Grand Forks herald., 1918-08-28
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with undimintshed violence.
Allied troops particularly on the
northern and southern wings Of the
67-mile from north Of the Scarpe to
south Of Roye, are pressing the Ger
mans steadily eastward.
Every means known to modern
warfare are being used by the enemy
to stay the onrush Of the British and
French, but the Allies machine
moves on. Heavy reinforcements
have been thrown into the fray by
the Germans, mostly in the center
around Bapaume. The one desire OF
the enemy appears to be to find a
line where he can stand long enough
to make an orderly retisement.
Marshal Foch, however. is giving
the enemy no rest. There is noalet
day the active fighting front is be-.
ing extended on the north and south.
Each extension is marked by further
gains, adding to the peril of the en-
emy center, which fights desperately
to prevent the British from breaking
through.
On the north astride the scarpe the
British have broken through the
Hindenburg line on a front of ten
miles or more and continue their
push after an advance Of miles Tues
day. They have reached Vis-en-Ar-
tots, in the rear Of the Hindenburg
line, and have broken through, or al
most reached the reserve line known
as the Queant-Drocourt switch line.
The British here are advancing on
the main roads to Douai and Cam
brai and before. them, Is terrain un-
touched by previous battles of the
war. Gavrelle, on the main road
from. Arras to Douat. Is only 8 miles
from Douai.
Among the ruins and shell craters
Of the old Somme battlefield about
Bapaume the Germans are putting
up stif resistance. Bapaume itself
is now part Of No Mans Land but the
Germans are clinging to every foot as
long as possible. North and south
of Bapaume the British have made
only slight progress against the en-.
emy defense. Great confusion is re-
ported behind the German lines on
| this sector and the enemy is digging
a trench line to the east Of Bapaume.
British press onward toward Pc
rome. They are approaching
Combles after overpowering the Ger
mans around Montauban, and in the
woods Of the neighborhood and are
4 east of Maricourt, which gives them
possession Of the high ground north
Of the river. Dompierre, south Of the
river and six miles west Of Peronne.
has fallen to General Rawlinson's s
men. The intervening terrain to Pc
rome is fairly level and open, but
the Germans are struggling to hold
the British in check.
French troops have moved east
ward in the Roye sector, an average
of nearly two miles on a front OF
1912 miles. Roye. one of the prin.
cipal points Of the German defense
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to the French because of the pres.
sure north and south of it. Genera
\ IDebeney now is moving toward Nesle
which is but five miles east Of his
line as 1t stood late Tuesday. Tht
French occupation Of Haltu and tht
British capture Of Vermandovillers
outflank Chaulness on the north ane
south.
Allied artillery, tanks and air
planes are giving the infantry valian
help and are inflicting heavy losses
on the Germans, particularly wher
the enemy counter attacks. Th'
numbers Of prisoners has been in
creased still further and great qhan
titles Of war material have been TAX
en-. Around Bapaume the British
have recaptured ammunition dumps
supplies were found fit for use ant
the Germans suffered accordingly.
It is week since the British at
tackled north of the Ancre. Tn,
Germans have struggled every hou
of that. time on a continuousl.
lengthening front to stabilize the sit
uation but have failed. It may b.
significant that the enemy comman,
has not seen fit to launch counte
offensive on another, part of tn
front.
From Roye to the Disc and thenc
to the Aisne lively artillery duels ar,
in progress. Along the Vesle the sit
uation has quieted down again afte
the successful American thrust a
Bazoches and the German repuls,
north Of FiameS