The people's war book; history, cyclopaedia and chronology of the great world war . st time on the west front the Allies held the ascendancy. Early in the spring the offensive wasresumed the Allies. Hammer blowafter hammer blow was delivered and theGermans were sent reeling back, butfighting every inch of the ground. InMarch the British took Bapaume and ter-ritory up to the River Oise. In Apriltlie British gained five miles at Arras andtook 20,000 prisoners. In June theystruck at Ypres again and drove the Ger-mans from the strongest of their positionsand took 7,000 prisoners. The Germanswo
The people's war book; history, cyclopaedia and chronology of the great world war . st time on the west front the Allies held the ascendancy. Early in the spring the offensive wasresumed the Allies. Hammer blowafter hammer blow was delivered and theGermans were sent reeling back, butfighting every inch of the ground. InMarch the British took Bapaume and ter-ritory up to the River Oise. In Apriltlie British gained five miles at Arras andtook 20,000 prisoners. In June theystruck at Ypres again and drove the Ger-mans from the strongest of their positionsand took 7,000 prisoners. The Germanswore Ijacked up now on the Hindenburgline, the system of defenses prepared bythat famous commander when he hadtaken command of the Gemian staff. The French had not fared well at theoutset of their drive and in April, Germanreinforcements had checked them at Laonand Brimont. But by May they got togoing. The) stonned Craonne and cuta four mile piece from the Hindenburgline. Then advances were made to theChcinin iles Dames, that famous roadwayand lieights back of Soissons and Troops At Rest In Y. M. C. A. Just Behind the Lines in France.
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