. Illinois in the World War; an illustrated record prepared with the coöperation and under the direction of the leaders in the state's military and civilian organizations. be Ludendorf, inthe book he wrote afterthe war, said the Ger-mans hope of victory-was crushed by theAllies success in theoffensive near Albert andnorth of Montdidier,starting August 8. Aweek after the attack,the German general toldhis associates that thewar could no longer bewon militarily. If the Somme offen-sive was the decisivecampaign in the finalstage of the war, the i3ists victory at Gressaire Woo
. Illinois in the World War; an illustrated record prepared with the coöperation and under the direction of the leaders in the state's military and civilian organizations. be Ludendorf, inthe book he wrote afterthe war, said the Ger-mans hope of victory-was crushed by theAllies success in theoffensive near Albert andnorth of Montdidier,starting August 8. Aweek after the attack,the German general toldhis associates that thewar could no longer bewon militarily. If the Somme offen-sive was the decisivecampaign in the finalstage of the war, the i3ists victory at Gressaire Wood was a decisive strokein the Somme offensive. The regiment was thrown into action at a criticaltime after the British troops north of the river, according to official Britishreports, had found it impossible to maintain a footing on Chipilly Spur. In a special cable dispatch to the Chicago Daily News, Edward PriceBell explained the nature and significance of the regiments victory. Fol-lowing is an extract from this dispatch: T heard of them (the 131st Infantry) first on the north bank of theSomme in the village of Chipilly. South of the river, a short distance east. FRONT VIEW OF A GERMAN 77 POSITION IN GRES-SAIRE WOOD
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