Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-19
Wedge Being Driven Into
German Lines Between
Hun Strongholds.
SALIENT WOULD
PROVE DISASTROUS
french Capture ,,7oo Prisoner. in New
Push and British Take 400 More in
Advance. Made Farther North,
German Hold on Mont kemmel En-
danasred BY Loss Of Ground in ~.
saiisnt-Hish Ground Captured.
tBy the Associated Press.l

Launching what may be do.
1scribsd - anSktsnsive local attack
the Frsnoh Sunday evening broke
thru the German positions on the
vital sector connecting the Marne
and Pieardy battle fields.
The attack was over front Of
nine miles from carlspont east of
the Disc, 20 Z Fontsney, on The Aisne,
about six miles west Of Scissors.
Il is officially reported that an
advance TO an average depth Of onS
and thrss-tsnths miles was made
al along the front Of attack. A
total Of 1.7oo prisoners 10 rsportsd
from Paris II 10 reported from
London that an extrsms psnstra-
tion Of two miles has bssn made.
The villages o. NampceI and
Noevren and yinors have bssn cap
tuesd and ths French have reached
the southern edge Of the ravine at
ndisnseeurt, which ia bstwssn
elem1csl and Nesvrsn Vinsrs.
Since The situation along the
Aisns and vssis and in Pioardy hss
keea son approaching Z deadlock
Indicating = return TO the old
atrsroh Nsavfars OF the first two
yehrp ofsthe sWar, an attack. in the
sseter betWssn the 3AisHe and the
oiss has bsen expected, This limo
is vital 20 the German positions on
each side Of it. If broken the whole
German defensive scheme would be
thrown out Of joint.
While the attacking front 10 short
compared with those Of the Marne
and Picardy drives, the success at
tainsd by the French appears to
point to . possibility Of Marshal
Foch brIaki1g the ensmy's resist
anes by a flank attack instead Of q
direct assault against the strong
I positions now held by the Germans
between Soissons and Rhoims and
between the pise and the YAnere.
The region in which tho attack
was made is quite rough and would
seem we'll adapted 10 defensive
warfare. Il is intsrcircied by
ravinss of >some depth and has high
wooded ridges here and there. 1t is
an extension iof the hiIiy district
along the Disc, whore savage fight
ING has been going on for the hast
week
Germans efforts 70 hold their
line in The sector hetween Roye
and Lassis,,y have been success
fuliyy challenged by the French.
Since general fighting in Picardy
died down the French have been
pushing northeastward between
Roys and Lassisny, Nth the evil
dent purpose Of outflanking both
positions. The Germans have been
pressed back in violent confbats
and Z salient pushed in here might
prove disastrous to the enemy line
here.
AZ eaiIlusi, on the northern side
Of the Lys salient, to the apex of
ths salient pushed in here might
prove disastrous TO the enemy line
hers.
AZ BaiIIusI, on the northern side
Of the Lys salient, to the apex Of
the salient near Nieux Berquin the
British have been pressing back
the Germans steadily and now ap-
patiently have them off all the high
ground Of this sector.
The latest British gain was on a
front Of four miles. between Bail
lueI and Viedx Berquin, for dis
tance of more than half mile.
THE enemy also lost 100 prisoners.
Field Marshal hais's men reoc-
eupied outtsrsteen, about three
quarters Of mile east ON, Merris.
which probably marks the maxi
mum progress in this region in the
last week.
South Of the BailIeuI. .vieux
Berquin road the tsrrain slopes
gradually TO the valley Of the Lys,
on the eastern bank Of which II
rises again. Apparently the Ger
mans have bsen pushed across the
road. Further British prosrss.
toward the Lys would endanser
the German hold on Mont KENNEL
and the high ground in that region.
The British. also have made
slight advance southwest Of Mer.
vile.
Marshal Foeh has not followed
up his success of Saturday, when
he drove the Germans back be-
tween the Disc amp Sessions in tho
region Of Autreches.
Tho situation along the Aisne.
vesIe sector is unchanged. The
snemy continues his harassing at
lacks, using artillery and gas, but
the French and Americans cling to
their bfdgeheads north of the
Vesle.
In the Vosges American troops
lhevs advanced slightly near Fra
captured Saturday. Germans