Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 177, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 August 1918 — WAR SUMMARY. [ARTICLE]

WAR SUMMARY.

Nervous tension all along the battle line France, from the channel of Rheims, with spasmodic outbursts of artillery fire, indicate a renewal at ap. early hour of the bitter fighting which has forced the Germans back across the Vesle and on their way to the Aisne on the Aisne-Marne front. The comparative quiet of the *“» t . three days has been broken only by | local actions. Artillery fire, ha* increased all along the Franco-British-I American front between Soissotas and Rheims and a renewal of the I allied push here to throw the enemy ' still farther back is expected. I French and American troops have been busy consolidating their lines, establishing crossings on the Vesle, and bringing up artillery, reserves and supplies. While reports are that big bodies of German troops which were withdrawn bes- *e the American and French advance cn the Vesle are continuing their retreat toward the Aisne, the Crown Prince has e»tablished strong rear guards, field artillery units and machine gunners on the plateau between the Vesle and the Aisne and is evidently preparing to offer desperate resistance to the attackers. , Tension is seen also on the British front in Picardy, where American* are co-operating with the British. Two enemy raids in the Dernantourt sector were repulsed by * the British and Americans, according to dispatches, and the Americans won the praise <t>f the veturu Britons by *beir deadly rifle fire and bravery. A British and American raid, says the dispatch, was successful. German prisoners comment on their heavy losses, soldiers placing their loss in prisoners at 60,000 since the July offensive opened, while Berlin has admitted 12,000 lost in prisoners. War correspondents place the German casualties at 300,000 to 350,000 since the peace offensive was inaugurated. A growing spirit of unrest is evident in Austria, some Austrian papers going so far as to state that all hope of a victory for the central powers ha* been lost. A German air raid on England was reported by the British war office. The report state* that the raiders did not penetrate inland very far. No details are given. <