The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-14
FRENCH ARMY
MAKES STEADY
PRO OCRESS ON
P|CARDY LINE
Storning of floyon Impending
desperate Resistance ce
Holds British Forces-Ger-
mans Cling to Chaulnes.
At PLEMONT
BULLETIN.
(BY AssocIacSi Press)

LONDON, Aug. 14-The towr
Of Lassigny on the southern
part of the Picardy battle front
for which the French have beer
struggling over the hill to the
west and south, has been cap
tured by them, the Pail Mall Ga.
zette today says it understands
The reported capture took
place this morning. The news
Of the fall of the town has not
been officially confirmed.
ROME, August 14-Italiar
forces have occupied Monte Man.
tello Punta Di Matteo and the
spur southeast of Gina Zigolon,
according to an official state
ment issued by the war office.
They have taken 100 prisoners.
WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN
FRANCE, Aug. IA. Il p. m)-The Ger
mans now are in Plemont, about a
mile southeast of Lassigny to which
they retired following a new advance
by the French. General Humbert's
army moved forward two miles yes
terday and took the ST. Claude farm,
which makes the hold of the French
on the southern part of the Thiescourt
plateau secure.
At Plemont the Germans found po-
sitions already to receive them and
were able to offer strong resistance.
The enemy took Plemont during the
fighting early in June and their old
trenches are still organized with wire
entanglements.
While there have been no definite
reports of a resumption of the drive
against the German positions on the
southern end of the Picardy battle
line, dispatches from Paris this after.
noon would seem to indicate that fresh
progress has been made there by Gen
Humbert's army
Five Miles From Noyons.
1t is said that the French are ad
vancing steadily on Noyon and, while
the stubborn defense of the Chau!nes
Roye road has delayed operations, the
storming of the Noyon position is I'M
pending
Further north, the British army,
commanded by General Rawlinson, is
known to be encountering desperate
resistance along its whole front 1t is
at a veritable stand still and the ad
vices show that the Germans holding
the Chaulnes heights seem determined
to cling to their positions at all costs
The French army on the southern
end of the battle line was at least five
and one-half miles from Noyon, ac
cording to latest detailed reports.
ALLIED PROGRESS SLOW.
Allied progress eastward in Picardy
with the Germans fighting desperately
for every vantage point, continues to
be slow. On the northern end of the
front, the British and Germans are
occupied mainly with reciprocal artil
lery bombardments, while on the
south the French have advanced fur.
ther toward Lassigny in heavy fight
ing.
From Morlancourt, south to Iihons
the British apparently are consolidat
ing the captured ground, while the ar
tillery is being brought up to bonn
bard the Germans who maintain them
selves in the old positions of 1867
west of the upper course of the Som.
me. The Infantry activity here Tues
day was comparatively quiet. Field
Marshal Haig reports, but there seems
to be little doubt that the British are
only awaiting a favorable opportunity
to again hit the German line.
In the hill and wood region between
the Matz and the Disc. the French
have made appreciable gains and are
reported unofficially to be holding the
important Massif of Lassigny against
heavy German attacks. North of Curry
the French are fighting forward in the
park south of Plessier De Roye. while
to the east they have reachad Belval,
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