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Show THE SA LINA SUN, SA LINA, UTAH the ISth even the most optimistic among us understood that all was lost. The history of the world was played out In three days, On CHAPTER LI . CHAPTER L GermansHrad a preponderance of 323, 000 rifles March 21, 11)18, and although this number had decreased they still had a superiority of about 2i)Q,OO0 May 27. July 15 ililS. was changed land th? aPlies then had ths superiority by the" same qumher. In other words, the Germans were rela tively worse off by 523,000 rifles in 5Th& July than in MaTch. g, . Viilers-Cotteret- division in the center, soon ove'mn his forward positions and broke through the zone of his light artillery.-Thougconstantly confronted by fresh enemy troops, this corps took the lead in the advance, ami its progress was moat satisfactory. By noon it had captured half of the great plateau In its front, wiih many prisoners, anTT little later forward elements readied tjie days objective. The Second division encountered strong opposition at Vierzy. In a determined effort launched after 6 p. m. the town was captured and a line overlooking ttie vulley of the Crise was occupied. The first division had car ried .everything before it, capturing defended farm bouses and oilier pdinls where it met stiff resistance, finally anil holding a taking front line slightly heyom that town. The line ran dingonajly across the s . road. , Tlie attack of the corps was resumed the morning of July 10, hut during the (light the German lines directly in front of Soissons had been heavily reinforced wjth macilne guns and artillery. In their advance the French division and One Hundred Fifty-thirhe First division. met with niueji re-- ' sistance. the Second brigade, of the First encountering fire of the enefny both from. the front and the left flank. Tanks were Senf.to its assistance nnd with close artillery support ttie was enabled slowly a gain ' ground, but at considerable cost. The Sepond division, with the re serves ef the first day iri the lead, forged ahead to the Soissons'-OfiateaThierry road but was compelled to withdraw to the vicinity of La . It finally established a line just west of Tigny, with the road under Its guns. The division was relieved by division the the French Fifty-eightnight of the" 19th, having jrdvanced six and miles, captured 8,000 guns, and prisoners and seventy-fiv- e sustained. about 5,000 casualties. First Divisfon Makes Advance. July 20 the First division continued, its advance doggedly againsf a 'desperate stand by the Germans, oil the The .knoll ih front of Berzy-- I French had been . ordered to take point. .Berzy-le-Sebut failed. In the afterOn the 19th the advance of the noon Summeraildirected that it "be aswas contingent upon the saulted by his Second brigade, but the Twenty-sixtof French One Hundred the Success Asnot did succeed that day. attempt on its left, but division sisted by the skillfuT use of artillery and with .consummate dash, under that. division failed to take Its objecTwenty-sixtdid not atBrig. Gen. B. .B. Buck, in the face of. tives and the . On 20th the One the Hundred tack. machine-guand file, intense, jirtilldry was held up again, exthe Second brigade captured the town posing the left of the division to heavy on the 21st. .Meanwhile, the First briflank tire and. preventing more than a gade anil the French k'ighty-sevent'gain.. Farther to the right the slight Mowhich had the division, relieved. Twenty-sixt- h Succeeded . In taking roccans, had .crossed tbe Soissops-Chateaand got a foothold on Gonetrie farm, and reached Thierry highway riiii loo.the Chateau of Buzancy. The line now' Reach' New German Line. ran parallel to the Crise, with Soissons tWieb the attack began on the 21st commanded by our artillery. '. The First division, throughout four it was found that, the Germans had withdrawn the night before, and tlit days of constant fighting, had admoved ' forward vanced nearly seven mile's, taken 3,500 'Twenty-sixtwith tittle or no opposition until it reached 'guns from prisoners and sixty-eigh- t seven different German divisions etrp the new German lines-al'flerinitage- Fbrty-sevent- ' This was accounted for almost en-- . tlrely by the great Increase Jn Jhe numbers of Americans. The French and , British had not been able ttj add to their strength Jrut, 'on th contrary.. . they were, being reduced fasrep than ' the Germans. The German, offensive 'south of treerv "jlheims, July checked, the moment was favorable .for an allied counteroffensive. The selection by the. Germans of thf Cham anil pagne sector and the .southern faces of the Marne pocket on which to make their offensive whs .fortunate foe the allies, as It favoked .the counterattack already planned. We shall now see the reason for-the. concentration of several American divisions southwest of Soissons. Some of thorn wore available for use In the main counterstroke, to he delivered by the French Tenth Army under Marta iff. The American Fir.st and Second divisions were hastily .assemblad to ,forin Third corps undpr General Bullard. But his corps staff had not yet been fully organized and these divisions, by his direction, under discretionary authority given by me, became a part of the French Twentieth corps, commanded by General llerdou- fat. Form Spearhead of Attack. . of . This corps then was composed these two divisions and the French . First Moroccan division, which had S fiie reputation, and was assigned to the most important position in the attack on the deft center of the Tenth . army. The three divisions mentioned had the honor-o- f being the spearhead of the