The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-20
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VICTORIOUS ALLIES
IN TREMENDOUS PUSH

London. Aug. 10.-MeFy1leAs tn.
Flanders. ana Rnye and Lcssigny~s
I'm Picardy. have been entered By
the allies, and the encircling
menace to Noyon, the great Ger
man Disc pivot, has been con-ss
siderably increased as the result
of the last twenty four hout1
fighting which was marked by Inn
portant allied advances on four
different fronts Between tfeGn,
the French and British took -
proximately 5000 prisoners MosG
of these were taken in an attack
by the French Tenth army, bead
ed by the nemesis OF the Ger
mans, General Mangin. between
the Disc and the Aisne. Captur.
ing an important plateau west Of
Napoel northwest of Sotsaons)
and number Of villages, tho
French here threaten the Ger.
mans In the Ourscamp forest with
development, and spell q neW
menace to Noyon. as well a. 70
the German Aisne-Vesle armies
ON their right.
While this and other Successes
were scored on the 1OO- mile front
between the Ancre and the Disc.
Haig's Flanders army struck Out
boldly against the apex Of Won
Arnim's Lys salient, crushing Il
on front OF 10000 yards Ut.
tie more than two mileo-aud
pushing straight into the fmpor-
tant town OF Meryille, which Wa
to be Won Arnim's chief juupiue
OF place for a new drive toward
the channel ports. This place ltea
u little more than eleven mtIea
southwest of Armcntieres. eixie
miles northwest of Bethune and
only seven miles southeast OF
Hazebrouck. which would have
been the immediate German OBJ
jecuye In a new Offensive, Einco
IL Is vital communication centcr
and ratl key to Calais.
Huns Suffer Big LoesoA
The Germans, who had prepare
some weeks ago for such an attac
by the British by clearing out OF
wide belt of terrain west and south
west OF Merville, did not oppose
'hghtto theta resistance, bt
made a fighting retirement The
suffered considerab Bile losses, howeve
including a number of prisoners.
1t was against the northern leg /
NAAS "NASC, CCeti INCL ll10 d-Il0 DIAL
leul, that Haig's forces struck a heay
blow yesterday, taking OuttAnsteou
about half way between the1
two towns. In that attack they too
676 prisoners, Haig's night repcI
states. The new British line After N
days attack runs through Merv1l]
and Les Puresbecques. about q ha
mile north OF Merville.
striking ar fhE ~ 80
man Flanders wedge. the British hAy
for one of their bases of concentrs
ton the Nieppe forest, compa Ah]
TO the forest of Villiers-C otterei
tnorth of Compiegnel in which Ii
and French concentrate
during the night preceding the
grand smash into the German Mari
flank.
In Picardy, the Franco xltiah
converging movement on Royo
made great strides and early 10
night allied patrols were reported
in the towns suburbs, while tn
railway station was said to have
been captured.
The dashing attack of GemeraI
MaEgin's army carried Focatsa
second drive to the east hank ~.
the Disc and as far ~ the SOte-
sons region. More than 1.O0o
prisoners fell into the p6ilnn
hands.
fS5-Mile Attacking Front.
Thus, what has been perSiSGAntl
foreshadowed in these dispatchA4. N
become fact--the allies drive IN
passed beyond its Picardy phaao ~
is now directed against virtually n
whole centsr of the GAr@aAn WQ