The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-08-23
Many More Towns and Vantage
Points Fall Into Hands of
the Allies.
GERMAN LINE CRUMBLES
In Face of Desperate Resistance
on Part of Enemy British and
French Troops Are Pushing
Forward.
(Thursday.)

hS udttlc llne III france
is still crumbling under the impetus
of the attacks Of the British and
French.
From the region of Soissons
around the curve in the front to the
vicinity of Lassigny the enemy has
been visited with further heavy de-
feats. while farther north, between
the Somme river at Bray to the
south. OF Arras, Field Marshal Haig's
men have continued their victorious
thrusts.
On no sector Of the front have the
Germans been able to stay their foes,
who have captured a large number
of additional towns and vantage
points, which in the further prosecu-
tion Of the offensive are Of the ut
most strategic value. Nowhere is
the enemy being permitted to pause
for breath. The armies OF Haig.
Mangin and Humbert are pressing
their advantage with a strength that
brooks no denial Of their efforts
Many Prisoners Taken.
Thousands of prisoners, numerous
guns and machine guns and large
stores OF war supplies have been ad-
ded to the stocks already in allied
hands as trophies for their valorous
work since the tide OF battle was
turned against the enemy by the
commencement Of General Foch's
offensiG IN the Marne July 1S. To
the BRITISH alone in the past two
days of fighting have come more
than 5000 prisoners.
In new offensive begun by Haig
from the north of the Somme to AL
bert an advance OF two miles east
ward already has been made over
the six-mile front. In this fighting
the town of Albert on the Aisne, the
keystone OF the German defense pro-
tecting the Germans north of the
Somme. has been taken. Here the
British made 1000 German prison
er. The Ancre river to the south of
Albert was crossed by the British in
their drive. thus forming serious
menace to the enemy around Bray,
D where at last reports the Americans
were in the battle line.
Desperate resistance has been Of
fered to the further eastward ad-
vance of the British in the sector
Immediately south OF Arras, where
the important railroad town OF Ba-
paume seems to be the immediate
& objective. Particularly heavy fight
ing occurred at Achiet-le- Grand but
although the town changed hands
numerous times, the vantage be-
longed to the British at last ac-
counts. Further important pene-
trations of the enemy line had oc-
CURED and the British were operat-
ing well to the east OF the Bapaume-
Arras railway.
Mighty Wedge Driven.
Under the further progress OF the
French armies from the vicinity OF
Lassigny to Scissors, mighty
wedge seemingly has been driven in
between the armies OF General Won
Boehn and the German crown
prince. Over the entire frontssthe
Germans have been fartHe$< pS Fed
back, at some distance fro5A Two to
three miles. and in the retrograde
movement the enemy was forced to
abandon large numbers OF guns.
Noyon is now all but enveloped and
the hill and wooded country in this
Z Vicinity almost cleared OF the enemy
The Divette river has been reached
and both the Disc and the Ailette
rivers have been crossed and the on
ward thrust of the French on the
!. eastern end OF the line from Sois-
&sons northward seems likely to bring
/, Z AQpt shortly the. .outHanking OF the
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