Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-10
CAVALRY OvERRUN
! SOMME COUNTRY
IN GERMAN LINES
Tanks and Armored Cars Work
Far Back Cleaning Way
for the British
Infantry.
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lets were extremely busy, but those
! were being silenced one by one a.
the advance proceeded.
II is reported that two regimental
commanders have been captured in
one sector.
Since daybreak the Germans have
been making an extraordinary effort
to blow up with field gun fire ammu-
milton and other dumps which they
had to leave so hastily yesterday.
Their aim was exceedingly poor.
The scene at Bayonvillers today is
typical of the rest of the battle area.
Broad fields of crops or brown grass
fringe the town and spread for miles
over the fat surrounding country.
Abandoned German field guns are
here with little piles of empty she'll
eases and the bodies of Germans are
lying here and there, telling the story
'bf what happened. Lying off on the
sbids Of the road are motor trucks,
bne OF them with trailer filled with
artillery maps, some the quarters
staff could not save.
Town Shelled to Pieces.
The guns abandoned here are in
shallow pits three feet deep. Little
hcles near by, covered with curved
iron slabs. show where the German
xunners lived before they were killed
81 ran to save themselves.
Harbonnicres nearby was shelled to
Ipieces. Debris lies all over the
streets. Here the allied forces found
the house which the German mayor
had occupied. The whole top had
been knocked off and several shells
had hit the wallis, but there were ev-
licences that he had stayed until the
last moment.
Further southwark the ground here
and there has been plowcd by the
shells and the bodies Of men and
horses were lying where. they fell.
Ii some places machine gun nests
were found which had been put out
81 action. In one machine gun,
which had been put out OF business,
syas lying over on its side. while
scattered around were the bodies OF
the Germans who had manned it. APP
lparently they had tried to escape but
were prevented by a tank. In many
open places the ground was literally
dotted with German corpses.
Allies Casualties Light.
The allied casualties were very
'lirht. For instance one battalion in
the thickest Of the fighting had only
six men killed and four officers and
80 men wounded during an advance OF
"a miles. These men were tired when
they finished the task before them,
but today they pushed forward again.
IN the north It appeared the stout
est resistance developed, the Ger
mans firing great number OF shells,
Especially across the Sonme in the
region Of Chipiliy. However. War.
fiasec- -Abancourt, Bayonvillers and
sHarbonnieres are in the control OF the
British.
The German trenches throughout
the whole length OF the front were
extremely narrow and poorly con-
sfructed. This was not caused by
lack OF material, all kinds Of which
.are being discovered and used. Aside
from the loss of ground and men this
sis most serious to the enemy.
Aircraft Bomb German Rear.
The allied aircraft today heavily
bombed the German rear and carried
cut . great number OF other fights
observing the enemy's movements and
keeping his machines within the Ger.
man lines. This forenoon the absence
OF German planes was especially
marked.
4 The British and French guns ham.
smered away At the enemy all day