Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-28
MAIN HUN FORCES
NOW RUSHING EAST
TO new POSITIONS. ms
British and French Almost
at the Gates of
PerOnne.
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BACKBONE OF RESISTANCE
BROKEN IN ROYE REGION
Lines Advanced North and South
of Town Over Twelve s3
Mile Front. ,.Si5
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ENEMY LOSSES ARE HEAVY
Moro Than $1,000 Prisoners Can.
tured Since Last Wednesday "s..
by English and Poilus, gs
MY LOSSES ARE HEAVY
rRy Associated pra..,

Frenzied counterattacks by the foa
nave tailed to hold back the British
anu french armies who are hard ~
'ei the Germans on the seventy.f,va S
''iiie battle front from the north -of
Arras to the region ofiSoissons
All along the front the German 1ihe
mas given way before the press,,re .nr
the British and French troops at no,nt,
where the falling back of the enery
or the capture of towns and roada
running eastward adds greatly to hia
already serious predicament from, tba
standpoint of strategy
numerous towns, village and hamlstS
nave fallen into the hands Of the Brit
ish ana French In the continuation, OF
the hghting, and scarcely anywhkra
along the battle front have the Ger
mans been able to do more than delay
tance to the German line. -1nNttn
Rear-guard actions also are serv,ns.
aH alelelT Say 10 Keep the allied advance SLOW.
main German bodies make thar go GA
tions. =. =. - - : ~ ~ :" y -3app'1setss 3
IN the region around Arras the Rr,f.
ish now are we'll astride the roads
leading to Douai and Cambrai, and.
further south along the Somme they
almost at the gates Of Peronne. -
Between the Somme and the oise
the French have broken the backbone
or the German resistance at Roye, cap
turing this pivotal point to an fnya-
sion eastward of the plains OF Picardy
and advancing their lines north and
south of the town over n fronts.of
about twelve and one-half miles to
depth of more than two and one-half
miles at certain points.
North of Soissons the French, all
Nough the Germans are fighting them
bitterly. again have advanced slight
ment both against the chemin-dss-
Danes region and the Noyon sector.
HEAVY LOSSES SUFFERED
BY PRUSSIAN FORCES.
Everywhere the Germans have lost
heavily in men killed or made prisons
err and. in addition. the allied troops
again have captured numerous guns,
machine guns and war stores. The
last Wednesday to Monday of the pres
ent week aggregate 21.ooo: In tho
lighting Tuesday around around st; Ma,d.
100 captives.
The Canadian troops are fighting in
lively fashion between the Sensee and
Scarpe Rivers. and to them have fallen
numerous German-held villages and
Bapaume, one of the strategic points
over which there has been much heavy
lighting, is still held by the Germans.
but the British are SO nearly around
it that possibly few of the enemy re-
British on the west are In the out
skirts CT the place. and doubtless. 1t
soon will be nipped out Of the battle
line in the pincer movement that Is be-
ing employed against il. s-%
BRITISH FORCES CROSS
OLD HINDENBURG LINE
In the north the British already are
across the upper end OF the old Hin
denburS line. and IL their progress cop-
tinues they soon will be able to oper-
ate to the east of the line on unscarred
ground. on which tanks and cavalry
can be brought into the fray with good
results AZ, s.I
Behind the lines everywhere French
and British airmen are harassing the
they are being met by large forces OF
enemy airmen, who are fighting hard.
On the Vesle front the Americans and
Germans are in rather bitter fightEtn
the towns of Fismette and Bazouches,
The Americans started the trouble at
Bazouehes and the Germans reciprocat-
last accounts the Americans had the
upper hand at both places.
NEW ZEALANDERS TAKE .yfe
TOWN OF BEUGNATRE
New Zealanders havo captured Beug-
natre, two and one-half miles north
River the British have moved east
SorGsrs ward slo1g ,ns the aincult ground That
ported east OF Suzanne, which is sit.
uated on the northern bank Of the
river, ana are CLOSING In on Dompterre,
which may be the pivot OF the Ger-
man lines south of the Somme in the
direction of Chaulnes.
Between the Ailette and the Aisno
the French have repulsed German
counterattacks, and have advanced their
line about three-quarters of mile in
the district east OF Bagneux. This
advance should bring General Mangfn's
armies nearly north OF the townof
Juvigny, which appears to be Inns
portant from o defensive point OF view.
There Is little indication. however,
that the German armies arc demoraIized
in the battle that Is going on from
Arras to SoIssons. At every point they
seem to be lighting savagely, and to
to extend themselves to the limit
This resistance seems to be espocialty
ana further north @ betWeen n the coisaf
and Scarpe Rivers. where the British
attacked Monday morning.