Medford mail tribune., July 27, 1918, Page 6, Image 6

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MEDFORD MAUj TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. ORWiO.V. SATURDAY, JULY 27, 1018'
FOURTH YEAR OF
WAR SEES CRIS S
SAFELY PASSED
America Arrives During Year to Stem
Title of Disaster and Help Con
vert Hun Triumph Into Allied Vic
toryMarvelous Record of United
States In Transporting Troops,
WASHINGTON, July 27.-KvcnU
with I hi' tnlc til' niitiiiiiN hav
marked Ilia I'mirlh your nl' tha ivnr
which now riiineH lo 11 close. It hn
liecn twelve iiiiuitlis nl' alternate luipi
mill couecrn for the powers (if Hie
untenlo ullinncc.
It wiih mi July 1!8, 1H1I, Hint All:
1 rin declared wur un Kerhiii, Im'kii
Iiuim llin Krent HlniKglc.. Uiirinif the
iuhI 12 inunllm lliere lime liecn ue
eurnmccH tluit in, Nome iikim-cU hn
Jieon of even urcalcr import in their
influences upon the world than Uioko
in the preeedini; period. Hussin'N
:olliipe, the Ilalinn del cat last an
iuuin, the NliiiendoiiH 1 1 riven of the
(ieniiaim iiniiiKt the allied armies
mid the wonderful defensive opera
iioiih mat nave iiguiit and nunin
lieeked the enemy when kuccokh for
Jinn Heenied near lit hand have held
the world lircalhlexs. Hut, transcend
injr Hie Hinilieanee of miv event ii
I he actual I hen I its of the war. Amer
ica's full pnrticipiitiiin in the ciin
iliet, involving the transportation
ivcrseiiH of more than n million men
t opnitiiKo in it must remain for all
1'ino the meat outstaniliiii; feature of
the loiirth year of the st ruuiile. It is
upon America thai the entente is rc
l.viiijf for (he men nnd resources to
turn the tide
American hi Franco
H wn Knot until the rront flennan
offensive was started late in March
fif HI I H that the lAiuei'ioiin (roup
movement binui to assume really
noteworthy proportions. The figure
lrom the months of August , 11117
tu July 1, 11118, follow:
Auifiist, lK,:t2:i; September, :t2,.V2:i;
October, IW.'-Ti'.l; Novemher, 2:1,01(1;
lleeeniher, -IH.H-IO; January, 111,77(1;
nmrunry, IH.II27; Slarcli, 8:1,811;
April, 117,212; Hay, 2ll,,M.i; June
27(l,:iH2; June, 27(J,;182; July, .'1011,(100
On July 1, 11118, (here were 11,(111
American marines in l'Ynnce, hriiiK
)iiK die total niimlier of American
troops in that country nnd Italy up to
' 3.010,1 1, .
Muring Ihe recent fittlitine;
J riiueu the work of the American
roldiers has eompnred favoiahlv
villi that of oilier fihtine. men in
the world.
Offensive, l-'urcd
The allies have heen called upon
to face two event offensives during
the past year. The firsUof these clime
Inst Oceoher in Italy nnd the second
in l-'i-nncc, hefan on March 21. The
ticnniin drives in Kroner, while sepa
rated hy periods of from n few days
to several weeks, have I n consid
ered as different phnscs of (he same
iiffoiisive. The ahorliie Austrian at
tack HKiiiust Italy in June also is
looked upon us merely nnolher attack
utiniitst the western front ami not us
II distinct military operation.
Hut these offensives pcrlmpN never
Would have heen be-un had il not liecn
J'or the collapse of liussia during Hie
past winter, (iermaii and Austrian
troops, released from the Knssiau
limit, were taken to France and Italy
to swell the masses of in Mi hurled
ncainst the allies in Ihe western
Icater of operations. As leni; ns
Hiussia remained in the ficlit she held
(treat nuiuliers of Teutoiiii' troops in
the east, ami lier withdrawal from
the war exercised n fundamental in
fluence on the course of its develop
ment. , Munition n Year Ato
The year opened uiih the fortunes
of war apparently favoring Ihe en
tente. The Hrilish had forced hack
the (icrmaus to the famous llindcn-Imii-
line. The French ha,l ctali
lished themselves firmly iilom- the
( licinin des lames, norlh of the
Aisue. The echoes of V.nlnn wen
Mill rinuinn (he knell of (icniuin
hopes in that secti-r of ' the buttlr
urea. The Italians were holding their
lines ulolli; the Is, mm. The retm
enatcd Itllsslun s "ivciuli-lit of. July
Kirsl" had carried Ihe war far into
the Austrian defenses in I'.nkow m.i
nnd Galicia.
