The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-08-29
The European War.

Several German ammunition depots
We're blown up Monday north of the
vesle River. near Rheims, by Ameri-
can guns.
Thursday of last week the British
captured the town of Albert. eighteen
miles northeast of Amiens, and also
took 1000 prisoners. The success was
vigorously followed Friday. pushing
the Huns back on a twenty three mile
front and capturing about 500 pris-
oners.
British airmen bombed the German
town of Mannheim last Friday, losing
seven airplanes. German aviatorS were
largely in the majority. but the British
accomplished their objective by damag
ing large quantities of chemicals
Three German airpianes were brought
down.
Last Saturday Gen. Mangins made a
forward movement and captured 1900
prisoners and 800 c;nnons. Some of
the prisoners said they believed it was
the intention of Germany to retreat
from Northern France and Belgium.
Last Saturday the British advanced
along the front from Arras to the
Somme and, after a sharp attack, the
Huns began falling back to the old
Hindenberg line. On the same day ten
British airmen bombed Karlesch, a
Hun town, killing nine and wounding
six. American .airmen threw down
thirty EIGHT bombs on Contains, de-
stroying two German airplanes and
doing other damage.
Monday Gen. Haig made a surprise
attack OH new front north of the old
hattie zone, which is east of the 4Arras
and south of the Cojeul The British
pressed forward to depth of two
miles in some places. The British are
now within cannon range of Banaune,
which the Germans will he compelled
to eyacuate. Bapaume. is fourteen
miles from Arras. On the same day
the French moved on the Somme- Disc
front, gaining territory and capturing
coo prisoners In the region north of
Soissons the Germans moved up heavy
reinforcements against Gen. Mangin,
hut We're pushed back in disorder.
Roye was taken Tuesday by the
French after severe fighting. The Ger
mans were driven back in full retreat
OIL a seven-mile front.
Hard fighting was in progress Tues
day along the center Of the battlefield
on the old Hindenberg line in the
neighhorhood of Croiselles and Bulle
court. The Hindenberg line was pierre
ed in one place, and Croiselles was
taken. The British and French troops
also took the town of Vancourt, on the
Scarpe River.
Tuesday night the French armie.
| captured the German defensive city 0,
Chaulnes OH the picardy front. TIL,
advance along the entire front, betwee1
Chaulnes and the Disc. distance o.
about twenty miles, was continued
during the night. Early yesterda,
morning the French captured the i'm
| portant railway town of Nesle, within
two miles of the Somme River.
| \ dispatch dated the 2Sth says: Oh
| almost every sector of the battle from
the enemy line continues to crumbl
| before the Allied attack, notwithstand
ing the violence. born Of desperation
of the counter-Offensive tactics. Nea
Arras the old Hindelburg line now
well outfianked: from the Scarpe t
/ the Somme the hostile line gradual,
is falling lack, while from the south o
the Somme to Soissons the enemy from
literally has been smashed and til
German hosts apparently are caugll
in two distinct traps, escape fror
which without heavy losses in me
made prisoners and guns and mate
rails captured, seems almost inpossibl
of achievement. Scores of additions
towns have been captured by the Brit
ish. French and American troops, til
Americans having entered the fra
with the French, northwest of Sol,
sons. while all of the cid German sal
ents in the Allied lines now have bee
fiattened out and the Allies themselve
have dug deeply into the enemy's tel
rain.
The reports during the week sho'
that the Allies have steadily advanced
and every movement was uniforml
successful The Germans have lee
driven lack to the old Hindenherg lin
and at some points the line was pier
ed, and its general stability is unce
tain In the territory regained a nun
her of strategical positions have bee
recovered. These are still being hel,
| In addition. several thousand prisoner
have been captured. also large quaint
ties of munitions and war supple
The air-men have been very activ
They have bombed several Germa
towns. and brought down number
airplanes. The Italians are drivil
lack the Austrians, and the Austri
Hungary dual monarchy shcws sign
of u desire to break loose from Ge
many.