The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-23
Haig Takes All Objectives,
Gaining 2 Miles on 6
Mile Stretch.
ANCRE RIVER CROSSED
1,NO Prisoners Trapped,
Bringing Total in Two
Days to 5000.
NOYON NEARLY CIRCLED
Mangin Forces TeutOns Back
Six Miles-All Gains
Held Firmly.
NOYON NEARLY CIRCLED

LONDON, Aug. 22-The Allied
armies under Marshal FOch deliv.
cred two more crushing blows against
the Germans to-day, one. directed by
the British General Byng, pushed in
the German line two miles on six
mile front between Albert and Arras.
while the other. guided by the French
General Mangin, swept through nu-
merous villages between Noyon and
scissors.
The most important town cap
tured by the British was Albert, key
to the German defence positions north
of the Somme. or the numerous
towns reOccupied by the French Pom
miers Is the most important.
Great numbers of prisoners and
guns were captured by the Allies. the
British taking 1,4OO men In Albert
alone. Official estimates place the
number Of prisoners captured by the
Allies since Marshal FOch's offensive
started at upward OF 100000.
All along the front frem the neigh
borhood OF Arras to the region Of
scissors the victorious Allies kept-up
their pounding of the German posi-
tons. making 1t impossible for Hin
denburg. now reported in supreme
command OF the German armies
! again, to move reserves from one
place to another. The French reached
the Divette River as far as Evr!court,
and occupied ST. Aubfn, Selens, Bag
neux. Epagny, Bieuxy. Sempigny and
Pommiers. The Paris War Office an
| nounced, in connection with the new
victory, that the enemy abandoned
some 200 guns and great stores OF
war materials.
Brftish Cross the Ancre,
The British in their drive crossed
the Ancre River south of Albert,
"hich puts them in position to attack
the Germans who still are holding
Fray and its environs. Further north
! the Germans fought desperately to
prevent the eastward march OF the
| British, apparently being determined
to thwart Field Marshal Haig's in
tentlon TO reach Bapaume Hard
nshtinG took place around Achiet-le-
Grand, the town itself changing
hands several times but remaining
finally in possession of the British.
Despite the determined opposition they
encountered the British advanced stead
lily south of Arras. reaching the Ba-
paume-Arras Railroad
On their part of the front tha French
pushed further into the lines held in the
west by Gen. Won Boehn and In the east
by the German Crown Prince
At some points the French reRistered
an advance or six and a quarter miles.
The French are now close to Noyon,
having that town almost completely en-
Veloped. What Is more important, the
hilly. wooded country in the neighbor-
hood OF Noyon Is almost entirely cleared
OF the enemy giving the French full
possession OF these posit ons, all OF
which are OF great strategic value for
future operations
Tho French under Gems Mangin and
Humbert apparently are aiming at Laon.
realizing that IL they can extend their
wedge far enough in the direction of
that place they can force the retirement
OF the German forces to the east, as well
as create dangerous salient for the
enemy to the west.
No Rest Allowed Germans,
All along the front the initiative re-
| mains in Marshal Foch's hands and he
continues to force the enemy to fight on
ground OF his own choosing and at a
| time best suited TO his purposes. Tho
Germans everywhere are fighting a des-
perate defensive battle. with no time
! extended to them TO catch their breath
Moreover. Marshal Foch has so divided
his offensive efforts that the German
commanders are kept between two con-
stant fears. one that the present French
or British attacks may accomplish q
greatly dreaded break through" and
the other that while they are bending
every effort TO check these lesser attacks
the allied leader may be oncentrating
men and guns for great major orren-
sive.
!. The Berlin War ONCE continues its
attempts 10 conceal the truth from tho
people in the official statements One
paragraph in to-nights official Is so
clumsy that II is amusing 1t states
that "a strong counter attack regained
territory from which We had previously
retired voluntarily" Apparently the
German intelligence Is considered In
! capable OF asking why thu ssTrttory way
| ceded ana Inen attacked.