The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1918-08-30
THE LATEsTwA NEWS

American forces accompanied by
a feet of French tanks which
smashed enemy machine-gun nests
in their path yesterday, swept the
Germans over the Jurigny plateau in
| fighting Of the most stubborn char
acter. The enemy is throwing in his
best troops in an effort to check the
progress of the Fmnco-Americans
over this important strategic posi-
ton on the Vesle.
Along the Vesle river at Bozaches
and Fismette, the situation is rather
less tense than it was Tuesday and
Wednesday, when heavy fighting oc-
CURED between the Americans and
Germans. Thursday the Americans
heavily shelled the German positions,
but the Germans failed to accept
their challenge to a duel and replied
only feebly. The claim of the Ger
man War Office that $50 Americans
were made prisoner during the recent
fighting is denied by the Americans,
who assert that only a few of their
men are missing.
British and French forces are con-
tinuing to smash the German line,-
and nowhere has the enemy been
able to check the advance, despite
stiff resistance. which he is offering
at various points. Gen. Haig's men
Yesterday captured Bapaume, and
have reached tine Somme river near
Peronne. This important railroad
junction is being outfanked. The
French armies have taken Noyon,
and are pressing forward along both
sides of the Disc. The German losses
in prisoners. guns and materials are
lra,A,.toI q h.
A portion of the Hindenburg line
northwest of Fontaine-lez-C roisilles.
southeast of Arras, was captured
Tuesday by the British troops and
mopped up. The town of Maricourt
and the ground to the east of it are
in British hands. Trones station and
the wood and ground to the east were
captured by the British, and Moulin
de Fargy also was taken. The Brit
ish have reached the neighborhood of
Dompierre. This point is only six
miles from Peronne. The capture of
Bapaume by the British apparently
is only matter of few hours. The
outskirts of .Plouvain have been
| reached. TO the east of Bapaume
the British line has been extended
along the railway toward Cambria.
| Roye was taken Tuesday morning by
the French in the course of brill
liant attack following an unsuccess-
full counter attack by the enemy. The
Germans are in retreat north and
south of Roye on a front of several
miles.
Amid unchecked applause the SEN
ate Tuesday passed the Manpower
| Bill fixing the draft age limits from
10 to As. A modified work or fight
clause was added to the measure,
which now goes to, conference. Sem
ator Gore, who cast the only mega
tive vote on rollcall, withdrew it and
was excused from voting. Provost
Marshal General Crowder stated that
registration would be held a week or
ten days after the President signs the
bill.
From Arras to Scissors the Ger
man line is in direst peril. Forced
back by French. British and Ameri-
cans. the enemv in his retreat has ex-
posed himself to being trapped In
two places-at Peronne and at Nesle
the British and French have the
enemy in pockets and rapidly are
closing the pipcers on the enemy. So
swift was the advance of the French
Wednesday around Noyon that cav
airy was thrown into the fray to har-
ry the retreating enemy.