The (ieruiiin nnd Austrian com
mands had no illusions as to further
ltiissiun hclliv.crcncy. There came lo
the allies reports t li.it the central cm
piles wore takiiii; (lie pick of Ihcirl
forces from Ihe Itussinn front uml
i-oncenlralini.' thcni for a new drive
iigninst some part of the line in the
western Ihcaicr. Then ciiine the blow '
ujiaillst Italy. I
Itus-lnn ( ollnpse :
Events in Ihe meanwhile hud heen
moving swiftly in Russia. On So
vonioer 1. while the ollensive nciiuM i
Italy was under way, Alexander K.
Kercnsky, then the Russian premier,
niiDoiineed thut liussin wiih worn out
by the Hiir and that the allies must
shoulder the burden thenceforward.
Seven days later Kercnsky was du
posed li.v ( tui Knlsheviki. The fall mid
flight of Kercnsky was the siuual for
Germany and Austria to cuter into
peace negotiations with Russia,
whii-li concluded in the Hrest-Litovk
treaty.
Itiuuniiia 4'upltubite
With the greater part of her ter
ritory occuiied by the Germans, Aus
trian ami Hiilfiirians, with her gov
eriimcnt driven from Hueliarest to
Jassy and with (hi- Hiissiau Holshevi
ki openly hostile toward her, lluinnnia
round herself in a critical situation
Wuiiinniiin troops during I-'ebrnurv
and .March udvitiiced into Hessaru-
hia, a purl of the new repuhlie of
I krauiCj hut Ihcy were beuimed in by
the enemv forces nnd obliged to
withdraw. At last, on May li, lliimn
nia signed a treaty of pence with the
central powers.
Hy , this treaty Ktimaniii lost the
province of flohrudjn, on the Mouth
side of the Danube, which she had
received after the Balkan war, and
agreed lo a rectification of her west
era Irontier. l-.couoinic nincessions
also were made under pressure from
the teutonic Alliance.
I'caro Tentative
The period between December 1,
1UI7, and March 1, 1 11 1 H, limy he
cajlled tbo pdrjud of pence teutn
lives. German efforts to secure i
pence which would leave to Geriunnv
all the fruits) of her victory pained
through Hussiii's eollnpsc, and with
Belgium and large portions of Kranec
U) be used as pawns at the council
table, begun with the address of
Count Czcrain, then Austrian foreign
minister, at Hrest-I.itovsk, on Drceni-
her .2li. The keynote of J he address
was iieneral peace without nunexii-
tinns and indemnities..
Kneniy Offensives
l.as( winter it became known that
the Germans were mushing forces on
the western front. HeportH came
Hint lurgo units were training behind
tho lines and thut new and more tor
riblc engines of wnr tbnn had been
known hefore were to he used in Gor
man effort t brenk (he allied lines
crush (lieu- nrmies nnd force them to
make ieaee. The drive, wns well cd-
verlised and even the place where it
wiih to be Inunebed was known with
comparative certainty.
On the morning of March 21, the
Germans hci-nn their nttnek from the
vicinity of Arrns, on the north, to
l.e here, on the south, nnd eenterina
Iheir heviest columns nu-ninst the
Hrilish fnrccs under General Cloiifih,
at St. (jueutin.
Allies l'oreivl Mack
Slauiieriiu; before the impact of the
blow, the British army fell back rap
idly, for eij-ht days the Germans
poured Ihrouuh the old nllied line in
an effort to crush the British and
Irive a wedne between tliem and the
Krench, who were holdine the lines to
Ihe south. Then eauie n period of re
action and (he Germnns eauie to n
stop, rhey hud driven ahead for :),"
miles, nloiij; n fronl exlendinc more
(hull ,')(l miles, before they were halt-
1.
Hardly had their Icuions heen held
before Amiens than a new offensive
vvns heiom in Klnnders, on April 2.
It swept the Hrilish hack; through
A raien lu-rcs, hut did not brenk their
lines. The British, with the Krench,
who wen- rushed up to the front,
stopped the Germans after they had
reached Ihe hills southwest of Ypres.
I'heie, on April II. the Germans suf
fered a terrible defeat that halted
Iheir offensive in that ouarter.
1'inll In Supreme (oomaml
In the midst of the drive in the sec
tor toward Amiens, the allied nations
k a vitally important step. They
nuiucd General Kcribnaml Koch, hero
of Ihe first battle of the Maine, een-
YEAR SEES SEVEN NATIONS JOIN WAR FOR FREEDOM
Nations (diadnd-whlto.
