The Robesonian., 1918-08-15
SUMMARY OF WAR NEWS.
Germans Have Lost Further Import
ant Ground North and ,South of the
SOmma

ant Gr0dnd North and lSOuth of the |
Somme. :.
North and south of the Son1me the
Germans have lost further important |
ground. In the former region they
have evacuated their positions over a !
five-mile front to the British north of
Albert while in the latter they h We !
been beaten back in the hill and wood
ed district just north of the Disc river
by the French
German front line trenches at Beat
mont, Hamel, Serre, Puissieux-AU-
Mont and Bucquoy have been found
untenable by the enemy in the face
OF the recent activity by the British
all along the line from Albert to Ar
ras while the French have persevered
IN their violent attacks against the
Germans on the sector which donoi-
nateS the lower portion of the Picardv
plain and the Disc valley and have en-.
croached further upon the Lassionv
masslf and the Thiescourt plateau and
farther south have captured the i'm !.
portant town of Ribecourt.
., Unofficial reports have announce !
the capture of Lassigny by the French
and OF all the German positions he
tween the western outskirts of Brave
Sur.Somme and Etinehem by the Au.
trailans. There is, however, no Off
cal confirmation of them.
From the Somme to the Disc. except
IN the latter region where the French
nave made further gains, the Ger
mans seemingly have had further sue
cess IN holding back the allied troops
and still are in possession of Chaulnes
ana Eoye, upon the capture of which
the efforts of the British and French
nave been centered. On this central
!, part OF the battle front the enemy
continues to deliver violent counter.
attacks and also has further reinforce
eo ms line with men and guns and is
using them without stint to retair
his positions, realizing that their can.
ture would spell disaster.
The giving UP of the front line
trench positions north of Albert possi
bly, may mean that the German higl
: command foresees the ultimate success;
of the American and British opera
tlons along the Somme and is read
7 Justlng the German positions to NEE
+ cry eTentuallty lr any event the re
Orograde movement seemingly indi
! Gates that the ten-nile salient between
! Heannaont-Hanlmels and .sBfay on tn
: Somrne. with Albert its apex. nov
must give way in order that the Ger
, fnan front here may come into align
: ment with that in the south acros
> the Somme In fact, it seems not in,
probable that the Germans propos
: to re-adiust their front from tn
O Somme to Arras and possibly furthe
s northward.
i The capture of Ribecourt by tn
French marks AN important epoch j
;; the offensive which has for it's i1nme
% date purpose the freeing Of the re
gion between the Somme and the Ois
OF the enemy. AS a gain from til
strategic standpoint it ranks with tn
taking by the French of the fores
and hill positions between the Mai
and the Disc which has brought tt
j. French almost to the gates of Lassi.
=, ny. Through Ribecourt lies an ope
'e route up the Disc valley to Noyon-
a route by rail and the big nation
thoroughfare, not to mention the c;
S. nal which parallels the roadway fro
r. the greater part of the way. Noyc
,p is only little more than six mil,
re northeast of Ribecourt.
al Although they are still encounterir
violent resistance the French are c.,
nd tinuing to make Irogress through tt
R. wooded and hilly country between t!
lie, Matz and the Disc where the &c
R. mans from recesses in the forests
d. spurs and in the canyons, are usi1
T. machine guns innumerable. Gas a.
is being loosed in great quantities
on the enemy. Almost entire control
the Thiescourt plateau and the 9th
er- high ground on this sector is now
the hands of the French.
Along the Vesle, the Germans ha
made unsuccessful attacks against t
French and Americans who are st
holding their positions.
=, In the mountain region on the It.
l." ian front the Italians have captur
,te several important positions from t
Austrians.
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