The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-31

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across the Somme west and south
Of Peronne. and that important
town on the cast bank of the river
seems hopeieSsly outfiauked.
Far To the south. on the left
wing of the German river line,
the French crossed the canal nj
two points and captured Chevilly,
Hin 50 and Genvry half mile
east Of the canal.
On the northern end in the direc-
ton Of the Queant- Freuicourt lire.
a six-nlile front where the Germans
have no river or canal TO fail back
upon for temporary safety, the British
are ripping hole after hole into the
Wanted Wotan sector. They cap
tured Haucourt, cleaned UP the Teu-
ton defences between that village and
Hendecourt and made i'm portant head
way northward.
Enemy Faces Back.
The German forces there, most of
them freshly hrought-up picked
troops, realizing that upon their valor
depends the fate of the whole Teuton
line down 10 the Aisnev lost no time
CONFERENCE.-The with the despe-
rate fury of men who feel the fate
Of an empire resting upon their Shout
ders. they flung themselves against
the British in ceaseless massed as
saults. On the whole, their thrusts
broke down. though they did succeed,
according to Haig's night bulletin,
in pressing the British back to the
western outskirts OF Bullecourt and
Hendecourt
But along that open riyeriess stretch
where British break through would
! spell disaster 10 the whole Teuton
line southwark because that line would
| be taken in the rear, the Germans
failed to halt the relentless eastward
dash of the Scots and the Canadians
and New Healanders and straight
! English" Riencourt Les Bapaume
land Bancourt were entered. Fremi
court and Naulx-Nraucourt were cap
tured by Haig's logged lighting men
1t Is conceded, however, that the out
| come of the battle in the north resti
largely upon the result Of the ferc,
battle now raging before and In tn
Droconrt Queant switch line.
Meanwhile the French, aided b,
Americans, delivered a series of heav,
punches to the Teutons defending tina
vital angle that links up the German
Aisne -Scarpe front with the crow,
princes battered forces between tn
lnorth OF Soisans and the Champagne
Taken by Storm.
+ Champs, on the north bank OF tn
Aillette was taken by storm and thu
Mangin's wise around Coucy-I .es
: Chateau. the German dual hinge wa
: CONTINUOUSLY contracted. for Champs lie
three and a half miles northwest {
| Coucy.
hmm ediately above scissors, Mangi
} swung eastward against local sectc
Chavigny, three miles and a quartz
north of Scissors, and CufIies, a mil
, and "a quarter above scissors. wer
. captured and tonight the Framed
| American line runs through the ives
iern edge OF Crouy. nearly two mile
to the northeast of Scissors
Three successes present a gray
, menace to the crown princes from
: Things are expected to be movin
north of the Vesle within the mel
twenty four hours.
From the heights of Jubilar
optimism Germany has been plunge
within less than two months into tn
, depth of gloom and disillusion- A
ready the Frankfurter Zeitung. wfic
a few weeks ago gloated over the pre-
gress of the "Friedensturm- Is rea!
, suring its readers that ''Foch wi
never cross the Rhine"
Since August 8, the British have RI
captured half the territory they los
, in the German March drive TIL
Rhine is not so far away as it wa
when Ludendorff uniosed the driv
mach Paris"