The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-12
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on the whole front Is exactly like
this.
From Albert to south of Montdidiel
there are many little battles inside
the big one. but they are timed tc
fit in with each other, while whip
pets, cavalry, tanks and airplanes
pave 1t into compact whole.
Rupprecht is throwing in his re
serves as fast as he is able to BRING
them up for the purpose OF slacxen
ing the advance Since last Thurs
day ten fit divisions OF his already
limited reserve have been identified
making q total Of forty-one divisions
engaged since the start.
Prisoners say that six of these oi'
visions were hurried from the Vesle
region in omnibuses- Indications are
that the German high Command will
make its biggest effort within the
forty-eight hours to hold up the al
lies from the present line., which is
practically the same as the old
Somme line.
Situation Unchanged.
PARIS, Aug. 12.-(Noon- THE
French war Office today reported that
the situation between the Avre and
the Disc Is unchanged.
Between the Avre and the Disc.
there is no change" the communique
said.
During the night, the Marquivfl-
lers and GriviIlers regions (six miles
east of Montdidfer) were bombarded.
Kalser In BS,aseIs
AMSTERDAM, Aug. 12.-Three
German generals who led troops near
Montdidier have been relieved OF
their commands, according to advices
from Belgian sources today. They
were charged with neglect of duty.
Many soldiers at ST. Quentin were
tried by court martial Saturday on
charges of high treason. Belgian re-
ports. said
Strive to Recover Balance.
[By Webb Miller. United Press Stan
Correspondent
PARIS, Aug. 12.-Chaulnes, Roye,
Lassigny and Noyon, these are the
vital points in the general line on
which the Germans are desperately
striving to recover their balance and
stem the on-sweeping allies.
General Ludendorff is pulling In re-
serves from the entire region and
throwing them into this line. Mean
while he is trying to reorganize the
diyisions hurled back by the French
and British.
Whether the Germans have decided
to make real stand on this line. or
only q temporary one to enable Gen
eraI Won Hutzier to withdraw his
heavy gums and material. cannot yet
be discerned The allies are now
thrusting wedges between these four
main bulwarks in the German line, In
an effort to make them untenable.
OF the four, Chaulnes and Lassisny
seem the likehest to go first. II these
fall. 1t can be assumed that the others
will be captured shortly, after which
the Germans would have no line this
side of the Somme upon which to
stand. The extraordinary rapddtty
with which the French are bringing
up their big guns is shown by the fact
that frequently the fheavies' are fir
ing from positions where there had
been bayonet fighting only twenty
four hours before.
Between Ham and Peronne, where
the Germans are bringing up new di.
visions, the allies are bombing and
smashing bridges while the Germans
are trying frantically to repair them
Some of these are knocked out and re
paired several times day. Ayiators
report the enemy back areas choked
with retreattng transports and col
umns of troops.
Smelling Roye and Noyon.
TTrfta6 prpEe
Staff Correspondent
PARIS, Aug. ~ (4:12 p. M
French artillery is violently Smelling
both Roye and Noyon, rendering bott
towns practically unhabitable.
In the Lassigny region progress IL
continuing. Our lines are now within
three kilometers Zone and three
quarters miles) Of the town, the
French penetrating Thiesecourt woot
(Which extends northward to within
a mile of Lassigny).
Premier Glenn enceau, returning
from the front, is most optimistic.
French Troops Closing In.
Wy Lowell Mellett, United Pres:
Staff Correspondent
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES IN
THE FIELD, Aug. ~ (2:40 p. MI
French troops, closing in upon thu
important base of Lassigny, have ad
yanced to within two miles OF tha
place. They have captured Curry
(less than two miles to the south
west) and have advanced south o
Loges wood 1.-TWO miles northwest
There is little change In the situa
ton elsewhere. Contact between al
lied and German forces continue:
west of Roye.
French Push Eastward.
LONDON, Aug. 12.-t4:H p. ny
French troops are pushing eastward
from Curry southwest of Lassigny) IL
an effort to turn the German positions
on the heights to the southeast II
was learned this afternoon.
The fighting there is going well.
Heavy fighting is in progress al
along the lines, especially in the
Cta,Ipa, opd Poya sarforG where the