Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-08-26

Aile,te river from the oise to Pont-
81 Mard
A. a point near whore II is crossed
hy the road from Chauny TO sois-
sons General Mangin's men along the
Atlette and further south at Crecy-
au-Mont PomntierH and JuviEny.
command this important road all the
way from soissons 10 the Oiso, They
also command the Laon railroad
which from the region Of Coucy le-
Chateau northward runs nearly par
Rllel with that road
The Germans are thus thTowR
hack upon the hilly forest region sf
Coucy for communication between
their troops operating on the oise
above the Ailette and their troops
on the Aisns east OF soissona.
They command the OiHe with
their artillery. The French recon
niotering the stream have found II
Vo formidably defended by machine
Rn0s and byuartillery behind IN the
hillh all along from Novon 10 Chauny
that II will Tequire considerable
work by their heavy artillery 20
deal with the situation before q
crossing In force 10 attempted. On
the right bank Of the Ailette the
Germans are resisting stoutly from
strong position along the edge Of
the forest Of Couoy. Small parties
OF French have effected a crossing
Of the stream but no serious effort
has yet been made 10 establish po-
sitlon on the opposite bank,
As the situation is today. General
Mangin has won an inoonteatible
and substantial victory. OF which
there is plenty OF material evidence
on the field, besidos 1900 prisoners
and 900 cannon captured. He set
out firS 10 drive ;he Germans from
sthe ilateaux nj Andignicourt. Namp-
col and Carlepont by violent
thrust northward, then by a quick
facing toward the east 20 drive
thnm off the heights westnpf Ailete.
thus clearing the south bank OF the
Oise and lending support 10 the
third aEny's action In the hills Of
nhiercourt
The program succeeded in every
form and 10 rapidly that though
tbe enemy may say that he retired
unhinderod. some OF his staff Off
GERS were obliged TO flee In scanty
attire. A German general was seen
running from one OF the exits OF a
cavern az the top ef Mount Choisy
without boots or susbenders, Just aA
French soldiers appeared az the
other entrance.
Rank and file prisoners, without
exception, agree that Germany ~
doomed to defeat Most OF these
men were in machine gun sections
that the new German tactics saori-
fico to protect the retreat and they
expressed their resentment freely.
~ The Annotated Press
NotwithstAndinR the fact that the
Germans have brought up strong re-
Inducements on both wings OF the
battle front. the British and French
forces everywhere have beaten off
the enemy and continued their VIC
torious progress.
Many additional town have been
captured by Field Marshal Hnig's
men IN the north, while The French
have successfully overcome obstacles
placed IN lheir way ana reached
territory north of Scissors which
adds further to the danger OF the
Germans iu the Noyon sector and
% tho line running eastward from
SoissGns to Rheims
An along the front from Arras
tu the Somme he Germans are grad
ually being driven back 20 the old
llindenburg line by The British.
Along ihC Spmme the enemy Is
being harn sscd we'll 10 the east OF
Bray while further north strong
counter attacks have been repulHed
aud the town of Mametz the MAmetz
woods Martnpuich, LcSafs and Le
Barlue have been captured
70 is around Bapaume that the
Germans are keeping up their
strongest efforts uo hold back the
udo Chat is surgiur againg, them.
bat the British are continuing TO
make slight gains daily in the proc
esp of surrounding the town which
seemingly soon must be evacuated
The taking Of lie Sarg and ie Bar
que appears 10 be a forcrunner OF
thi4 eventually ic Barquc rs only
two and half miles south Of Ba-
paumc C1-''
Everywhere except directly south
Of Bnpaume the British are well
across the Bapaume- Albert road and
north Of the town they are fast press
ing forward 20 the Hlndeuhurg line
Unofficial reports have placed the
British in the outskirts of Bulle-
court which is.,iust west OF the old
line
since last Wednesday the British
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