The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-22
Prisoners Say Germans Intend
to Relinquish Old Somme
Battlefield to the Allies Be-
cause of Its Muddy Condi-
ton
BY JOSEPH ". GRIad,
{Sta1f Correspondent OF the 1ntelD-
gencer and New York World. Off,
chilly Accredited to the
nri1f oh Arrnvl

Copyright, 1918. by The Press Publish
Ing Co.
(The New York World)
ON THE BRITISH FRONT. Aug. IL;
While the enemy digs trenches cast or
LIhons, near ChauInes. to try to hold
his positions against any future derel-
opncnts of the recent British successes
IN this quarter, and lays down heavy
barrages over part If the line opposIte
this new front from Morlancourt 10
Rove. in fenr Of such attack. ne IL re-
1iring by easy stages from west OF
Eame,,ncourt down to the .\ncro IA
front from twelve to fifteen miles,
prisoners assert that he intends re-
1tnouishing the old Somme buttleNeId I"
tho allies 80 that they Will nave tniS prH
tirerously muddy and uphcaren TERRI II
during the winter But he holds on 10
.hnr9 dcsnita his rs tirement northward.
though prisoners declare that he intenos
roIne back In this quarter fully Two
miles and a half.
In the last twenty-tour hours ~
has been no fighting on any large sea-
although in sharp local enCnu t The
canadians wrcsted away much OF 'nn
Sisniird village Of Pnrvillcrs' AS well az
non and east Of Proyart they ho .
ranced their lines. IN tho retIleL II,
north OF Albert tho enemy. VINO Is wv,
inr resistance. has British troops cl'Se's
in touch with him. II LOOKS ~ i,i' ~" nd
though IN This sector tn" two hundred ana
thirty fourth division is at present WIN
nu:inr as far as the main line o.
tst,nce vest Of Moynnnerille ana Eolt-
oclie. twelve miles northeast of hlhnrt'
with the second Guard Rcs"TNcS n.E1Si un
returning to the cast OF , AraI't Scnr ~
Americans There, Too.
American troop. with tn" British nave
<ur,har djstinEulah~d themselves In th'
Nrhtins which has taken piaC' 49, nhio
German rear guards over p onsiI'';i o..
stretch of ground. They have taken on
town md have a share in taking an"th"r
OF which they. together WIN N'"'>'
now hold the greater part. ..
mad. q visit to-day to soIhr o.
III. Evacuated terrain which tho hriiiSn
artillery IN the last three NOM M I'''a
made a hell on enrth for the "rF ~,
nnd choir lines Of communications; On
az" orerorc day ten British shells 10
.w.,v poche one have been tho rule. anu
o,,ctirnca il hns been much IN excess
raj average. I visited that section
Of the line occupied by the AhcTIca |,i.s
who have taken part ~ S'F'ns INV
no rest. ,ho ,rcncbrs
,,ith thcr md heard from the mon
themselves accounts OF the ihH' lrT
days fighting. In which thrF ruiI, ~ m'
numbers II machine guns ana PrlS,n'nH,
Those Heinies w1uidn M p G'mrHhoy,
but VIC finally convinced them. Ih"F
tbonrht that there were only about
100 ron Americans In France
Whom one German was told lhat NOR"
than non, 400 Americans Wrr" III rr''i'''
no wouldn't believe It, so whrn II" WAS
marched down tho road with other rrI%,
nncrs numerous duughh"yS were citi'h
unon TO inform this doubling T"ut"ni'
Thomas what tho facts really were. !"
could sneak good English. md finally
admitted to tho d"uEhhoy% that loon
Oh very bad for the lTaihnrland. and sud
tho German saldiers all felt the same
way.
7 was shown letter written 10y Il
British officer with whose men our own
took mart In Eonr seven pntrhl "ncuun-
tcrs. IT" said he wanted. :" express his
admiration for tho WAY IN which IN"
American lads had fought. III" l"ftcr
said:
dnys and nights under Il heavy mmhard-
mEnt hut did not finch. They had
been under fir" hrinr" in tn" :Irrp"h"s.
but this time they had rhanr" t" 20
forward. and that tickl"d them.
An American Captain VIII" was In this
fighting and un'lr n tw"-day h'rnhard-
mcnt said h" heard hnuShhnH IN
small she'll hole saying: nv" grown So
small my ring has fnil"n, Off. h" was
squeezing himself s." tightly INTO his in
sufficient shelter In imrt. these pnn
dug HOS, of their pr"i""iiug barriers
with tho bay"n"t.
Cen. Hans Won Bu"hu. previously IN
ronlAnd of tho 7th army il sh" Crown
Prinres' group. has suddenly been ahov-
cd into part Vf the limo astrIdc the