Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-08-28
Gen. Mangin Attacks on 15-MHe
Front-GainS Four Miles.
LASSlGNAY WON BY FRENCH
Capture of Sempigny Menaces lmpor-
tant Enemy Base of Noyon-Gen-
eral Byng's Army Gains Three
Miles on Ten-Mile Front.

that General Foch's troops also have
pushed northward from Pimprez, on
the Disc, until the outskirts of Chiry-
Ourscamps have been reached.
With the announcement earlier IN
the day that Sempigny had fallen into
the hands of General Mangin's troops,
the important enemy base of Noyon,
only two miles away, hardly can hold
out much longer.
All during the day on the Oise-Aisne
battle front the French have con-
tinued to advance, capturing numer-
GUS villages along the line and greatly
increasing the total of German pris-
oners taken. The penetration since
Tuesday at certain points is about
five miles.
Over on the extreme right wing, in
the environs of scissors, a sudden
thrust has carried the French to high
ground which dominates the Aisne to
the east, where the enemy has been
standing to the south on the Vesle
against the Franco-Americans.
The power of the French advance
on the Oise-Aisne front is indicated
by the fact that the enemy has coun-
ter-attacked in strength with fresh
troops, but these have failed to stay
the onrush of General Mangin's army.
Push From Scissors.
With the French Army in France,
Aug. 22.-On the extreme right wing
of the battle front east of the Disc
the French rushed their attack vigor-
Ously during the morning, taking Laval
and arriving at the edge of Puminiers,
which lies about two miles northwest
of scissors.
Several thousand more prisoners
have been taken, one army corps cap
turing 1000.
British Win on Ten-MiIe Front.
London, Aug. 22.-The British at
tack launched in the morning on a
front of ten miles from the Ancre to
the neighbOrhood of Moyenneville has
been successful on the whole of the
front, according to Field Marshal
Haig's communication from headquar-
tiers. The enemy's positions were deep
erS were taken.
British forces have captured Cour-
celes, Achiet-Ie-Petit, and have reached
Moyenville and Beaucourt-Sur-Acre
in their drive north of the Ancre river,
according to advices from the front.
The British attack was between
Moyenvine and Beaucourt- Sur-Acre,
a distance of about ten miles,. 1t is re-
ported that the British have advanced
from two to three miles along this
front
The attack was made without artil-
r. Iery preparation. 1t was completely
successful The attack was made by
the British Third army under General
Byng.
After capturing Achiet-le-Petit the
British troops advanced another mile
and a half to the east and reached
Achiet-le-Grand.
Some German field guns and many
prisoners had been taken in the Brit
ish drive at an early hour.
All the German outposts and posi-
lions along the important Dranoutre
ridge, between Koudekot and the Lo-
Gus Hospice have been attacked by the
British. This front is in the Lys sa-
lient.
Although prisoners said the Ger
mans had been expecting the attack
for a week, it was a tactical surprise.
Tanks and infantry advanced through
the heaviest fire in the gray morning
light.
After a brief "crash" bombardment
the British troops were upon the en-
envy almost before he knew 1t.
French Take 5000 Huns.
London, Aug. 21.-More than 5000
prisoners and an advance of an aver
age depth of nearly four miles are
to the credit of General Mangin's
Tenth French army after a terrific
stroke delivered in the morning over
a 15-mile front extending from Fon-
tenoy, on the Aisne river, to Pimprez,
on the Disc river.
Osly-Courtil, Cuisy, Almont, Tar
tiers. Vaisaponin, Blerancourt and
Iombray were captured by the French.
The French gained foothold on the
plateau north of Vassens and in the
outpoSts of Ourscamp forest.
Block Counter Blow.
The French, who struck at 7:l0
O'Clock in the morning, broke in the
making, according to battle front dis
patches. a German counter-blow. which
was to have been delivered by two
fresh divisions of German troops.
These units. brought up during the
night in motortrucks, apparently were
caught in the furious advance of the
French and hurled back with the rest
of the enemy divisions which had been
holding the line.
Take Town Near Roye.
The French official report also an