The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-16

Fighting activity in Picardy is con-
fined to local actions. There ate no signs
that the heavier combats of earlier in
the week are about to be resumed, al
though the artillery on both sides con.
tinues active
On the line between Chaulnes and
Roye, where the Germans are said to
have large number of men, Canadian
troops have pushed farther eastward by
completing the occupation of the villages
of Parvillers and Damery. These points
are about two miles west of the highway
and railroad running north and south
through Chaulnes and Roye.
Apparently the enemy has completed
his withdrawal movement in the Hebu-
terne sector, north of Albert Berlin an
nounces officially that German troops
were withdrawn from small salient.
However, it is not yet clear how far the
Germans have retired. The enemy still
holds Albert, but the British are in the
western outskirts.
Between the Disc and the Matz the
French continue their steady pressure
and have gained additional high ground
west of the Disc and northwest of Ribe-
court. The Germans fought hard to hold
Monolithe and Attiche farms but were
finally driven out by General Humbert's s
men. The farms are east Of Thiescourt
wood and are on the high ground domi-
mating the river Divette, small tribu-
tary of the Oise
Appointment of General Won Boehn,
who led the retirement from the Marne,
TO the command of the German group in
Picardy is confirmed officially from Ber-
lin 1t is believed in London that be-
cause of the scarcity of reserves the Ger
mans will fight on the defensive on their
present line. Fifteen reserve divisions al
ready have been thrown in between the
Ancre and the Disc, and the enemy is said
to have only l6 fresh divisions on the
entire front from the North sea to
Switzerland
Unofficial estimates in London place
the allied captures since Aug. at $4,000
men and $40 guns. The proportion of
German to allied losses has been greater
in the recent fighting than at any time
since 1914 The total allied casualties
may not be as large as the number Of
German prisoners captured
All other sectors of the western front
appear TO be affected by fighting hull.
The German artillery fire and aerial ac-
tivity has decreased along the Vesle,
where the French and Americans main
tain their pressure.
Aerial operations still are intense On
the British front, % German machines
were put out of action Wednesday, while
the British lost l5. Bombs have been
dropped on railway functions within the
German lines, and British ayiators have
flown into Germany to attack Thieonvile
and 0ffenburg. American aviators have
brought down two more enemy machines
and have bombed railway functions in
the Metz Verdun area with good effect.
Paris was visited Thursday night by
raiders, who dropped several bombs A
small number of persons were killed, and
there was some material damage.
On the Italian front the situation is
normal The Italians have seized an islet
in the southern reaches Of the Piave,
In the east from Moscow to Vladivos-
tok and from the White sea to the Cas-.
plan the situation daily becomes more in
teresting and more menacing to Germany
From Archangel allied troops have
made good progress southwark toward
Vologda and apparently are operating in
three columns against the bolsheviki,
whose opposition is reported to have
been fairly determined. The occupation
of Baku by British troops who came
north through Persia from Bagdad is a
blow to German and Turkish pretensions
in the Caueaus To the north the Czecho-
Slovaks are in force along the Volga un-
der the command Of experienced Rus