The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-08-15

striving to push east to Perrone along the nar bank of
the Somme Artillery fighting is increasing and the
cenraon OF guns of the greatest of the Yh
battle sabeizing the north part of the roz
where further progress made and further success SOUTH
west Grown Prince Ruppecht has so far used up egM
divisions of reserves and probably has Is divisions or 49,
1000 men left.
FRENCH STILL PROGRESSING
Paris, Aug. 12-4:l2 D. m-The French are render
ing Roye and Noyon practically unnhabitabe In The
Lasslgny region progress is continuing. Our lines
now within and three-quarters of mile of the tMn
Inc French penetrated Thescourt Wood which extends
within mile of Lassgny Premier Clemenceau returned
from the front today feeling most optimistic.
CLOSE TO IMPORTANT CASE
With the French Army Afeld, Aug 12-2:40p. m-
French troops closing in on the important base f
Lassgny dare within two miles of this point Gu.yh
less than two miles southwest is captured and they he
anvanced south of Loges Wood two miles northwest
There is little change in the situation elsewhere Contact
with the German forces have been made by the allies ~
or Roye.
STEAMER HERMAN WINTER REPORTED SAFE
Washington Aug 12.-This morning the navy DE-
partment reported that the Herman Winter reporteE
sunk by a submarine. The Herman Winter is nUw H.
|ported safe. It an unnamed schooner which WAS
SUNK which leaves the total of three sunk by submarines
as reported previously.
MORE AMERICANS TO ITALY
Rome Aug. l2-M0re American troops will be sent III
Italy, Franklin d. Roosevelt assistant secretary Of WAR
for the United States announced today Roosevelt was m
conference with Premier Orlando yesterday.
London, Aug. 12-9:40 a. m-German casualt5e.
from the Picardy battle reliably estimated at
100000
London, Aug 12-British troops continue to advance
andhave progressed to within four miles of Roye They
have captured Armancourt and Pi]loy the British aar
office announces today The advance made is astrde the
Somme where the lines joined east of Merrcourt and
Eplnehen The counter attack south of Lhons were
repulsed.
TRYING TO STIFFEN RESISTANCE
With the British Army Afield, Aug. 12-Von Der
marwitz and Won Hutier trying desperately to stiff
zen the resistance of their armies whose backs are nw
almost tight against the Somme The allies are advancing
|sloWy and steadily and their guns not only connnand
Roye Chaumes Nesle and Perrone but the Somme cros
|ings everywhere.
MANY ENEMY PLANES DESTROYED
London, Aug 12.-The destruction of 80 German bat.
tile planes and probably the loss of AZ others which are
ported have been driven down out of control is the claim
made by the British air Ministry The failure of IS British
Iof the German planes occurred Aug. 9 and TO-
GERMA NGENERALS RELIEVED OF COMMAND
Amsterdam, Aug 12-Three German generals who
led troops near Montddier relieved of their e
mands for neglect of duty Many soldiers at St. Que,
The kaiser is now in Brussels
=. RUSSIAN SOCIALIST EXECUTED
Paris, Aug. 12-The Russian Socialist Revo1utionsst
tator in the Ukraine executed
to advices received here.
LEVINE AND TROTSKY ESCAPE
Paris, Aug 12-Reports from Berlin today said that
enine and War Minister Trotsky of the Bolshevike Rms
sian government had fed from Mocoo1