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The Great War.1498th Day ,'llUÜML'UIMli»ül,M»'!l»M»!«il«»"'I»' V« prisoners have been taken from the FERE Regiment Alexander and Regiment Au OUTFLANKING LA Comment gusta who have not only exhibited the Military gCHlNASI BROS. greatest pleasure at being captured but actually urged the British to go on By William L. McPherson attacking and take as many Germans (Copyright, 1918, Now York Tribuno Inc.) as possible, so as to end the war quick¬ THE most biting criticism yet ly. Then as each fresh batch of pris¬ made of the great German oners arrived at the the cage-; Germans offensive of 191.8 comes from captured cheered the British previously Lieutenant General Baron von Frey- success. the chief! Some idea of just what the average tag-Loringhoven, deputy intelligent German soldier thinks of of the German (¡encrai Stall. He The the war now bo from a calls it an "abortive offensive." Who Egyptian may gleaned Original letter written on August 20 by a non¬ could have said anything more in¬ commissioned officer to tiis brother in to German the ranks: jurious military prestige "I had to retreat through Galicia in or more destructive of the omniscient 1916," says the writer, "and I know- tradition of the German High Com¬ well enough what it means. It is per¬ * fectly obvious that vou have had heavy mand? casualties from a retirement of the Post-mortems arc generally mat¬ kind you have been making, but it can¬ ters of morbid curiosity. But Lieu¬ not be helped. You must be glad to Just as Isaid.When cigarette he resting now, but you won't be al¬ tenant General Baron von Freytag- lowed that satisfaction long, for a lot remark will make of men and material are needed now, Loringhoven's and there isn't much of either. many Germans wonder if, after all, quality is considered above Gormr.ny** Defeat Forecast the great Hindenburg - Ludendorff of 1918 was worth "1 .m «>nly interested in whether we gamble really answer is are going to bold out longer than this while. It was a time anything else, the winter. In the gamble against my opinion English .a a of will firing tin such crowds of Ameri¬ bid for decision in advance cans and others next spring that we the arrival of the American armies. Naturals. wiP be unable to stand the heavy influence forced the always pressure. Also, our enemies will have Ludendorff'a -uch a number of aircraft available throw out of the dice box. There that we not where find shall know to is more than a suspicion that the cover from this horror. Just cents "Taking it all round, we arc in a Kaiser, backed by a minority of the twenty bad position, not only here at the German inner military clitpie, op¬ front, but at home, too, things are in a very bad way. Andvthe Eastern prob¬ posed if. lem crops up again, and I shall be in¬ There are many Allied military terested to see whether the F'nglish wiY) still maintain that the -o will succeed in starting a mess there experts again. As far as I can bear we are Ludendorff offensive was justified. ") a great many to (.>. s tgain moving troops that but the East." for blunders in execution it woul«! have British, in Old Trenches severed the British and French armies and carried the the British are continu¬ '¦ m !n general Germans both to Paris and to the .¿¿in ; -*ê" ¡ «fi» ing to close in on the Hindenburg Channel But such t'j .«". ' K!fà line by a si ries of small actions and ports. specula- man.uvres. The lines in the northern tion gets nowhere. It ignores the part of the battle zone have now been most important result of the offen¬ advanced through the village of Tres- sive from the Allied point of view. cault, three and one-half miles south¬ the immediate unification of Allied west of Marcoing, to the eastern edge command. !;;-. H ; Wri of the place, where the troops are The selection of Foch as general- P1' actually in the old British trench.es issimo, forced by Ludendorff's great facing the Hindenburg line. initial the Australian have success, gave, Allies the In the south troops to hold fast before Paris and advanced in the area from Vermand power the Channel to the outskirts of Attilly, on the edge ports. Luderulorff of Holnon Wood, from the other side grossly misjudge«! the defensive of which the whole of the flat country strength of the Allied armies under ¦¡!