The state herald., 1918-08-23
|YANKS WIPE OUT
SALIENT OF HUNS
FRENCH AND BRITISH ADVANCE
ON FouR-MiLE LINE AND CAP.
TURE MANY PRISONERS.
LYS SECTOR CRUMBLES
FocH STRATEGY CONNECTS BAT.
TIE LINES IN WEsT-oIvEs
ALLIES NEW ADVANTAGE.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
With the American Army in Lor.
raine, Aug. 19.-The Americans early
Saturday morning captured the vii
lage of Frapelle and eradicated con-
siderable German salient In the allied
lines. Prisoners were taken by the
Americans and the Germans evidently
suffered heavy casualties in killed and
wounded.
Paris.-The French made further
progress Saturday north and south of
the Avre, having taken 1000 prison
ers and numerous machine guns.
Marshal Foch has at last definitely
connected up the battles Of the Aisne
and the Somme.
Gradually the famous Lys salient In
the region west of Armentieres is Civ
ing way under the pressure OF the
British. Again Field Marshal Haig's
forces have compelled the enemy to
seek ground to the eastward, where
he will be more secure from the shells
Of the big guns which for several
weeks have been firing criss-cross
over the entire salient. working havoc
among the defenders Of the insecure
line.
The Germans are being given no
rest by the Franco-British forces north
and south Of the Somme. and the
French and Americans along the
vesle. The Americans in Lorraine are
harassing the enemy BY artillery fire
and local attacks. Nowhere has the
enemy had the better of any encoun-
ter.
Over front Of four miles between
Bailleul and Vieux BerQuln on the Lys
sector, the British have advanced
from 1000 to 1000 yards. taking the
village Of Outtersteen and 400 pris-
oners.
A little to the south along the Lys,
near Merville. the British have ad-
vanced their line. and still farther
south, between Arras and Albert, the
Germans have been relieved. under
pressure. Of further terrain near Buc-
Quoy.
While as a whole the German line
between the Somme and the Oise 10
still holding. the British have drawn
nearer the road from Chaulnes to
Roye between Chilly and Franzart.
placing Roye in greater jeopardy from
the north. To the south Of Roye. over
the four-mile front between Beuvra-
ignes and Canny-Sur-Matx. a violent
artillery duel is raging. Here the
French are endeavoring to outflank
both Roye and Lassigny by drive
eastward In the direction OF tho road
leading southeastward from Roye 70
Noyon. Their efforts have been suo-
cessful.
Along tho vesle, where the Ameri-
cans and French are holding the line.
there has been considerable decipro-
cal artillery shelling. The allies gave
the enemy two shells for one.
An Indication that the German line
Immediately In front OF the French
and Americans is thinly held is the
fact that the American patrols at Va
rious points have penetrated sectors TO
the enemy's barbed wire trenches
without encountering infantrymen.
In Lorraine. where the Americans
captured the village OF Frapellc. near
ST. Die. Saturday morning. they have
pressed on and gained more ground.
Notwithstanding = heavy lombard.
ment.
From Archangcl allied troops have
made good progress southwark TO.
ward vologda and apparently are op.
Grating In three columns against tho
bo.sIeviki. whose opposition In re-
ported TO have been fairly determined.
Tho occupation OF Baku by Eritish
troops who came north through Persia
from Bagdad is blow to German and
Turkish prctenscs In the Caucasus. To
the north the Cxccho slovak are In
force along the volgn under tho com.
mnnd OF experienced Russian gen.
erals. In eastern Siberia tho position
OF the allies apparently Ia improving
ns moro troops are landed at visdiv.
ostok.
Paris. Aug. 1.-THE total Of Ger.
man losses from the beginning Of the
war 10 the end Of July, 1918. is under.
stood to be 6.ooo.0oO according to the
morning newspapers. The figures In.
clude 100000 killed up TO tho begin.
ming Of tho German offensive last
March. From March ~ 10 Juno II
tho Germans arc said 10 have lost
10000 In killed alone.
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