Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-10
GATHERS IN 17,0OO
GERMAN PRISONERS
| AND OVER ZOO GUNS
Crown Prince Rupprecht
Withdraws Forces on Two
Important Sectors.
FRANCO BRITISH TROOPS ~
ADVANCE THIRTEEN MILES
Haig's Soldiers Capture Morlan-
court, While Poilus Occupy Ar
villers, Pierrepont, Contoire.
TANKS and CAVALRY ARE BUSY.
Encmy's Tenure OF MontditIicr Rcn-
dercd Insecure by Sue
cess Of Allies.
FRANCO-BRlTISH TROOPS
ADVANCE THIRTEEN MILES
TANKS and CAVALRY ARE BUSY.
Encmy's Tenure OF Montditlicr Rcp.
dercd Insecure by Sue
cess Of Allies. t-

Tfsy Associated Press N,
over curvinE front of moro than
twenty miles the British and French
troops are continuing to sweep back
the Germans eastward across the plain.
OF ficardy from the region north of
the Sornmc east Of Morlancourt to tie
eastern bank OF the Avre northwest Of
Montdidier.
AS on the first day OF the ofrens,vey
material progress was made Friday
over the entire front. Many addfi
tionai villages were captured: the Bag
Oh prisoners was largely increased.
numerous guns and great quantities of
war stores were taken and heavy cas-.
uaities were inflicted on the eneniy
oy tanks. armored motor cars, ths
cafairymen and the infantry .Ehs y
losses sustained by the Anglo French
FORCES are declared to be relatively
small. .f2sEse&
To the allied forces there have talien
ii.ooo German prisoners and between
200 and 500 guns. many OF them Of
heavy ca!iber, and innumera BILE ma chine
guns trench mortars and kindred snfafi
weapons. !,
To tho north OF the Picardy theater
the Germans also have given ground
on two important sectors-on tho
famous Lys salient. northwest OF La
bassee and in the region SOUTH
west OF fpres on the equally
famous battle ground north of Kennel
On the Lys sector territory over q
'front.' or more than seven miles was
evacuated by the enemy. while to the
north OF KENNEL tho British adva need
~ tnA q.
yards. els1s
These maneuvers on the part of the
Germans seemingly Indicate that they
either considered their ground insecure
IN the face of the heavy forces Gem
eral Haig is known to have In hcth
regions to ward off any attempt TO
reach the channel ports. or tbnt grown
frince Rupprechet's army has been MA
tcrially decreased in strength to rush
re-enforcements TO the battle zones.
where the German armies in the souith
are being sorely harassed
Already having penetrated tho
Picardy salient to depth of nearly
thirtecn miles in the center toward
the vicinity of the important railrU,,d
Junction OF Chnulnes. and at Other
points along the arc pushed forward
between i've and seven miles. tha
northern and southern TANKS of tho
natt'e front where the Germans hua
neeh resisting desperately. gave way
"eiore the pressure respectively Of ths
british and French
On the north, the Rritish cantu.e1
Morianconrt and pressed on eastra-a !
While on the south. northwest OF MOST.
didier. Pierrepont. Contoire AMI Ar
V'i!ers were taHeE by the French. whc
Grove in their wedge to distance Of
more than eight and half miles. 49,
AIRPLANEs BoMB
BRIDGES OVER ,sOMaiE
The tanks. armored cars and cayal.
ry are still working throughout fE,
entire region. while airpIanes are sca--
ing fan behind the lines. bombing tranns-
port and troop movements and aIso
paving particular attention t. ,tiio
bridges owe: the Sommc. by which the
enemy Is endeavoring to escape from
their advancing foes. Ali behind .he
line the Germans are destroying am
nrnition depots as they quit the;r no.
stions
with the new turn of events. Mont
didier is in an uncomfortable position.
with the allies hammering away cross-
fire at the Germans" holding it and
win the only railroad leading into tho
town also under :heir guns.
a forced evacuation of the town
seems not improbable. In fact, with
further pressure eastward by the al.
lies between the Somme and the Ayrs.
and with the possibility OF pressure
northward against the Germans from
tho line running northwcstward from
scissors. 1t is not outside the realm OF
possibility that the entire Mon,didior
salient will have to be abandoned
There has been little lighting OF great
moment on the Vesls River, excep. in
the nature of reciprocal artillery d,.els,
The Americans, however. hav. rads
another crossing OF the Vesie and car.
tnred the village. OF Fismette. north-
west of Fismes.