The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-16
Attack Early Today on Wide
Sector in Flanders.
General Haig Reports Progress
Is Being Made.
Capture German Trenches on
Front of One KiIOmeter.
Canadians Hold Hill 20 Against
Many Counters.

London, Aug. 16.-Premier Lloyd
George announced in the house of
commons today that the troops of
Field Marshal Haig had captured
Langemearck The premier said that
Field Marshal Haig had telegrapned
that 1900 prisoners had been taken
and that five guns had been captured
by noon today.
In addition to capturing LANCE
mearck the premier said the troops
gained ground at many points Severe
fighting is continued with the result
undetermined.
Progress Is Made.
(By the Associated Press.)
In the three sectors of the Franco
Belgian front the French and British
have won new successes in their often
sive operations, which are once more
in full swing. Attacks were made by
the British in Belgium near Ypres, by
the French on the A1sne front ana
near Dixmude in Belgium. The ground
won by the British in yesterdays bril-
liant attack near Lens, including the
highly important Hill 10, was held in
the face of all German counter attack,
General Haig reports.
While the British were consolidating
their new territory near Lens and
| defending it against German efforts.
they struck another blow about thirty
miles further north, on a wide front
east and north of Ypres. The official
report from London gives few details
of the battle, but says progress is be-
ing made.
The French, with the assistance of
the British troops on their right, at
tackled the German positions on both
sides of the road between the towns
of Steenstraete and Dixmude, eight
miles apart. Paris reports that all OBJ
jectives were gained and that a cross
ing of the Steenbeke river was forced.
The French and British are making
further progress on the right bank OF
the river.
Marked success was won by the
French on the Aisne front. A strong
ly held system of trenches on a front
of one kilometer south of ALLIES was
Stormed and four German counter at
tacks beaten off.
| The French also made progress in
! the vicinity of Hurtebiz monument.
| Haig Report Favorable.
| London, Aug. 16.-Troops of the en-
! tente allies in Flanders attacked the
| German positions today on a wide
! front east and north of Ypres in Bel
| GUM. The official report of Field
! Marshal Haig says that progress is
1 being made.
| On the Lens front where the Canad-
ians yesterday captured Hill 20 and
4 made further progress in the environs
+ of the French mining center, all Ger
| man counter attacks, the official state
ment says were repulsed.
French Score New Victories.
I Paris, Aug. 16.-French troops in
Belgium, attacking early today in con-
( junction with the British on both
sides of the road between Steenstraete
( and Dixmude, captured all their ob1ec-
tives and crossed the Steenbeke river
! the war office announced today Fur
| Their progress is being made along the
! river.
The French made an attack on the
Aisne and captured German trenches
on front of one kilometer. -Four
] German counter attacks were repulsed
"Over the Top at Daybreak.
After violent and minute artilIe ~
/ preparation the French launched ar
attack at daybreak in conjunction with
the British right the war office an
nounced.
THE British infantry irresistiply
rushed the enemy positions on botf
/ sides of the Steenstrate-Dixmu road
/ and carried all detectives
Crossing the Steensbeck. the
! French progressed with the British
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