Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-08-24
WHOLE GERMAN
ARMY IMPERILED
British and Germans Locked
In Mighty Battle and Dis
aster Threatens Whole
German Army.


dy battle which seems to be one
of the greatest of the war has de-
veloped.
Disaster is reported to be threat
ening the whole German army on
this front and the Germans are throw
ing great masses of men into the
struggle in the hope of checking the
tide of battle which dispatches from
British headquarters say is setting
against them
British and German armies are
locked in mighty battle over
30-mile front from Lihons ak miles
south of the Somme, to the Cojeul
river, south of Arras.
From the north end OF the battle
line at Boiry Becquerelle, Boyelles
and Gomilecourt come tidings of
British advance.
Meault, near Albert, has been
wrested from the Germans Happy
Valley suoht of Meaulte and north OF
Bray, also has been taken by the
British.
South of the Somme ChuignolIes
and Herleville are said to have been
captured
News from the scene of the great
struggle indicates that the British
have plunged deep into the vital
positions held by the Germans as a
protection to their right flank.
Over the 50-mile battle front the
region of Arras to the north of Sois-
sons the German armies are meeting
with defeats which apparently spell
disaster. Everywhere the British
and French forces have continued
on the attack the enemy has been
sanguinally worsted. And the end
of his trials is not yet In sight.
To the British over the 80 miles of
fghting zone from the Cojeul river
southeast of Arras, TO Lihons south
of the Somme, numerous towns have
fallen Enemy territory has been
penetrated to depth OF several
miles.
The French are lighting between
the Metz river and the territory
north of Scissors. Godoly gains
have been made In the development
OF Noyons and In the general maneu-
yer which seeks to crush or drive out
the Germans from the salient be-
tween the Somme and the Ailette,
and the Ailette, and to put into
jeopardy the entire German line run
ming to Rheims
The Germans brought up large re-
Inducements to stay Haig's armies
but without avail Where they were
able to momentarily hold back their
oncoming foes the Germans finally
were forced to cede the ground. For
their temerity they paid terrible
price In killed and wounded and men
made prisoners.
The entire Arras-Albert sector has
been crossed by the British. The
strongly held positions where the
Germans saw disaster facing them
II they fell were stormed and cap
tured and the British passed them
going eastward Notable among
these places were Achiet-Le-Grand,
where bitter fighting has been in
progress for several days.
The taking OF Achiet, and farther
east Of the town of Bihucourt gives
Haig dominating position over Ba-
paume from which the railway and
highway runs eastward to Cambrai.
Farther south the old fortress of
Thiepyal is surrounded on three sides
and It's capitulation must follow.
Friday night saw the British stand
ing we'll to the east OF Albert and
south of the somme they were hold
ing Chuignolles and Chuignes and
had thrown out forces eastward to
outflank Bray on the south and
Chaulnes on the north.
When il is realized that the fight
ing on this front is along the lines
which were strongly intrenched by
the Germans and held by them until
the great British offensive before AL
bert In 1916 the Importance of the
advance made Friday is apparent.
II is officially reported from Lon
don that the British are making pro-
gress and that German attacks east
OF Becourt, at the middle OF the
battlefront were repulsed.