Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-09-11
AMERICANS REACH
A|SNE RIVER IN
PURSUIT OF HUNS
Germans Hold North Bank With
Machine Guns.
FRENCH CROSS THE SOMME
Passaqe Effected After Series of sharp
Engaqements-Push On To-
wards the Peronne-
Ham Road.

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Sept. 6.-French accommodating par
ties east of scissors advanced to the
River Aisne north of Brenelle anu
Chassemy. Further east advanced
Franco-American elements reached the
Canal Lateral, which runs along the
south bank of the Aisne, and are rae
ing the positions on the north banK
from which the Germans are hrlng
machine guns.
General Mangins forces, after re-
pulsing two violent counter-attacKS
launched by Prussian guards against
the Mont des TOmbes, made further
progress east of Leuilly, northeast OF
scissors.
Cross the Somme.
General Humbert's men crossed the
SOmme at EpanancOurt during the
night, occupying several points on the
east bank. Further south the advance
continued during the morning with
greater facility than the day before
between the Disc and the AutrecOurt
heights.
The passage of the Somme was eff
fected after series of sharp engage
ments in which the German mountain
troops contested vigorously every foot
of ground.
The French, after taking these posi-
tions, which were veritable nests OF
machine guns, pushed on toward the
Peronne-Ham road. Ham thus is
threatened from the north and out
fianked on the south.
Huns Destroy Dumps.
With the American Forces North or
the Yesle River. Sept. 6.-Violent ex-
pIosions were heard along the line.
Observers reported that they believed
the Germans were destroying their
ammunition dumps. An aviator report
ed a terrific explosion at nine o'clock
at Viners-en-Prayeres, on the south
bank of the River Aisne directly north
of FiSmeS. Other explosions took place
in the same region during the morn
ing. BazOches and Fismette were oc-
cupied by the Americans during the
night. These towns had been evacu-
ated by the Germans, only two or
three wounded men who had been
abandoned being found.
{ Yanks Move over Plateaus.
The American forces following up
the German retreat from the Fesie
moved steadily over the plateau be-
tween the Vesle and the Aisne and
by noon their advanced elements had
filtered into the slopes on the northern
side of the plateau.
Virtually no opposition was encoun-
tered. Aerial and other observers re-
ported that there was every indication
that the main body of Germans had
retired across the Aisne.
1t is expected that machine gun and
perhaps artillery resistance will be en-
countered IN the lowlands nearer the
Aisne. The night and forenoon passed,
however with nothing more serious
than a long-range bombardment OF the
American rear lines.
HAit Huns Like Wild Beasts"
La Lfberte, under the heading, "a
Heroic Charge" pays tribute to the
Americans. 1t says:
'aThe taking of Terny-Sorny by the
Americans was a particularly brilliant
operation executed by our allies with
wonderful dash. The unit which made
this stroke had never been under fire,
having passed only few weeks in
comparatively calm sector, but on its
debut it hurled itself against d.
vision of imperial guards and beat it.
''These sturdy youths from Texas
habituated to prairie life, tracked the
Boche like wild beasts; they swept viii
lagos and nests of machine gunners
and charged with bayonets at batter
les of 105s. killing those serving the
battery and capturing their guns.
'sTwice an officer of the French gen.
eral staff had to interfere to modify
their ardor. fearing that they might
oyerstep the mark. Even the French
zouayes, who are an embodiment of
our aggressive fighting, were astonish-
ed at such daring"
Artillery over the vesIe
With the American Armies in
France. Sept. 6.-The American artil-
lery supporting the pursuit of the en-
envy is over the Vesle. Bridging ma
terial is being rushed forward to be
used in crossing the Aisne and the
Disc Aisne canal beyond it, if the en-
envy withdrawal continues to the
Chemin DIES Danes.
The pressure north of scissors.
where American and French are NOV
ing eastward in their flanking move
nent. was steadily maintained. Amer
iran artillery participated with the
Rrenrb in sweeping plateaus over