10 AUGUST 1918, page 1

On The Amiens Front The Germans On Saturday Last Withdrew

from the positions west of the Ancre which they had held since March. They had failed to hold the ridge west of Albert, and had remained in the swampy valley under our incessant......

News Of The Week.

S IR DOUGLAS HAIG issued last Sunday a special Order of the Day in which he said that "the conclusion of the fourth year of the war marks the passing of a period of crisis," and......

Mr. Lloyd George Professed To Stand For Unification, And He

tried to bring it about through the Versailles Conference, about which to-day we hear very little. As regards ;the appointment of a Generalissimo, he was no doubt discouraged by......

The Allies Sent Patrols Across The Vesle Last Sunday At

various points, but met with increasingly stubborn resistance during the next two days, especially to the west of Reims. The narrow triangle between the Vesle and the Aisne east......

General Foch Has Been Made A Marshal As A Reward

for his brilliant skill, and his Chief of Staff, General Petain, has received the high honour of the Military Medal. It will be remembered that the title of Marshal was revived......

Whether Or Not The Enemy Meant To Make A Stand

south of the Vesle, Marshal Foch left him no option. A dashing attack by French and British troops on Thursday week drove the Germans off the Grand Rozoy Ridge, north-east of......

On The Fourth Anniversary Of The War Mr. Lloyd George

published a message to the Empire, the motto of which was "Hold Fast ! " He pointed out that to stop short of victory would be to compromise the future of mankind. Only by......

For Our Part, We Have Never Doubted, And We Have

often said, that Marshal Foch was the one man that all Armies could trust if there was to be a Generalissimo. We could not disguise, however, and we do not now wish to disguise,......

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