Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-08-27
DRIVEN OUT OF
CAVES HALF DRESSED
German Oaiesrs. Including a General,
Retire Before French in
Haste and Disorder.
WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN

VIII I'M T hE4NNh hhhA Nv
FRANCE. Aug. 25.-(By the A. P)
The first phase Of the battle Of the
Aise and Disc has put the French
in solid possession Of the entire
south bank Of the Disc west Of the
I Ailette and also the Ailette river
from the Disc TO Pont CT Mard.
] Al n point near where Il is cross
ed by the road from Chauny to Sois.
sons, Gen. Mangin's men along the
Ailette and further south at Crecy-
au- Mont, Pommiers and Guvigny,
command this important road all the
way from Scissors to the Disc. They
also command the Laon Railroad,
which from the region Of Courcy-le-
4 Chateau northwards runs nearly par
allel with that road
The Germans are thus thrown back
upon the billy forest region Of Cour-
cy. for communication between their
troops on the Aisne east Of scissors.
d Disc Lined With Guns.
Both sides command the Disc with
noitcring the stream have found Il
noitering the STREAM n..=e found II
80 formidable defended by machine
gun nests and by artillery in the hills,
al along the Noyon to Chauny that
, il viii require considerable work by
! the heavy artillery to deal with the
b situation before a crossing in force
is attempted
On the right hand Of the Ailette
D the Germans are resisting stoutly
p from a position along the edge Of the
n forest Of Courcy. Small parties Of
: French have effected a crossing Of
: the stream but no serious effort has
k yet been made to establish position
c on the opposite bank.
n As IN, situation is today. Gen.
: Mangin has gained a substantial vic
tory Of which there is plenty Of ma
n terial evidence ON the field besides
J. $4,000 prisoners and SEQ cannon cap
= tured- He set out first 10 drive the
4 Germans from the Plateau Of Andig-
nieourt, Campcel and Carlepont by a
y violent thrust northward and then
4 BY quick facing about toward the
east, 10 drive tlem of the heights
A. west Of Ailette. thus clearing the
Is south bank Of the Disc and ledins
r support TO the third army's action In
& the hills Of Thiescorut.
le German General Runs For Life.
e. The program succeeded In ever,
H. from one Of the exits Of cavern a
he the enemy may say that he'retired un
e. hindered. some Of his staff officer
g were obliged TO fee in scanty attire
n A German general was seen runninl
he from one Of the exits Of acavern a
10 the top Of Mount Choisy withou
O. boots or suspenders, just as Frencl
Il. soldiers appeared at the entrance.
In hte piles Of arms and ammuni
tons that have been collected on an
around the height there are con
siderable number Of bayonets wit
the saw tooth blade.
4 Mount choisy Hard TO Crack
u II hlN 1NNulAAa AAa hNN AANNAa y
remain south Of the Disc they evi
IDENTIFY thought they could hold thi
A position and they were driven out o
o Il preeipitately, though Il was stout
~ defended and proved 10 be a har'
3 task for Gen. Mangin's army. Tn
6 slopes are covered with brush tina
hides the gullies and cavern entrance
o where machine gun nests In ambusl
2 held up the division that was engages
in the attack from o'clock in chi
2 morning until eight o'clock in tn
2 evening. The Germans were even pre-
pairing TO spend the night In thei
! deliberately fitted headquarters in th'
! quarry at the top.
n After a short artillery preparation
a the place was stormed ahd the Ger
man slhf had only just time 20 ge'
away S2p' ''As.s ''s''