The Literary digest history of the world war, compiled from original and contemporary sources- American, British, French, German, and others (1919) (14779895482)

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Title: The Literary digest history of the world war, compiled from original and contemporary sources: American, British, French, German, and others
Year: 1919 (1910s)
Authors: Halsey, Francis W. (Francis Whiting), 1851-1919, comp
Subjects: World War, 1914-1918
Publisher: New York, London, Funk & Wagnalls Company
Contributing Library: Columbia University Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN



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the north and they won at this time a success atMeteren which was a foretaste of far greater British deedsseveral weeks later. Altho a small thing compared withthe triumph in the IMarne salient, it was a tidbit whichadded to the sense of a turning of the tide. Meteren wasonly a bit of a town shot to a heap of ruin, but it was fullof historical interest for the British. It was to Meterenthat German cavalry had retreated in October, 1914. whenchased off the )\Iont des Cats after the death of Prince Maxof Hesse. All British soldiers who fought in Flanders knewMeteren well, having passed through it on their way toBailleul Or billeted there in barns and red-brick cottages.From a military point of view the advance was useful as itgave good observation of enemy-ground. Ludendorff till July 17 had borne the title of Quarter-master General of the German Army. He now received(temporarily as it appeared later) the title of Chief ofthe General Staff, the title that had belonged to Hindenburg, 252
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253 ON THE WESTERN FRONT to whom no one knew what had happened. Reports hadbeen current for two or three months that he Avas ill. Theseculminated in reports that he had died. Not until Augustwas Hindenburg again in the saddle. Apparently he had beenseriously ill, but there grew up later a belief that he hadopposed the German offensive of March 21 and retired inconsequence, giving place to Ludendorff. Over the entire sixty-mile front from Soissons to Reimsthe Germans continued steadily to give ground, altho stub-born resistance was offered on some sectors. American andFrench troops northwest of Soissons broke through Germanlines, at some points more than three miles. Machine-gunsliterally mowed dowTi Germans who endeavored to stayAllied progress. The entire southern bank of the Marnehaving been cleared of enemy-forces, French, British, andItalian troops were harrassing Germans-southwest of Reims.Their plight was becoming increasingly hazardous. Germanarmies were suffering the greatest