The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-08-15
ALLIES ARE POUNDING
THE GERMAN ARMIES
STIFFENING HOW.
EVER AND DRIVE SLOWING UP.

RESISTANCE STIFFENING HOW.
EVER AND DRIVE SLOWING Up.
Allies Undo i'm Three Weeks What Il
Took the Germans Three Months
to do at Terrific Cost.
The French on the extreme south
ern end of the battle line in Picardy
have won additional points of great
strategic value in the hill and forest
region between the Disc and the Matz
where Lassigny and Noyon are the
ultimate objectives, and the capture
OF which not alone would result pos
sibly in the forced evacuation by the
Germans Of the Noyon-Roye-Ch Chaulnes
line, but also would have a marked
effect on the battle line running
past scissors and
thence along the Vesle river.
The battle line in the south and
on the center remains virtually as it
stood Monday, although all the AL
lied troops have bettered slightly
their stands and taken additional
prisoners. The Americans and French
at last accounts still were in the en-
virons of Bray, north of the river,
while south of the river the Germans
continued in possession of Chaulnes
and Roye, which seemingly they in
tended to defend at all hazards.
Fresh reinforcements and large num-
bers of guns have been brought up
by the enemy to aid him in his en-
deavors to hold the line, which is
essential to the safety of the German
armies now in the pocket described
by the Somme on the north and east
and the Disc on the south.
The strength of the German opposi-
ton against the Allied troops, from
immediately north of the Somme riv-
er to the region just below Roye
apparently has checked, for the mo-
ment at least. their march eastward
In the process of clearing the Amiens
Montdidier sector of the enemy.
The Germans are not merely on
the defensive. At salient points here
and there they are delivering violent
counter-attacks against the Allies and
are also bombarding fieroely the
rear areas.
Under Cross Fire.
notwithstanding the enemy's ef-
forts, however, Chaulnes is receiv-
ing mighty visitation of shells from
fshe Allied guns. and Roye has been
so encroached upon that it is now un-
der heavy cross fire from both the
north and south and seemingly both
towns falx
An added danger to Roye, is the fact
that the French in their operations
are knocking at the door of Lassigny.
about seven miles to the south and
also are pressing forward eastward
toward Noyon in a wedge driving
manoeuvre which not only is out
thanking Roye but bringing Noyon
daily nearer the range OF the big
guns.
Huns Fear Capture.
Unofficial reports are to the effect
that the Germans fearing capture in
the pocket between Roye and the Disc
already are retreating along the Disc
valley toward Noyon and If the tate
ments should prove true it is lot un-
likely that the entire German bat
tie hLe to the north will give way
In unison and that even there NAV
be readjustment of the enemy front
from scissors to Rheims
Far to the North.
Far to the north from Ypres to AL
bert there has been considerable ac-
tivity on the part of the British and
French forces against the Germans.
The latest German communication as
serIs that all the attacks were re-
pulsed.
On the Vesle river the Germans in
attacks against Fismette, which is
held by the. Americans and French
are declared to have driven the AL
lies to the Southern bank Of the river.
counter attack, however, resulted
in re-occupation of Fismette.
Morlancourt is being heavily she'll
ed, while the enemy, with aerial
bombs. has apparently attempted to
blow up the ammunition dumps he
left in his hurry to get away.
Pounding the Huns.
British and French giins have been
busy today pounding German areas
and the crossings over the Somme.
Enemy shells that are coming in
are being fired at an extreme range
probably from we'll on the other side
OF the Somme. This is essentially true
of shells aimed at the districts south
.os the Amiens-Nesle road.
Between the Ancre and the Somme
the operations OF the British, which