The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-08-22
NEWS OF THE WEEK
IN THE WAR ZONE
Happenings Of Import in Struggle
Condensed into Synopsis Form
for Busy Readers.

Friday August I6.--Ihe fFeAgn
made some gains between Metz and
Disc III operations Of a local nature.
Whe battle in the Picardy region has
simmered lomr, though the Cana
ians advanced In the koye sector,
capturing two towns. American soi-
y diers NOW occupy VladivOstok, and
will ioin the allied forces. General
March, In statement made DeIoEe
congress, says that the plan IS now
for d force of 100000 men TO pc
abroad BY next June.
Saturday, August H.-The French
and Canadians continued to advance
I'M three-miIe front near Roye. The
Germans are fighting desperately to
hold their positions, and still noia
fhe T.assigny- Rove line. The BRUSH
repnlsed q strong German attack az
Damepv. and with the French mace
gains III the direction of Fresny-Les
Rove and Fransart. Gen. Pershlng ri
ported that a squadron o. r. ha VI,
land four airplanes, equipped VIII
;hertV motors, carried out q sue
eessfui reconnaissance. Gen. March, u
statement before the committee 81
senators. said that an army Of 4,OOV,-
hid men can 90 through the German
ina at any place. A dispatch says
4hat i 100000 American soldiers VIII
III ii France by September l. !,
Sunday, August lo.-lne el &C.
made an attack I'd the west q s.
sons. and advanced 2 mile Oh 2 lI IS.,
s. three miles, and are now WiE ".
mila Of Rove Oh two sides lne
armanz continued to hold their INES
q picardy though the British cameo
grouna near Chaulnes and tne
omma me Americans, IN q surprise
tack took the town Of Frapelle ang
eanfasred numerous prisoners any
isYgn anantities &c equipment
Monaav. August 19.-The BRUSH
launched ali attack on 2 y, Lout1 ,l...
front and made gains. Iney nax y
a~tanded The battlefront Amos. "
Flsrssers The Americans galneo
snnyn Ground at F'rapelles III spiss
IL intensive shelEng BY the Germans
rhe French made some aagaa 1es
sa,,fh IN fhe Ancre and captured NV
Tsy;soners TIE Germans MADE N.Y.
eownFar attacks, but were repulsea
er1,a artillerv fire has been vlolehs
ss1sa pnlsheviIi troops III kussss
hava been forced 70 retreat ~ ,sas a,,.
napture by the Czecho-sloNvra, 49, rolss II
tuesday. August 20.- lne Aa .sa
baua taken towns IA the IN ogoias GU III,
$ s.ss 7 gpar Scissors Their tEc0ps hay'
sga '' reached Tho outskirts Of Lasslg
sy mia resistance was stuppoia
nsa fha big guns we're BROUGHT ing'
. ssasss Tbe British repulsed tne at
RaAs ia tha Germans Oh their iron
sssa II An attack reached ail oDJegl
t sls1s The Americans and VI relcl
haVe strengthened their poslsiON Y; ], !,
Fhe VesIe rives, and began poIll11 ... I,
fl3e enemy with the Dlggess !, III
fhat have yet been used since re ,.
fha Vesle. The Chinese nay
as,t troops IL the Siberian border \
xaIA INN invasion of German ana It'll
sssan prisoners. A second Trans
s,1zf carrying American troops IA
landed iii VladiN0stok. A.
wednesday, August 2l &C II
yaneh advanced On a lb-pllle TO-
,,a faok 5000 prisoners, reachAh,I
Nth their ODJeeblNkss ~ III ~
s ST four niles In the MerVlile Il,
sian. arid are following ciosely III NJ
;ra the retreating Germans .
a,aerieans repulsed i raid norm y
TnnI inflieting losses on the enemy
IN one place they captured oo psls
ar,ers without shot. Gen, PeIsn ll;a
awarded the distinguished sersl''
synss Il Ell officers and men.
Thursday. August 22. Allies sas
German lines ii four sectors. Frenc
faFe I,aesigny and are at the ga,,e
VI A Novon Advance about five mile
snd capture 20 villages. Germa
, ssI attack fails. Gen nag
~Sss'' sweep to Arras-Albert road ]
a ss.s attack. Many villages, PRS
a sns N and guns captured, Brisas
s :sS II German lines before the
we're aware Of il. Tanks DID gres
s~ssk Britich also drive forward /.
lie front III Isocre region. Aille
sssonfinued blows have denioraliz 4.
III Germans, Hand-to-hand fightin
saoad for ! while. Entire western
Srsn9 i shortened 80 miles. fTo HIS,
sgs's the North Sea IS now onl
9ao miles. Allies are fast gettn
Rack to 1916 line.