thrust against the 'vulnerable flank of the salient. The line of advance ran eastward over the. commanding plateau just .south of. Soissons, and 'across the main road leading from that, place - to Chateau - Thierry.' . The First had recently been relieved from the Cantlgnysectos and was en route to q rest area. It was scattered throughout the Dammartin area, just north of Meaux, when it received orthe ders July 13 to move by truck-tfront. Aftor a hurried departure the advance troops arrived at dawn the JGth at the forest of Betz (or forest and during the of night the division movedto the front ' of the fores!. The night of July 17 it went forward over muddy and congested roads, the columns of infantry working their way to the front, where they arrived in the nick of time. The Second division was at in reserve of the First corps, recuperating, when the order came. on the 14th to move by truck found toward the front. Dawn July-1elethe infantry and machine-guments arriving at the forest of The hijght of the 17th the movement toward the front, through jlie forest, wqs made with extreme difficulty. The narrow roads became. ' jammed, troops lost- their direction dud there was serious doubt whether they would be at their line of departure at the appointed hour of 4:35 lVHt,--havin- American participation In the second Marne offensive, which began July IS, 1918, and turned the tide of war In favor of the allies, was not limited to the operations of the First and Second HiYlslons. While this bitter contest was being waged for the possession of the crucial pojnt near Soissons the troops around the rim of the salient had been steadily driving ahead. The Fourth division. (Cameron), less its artillery, fought at first with the French. 'The Seventh brigade was to the Second corps, French InfanSi.th army, the try In 'reserve, and the Thirty-nintfissignpil to the French Thirty-thirdivision.' In the attack of July 18 tills regiment cleaned up the wood in its front, captured Noroy, and extended the line to the south. On the ISth the regif ment went forward about two and miles on a front 1,000 yards north of the Ourcq. It was relieved the morning of the Oth and went to the reserve. The Eighth brigade was assigned to the Frencli One Hundred Sixty-fourtdivisfon, tlue. Fifty-nint- h regiment in reserve. In the attack of the ISth, the "Fifty-eightregiment assisted In the capture of Hautevesnes and Chevillon and made further substantial gains. Tbe Fifty-nintregiment was pnt in the front line during the night of July and on the relieving the' Fifty-eight19th,. advancing with the division, gained two miles. On the 20th. with in battalions of the Fifty-ninttwo ' to well was carried advance the line, the east of .Sommelans. The brigade was relieved from the front line July .21. Division Participates. Twenty-sixtCoincident with these advances on the '.ISth; the First corps (Liggett), serving with the French sixth army division and composed of our Twenty? sixth division and the French One Hundivision, also bedred came a part of the movement. The division occupied the line Twenty-Sixt- h it had taken over from the Second division July 10. The plan for the July 18 offensive contemplated a deep penetration south of Soissons by the French Tenth army, supported on the right by the French Sixth army, extending the attack as far south as Bouresches. d .The brigade, Twenty-sixtdivision, captured the villages of Torcy and Belleau, and one battalion reached the base of the dominating Hill 193. Elements of the brigade reached the railroad, Jiut severe flank-firdrove them to the starting h h d one-hal'- h Missy-aux-P.oi- s h Faris-Soisson- h 18-1- 9, 1 h flifi-sio- n Sixty-sevent- u .Ra-peri- h one-l)al- f. h Fifty-secon- h h Sixty-sevent- h h n Sixty-sevent- h h u h diviwith the ISth, the Twenty-sixthad progressed nearly eleven miles and bad captured 250 prisoners and four pieces of artillery. Since Its occupation of the sector July 10 It' had suffered about 5,000 casualties. The division wa relieved, together with the Fifty-sixt- h brigade, Twenty-eightdivision, by the Eighty-fourtbrigade,' Forty-secondivision, which took over the sector on the 25th. The Eighty-fourt- h division, brigade, Fory-seconreplaced two French (Hvlslons, which were pinched out by the shortening of d the line. On the 27th, the division occupied the .entire front of the First corps, about .two miles In . extent. . h Sally Sez y sion h h d d Forty-sec--on- Enefay Fights Desperately; The enemys defeat in front of the Twentieth orps (American First anij Second divisions a"nd First Moroccan division) was the. principal cause of the withdrawal of Ids armies, hut. he fought desperately from position to position and h(s retirement, was. being men. and skillfully conducted material from capture. . In the counteroffensive of Jujy 18 no operations weVe ordered for French or American troops qusf of Chateau Thierry, leaving them an opportunity to readjust, their lines. On patrols from" the Third division discovered that the Gernfans had withdrawn across the Marne the. night and the division pt once advanced Its line to the rlvefi. The night of July 20th the. .Germans further withdrew to north of, the line Charteves-RIdge- , Mont. St. Pere, connecting with their front of our First line of resistance-I. '. . corps. July 21 the Fifth brigade crossed the Marne in pursuit, .capturing Jfont St. Pere and driving machine guns out of Cliarteves. .The Sixth brigade, lyaited for the bridge to be completed at Mezy and the morning of the 22nd one regiment crossed the Tiver and captured The Germans- - were con-- , Jaulgonne. testing every step, and while the First battalion of this regiment reached Le Channel It was compelled to retire by successive positions to Jaulgonne. ' . .. the-20t- Industry is like a same of pushball. It takes many good helpers to keep the ball rolling and to push Industrial : .success... ' . . local be--fo- the planned In with the French Tliirty--nintand the American Forty-secon- d on its left were only partly successful. The Forty-seconcaptured the strong ly held Croix Rouge' farm, but the division could not French Thirty-stott- r advance. 