The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-15
ENEMY FALLS
BACK BEFORE
ALLIED ARMY
IN PICARDY
German Troops Withdraw
From Hebuterne Salient
British Advance Line North
west of Chaulnes.
$4,000 HUN PRISONERS
(By Associated Prcss)

WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN
FRANCE, Aug Is, (Reuterst THE
Hebuterne salient has practically dis
appeared as 2 result of the German re-
tirement in that sector of the front
The British have now pushed their
posts far toward Bucquoy.
General Ludendorffs recent order.
that ground must BIZ given if holding
It would entail an undue expenditure
ef man power, is believed to be large
ly responsible for the German with
drawal The wonderful success of the
light British tanks has probab bly, i'm
pressed the German high command
with the desirability of getting behind
the river Ancre wherever practicable.
The British line has adva need slight
ly west of Raincourt in the district
northwest of Chaulnes on the Picardy
battle front, the British war office an
nounced today.
French Hold Heights.
Since August s when the allied at
! tack in Picardy began, the British
and French have taken prisoners to
the number of 1884.
British patrols were active through
out last night in the district between
| Albert and Ayette where the Germans
! began their retirement yesterday. The
patrols have maintained close touch
with the enemy in this region. The
British made further progress at sew
eral points along this front.
The French have captured all the
high ground on the Lassigny massii
and are working down the north and
/ eastern sides so that a further retire
ment of the enemy in that sector is
! probable according TO advices receiv-
ed here this afternoon.
! The violent artillery duel between
| the Avre and the Disc continued dur
! ing last night. a German raid il
| Champagne failed
| Enemy Begins Retirement.
| Allied successes in Picardy appar-
! entity has compelled the Germans to
reallign their positions between Al
! bert and Arras. Enemy troops have
/ begun a retirement on a FIVE mile
front but complete details of the move
ment are lacking
Between the Ancre and the Disc. the
fighting is still confined to local ac-
! tions at various points. The British
and French have improved their pc
sitions slightly north of the Somme.
northwest of Roye. south of Lessigny
and along the Disc. Enemy troops
have shown no dispotion to counter
attack elsewhere and have confined
their retaliatory efforts to artillery
commandments
The extent of the German with
drawal north of Albert is not vet
clearly refined and its effect upon the
situation as a whole is problematical.
Field Marshal Haig announces the
enemy has left his forward positions
at Beaumong Hamel, Serre, Puiseux-
au-MOnt and Busquoy. These are in
the Hebuterne sector where the Ger
mans We're stopped in their offensive
of March p. Many vain efforts were
made by the Germans to reach the
heights around HebUterne as their
positions in this sector were domin-
ated by the British guns Should the
German lines be moved back any great
depth the line south to Albert and
thence to the Somme would be affect
ed. Likewise. the line northward TO
the Scarpe might have to be read
JUsted. 1t IS not unlikely the move
ment here is similar in purpose to the
Continued on Page Eight)