The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-19
YANKEES WIN
VILLAGE NEAR
FOES BORDER
Americans Capture FrapeIIe and
Wipe Out German
Salient.
HAIG WINS ON 4-MILE FRONT
British Advance Mile in Flanders and
Take Village Of Outtersteene and
400 Prisoners-French Drive
Forward Mile and Seize
1000 Captives.

With the American Army i'm LCr-
raine, Aug. 19.-The Americans cap
tured the village of Frapelle and eradi-
Gated q considerable German salient In
the allied lines.
Prisoners were taken by the Ameri
cans and the Germans evidently Suf-
fered heavy casualties in killed and
wounded.
This sector has been regarded as
quiet one, and the action began merely
as a raid into the enemys positions.
The raid was preceded by straigh!
bombardment for a few minutes fol
lowed by a box barrage that prnne'i
the Germans off from escape.
Yanks Hold Foes Trenches
When the Americans went over the
top to attack at 4 80 o'clock they sue
ceeded in sweeping all enemy resist
ance before them and the raid became
an organized attack. The Germans re-
piled heavily to the American artillery
fire and they also shelled the entire
neighborhood throughout the day.
The enemy fire, which included q
barrage, was ineffective. The Ameri-
cans have occupied the former Ger
man trenches and consolidated against
cOunter-attacks.
Gain More Ground.
The Americans gained more ground
at Frapelle, despite a total Of $500
shells dropped by the enemy on the
A
which was repulsed by the American
artillery and automatic rifle fire.
In the Woevre an American patrol
had lively engagement. One Ameri-
can, wounded in nine places, heroically
carried a wounded comrade to safety.
[Frapele is about three miles from
the German border, five miles east of
st. Die and "a miles southeast Of
Luneville. The Americans evidently
pushed the Germans back nearly a
half mile on front nearly mile long,
as the salient extended from Frapelle
to LesseuX.l
Shelling on the Nesle.
With the American Army on the
Vesle Front, Aug. 19.-The Americans
started Sunday by putting over large
number of shells north of the Vesle,
the German heavy guns replying until
after daylight. During the day the
French and Americans averaged two
shells to the enmy's one.
British Win on Four-MiIe Line.
London, Aug 19-British troops
advanced on a four-mile front to a
depth of nearly one mile between
Vieux Berquin and Baileul, on the
Flanders front, capturing the village
of Outtersteene and several farms.
Four hundred prisoners were taken.
Progress was also made by the British
southwest of Merville, In Flanders.
Gain in Picardy.
On the Picardy front during the day
British forces advanced between Chilly
and Fransart, while during the night
they made slight Improvements Of
their line south Of Bucquoy, between
Albert and Arras, in the sector where
the Germans have been Withdrawing
their lines recently. A hostile raiding
party was driven off in this neighbor-
hood.
French Repulse Attack.
Quite spirited artillery activity on
the Avre front and between the Olse
and the Aisne rivers is reported in the
French official statement. The state
ment says that two surprise attacks
by the Germans In Champagne were
repulsed.
Foe Admits Yank Victory.
The German war office statement ad-
mits that "the enemy gained footing
in our front lines as Autreches, in the
scissors sector" and adds:
''In the Vosges we fell back at Fra
pelle."
This village was captured by Amer
lean troops.
French Strike New Blow.
Paris, Aug. l9.-The French struck
suddenly In new sector on Saturday.
driving into the German lines midway
between the Picardy and Soissons
Reims fronts, the war office announced
Enemy positions were carried on n
front of nearly two miles to q deptb
of more than a mile In the region of
Autreches. nine miles west and north
of scissors.
Continued progress on both sides of
the Avre was reported. Capture of
Camp de Cesar, q mile and half
northwest of ROye was confirmed.
French Take 1000 Prisoners
Canny-sur-Matz, two miles north
west of Lassigny, also was captured,