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10000 GERMANS
TAKEN BY ALLIES
The Enemy is Retreatlng ID
Great Haste.
GET MORE THAN 200 GUNS
British Cavalry and Tanks Take Many
Captives-Huns Sacrifice Vast AM
munition Stores in Retreat.


munition Stores in Retreat
London, Aug. Hottie British CEN
ter south of the Somlne river has
been ploughing ahead all day, and ad-
vance guards We're near Chaulnes, an
important rail town.
The British penetration there has
reached depth OF nearly thirteen
miles.
Canadian troops have captured
Warvillers. about two and half
miles south Of RosIeres. while the
French have taken Arivillers to the
southwest Of Warvillers and seven
miles from Royce, vital railroad
town in the rear of the German forces
at Montdidier.
The Germans recaptured Chipilly.
north of the Somme, by strong coun-
ter attack.
British advance guards are report
half miles west of Chaulnes, and
Lihon, a mile and a quarter west Of
Chaulnes Rosieres is the junction Of
intersecting railroads midway between
Montdidier and Albert The towns
are still being contested by the Ger
destroyed the Somme bridges at Pc
rome and Bray.
Montdidier itself is In grave danger
Of being outfianked. A new French
attack on the German left flank be-
tween MontdIdier and the north Of
by military men as a logical develop
ment Of the allied offensive against
the Amieps wedge.
More than 1000 prisoners and more
than 200 guns had been captured. BY
now the number Of prisoners is heliev-
ed to approach. If It does not exceed
10000
The Franco-British drive is heading
straight for the Peronne-Roye high
way. which is the "spinal column" Of
the German front. The German coun-
ter attacks in the Chipilly- MOrlan-
court region, in which they recaptur-
ed Chipilly. are dictated by the ne
cnssity Of preserving. as long as pos
sible this northern hinge Of the en-
forced retreat and to delay a retire
ment in the Albert sector which seems
probably as consequence Of the Som
me-Avre defeat. In its relation TO
the whole OF the Montdidter pocket
the Chipilly sector is comparable to
Scissors and its significance during
the Aisne-M Marine battle.
Advices from the battle front south
Of the Somme report British cavalry.
arnlored cars and tanks, in advance of
the infantry. 70 have reached within
a mile of the Chaulnes railway juno
ton.
The advance south Of the Somme
has reached maximum depth Of elev-
en- miles. The cavalry tanks and ar
| mOred cars, it is indicated, have gone
ahead TO the line running from Fra
| line runs southwark to Meharicourt.
southeast of Rosieres.
1t will be impossible for the Ger
mans to hold the Montdidier positions,
| 1t Ia believed here 1t is also believ-
ed that the advance on the Picardy
front makes Amiens secure against an
| enemy attack and has removed the
threat against Paris.
The British have captured Morlan-
| court, on the northern end of the
Somme battle front, and the infantry
| line now runs from that point south
ward to a point southeast of Moreuil
| This represents an infantry advance
to the maximum depth Of seven miles
in the center along the Amiens- Chaul-
nes-La Fere railway.
Along the whole front the average
advance Of the infantry Is from FIVE
| to six miles.
1t seems likely that withdrawal
from Montdidier may be necessary If
the Germans cannot force the French
and British back from the ground
taken by them during the last two
days.
Another important result Of the ad-
vance is that 1t has freed the main
Pars-Amiens railway for use by the
allie3 again. This line heretofore has
been within easy range Of the German
guns and the restriction thus placed
on its use has been a considerable
handicap to allied communications A
similar freeing Of the Par!s-Verdun
line was one Of the first important
results Of the recent advance on the
Marine.
Most of the prisoners and guns cap
tured by the British were taken in the
| narrow triangle between the Roye and
Peronne roads. British tanks ad-
vanced with great rapidity up these
roads. They were followed promptly
by infantry and thousands of Germans
within the triangle founG themselves
we'll behind the British line when the
attack reached them, 80 they laid
down their arms.
The most OF the captured guns were
also gathered up in this triangle,
which contained some of the best Ger
man gun positions in the whole front
facing Amiens.
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