Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-08-16
Allies Continue Drives in kmienS
Sector and Flanders.
TAKE OVER 1900 CAPTIvES
British Gain Two Miles on Eight-MiIe
Front and Capture Many Villages
~-Tanks and Cavalry Penetrate
Twelve Miles in Picardy Sec
tori. S. Troops Win
Town of Fismeste and Re-
pulse Five Attacks.

With the British Army in France,
Aug. 10.-The British and French di-
visions have gained more ground in
the great battle raging in the Amiens-
SOmme district. The latest reports ap-
pear to show that NE Germans are
retiring in great haste.
Cavalry patrols, accompanied by
swift "whippet" tanks, are reported by
airmen far out ahead of the infantry
advance. The infantry at many places
was apparently checked only by sheer
physical inability to push any further.
More Prisoners Than Casualties.
The British casualties since the be-
ginning of the present drive are but
three-ffths Of the number of prison
ers counted up to three o'clock in the
afternoon.
British cavalry and some infantry
were signaled in the ntighborhOOd of
.Chaulnes. When last heard from di-
Fectly, they, together with armored
ears, were operating back of Framer-
vile and have now progressed many
IilOmeters beyond, continuing the
cleaning up of the country and captur-
$ng villages.
Tank Captures General.
Prisoners rounded up by the cavalry
divisions are coming back rapidly.
A number of high officers have been
captured A German general was cap
fured by tank.
Early in the morning the combined
Franco-British forces began following
up the victory of Thursday from the
positions reached at night.
Resistance developed at several
points, but this seems to have been
generally overcome, except at the left,
where during the night sharp fighting
developed and the allied troops were
nnable to maintain their footing on
the Chippilly Spur, principally because
Oh the nature of the ground.
The French at the south began their
push forward at the same time as did
the British and captured lie Quentin
Gle QuesneD.
Hag Attacks in Flanders.
London, Aug. 10.-While the British
forward in Amiens salient Field Mar
shall Haig launched an attack in Elan
ders.
The British gained two miles on an
eight-mile front along the southwest
ern portion of the Flanders salient in
the first smash and captured five viii
lages.
The Germans are evacuating their
positions in the Lys valley, on the
FLANDERS ftHnf.
On the Lys front the British now
hold LOGON, lie Cornet Malo. Quentin,
lie Petit Pacant and Lesart.
Gain Twelve Miles in Picardy.
In Picardy the fighting still con-
tinues very bitterly, Field Marshal
Haig reported.
The general line of Pierrepont, Ar
villers, Rosieres, Rainecourt and Nor
court has been attained by the allied
troops, the British commander stated.
This is believed here to indicate
only the line firmly held by allied in
fantry. Tanks and cavalry are report
ed unofficially to have penetrated more
than twelve miles at some points into
the German lines.
Canadian troops have captured War
Nillers, about two and a half miles
south of Rosieres. while the French
have taken Arv1ilers, to the southwest
of Warvilcrs and seven miles from
lRoye. Earlier in the day they took
Beaufort.
1900 Prisoners Counted.
The Germans recaptured Chipilly,
north of the Somme by strong coun-
ter-attack. The battle between Chi
pilly and Morlancourt is reported very
violent.
The Australians are fighting farther
north along the Somme.
More than 1900 prisoners have
been counted. OF these the French
reported that they had taken more
than 1000, while the British total at
noon was more than 10000
More than 200 guns also have been
captured.
Germans Caught in Trap.
Most of the prisoners and guns cap
tured by the British were taken i'm the
narrow triangle between the Roye and
Peronne roads. British tanks ad-
vanced with great rapidity up these
roads. They were followed promptly
by infantry and thousands of Germans
within the triangle found themselves
well behind the British line when the
attack reached them. SO they laid down
their arms.
The scenes on the battle-ground over
which the allies already have passed
give evidence of this haste in ADAM
doned guns. stores and even regimen
tal and artillery maps and papers.
Aerial observers report large streams
of transports and men hurrying east
ward In full retreat.
Beauconrt fell - he allied forces