The daily progressive-miner., 1918-08-19
THE FALL OF ROVE
AND LASSICM IS
HOURLY EXPECTED
Allied Forces Progress All Along the Line Have
Captured Many German StronghoIds Together
With Prisoners and Guns

With Prisoners and Guns
PARIS Aug 17-At four o'clock afternoon French
at the gates Roy They having occupied the junction
Montdider and ST.
taken after the ercest fghting from house tops
President Poncare while witnessing debarkation
Americans from the convoy submarines
had just been sunk.
Germans Preparing Another Line
WITH THE FRENCH ARMY, Aug. 1s.-The
evidently preparing another Hndburg line of defense
utilizing labor of inhabitants in erecting Notifications
The capture by the allied the Monolthe farm in
Thescourt region has dealt blow
in the southern part Of the Picardy line
With the Americans the Vesle
The Americans yesterday large number shells on
the north bank the Germans replying until
after daylight During the day Americans
aged two shells to the enemy's
German Squadron Active
PARIS Aug 1S-A German bombing squadron has been
active bombing the past two DAYS
and have carried numerous raids Rouen where killed
The German GothaS few Havre Two consecu-
tive raids were made on Vernon and Calais where fifty bombs
were dropped.
With the Americans in Lorraine
The Americans Lorraine region captured the village of
ree on the Vese front where they took ground
from the German salient into their lines Many prisoners were
taken By the Americans and Germans evidently suffered heavy
casualties in killed and wounded.
PARIS Aug 1SThe French TODAY struck suddenly in now
sector driving into the German lines midway between Pardv and
SCISSORS and Rems fronts the Office The enemy
POSITIONS We're carried front Of three nearly mile
III depth In the region Autreche miles west and north
o Scissors they captured the camp Decesa mile and half north
west OF Roe This capture later confirmed Cannv Sur
mat TWO miles northwest OF Lasgy captured the
French troops advanc outskirts of Beuvraone All told
they captured thousand prisoners
Berlin Office Issues Statement
BERLIN Aug. 18-The allies made strong attacks AGAINST
the Germans on both sides Roye according to the war state
ent These attacks wdned they included Terrain from
the nghborhood Of Chauncs vicinity of Lassgnv bu
were repulsed by the Germans
The British Made Progress.
LONDON Aug. l8-The British troops west of Armeners
advanced from one thousand yards on four
mile front between Vieux Bequin Baeu They also made
progress southwest Merve captured four hundred nr
ohers IN their advance They also between Chilly and
TRANSMIT north of Roye. ~
Artillery Active
rASis Aug: lS-Spred artillery fighting Canny Sur
matt and Beuvragnes the banks of the Ancre rve
where the french took four hundred prisoners
Win Again in Lorraine.
" 'iiale' the Americans gained ground Frapele
TO-DAY despite the $500 shells dropped by the enemy on the VILLAGE
In "oeuVr the American patrol lively engagement Ono
american with nine wounds carried comrad to safety
French Capture Towns
aug l'-lhe french today captured the towns of
ou'ron and |nge miles northwest OF SCISSORS and took
seventeen hundred Prisoners including two chiefs of ba+ta;o
AoNDON Aug l9-The British today made their second
advance southwest of Merville. ~
PARIS, Aug. 18-The French shot down twelve Cannon
planes during the day Saturday ~
The Office announces that tho fall &c po,,o 49,, I
IS hourly expected and that Chaulne is beconino doll,
peril. 'e 0's Aoie III
New Blow Struck
r<zf'H Aug l9-Ihe blow at the German lines
between seasons and the Asne river connecting up b Marine
tos fronts resulted in advance since about sly ocloc
last evening Of nearly miles This front Rms fr 1900
TIE iuge south Of Audgincour here it runs tn Mann
~ me rfcnch have surrounded extends to he edoe
% -ohasne forest Meanwhile IRE enemy machine ounner
resisting desperately and the German air service is e .c
Inc French now hold the IL iror.-tant bob a ., .
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