Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-21
ADD TO PERIL
Of FOES BIG
BASE BYCAIN
General Mangin's Force
Capture Carlepont, Cuts
and Sempigny.

London, Aug. 81, (4:45 P. Nj
French troops advanced three
miles today along the else and
reached Sempigny. "A mile from
The outskirts OF NOyOn, accord
ing to reports from the battle
front
The line occupied by General
Mangin's army at : O'Clock this
afternoon ran from Sempigny
to POntOise and thence to La
POmmeraye, MOntchOisy. Cuts.
Camelin, BlerancOurt, st. Au-
bin, La Tour Farm, Mont Du
CrOcque Farm. VesapOnin,
BieuXy. Laval and reaches the
Aisne at COu-tiL.
Paris, Aug. 21, HavaS) -
French troops have reached a
point not far from the village
of POntOiSe, two and four
tenthS miles from N0yOn, ac-
cOrdiHG to the Intransigcant.
The latest dispatches to news
papers indicate that the allied
pressure against the Germans
is unreenting and that the viii
Iace OF CameIin has been
reached.
Paris, Ang. 81. - French
troops continued their advance
along the whole front between
the Disc and the Aisne this
morning. CarlepOnt and Cuts
have been captured by the
French according to the Off
ciai statement issued ut the
war office today.
After sharp fighting, ground
has been taken west OF Las
signy by the French, the state
ment says.
General Mangin's advance toward
the Disc is an important stroke and
a threat at the out
of NOyon from the east as
we'll as a decided help to the army
of General Humbert operating be-
tween the Matz and the Disc.
The pan of Marshal Foch, the
critics believe, is aimed at consol-
dating the front of the armies OF
Mangin and HumbeTt and forcing
the enemy to withdraw probably on
a large scale. The Germans are
striving to prevent this at all costs
In addition to the more than
5 900 prisoners captured Tuesday
General Mangin took numerous
guns and a large amount of ma
-erial.
(By the Associated Press)
French progress on the vital sec
-or between the Disc and SCISSORS
bids fair to bring about a cracking
IF the German defensive system
rom Ypres to Reims. Marshal
Foch has connected up his Marne
and Picardy successes with a new
triumph which appears to be a
greater threat than either OF the
others.
Advance or NOyOn-
In the new major operation be
-ween the Aisne and the Disc the
French have gained the heights and
are advancing rapidly toward the
Disc and the supply lines connect
ng Laon and other bases with the
\oyon pocket. In two days of To-
cal operations and one given TO a
concerted attack General Mangin
mas advanced more than two ana
1ne-half miles on a front OF more
han fifteen miles. The Oise and
he railway line paralleltng II are
out three miles away and the
French apparently hold all the I'M
oortant high ground which had
barred the way to Noyon and the
line Of the Oise. II Field Marshal
Foch can push the advance TO
north of the Disc, 1t would appear
% be inevitable that the Germans
should retire IN Pfcardy. probably
o the old Hindenburg line, and
withdraw from the Vesle, at least
o tho Chemln Des Danes. with
he French north of the Oise both
-hese enemy positions would be
Jutflanked. Apparently the Ger
mans realize the possibilities of the
lew allied operation as they are
most stubbOrnly,
Berlin reports that It anticipated
/ French blow north OF the Alsne
md the Germans are reported to
nave prepared for counter at
ack.
Take 10000 Huns.
The French, however, surprised
hem and gained on Tuesday a half
core Of villages and captured 5000
bringing their total Tor
he three days TO 10000. The Ger
nan war Office says that the French
attack broke down. East or the
Disc on the left of the attacking
inc the French have reached the
)urseamp forest and have taken
Iarlepont. The line then swings
northeast and the French are re
ported unofficially to have captured
he important heights at Mont De
'hoisy and Cuts and to have cross
d the ridge north of Vassens. on
he right flank the French line runs
from Sotssons, and
r being driven forward TO line
iorth from scissors, which would
,e "a serious threat TO the enemy
,osiIion6 north of the Vesle.