Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-08-30
Violent Attacks Force Ger
mans Back Apparently No
SIaCkening in Offensive
That ReCIaimS Many Towns
F0CH ADDS IMPETUS
TO ARMYS ADVANCE
Field Marshal Haig's Forces
Gradually Cutting Their Way
Eastward Both North and
South of the Somme,
UnGa'cd War Lead by the Associated
Press .a


The Germans continue In retrea
everywhere between Arras and the
SoRscns sector under the violent at
tacks by the allied troops. As yet
there seems to be no slackening III
the offensive that is steadily reclaim.
ing numerous French towns and WI
tds,s ana territory that long has been
IN the hands of the enemy.
Indced, instead OF hating his men
for breathing spell, MarshaI Foch
seems to be pushing them forward
with greater impetus.
Already outflanklng the old Hind
enpurg Line on the north Field Mar
shal haiB forces gradually are cut-
ting their way eastward both north
ana south OF the 5omme ana putting
down strong counter offensive act
ions although on several sectors they
have had to cede ground temporarily.
Unofficial reports assert lnat the
British have captured the important
town of Bapaume. where Tor days
there has been bitter fighting. the
Germans eXerting their utmost
strength to keep Haig men from
gaming control of the railways ana
the high road leading to CamDrai.
To the south the British also are re-
ported TO have penetrated to the out
skirts OF Maurepas, another point of
strategic value Along both sides of
, the Somme running eastward ground
has been gained and south of Pc
rome, where the river beds sharply
soutlwdrd the stream has been cross
ed at several points and this import
ant railroad junction .outflanked.
Since the cavingn of the German
! line by the fall of Chaules and Roye
| the French literally have overrun the
| southern portion of Picardy, having
IGeached the western bank of the can
al Du Nord along almost its entire
/ length and captured the town Of Noy.
on which, surrounded by hills, mas
stood deflantly for days under rain
of shells East ana southeast of Noyou
other important positions have beon
taken and between the Disc and the
Alsne the French have overcome the
heavy resistance of the enemy and
crossed the Ailette river.
Northwest of Soissons where the
Americans are in the line with TIE
French in the general movement IT
clearing Picardy of the enemy, tn re
/ as been severe fighting but VITA
the allied troops having the advantage
The American sector is between Chav-
igny and Juvigny and the enemy fac
Ing them includes the Prussian
seventh infantry.
Along the Nesle river at Bazoches
and Ftsmette the situation is rather
less tense than it was Tuesday and
wednesday when heavy fighting oc-
.curred between the Americans and he
Germans. Thursday the, Americans
heavily shelled the German positions
but the Germans failed to accept their
challenge to a duel and replied only
feebly The claim of the German war
office that 250 Americans were lade
Irisoner during the recent fighting
Is denied ytltr Are ricans who as
sert that onlN.a few o. their men ars
ri'ssng.
The situation in eastern Srt,ria
seems to be somewhat clar'f fled
through the diSarming by the Czecho-
SioNaks of all tho Russian volunteers
who revolted recently and took s:nss
with Geneal Horvath, the anti Boil
sheviki leader.
The first big battle In viii, h all
the allied forces except tho A.na .icarq
took part, occurred last Saturday
when the enemy attacked but was de-
clsively beaten At last accounts the
allied troops were steadily advancing
against the enemy