The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-28

Paris, Aug. 28.-In an advance
reaching two and half miles at GER
tain points on q twelve and half mile
front the French captured Roye and
seven villages, according to the war
Office announcement.
Germans in Retreat.
With the French Armies in France,
Aug. 2S.-The First French army, af-
ter beating the Germans in their battle
positions before Roye, took the town
and now is pursuing the Germans who
are in retreat on line extending from
Hallu to the region south Of ROye "a
front Of about ten miles).
At four o'clock in the afternoon Gen
eral Debeney's men were In the re-
gion of Hattencourt, from where the
line passes just west of Cremery and
Gruny, by Caroui, and to the west OF
Roiglise and west Of Verpillieres.
Outfank Strong Points.
The French encircling tactics over
came the new German system Of de-
fense by the profsue use Of machine
guns.( Strongly protected and heavily
armed positions were turned one after
the other until the enemy was obliged
to abandon the first and then the Sec
ond line of defenses Of 1914, upon
which he fell back after being driven
out of MOntdidier.
The Germans are now relying on
their aviation to protect their retreat.
Their airplanes were out In great num-
bers, attacking pursuing columns and
engaging the French squadrons OF OBJ
servatiOn and pursuit planes.
Canadians Win owns.
London, Aug. 2S-Canadian troops
made notable advances south Of the
Scarpe river, according to Field Mar
shal Haig's report, occupying Cherisy,
Vis-en-Artois and the Bois de Sart and
taking many prisoners. Scottish bat
talions also made excellent progress.
Fight on Hindenburg Line.
With the British Army in France,
extended by attacks launched north Of
the River Scarpe, the battle Is raging
along a field almost forty-five miles
long end the British with renewed
vigor are rolling up the Boche before
them and sweeping constantly east
ward.
Nearly in the center of the battle
field hard fighting has been in prog
ress along the old Hindenburg line in
the neighborhood Of Croisilles, Fon-
taine-Lez-Croisilles, and BullecOurt,
and once through the Germans strong
defenses In this locality open, fresh
ground remains beyond
Push East of HenineI.
The Hindenburg line has actually
been pierced at one place east Of Heni-
mel, and the weaker portion Of it,
northwest of Fontaine-Lez-Croisill
has been captured and mopped up.
During the fighting the British cap
tured high grounds from which they
can overlook the country occupied by
the enemy for miles around, and have
thus attained q great advantage. The
Bots Du Sart one Of these places lies
south of the Scarpe and northeast of
Monchy-Le-Preux.
Germans Lose Heavily.
It was feared that there the enemy
might hold up the advance for a time
It was captured, however, after
short but fierce struggle. in which the
Germans lost heavily.
Another similarly valuable point Is
MOntauban, northeast of Mametz,
which fell in the morning after the
Germans had been given orders to hold
at all costs. These orders were sud-
denly changed, and the enemy retired
In retreat.
Peronne Six Miles Away.
Still another is DOmpierre, south
east Of Cappy-sur Dompierre
was reached In the forenoon. From
this point there is low, rolling country
all the way back to Peronne Incl
dentally the British at this place are
now only six miles from Peronne.
where the Somme bends to the south.
(Peronne is an important rail and
highway center.)
Bapaume, having been almost sur-
rounded, has been entered by British
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