< to tlie famous German defensive a single competent head. He went positions and the spires of St. Quentin on misjudging it, as well as the .. clearly visible. value of the American contribution In the centre the British have gained to the fighting front, until he fell a footing in Peizierc and Epehy, and into the fatal trap in the Marne this morning an attack was launched salient. the trenches northwest against enemy will condemn the Luden¬ niUSIUlilKiülllUUfHHHim Pledge to Buy W. S. S. Regularly <if Peizierc. History 222 KHliiHlHlIliKHHHHHM^ The enemy positions were stormed dorff gamble as a great illusion. luring a downpour of rain. The troops Germany is now condemned to a are reported to have gained their ob¬ defensive war, in which, von Frey- jective, although the advance was made tag-Loringhoven still claims, she over ground covered with oozy, slip- will show her "invincibility." But The Official Statements perj mud. in what a vastly more fortunate ^ % «.«.y^* <¦ would the Germans now be in the Lorraine German AttaekB Repulsed By yesterday's advance north of the Oise, indicated by criss-cross shading, the French outflanked position FRENCH artillery lighting and La Fère on the for defensive if had in the Vosges the day The enemy has delivered several north, swinging halfway round the city, and cut into the Hindenburg line, shown as a operations they PARIS (NIGHT)..A German coun- passed quietly -mall counter attacks. The line west shaded belt. The solid line represents the present battle area. elected last March to stand last on in the sectors occupied by our troop--. British advanced near ter attack southeast of Roupy (near Section The >:' Gouzeaucourt was attacked last troops slightly Epehy (1), indicated in the key map. The «lush line in the the Hindenburg line and to devote B- following details of key is the Hindenburg the solid line the zone. St. was a night, iiut the advancing Germans were position, lighting their surplus strength to stabilizing Quentin) repulsed. strong hostile raid in the Woevre, reported in American com¬ met with a withering machine gun lire their position in Russia! Without In the region of LafTaux and Celles- official were cinity The re- muniqué Number 116, have been re¬ and repulsed everywhere except Gas Bombs" were, repulsed. enemy Huns Scatter Allied unity of command and with- sur-Aisne six enemy attempts to CELiBEMED at one where the? managed to "Orange acted violently north of the Oise, but Mines ported. At 4:.'10 o'clock, morning of place out a speeding up of the American reach our positions were repulsed. penetrate a British post at the cross- Now Used Germans also without stopping the progress of September 7, approximately 200 by in Path of Retreat overseas movement Allied opera¬ PARIS (DAY). There has been enemy roads known as Dead Man's Corner. (By The Associated Press) Genej-al Humbert's troops toward the infantry, accompanied by i 9 tried to enter the road from La Fere to St. in. tions in the summer of 191S would the at different twenty pioneers, raided our lines Another party THE BRITISH ARMIES (¿tient (By The Associated Press) activity by artillery and which now have between and A box Derby Soft Hats, $6 British trenches southwest of Moeuvres, IN FRANCE, Sent. 11,.Just they hold from La Fen- WITH THE FRENCH ARMY 1 \" probably simply paralleled points on the front of the Aisne and Fliery Limey. with two miles northward to The those of the summer of 1917. barrage was laid down 200 metres but was repulsed comparatively WITHbefore the British launched Travecy. FRANCE, Sept, 1". Prisoners Vesle and in the Champagne. on the wooded of recently, Now south of the Metz road. The heavy casualties. their attack this morning region Vendcuil also fell captured by the French have thrown the German shock troops raiding \Jaltand The delivered a hurric%ne enemy trenches northwest of into their hands. have been BRITISH party entered the sector and then enemy below the light upon the work of destruction un¬ depleted, German morale Sensée last Peiziere, Gouzeaucourt, carried rushed the outpost which re¬ ombardment in the Valley Germans for the first time employed dertaken by the retreating Germans has been immensely lowered by a LONDON (NIGHT)..We group, soon tired, toward the Di¬ cZ£//n{cr night, and after the British posts a new kin<l of projectile in an effort Foe's Loss Severe in with the aid of extremely slow fiis«'S series of humiliating defeats and out a successful local operation early firing enemy. north of Ecoust-St. Quentin were at¬ to drive the New Zealand troops tliis north of advanc- viding into three detachments, the from that produce an explosion of mines the whole German position in France morning Epchy, 1918 tacked and some of them were with¬ nearby positions. Futile Attacks on U. our line in this locality and capt- enemy tried to encircle this group, The projectiles, which were about S. days and even weeks, after the Teutons has been The Hinden¬ ing drawn.