lOl9,1l5

confirmed
Genera Foch opened the secon,
phase OF his counter-oifenslve on Au
gust y when surprise attack wa
launched on a 20-mile front in Picardy
the allies gaining seven miles at SOM
points and taking 1000 prisoners. Tn,
following day Halgs men gained /;
miles IN Plcardy and the next day tn,
French, attacking on n 20.mile front
wiped out the MontdIdier salient.
Foch Hammers Foe.
Then followed n series of sedge
hammer blows on all portions of til,
trout, all fitting into the genera
scheme of attack worked ont By tn,
master mind Of Foch. On August y
I.u>SIgny fell and the former Sommt
front was restored. British and French
armies, aided by American units, con
lIuled the smash on the SOmme front
and on August 30 the Germans were
hurled across the Somme The British
took Rapaume and were close to
Prronnc Roye fell to the French and
q NanS Of small towns we're wrested
from the invaders. Further north the
Brush smashed the Hndcnhurg line
an1 forced the Germans Ia begin re-
t"rHt FROM the l.yS salient.
On September 10, the First Amcrl-
can army under the direct command
~ General porshlng, began brilliant
action which wiped out the difficult
- Nihiel salient in three days. The
Americans took 10000 prisoners in
tl, action.
Serbian, French ana Italian forces,
ou september Is, launched big drive
n-aaSt the BugarS in Macedonia. Al.
must simultaneously the British broke
ip rnrk lines In the Holy Land. The
Furnish army was shattered and by
September p hnd lost 5000 men in
prisoners. In the meantime the allies
smashed the Ilindenhurg line along
~ W.le front in the st, Quentin sector,
and I was announced at Washington
thai The United States now had 100.
nlU men across The sea to aid In crush
BIZ. rr crunbing armies Of the enemy.
Tile first decisive break in the ranks
~ .hr central empires came on Sep.
tom5r -. when General Mnlinon.
commander Of the Bulgar armies
vhnf were routed before the advanc-
ln- Serbs and French, asked for an
arr tice. on September 80 Bulgaria
urHcd the armistce terms pro
pose" by the allies and surrendered
uHs Ifonally.
Teutons Move for Peace.
Ta py moved for peace "a October
a he German people were thrown
n panic vs. thcy saw their allies
ing Prince Max who had now
German chancellor. addressed
10 President Wilson, asking that
-,hs taken Immediately to conclude
M I>t're and % open peace ncgo-
President Wilson answered
N .ug whether he spoke for the
'.a. ar The then rulers Of The empire
su Wlpther the proposal was based
.u an acceptance Of the presidents II !
atae points. Meanwhile the drive on |
.Be T front continued and the Ger
mlns we're driven from much ground (
lat hey had held since 1914. The [
IlinHsHhurg line was smashed nj many /
'olny Pershing's men broke the foes /
main fne Of defense west nf the Mouse
In1 f'ar days of bitter fighting clear .
10 I Germans ont Of Argonne forest.
l'l Germans were forced to abandon
hr benin heS Danes and to retrat
ID long line from I.aun as far east
Nr-onne.
Germany sent another note 70 Pres
,lerl Wilson on October -, accepting
hc 9''cr's II peace principles and
ir-n- the president to transmit IT'S
ruuo~al for an armiStice 10 the allies.
'rnaa Max assured the president that
81 reason of constitutional changes
No. IS ting German government spoke
or the people President Wilson re
lIi@ tvo days later, rejecting the Ger
oan proposals. declaring that any arm
stce must be granted by the military
and must guarantee the
ontuuod supremacy of the allied
rus.
The answer Of the allied armies 10
H. German peace proposals was to
c'yF Still harder blows at the retir.
me- enemy. In the north the Belgian
rmv led by King Albert, co-opernt.
ng Wiih the British. began to sweep
hp Germans from the Belgian coast
IN October II the Germans were driv-
n ffHm Ostend and BrugeS and the
'riH-h occupied Lille. The whole
vest front was in motion. The allies
wnpt eastward through Belgium ana
through the industrial regions Of
rance
Chancellor Max. on October 81. sent
llItllfI ItiAt llult " INNi'fHl VIII
On. denying the charges that the Ger
ianS had been guilty of atrocities on
md and sea, and again giving assur
noes that the new government repre-
anted the people of Germany. Pres
ent Wilson replied two days later
greeing to transmit the request for
n armiStice to the allies.
Italians Rout Austrians.
As this note was delivered the allies
ere smashing the Germans at all
DintS on the western front and on
ctober "a the Italians launched
reat offensive against the AustrianS
n the Pave front, who within a few
lys were in headlong flight with the
alians in pursuit. The Americans {
to smash the Germans In VI.
Gus attacks west Of the Meuse.
The month of November opened with t
he German armies facing utter rout, {
lie armies of her allies completely