Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-20
EXPECT FALL
IOF ROYE AND
German Stronghold En-
veloped on Three Sides
BY New Allied Gain.

Paris, Aug. 20.-The French
troops north Of the Disc river
have reached the western ont
| skirts OF LasSiguy. They also
4 have made their way out of the
Thiesc0urt wood and further
south have captured the village
OF Pimprez on the N0yOn- Com
piegnp road. Northwest OF
scissors the village Of MOrsain
has been captured and 2.200
Germans have been made pris-
oner In this region.
London. Aug. 20.-One unofficial
report declares the allies have
fought their way to the railway
station al Roye, a critical point in
lie center of the German front in
Picardv. and are practically on the
oatskirts Of Lassigny, further 10
1 The south.
by the Associated Press.
Allied forces again are making
progress on important sectors.
Further successful development Of
The present operations doubtlessIy
vii force the enemy TO readjust his
lie at least locally. Il not over the
entire front from Ypres to Beims.
Roye and Lassigny Doomed.
French successes on a 20-mile
font east and west Of the Disc are
becoming q serious menace 70 the
German line from the SOmme to
Reims. West of the Disc, ROye and
Lsssigny appear TO be doomed. The
British are at the gates of Rove,
Fhile the French have reached the
western outskirts OF Lassigny The
ail OF these towns will impcril the
enemy positions At Noyon. which
also is being threatened increasing
ly by the French advance over the
high ground between the Aisne and
the Disc southeast Of Noyon.
Unofficial dispatches also state
that significant local successes
have been achieved by the French
from the Oise nOrthward to we'll
past ROye. The line. as it is traced
in dispatches. seems to be very
dose 20 the important town OF Las
signv. for which the French have
been fighting for the last week or
more
Town Nearly 1-nveioped.
The Germans hold on Roye also
seems to be weakened by the re
cent progress of the French north
and south Of the town 1t woult
appear that Rove now is virtually
enTelOped on three sides.
London, Aug. 2O.-Up in Flanders
British forces on the Lys salient
have advanced on front Of O,O0O
yards, entering the town of Mer-
vile and reaching the road run
nlng from Paradis 10 Les PUres-
hecques through Merville, accord
Ing 10 Field Marshal Haig's com
nuniCa-iOn.
Northwest Of ChauIHes. south Of
ne Somme, the Germans yesterday
morning. in Al attack over a mile
ront between HeTleyiIle and Ii
hons, penetrated the British line
al two points, bur Immediately aft
erward were driven out and the
line restored.
ny associated PTeSSl.
In Flanders the British have
made additional appreciable gains
n the Lys salient and the German
situation within the salient appears
more difficult daily. Driving
against the head Of the salient, the
British have won ground on a front
o. nearly six miles and entered the
important town Of MerviIle. where
ne Clarence river enters the I.ys-
The Lys salient is being rapidly
tattened out by the German retire
hent from the extreme westerly po-
Stions neld by them after their
april offensive The British official
statement shows that the line now
runs from Nervtlle. on the north
70 tne vicinity OF LOGON. on the
south, leaving a large triangle Of
aoandoned territory in the direction
q s.. Venant. which has been oc-
eUpied by the British.