Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-09-07
Germany's Strongest Bases in
Picardy Are Occupied by
the Allied Armies.
N0Y0N TAKEN BY French
British, Advancing Along the Scarpe,
Cross Hindenburg Line-Desperate
Resistance of the Huns Is Un-
avaling-American Man.
Power Bill Passed.
BY EDWARD W. PlckARD.

Croisilles. Bullecourt, Bray, Hebe-
court, Chaulnes. Gommiecourt. Nesle.
Roye, Noyon, Chavigny-one after an
other the German strongholds in Pic
ardy, all down the line from Arras TO
scissors, fell into the hands of the al
lies last week. The redoubtable Hin
denburg line was broken through at
various points. and so menaced at
others that it was in a fair way TO be-
come untenable, even before the re-
treating Huns could reach it. East of
Arras the British had turned its right
flank. and the French, passing through
Nesle, threatened ii farther south.
Astride the Scarpe and the Somme,
Field Marshal Haig's armies moved
steadily If slowly toward the east. new
er giving the enemy an instant's rest,
relentlessly pushing him back in the
direction of Cambria, Peronne and St
Quentin. In the midst of furious rain
storms the British fought unceasing-
~ and tirelessly to overcome the des-
perate resistance put up by the Ger
mans. The battle developed and
spread day by day until it became one
of the greatest conflicts of the war.
In these regions, as elsewhere, the
Germans sought to stem the advance
mainly by innumerable machine guns.
The crews of these, left TO fight while
the main bodies of the troops contin-
ued their retirement, did fight. and TO
the death. The Hun infantry in many
cases showed the greatest reluctance
to attack, sometimes fatty refusing 10
obey the orders of their commanders
BY the end of the week the British
had PerOnne under their guns and the
Huns were falling back to the river
crossings there and at Brie. Farther
north, BaDaume was taken on Thurs
day and Haigs forces had pushed fa
beyond it on the north. Having crossed
the Hindenburg line, they were threat
ening the Queant Drocourt supper
| line. Perhaps the most important eff
| feet of their advance along the Scarp'
| was that II menaced the group of con
verging railway lines that are vital Il
the enemy in handling men from tn
| Belgian and northwestern Frencl
| fronts.
During the week the British too
something like 10000 prisoners an
more than 100 guns.
Ia
The severest blow to the German
was the capture of Noyon on Thurs
day by the French troops of Generi
Humbert. The city. which had bee
practically enveloped for IA week G
more, was powerfully defended by tn
Germans, who had counted on maxim
il the pivot of their line to the mort
It's southern and western outskir
were full of strongly entrenched mi
chine-gun positions. The French wei
not to be denied. however. Noyon
a great highway center and its takir
opens the way for the French to DRY
the Germans back to the st. Goba
forest, La Fere and maybe st. Que
tin. The intervening terrain is SUE
that the enemy could scarcely hope
make stand there.
The three French armies und
Humbert, Debeney and Mangin gave
splendid display of teamwork in the
advances on both sides of the OILS
Mangin's men crossed the river Al
took Morlineourt while Humbert W
outflanking Noyon from the west a
south, and the Huns had the choice
retreating or being captured. On I
left the First army occupied Quesn
wood, strongly fortified post
which the enemy tried hard to he
because it is "A dominating point.
On Tuesday the French had CT
! tured Rove. one of the important q