The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-22
ALLIES MOVING
STEADILY FORWARD
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the Ailette river in their advance be-
tween the Disc and the Aisne, the
French war office announced today.
Fighting continued last night on the
whole front from the region OF Las
signy to the neighborhood Of scissors.
The French captured st. Paul-Aux-
Bots eleven miles northwest of Sois-
isons,) passing out to the northward
and reaching the Ailette at LaQuincy-
lBagge.
| tThis represents total advance Of
nine miles since Saturday,
THE French maintained contact
throughout the night with the enemy,
which was retreating between the
Disc and the Matz, and east Of the
Oise," the communique said. "Leple-
mont, Thiescourt, Cannectancourt and
Vile (all south of the Divette, between
Lassigny and Noyan) have teen occu-
lpied and the Divette reached.
''East of Noyan, the French border
the Disc from Sempigny "a mile and
Ia half south of Noyon.) Further east
they took Bourguignon 1.-TWO miles
Icsoutheast Of Bretigny) and st. Paul
4Aux-Bois 1.-TWO miles east OF Bourguig-
non.) From the latter we passed out
to the northward. The Ailette was
reached at LaQuincy-Bagge.
Between the Ailette and the Aisne
there was no change. The French hold
the western borders of Pomm1ers
(two miles west Of Soissons.)" :.
American Air Raid.
EEy Frank ]. Taylor, United Press
Staff Correspondent
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMIES
~
lean bombing planes crossed the lines
yesterday with the intention Of at
lacking Longtyon, twenty-five miles
northeast of Verdun Owing to the
fact that clouds interfered with hit
ting military targets, they dropped
nothing there, not wishing to terrorize
the civilians.
! Continuing their flight, the Ameri
can airmen reached point near F7ab
eauville and succeeded in making sew
eral direct hits on a railroad.
They returned safely despite an en-
counter with anti-air craft batteries.
An America trench in Alsace was
heavily shelled last night, after which
German infantry attempted a raic
They did not succeed in penetrating
! our wires. The Boches' artillery con
! tinuues an unusually violent barrage
of gas and high explosives against the
newly captured positions AROUND
Frapelle.
: Now Held by British.
LONDON, Aug. 22.-(4:20 p. M
Achiet-LeG Grand, the high water mari
of the British advance north of the
Ancre, has changed hands severa
times, but is now firmly held by the
British, according to reports received
| here this afternoon.
2 Attempted Air Raid.
D PARIS, Aug. 22.-An attempted all
| raid on Paris this morning was frus
D trated by French planes and anti-ail
} craft batteries, it was officially an
! Inounced-
The German planes flew over tn.
outskirts Of the city at high altitude
}They were violently barraged anc
French airplanes chased them north
ward. The alarm was sounded shortly
, before ten o'clock.
Desperate Opposition.
by Lowell Mellett, United Pres.
, Staff Correspondent
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES n
FRANCE, Aug. 22.-G1:15 a. M
The Germans are opposing Genera
r Byng's advance north of the Amer.
r with the utmost desperation
r With the British only six miles from
the Hindenburg line at one point to
day. the enemy is crowding the bacl
roads with additional troops cominf
up. Altogether six divisions C2C,70t
men were identified yesterday.
The Germans used their heavies