Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-08-22
ALLIES REACH
ROYE SUBURBS
Enemy Rushes New Divisions in
Effort to Save City From
Capture.
TWO VILLAGES TAKEN
eattiefronts In Picardy and Cham.
payne Linked by Foeh by Attack
Between cariepont and Fonte-
noy for Nearly Two Miles.

London, Aug. 2t.-eritlsh troops
captured the railway station at
Roye, according to the latest news
received from the Angio.French
battle front.
The attack by the Tenth French
army under General Manpln was
brought to satisfactory coneiu.
sion. All detectives were attained.
The French entered the Village Of
10 haneel, north OF Rlbecourt.
which represents an advance OF .
mile and thres-quarters.
The Germans on three important
sectors Of the Western battle front
have been compelled to give up posi-.
tons of great strategic value under
the onslaughts OF the British and
French troops.
In the Lys sector west OF Armen.
there's. the enemy has reiterated over
a front OF nearly six miles, leaving the
town Of Merylle In British hands.
Between the Matx and Oise rivers
the French have fought their way to
the western outskirts Of the dlominat.
Ing position OF Lassigny. and farther
south into this hill and wooded re-.
gion have debouched from the Thies.
court wood and also captured the town
of Pimprex, situated In the Disc valley
on the Noyon.C ompiegns rosd.
Around the curve In the battle line
northwest Of SoissOns, tho French
from near Carlepont to FOntenoy on
the Asne. distance Of approximately
nine miles, have driven back the
enemy To an average depth OF more
than q mile and captured several VI.
lagos and 2.20O prisoners.
London, Aug. 81. - French forces.
launching what may % described g
an extensive attack, have broken
through the German positions along
the vital sector connecting the Marne
and picardy battIehelds.
This attack was over 4 front Of an
proxtmately nine miles from near
Carlepont, east OF the Oise, to Fon-
tenoy on the Aisne, about six miles
weat OF SCISSORS. Il II Ofiicially re-
ported that an advance to an ayar.
age depth Of 1.3 miles was made ali
along the front OF attack. Il ID re.
ported from London that an extreme
penetration OF two miles has bean
made.
Two Villages Captured.
The villages OF Nampcel and Nouy-
ron-Vingre have been captured and the
French have reached the southern
edge OF the rayina at Audignicourt,
which II between Nampcei and Nouv.
ron.vingre.
Since tho situation along the Aisno
and vesle and Id Picardy has seemed
to be approaching deadlock, ind:ras.
Ing q return to the old trench warfare
Of the first two years of the war, "a
attack In the sector between the Aisne
and tho Disc has bean expected. This
line IL vital TO the German positions
on each side Of Il. II It should IS
broken the whole German defensive
scheme would b thrown out of Joint. J
Two Flank Moves Indicated.
While the front over which the ~
sault was launched II short compared
with those Of the Marine ana ricardy
drives. the success attained ~ tho
French appears 70 point to : possible
lily Of Marshal Toch breaking the eues
my's resistance by hank stack ID.
stead Of . direct assault against ths
strong positions now held BY the 0er'
mans between Scissors ANA Rhelme
and between the Disc ana the Ancrs.