The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-22
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lacks which increasingly threaten the
stability Of his defensive system in
France.
On four sectors the troops under
Marshal Foch are hitting the German
positions for good gains. Unless the
Germans want to sacrifice men need
lessly to defend partly outflanked sa-
lients, it would appear the time is
close at hand for an enemy retire
ment.
The security of Noyon and the sa-
lient about it seems most precarious
as the armies of Generals Humbert
and Mangin press forward from the
south and west. The menace of the
French blow here also includes the
German position from the Somme to
scissors and probably to Rheims.
Directed at Bapaume.
General Bying's successful attack
between Albert and Arras, apparently
is aimed at the important base of
Bapaume and if driven deep would out
flank the enemy positions north of the
| Somme to the Ancre. Already the
British are within four miles of Ba
paume from the west and their pro
gress continues. Farther north the
British maintain the pressure which
slowly is flattening out the Lys sa
lient.
With the fall of Lassigny and the
high ground surrounding it, the Ger
man resistance in that region Is said
to be relaxing. From Lassigny, Gen
eral Humbert is in a position to out
flank Roye and Noyon by advancing
toward Nesle. The French also are
moving toward Noyon along the wes1
bank of the Disc south Of which Il
curves 10 the east.
Southeast of Noyon, General Man
gins troops have reached the river
Disc near Pontoise, three miles from
Noyon. In the centre also they have
pushed farther northward. Genera
Mangin is reported to have increase
by several thousands the 10000 pris
oners taken up to Tuesday night. or
his left flank, which, If driven east
ward, would make untenable the Ger
man line north of the Vesle, enem!
resistance apparently has held up pro
gress for the movement. In the new
operation north of the Ancre, TIT
British have advanced an average o
three miles on a ten-mile front ant
have reached the Albert-Arras rail-
road, crossing it on the northern ent
of the attacking front. On the nortl
the British have advanced to Mercatel
which is almost on the old Hindenburs
line as it was before the Arras offens
i've of April 1917. At Achiet-Le-Petlt
on the southern end, the attacker
are within four miles of Bapaume.
Enemy Suffers Heavy Loss.
The Germans suffered heavy losse
in General Byng's surprise attack an
the number of prisoners and guns
said to be increasing hourly
Around Merville, at the apex OF tn
Lys salient, the British line has bee
pressed more to the east. On IN
northern flank of the salient, tn
British gained some ground nea
=, Locre and took 139 prisoners.
, , "Nibblng on a large scale migt
describe Marshal Foch's tactics mos
fittingly. By successful and succe
, sive bites into the German position
here and there he is steadily unde
mining the entire enemy defenslV
: structure He has forced the &c
, mans to move their guns far to tn
= rear to prevent their capture and
:. attempt to hold the first lines wit
/ machine guns and as small a numbe
: of troops as possible. The enem
e system of defense, however, has ~
0 prevented the allies from goin
4 through it for several miles, mile
4 have been gained between the OBS
e and the Aisne in four days-and
0 threaten important Eases, one
g assigny-already has falle
/ For more than a month now the &c
mans have tasted only defeat and
is reported unofficially that sin'
July IS, the enemy has lost 10000
prisoners alone.
Berlin, in a brief statement on We
nesday's operations, says that II
) British attacks north of Ancre "brol
down with heavy losses Betwee
l. the Disc and the Aisne. where Il
S French advanced to the Disc, it I
< ports that new attempt to "bres
/, through" failed. Nothing is sd
It about the situation about Lassigny.
II On the Italian front east OF Lal
If Garda, the Austrians have becon
ii more active Two attacks against 1t;
n ian positions have been repulse
n while the enemy artillery fire has be-
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