Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-08-18
Marshal Foch's Success S
Northwest Of Scissors Gives
Him a Position Dominating
Region North to the Disc,
FIGHTING IN RUSSIA
ATTRACTS ATTENTION
Battles Are in Progress From
the Caspian Sea TO an Arm
Of Arctic Ocean, laps Are
Ordered to Manchuria,
undated War Lead by the Associated
Press \


Marshul Focn mas at last definitely
connected UP the battles of the Aisnc
and the Somme. Announcement is
made that by a local attack the pla-
teau north of Autreches, about ten
miles northwest of scissors. has been
carried by the French and that their
success gives them a position domi
mating the region extending north.
ward toward the O!se river.
The attack. while local in character,
must have had plenty of power to
carry as far ahead as is indicated in
dispatches The French line from
the Aisne to the Disc has been inactive
since early in July. 1t ran through
Autreches, to Moulon- Sous -Touvent
and then northwesterly through the
Carlepone and Ourscamp forest to the
Oise. If the whole plateau north of
Autreches has been taken from the
Germans, the French have advanced
upwards of a mile in that region.
Blow Not Unexpected.
When the Germans halted their re-
treat from the Marne salient. and
made stand on the Aisne. 1t was as
sumed d blow northwest of Scissors
would be struck. as a success would
outflank the Germans and compel
their retreat to their old lines north
of the Chemin Des DANES.
Then the Picardy offensive began
and the eyes of the world were fixed
on the allied progress east of the
Avre and Ancre.
This drive has recently been almost
at a standstill. Only local actions
have been fought for the past four
days along the line established by
the Germans west of the Somme
Some of the progress. especially along
the southern sector of the line. has
been important, though hardly notice
able on map. but the Germans are
desperately defending every inch of
the high ground southwest of Noyon
and south of Lassigny, as well as the
area around Roye. The allied pres
sure is continuous and may event
ually break down enemy resistance.
May Exploit Success.
There are no indications that Mar
shal Foch will continue his pressure
success there may be exploited. 1t
would not be surprising to see the
fighting spread between the Aisne
and the Disc for an allied victory in
that region would break the hinges
of both the Aisne and Somme lines
and compel a German retirement on
both sides of the new battle area.
GO
have been doing, little since the
Americans regained their positions at
Fismette.
In the Flanders sector, there have
been no engagements of a significant
character.
Fighting In Russia.
The fighting in Russia has begun
to, assume proportions which will at
tract considerable attention. The front
Is not continuous but it may be said
TO be in the form of a crescent, ex-
tending from .Batum, on the Caspian
sea, northwaTf along the western
foothills of the Urals and east OF the
Volga river and then swinging more
to the northwest until it reaches On
ega bay, an arm of the Artic ocean
Announcement is made from Toxic
that the movement of japanese troops
to the Manehurian front has been or
dered. 1t Is probable that these troops
will be, or have been landed at Port
Arthur and moved northward toward
the trans Baikaf country, where the
Bolsheviki are in control