The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-10

! LONDON, Aug. San unconufneo
report reaching London says the Brit
tsh troops arc now In Rosteres, the juno
ton point Of the north and south rail-
road Line midway between Nontdid1er
ami Albert
LONDON, Aug. e-Cauadiau troops
hAve captured warviners, about two
and half miles south of Rossteres,
while the French have taken Arvhlers,
TO tho southwest of WarvIlers, Gnd
. seven miles from Roye. The Germans
recaptured Chipilly, north Of the Sonme'
by strong counter attack today.
BERLIN, via London. Aug. 9.-The
German Official communication issued
today, claims that German counter at
tacks stopped the eHied progress on
tho Son1ne and the Avre, just east OF
the Line ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -Caix-
Frcsroy-Coutoire. The communication
admits 1--WE suffered losses In prison
ers and guns"
"The e.emy ts continuing his at
tacks between the Somme and Avre,"
Gays the official statement from gen.
era1 headquarters tonight.
LONDON. Aug. 9-(Sy the Asso-
ciated Press.)-The present advance IN
Flanders by the British and French has
already had IN important effect upon
the strategic situation. German forces
a. Moutdidter are now In very uncom-
Portable salient. Withonly one line OF
railway t. supply them and thas line
under crcss FIRE frorazEllicd guns.
It seems likely TINT withdrawal
tho Germnns cannot force the French
nnd British back from the ground taken
by them during the past two days. An
other important result Of the advance
IS that It has freed the main Paris
Amicns railway for use by tho allies
agair. This lin, heretofore has been
within easy range of the German guns
md the restriction thus placed on It's
use has been a considerable handicap
to allied communications. A similar
freeing Of tho Paris-Verdun line was
ono OF the lrSt important Tesuts OF
the recent advance on the Marne.
Most Of the prisoners and guns cap
tured by the British were taken In the
narrow triangle between the Royce ana
Feronne roads. British tanks advanced
with raptdity up these roads. they
werc followed promptly by infantry and
Thousands of Germans within the trt-
anglo fnund themselves well behind tho
British limo when the attack reached
them. 90 they laid down their arms.
The mcst Of the captured guns wcre
also gathered m in this triangle, which
contained so1-le of the best German gun
positions In the whole front facing
Anliens.
Chaulnes Junction, which Is most I'M
portant from the point Of view Of trans
port. Is now tho objective upon which
tho eyes Of tho nllieE arc fixed It Is
already under constant artillery hre and
it's fall would be embarrassing to the
Germans over a wide aroa.
Allied cavn1rymen haVe been operat-
Ing for moro than a. hours. They rode
through great holes torn. In the German
uae by the infantry. To-day was ideal
for tho operations, being clear and
sunny.
Eo reports have as yet beea received
that the allied forces have established
contact with Crown Prince RupprcchSs
rein nsorc cemcuts, which are believed to DO
rushing toward tho battlefield In an at
tempt to prevent an even greater defeat.
In the meantime, the British and French
nre taking tho fullest advantage Of the
opportunity and at tho same time are
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