Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-12
BRITISH OCCUPY
~ SSo0' II.
MINDS OF ENEMY ) 5 ].
ON ANCRE FRONT
Poilus Progress to Within
Few Miles of Noyon So
and R0ye. a.
UNOFFICIAL ESTIMATES PLACE
PRISONERS TAKEN AT $4,000
Crown Prince Rupprecht's Resis-
tance Stiffens Materially Under
Sledge-Hammer Blows.
ANGLO-AMERICANS NEAR BRAY
Allied Troops Make Important Gains
From Somme to Disc
Rivers. -
ANGLo-AMER1cANs NEAR BRAY
Allied Troops Make Important Gains
From Somme to Disc
Rivers.
[By Associated prcss.l

The Germans have materially stirYen.
ed their defense against the British.
American and French troops on the
Picardy battle front. but they haye
occn unable to stem the tide OF ad-
vance against them.
Although the forward push of tho
aiies mas been slowed down some
"hat' nevertheless they have made
iurthcr important progress from the
north OF the Somme. where the Amer
leans and British are fighting together
to tho northern bank of the Disc rive,
where the French troops are engaged
with the enemy.
Tho Americans and their British
brothers In arms, at last accounts wa;.
pressing closely upon Bray-sur-Somme.
AIDED by tanks and armored carr.
which inflicted heavy casualties on t,a
enemy as he endeavored to retard their
progress. @
GERMANS PENETRATE No.
LIHONs EoR A TIME
Across the river the Germans heavily
engaged the British at Lihons and its
vicinity and at ono point pierced thA
British line and gained the outykirt
OF Lihons. counterattuck, however.
entirely restored the British line ara
the enemy retired to positions cast AMI
horth or the village. Unofficial reports
from London have credited the British
with entering Chaulncs and the British
cavalry with penetration of tho
enemy's territory almost to Nesles.
Ihcse reports. however. have received
no official confirmation.
by far the greater progress has been
made by the French from the region
southwest and south of Roye to tho
oise River. Here they have driven
their line we'll across the Roye-com
piegne road. and at Cambronne have
reached the road leading from Com.
PleGe to Noyon. Since tho capture OF
Montoidier the French have penetrated
eastward to Tilloloy, a distance Of
ABOUT seven miles. and to Canny-sur.
"a.@' more than eight and "a half miles,
a"a through the hilly region southwark
~ .ne olse nave averaged gains ea-
ceeding six miles over front of twelve
miles.
hETREAT OF ENEMY NOT
BELIEVED TO ne own
me Stifening of the German defens,
does not. in the minds of observers an
the battle front. indicate that tho re-
treat Of the enemy has ended. Ram
er. II Is assumed that these maneuv.rs
are similar to those carried out over
inc Marine front when strong rear
guards covered the retirement ,f ~.
crown princes armies northwar1 S.s
AVtators have destroyed all the
bridges across the Somne from the re-
sion OF feronae southwark. and wiz,
the enemY's communicating lines either
IN the hands of the allies or dominated
by their guns. the retrograde movement
necessarily must be slow. Therefore.
s'rons rear-Guard actions are required
10 save large numbers OF men and
Guns and enormous quantities OF stores
from capture. The allied troops grad.'
ually are encirclins Roye, and its can
lure which seems imminent. will great.
iy heishten the difficulties OF the Ger.
mans in falling back.
Intensive air fighting is proeerdins
over the battle line. In Fridays bats
tie thirty-nine German machines were
destroyed and twenty-five driven down
out Of control
The British War Office acknowledged
that twenty-thrre British machines, ,-o &
Unofficial, estimates brin~ tn.
number of prisoners taken by the all
lies to $4,000. and the number Of ru,s
captured to more than 500.
on the Vese front. the Germans on
the ncrthern side OF the stream are re-.
ported to be intrcnching and strinsins
harbed wires over the territory y-hcro
they nre facing the French and Amer.
leans.
FRESCH ARMIES REACH POINT