(hoso which ho ro at war July 'JH, 1017. Nations In black (huso which joined Hie allies (ho last year. N'eulrul nations in
ornlissimo of tho nllied forces on the
western front, which includes nil the
line in Italy ns well us in France.
Kven the Murmnn const in northern
liussiu, has been held to he under his
command.
After u )M-riod of quiet, the Ger
mans attacked once more, this time
on the Aisno river, nnd in seven days
they reacted the Marne at Chateau
Thierry, making a penetration of
about 28 miles. At the Manic they
were checked and the impetus of the
blow was broken.
With hanlly a day's pause for re-
orguuizntion ol their forces, the Ger.
mnns iiRiiin uttacked, ehoosinif the
sector between Montdidier nnd Noy
on, on the southern side of the sal
ient driven into tho nllied lino dur
ing the March offensive, as tho slnjje
of thei ronslniiKht. This offensive
run for five days nnd wns Mopped
north of Couipiafjo after losess which
wero described as unprecedented had
been inflicted upon tho Germans.
from June 14 until July 15 the
Oermnna were en"iieed in shiftinir
their forces nnd then they uunin
struek. This time the lino of nttnek
wns from Chntenu Thierry enstwnnl,
around to the north of Klieims nnd
then down tho A'chIc river to I'ruuiiv
nnd from that villiijrc eastward lo
Mnssioes, This nttnek at tho close
of Ihe yer dcveloed into one of the
most ambitious of tho Clenmui
strokes.
United by Americans
Gorman forces cVossed the Marne
over a wide front, but wero unable to
make ground nRUlnst American
troops near Chateau Thierry nnd
could not advance, .rapidly further
oast, Thoy did, , howovor, forso
abend on tho north side ot tho Marne
and uetwoon that stream and the
mountain of H holms. It appeared for
a tlmn that they might reach Kpor
nny. Then General Koch struck a coun
ter Mow, which Is mill in progress.
Americans and French attacked tho
Germans between Kontenoy, In tho
Alsno west of Solutions and Hollejiu,
on tho Cllgnon northwest of Chateau
Thierry. So midden and powerful
was tha blow that tho C.ermaus fell
back rapidly until their reserves
could be. hurried up.
Tha rapid advance o( tho allies,
however, so menaced tbo German
forces further south that on July 1!)
tho enemy began a retreat across the
llurue. On Sunday. July 21, French
and Americans entered Chateau
Thierry and pressed on after the re
tiring Germans.
Since that time the allies have
gained slowly, but steadily, not only
south of Solssons, but ulso north o?
tho Marne and between that river
and Itheims. There wero Indications
that a German retreat from the sal
ient is now under way.
Italians Stand Firm
On June 15, the Austrians began a
drive against Italy, it was a failure.
The Austrians crossed the Piave, but
on the west bank met with such stub,
born resistance that progress was
Impossible. Slowly the Austrians
wore driven back toward the river,
and then the Piave, swollen rains
In the mountains completer; rue over
throw of Austria's hopes. After suf
fering terrible losses tho Austrians
retreated to tho eastern bank of the
Piave from the Montello plateau lo
the Adriatic.
Among the year's operations of
comparatively lesser Importance were
.the British drives In Palestine and
Mesopotamia; the Turkish advance
In the Caucasus; the French and Ital
ian offensive In Albania; pnd I4'e
fighting In the German African col
onies. Minor Operations
Jerusalem was captured by the
British on December 10, and shortly
afterward the fall of Jericho was an
nounced. Since the taking ot Jericho
the British foftos In Palestine have
not been active on the offensive.
General Maude led the British
troops into Bagdad on March 11, and
shortly afterward died from cholera.
His forces pushed further, up the
Tigris until the intense heat of sum
mer terminated operations.
The Turks after the collapse of
Russia took advantage of the demor
alized condition of the Russian forces
to advance thru the Caucasus and
obtain possession of the regions sub
sequently ceded them by the treaty
of Brest-Litovsk.
The French and Italian drive In
Albania began on July 6 and is still
in progress.
During tho year British forces in
Africa drove German forces before
them In German Kast Africa and tn
German Southwest Africa and finally
compelled them to disperse or sur
render.. This took from Germany the
fast of tho vust colonlul possessions
bold by her whnn the war began.
Submarine Warfaro
The past yeur has been marked by
a gradual decline of submarine sink
ings as compared with the number
of ships being built by tho entento
allies. The operations of the British
and American destroyers have spread
terror among the "wasps of the sea,"
while a great mine, field completed in
May by the British navy converted
virtually the whole North sea Into an
area closed against U-boat activities.
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