'The leading battalions of the Fifth brigade entered Le Channel, but not beipg able to debouch from the town they, were withdrawn after d dark. During the night the Germans retired to the Ourcq,. leaving machine gqns behind to delay our advance. . diJuly 27 the French Thirty-nintvision took up. the pursuit, followed by the Fifty;fifth brigade, . Twenty-eight- h division, .which relieved the that night nt French Tliirty-nintCourmont. The Fifth . brigade, .Third division, advanced on the right to protect this movement and occupied a line Courmont running southeast through Villardellev During the morning of the 2Sth, the Fifth brigade captured Roncheres, and the Twenty-eight- h division reached the Ourcq, but was unable to hold its gains north of the river. On the 29th the Third division occupied. an Irregular line beyond Roncheres, but neither that-unit- ' division on its nor the Twenty-eightleft was able, to make material 'progress against the Bois dee Grimpettes ' that day. . Third. Division Relieved. The Third division was relieved by on the 30th and rethe Thirty-secontired soulb .Ql tlje Marne. It had taken On s: 1st hewCet.tjs ' MCoeuvres-- - a. m., " the s o J ry - - E UTAH WQCLEN MILLS Salt Luke City GASOLINE Packed With Power Largest European Bird great bustard is the largest European bird, being over a yard-ilength, with a wingspread of eight feet from tip to tip. The . 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The Second 'division headquarters found Itself July 1G with no knowledge of the terrain and little obtainable from any source. IUirbord and his chief of staff, Col. Preston Brown, started for the front and accidentally ran Into the headquarters of the Twentieth corps. They there found the .directive for the attack, from which they Issued the divisions orders. ' The country over which the Twentieth corps attacked consisted of- a succession of wooded rdvines that lay across the line of advance, with scarcely any roads leading toward the The enemys main defenses front. the ridges of the Soissons pia along teau were naturally strong, and with the added Intrenchments the enemy evidently felt himself reasonably secure. It was harvest time and the ripening wheat that covered the rolling landscape gave excellent cover for the enemys infantry and machine guns, but It also helped to hide our advance. Enemy Caught by Surprise. Without the usual preliminary artillery preparation, the assaulting battalions, accompanied by light tanks plunged forward behind the barrage The enemy was caught by surprise and the First and Second divisions, gallantly supported by the Moroccan BEAUTY-CULTUR- hard-presse- xx SCHOOL OF HIGH UTAH Ik ?H Supreme d July f Made And Deserve Your Support 2Gth operations and 2nd. Divisions.-- ' .These Brands Are Intermountain n Viilers-Cotteret- June a By Just a step from the business center. Quiet Parcy -TlgnyV anA Homelike. ular prieed Pop meals. Kates 91.50 and up. ployed, against it, and-ha- about 7,200 casualties. 'The thrust 8f 'the' Twentieth corps was conducted with such magnificent dash and power that the enemys position within the salient was rendered untenable. The daDgerous charactei of the threat caused the crown prince to begin a general withdrawal from the Marne. This operation snatched the Initiative from the enemy almost In an instant and from that moment he was on the defensive. Our First and Second divisions, with the Moroccan division between them, had struck the decisive blow tha: turned the tide of the war. Petain said It could not have been done with out our divisions. . On the other side the German chan cellor, Von Ilertllng, said later: We expected grave events In Paris for the eud of July. That was on the 15th. St. Pere, east of the highway. On the 22nd it captured Trugny and got a foothold in Epieds, but was forced by a strong German counterattack to retire to Bretuil wood. The Fifty-seconbrigade was also driven back to its starting point. The attack renewed on the 23rd was successful, one regiment reaching the Epieds-Moh- t St. Pere road, but In the afternoon it was forced to retire. That brigade was renight the Fifty-seconFifty-sixtthe by placed brigade, Tweny-eghtdivision. When the latter launched Its attack the morning of the 24th, It was found that the enemy had withdrawn and he was not again encountered until the pursuers. Includbrigade, ing part of the Fifty-firs- t Twenty-sixtdivision, reached Croix Rouge farm. During Its offensive action beginning Epiqds-Mon- t d d h h h a decisive p'art In stopping the' last German offensive and had advanced ten milds through difficult country, stubbornly defended by the enemy. It had suffered casualties to the number of about 5,000 officers and men. The Forty-secondivision, as we have seen, had come from the French Fourth army to the Marne salient and division had relieved the Twenty-sixtin the First corps. In the advance that followed it had gallantly captured Croix Rouge farm on the 2Gth, anrj on the following day had cleared the Foret de Fere, captured and had reached the Ourcq. 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