Corpus Christi Caller (Corpus Christi, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 121, Ed. 1, Sunday, August 11, 1918 Page: 1 of 8

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VOLUME 20
CORPUS CHRIS II 1LXAS S NDAY '.G bl I I.
NUMBER 121
GERMANS
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AND CAPTURE MONTDIDIER
Crushed by Imparl of British French and American A ttacks on Line From Albert to Oise River North
of Compiegne German Forces Saturday Night Start Back Toward Somme River and Noyon Canal
AyIl7itfu French Patrols Reported To Have THIRTY-FIVE YOUNG MEN JOIN
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Roads to Noyon Are Almost Impossible
As An Avenue of Escape For Huns
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CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE FATIGUE WORK IS NOT
PLANS FOR Y. M. C A. RELISHED BY SOLDIERS
DRIVE IN SOUTHWEST
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Crushed v tit impii'-i of Bnts-h Frnc mJ Amcrttan Hacks on a tin" from Mbr
o live Oisr River. North of ( ompiegn (m i tore- Saturday n?h' ontinud streaming
back toward the Somme river and Nesle Moyc I ana!
So far a known the Teuton ar- m fuM r-;ra all alona the front and it r reported tliat
French patrol have entered Chaulen. the principal German base at the creat ot the Somme.
Montdidier. at the tip of the German ftnt in Picartly i in the pofleaan of the allies
and thousands of prisoners cut off fn.ni retemat were taken by the French when they cap-
i turn! that town.
North of the Smnnv h &1 nbborn (itMTU' n iitatwe at Chtptily Spur. i hghth domt-
natmg the whole Somme valley tn tat regkw Us been hrokett and hc Gerntditu ncrth cA
the tivmt Skurdjqr joined thaw comfiwaw in tpmf .
Sontk of fcamMdkfar thm FMiitimMmmsffl: Qtamm ham on the hUls west of
fh tVlml-r river itntl art now in the Hfetr valievat
Studying the tituntion on the war map it t ely een that the German eat i Mont-
didier are in a serious position. The aUtea K sve cioard in on Chaulen. which has been
under artiti&ry fire for two davs. and if tfn. impjrtant railway junction ii roinpietelv plated
under the control of the t!ls thf (..vm :n will forced to make a lon and perilous man h
eastward qjver country roadtt towards Sorv. R.'pid progreaa ut the f r-tK h triow lnt
didier ha placed even these road ondci hrt- ind i' almost impossible .is n avenue A
cape for the harassed Fluns
In the enter the Germans arf in tuli r-'M-at. with the allied nrmu ti-.r-ma ta th-
road are filled with German motor Inrrie. n whith airmt-n are throwing twyi.'js
Bridies ( r(i th Somme -outh ot P r'..int- art- urider tir and m i ' tonne i- r-
ported bfoun up I.ntente tire Thii wilt Uu-m n-w wnipiications in 'i.f ' rriwn Htrfb
Commands tak of extrittiriK its sliattered -finirs trom th' t letd of defeat
It appears that the German line were -ripped when hf iiavarian Prtru "-nt trrop to
ihe rescue of the German rown Prince sou"; of the in- three week ao 1 he Bavarian
Prince it is known however ho . Urg nuwiber ot spleiithd troops who prolrtli will soon
be thrown into the battle.
The numhei rf German prisoner taken far i. known to exceed J HX) including
two divisional headquarters wish their taft
No important fighting is reported on tit" Vesle-Aisne tront where H it believed that the
Entente is preparing for a new offensive whi- h may have weight on the battl farther north
Nothing additional is known ot the situ tion in Flanders whetr vhe German on Friday
were withdrawing from advaned position
f-blg in hi ofiitiai report hai rtivi-d tt at the I rent t. I irs Arm t ad tie honor of
capturing Montdkiier Saturday and he n his report that tliousands ot prisoners with
areat quantities of maferial hav- fjeen taken
I'hr niiied general liti- mi Suurfliiv not ran trf.in l.ihone to 1 h-m t . LiKnires
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capture ot 1cntdidier ' nndday he adv.i
on the front at Ande.ii. wiiicn .a m:hii jiu -ten
miles southeast of the captured titv
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taken an prisoner I he eleen German dtsi ons whah the allies have torn to pieces are
already m su h onditioti tliat fhev tan he ..! tle use to the German omu-and for a long
me ami ( . .ihlv - mi ot h-m - an n-v-r r reformed.
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and are doniK rfood work attending the woot ded. Since Julv IH the (ernu.i luve lost as
much material as thev -aptured in th-ir big otieneive earlier in the -ar
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reason tii die I. tilled States i bejji a. led i.pon for in.rivd nuip.wer. I fiat is the rea-
son that we want to raie and low.-r the iimMjot the draft Tin i" no ';me . 'atk about
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