Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-09-15 | Page 15 | Two Days' Gain by U. S. Men is Biggest of War

TWO DAYS DAYS' GAIN BY U. U S. S MEN IS BIGGEST OF WAR London ondon Opens Arms Anus Wide vide to Americans Who ho Arc Are Hailed as s Heroes nv fly Jons Joil i TI III n. n ox Correspondent n t I Ser lc Ice London Sept 14 Hall H Hall Ball Columbia screamed a pla placard ard In the window of or ofa a a. famous Lon London on club today toda It It was fastened rasten 11 above e a l map of ot Lorraine I and from the lop top of ot the the- buh bus scores of ot little tittle American flags stuck flag stu stuck k kIn Jn In a n. cardboard seemed med d ncI lS for tor forward ward 1 England has hns greeted s tho the American Victory with remarkable and touching enthusiasm despite her war war weariness of or five years and almost com complete leto lack of ot details of ot the fighting It was ryas not merel merely a mechanical ma- ma made chine official enthusiasm er E Every American here was made happy happ yesterday yesterday yester ester da day and loda today by congratulations an and encomium heaped upon him everywhere every every- where Today a remark made months a ago o ob b by r General Pershing may be bo repeated repealed When VIlen asked cd when tho the American raw levies could start could start an offensive he replied re replied replied re plied grimly There Isn't going to be any Bull Dun DunnUn Run nUn In this war var There Thero wasn't Weve WO cleaned up the little Job Foch gave sa us said an American officer officer today Now bW perhaps hell he'll give sl us usa usa a or one Whether hether this battle Is a local operation opera opera- operation tion lion or part of ot a bigger or scheme Echeme Is yet yetto yetto el elto to bo disclosed It can certainly be considered bo by Itself It Is now evident c what t happened e General Von on Gallwitz aware that an attack was wa brewing In obedience nce to the new German scheme of or declining pitched battles a under unfavorable ora ble conditions conditions con eon planned his getaway some Bome sometime sometime time ago o But nut retreat without fI fighting was onas Impossible The salient was crowded crowde with guns an and material for or an offensive offen offen- sine she long long- contemplated contemplated-a a daring dream of the enem enemy strategists for years years- whereby herch the Germans pushing across St St. would join the crown princes prince's army coming south through h Cham pa I Most of this accumulated material had I been removed remo The men were left In tho the pocket I without the support of oC mon many guns The They were ero ordered to lo resist while re retiring retiring re- re tiring slowly and In an nn orderly fashion fash fash- ion lon at a minimum cost But nut our Infantry had something something- to tosa sa say about this well conceived plan The brilliant advance ance to Thiaucourt broke down all nil T resistance and nod upset Von Yon apple cart The haul of pf prisoners I Is Immense considering our our casualties which I understand were astonishingly light tight Our gain aln of ot ground round I Is the greatest made by b tho the allies In two days das of or I fighting during the whole war al