Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 178, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 August 1918 — WAR SUMMARY. [ARTICLE]

WAR SUMMARY.

While She state of comparative inactivity continues on the Vesle front the Germans have launched what is described as a local operation on the Somme in Picardy between the two sectors in which they started a retiremen earlier in the week. The enemy also launched a local attack at Morris in Flanders. .In the Picardy fighting the new British lino, occupied last week, astride the Bray-Corbie road near Morlancourt, the German objective apparently is to strengthen the line held against a possible allied offensive. In view of their recent withdrawals both to the north and the south, it is believed the Germans seriously contemplate an attack on Amiens at thi stime. Along the Vesle light local operations continue in progress, while the allies evidently are preparing to follow'up their recent successes. The fighting during the past twenty-four hours has been limited practically to artillery dueling, although some allied patrols have been thrust forward across the Vesle. It is generally accepted that Marshal Foch can drive the Germans back over the Aisne at any time he may see fit to open oh attack in force. An idea of ' the allied victory in wiping out the Soissons-Rheims salient was given by Premier Clemenceau before the council of ministers when he moved the appointment of Gen. Foch as marshal of France. The premier stated that during the allied counter offensive more than 200 towns had been liberated, 35,000 p isoners had been captured and 700 cannon had been taken.