The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-09-08
new VICTORIES
WON BY ALLIES
FTancO-BritiSh Continue Gains
on SOmrne.
BOTH SIDES OF RIVER SWEPT
Thirty Villages Have Fallen into
Hands of French Alone Since Drive
Started June british Gain Mile
Past GuiIIemont-Entire German
Second Trench Line Taken.

Started June british Gain Mile
Past GuiIIemont-Entire German
Second Trench Line Taken.
LONDON With unfaltering
vigor, the Franco British forces on the
Somme continued their new drive and
despite the temperance of hamper
ing rains, both General Foch and Sir
Douglas Haig added to the gains OF
Monday and Sunday.
The French captured by storm the
village of Omiecvourt, southeast of
Chaulnes, their chief objective. This
latter town is now in General Foch's
grip from three sides and its fall is
believed near With it's capture he
will have removed the "index finger"
of the ugly salient whose arm was
crushed by Mondays sweeping ad-
vance.
III auult1on to this important
strategic success which means big
step in the clearing OF the French
path to the fortress of Peronne, Gen.
eral Foch's troops made considerable
circling of Combles, the railway town
indispensable to the Germans on their
present defense line. Hospital farm,
partly taken Monday, Reminette wood
and part Of Marrieres wood fell to the
French in Tuesdays push. All Teuton
counterblows, struck with particular
vigor between Combles and La For
aI,
shell curtain and every inch of
ground won in the last sixty hours
was firmly held up to the issuance of
the nights official communique
British Take Entire Second Line.
The British on their part struck out
from Guillemont village, captured
Sunday night, and pushed their lines
nearly a mile eastward, Selling part
of Leuze wood and clearing the whole
area between the Falfemont farm and
Leuze wood as well as between that
wood and Ginchy village of defenders,
Thus the entire German system of
second line defense between the Mou-
quet farm and the point. where the
French and British join, is now in
the hands of Sir Douglas troops. Vic
lent counter attacks were repulsed
everywhere.
The British have taken in the fight
ing from Sunday to Tuesday night,
1000 prisoners. The total taken by
the French numbers $500 General
Foch has captured thirty-six guns
since the ''big push has been re-
sumed.
On the Verdun front only minor &C.
tions took place during the last TWEEN
ty-four hours.
Germany to Act Against Greece.
LONDON, ENG.-That Germany IS
preparing to take action against
Greece as a result of that country's
submission to the demands of the en-
tente, which include the expulsion of
all Teutonic agents from the country,
is indicated in dispatches from Am
sterdam
The fact that Greece has allowed
armed forces from allied battleships
to hunt down German and Austrian
subjects in the streets of Athens is
considered an utter violation of neu.
trality, and it is reported that an ul-
timatum is in progress of preparation
at Berlin. Parliamentary leaders have
been called into conference by the i'm
perial chancellor, DR.. Won Bethmann-
Hollweg, and early action is expected.
Street Battles in Athens.
Meanwhile, owing to the unfavor-
able impression created in the public
mind at Athens by the sight of for
eign lanGSEg parties making arrests
of the subjects of neutral countries,
the French and British ministers are
reported to have agreed to allow the
Greek police to make what arrests re-
main to be made. So great was the
popular hostility to the action of the
allies that street battles are reported
to have occurred in Athens and sew
eral persons to have been wounded
AS a result Premier Zaimis made
strong representations to the French
and British ministers, with the result,
according to a news agency dispatch
from the Greek capital, that the diplo-
mats agreed to allow Greece herself
to make any further arrests.