The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-08-29
CAPTURE
HILLS NEAR OISE
Big Guns of Allies Now DOmin-
ate Lassigny and C0mmu-
nieating Lines.
GERMANS CHECK THE BRITISH
Huns Bring Up Reinforcements In
Desperate Effort to Save Their
Main Armies.


Washington, Aug. Herman OPP
position against the Allied troops,
from Immediately north of the Somme
river to just below Rove, apparently
has checked for the moment their
march eastward in the process of
clearing the Amiens- Montdidier sec
tor of the enemy
1t has not, however, prevented the
French on the extreme southern end
of the line from winning additional
points of great strategic value in the
hill and forest region between the
Disc and the Matz, where Lassigny
and Nyon are the ultimate detectives,
and the capture of which not alone
would result possibly in the forced
evacuation by the Germans of the
yon-Roye-Chaulnes line, but also
would have a marked effect on the
battle line running southeastward
past scissors and thence along the
VesIe river.
The battle line in the north and on
the center remains virtually as it
stood Monday, although all the Allied
troops have bettered slightly their po-
sitions and taken additional prisoners.
Americans Still at Bray.
The Americans and French still
were in the enyirons of Bray, north
of the river, while south of the river,
the Germans continued in possession
of Chaulnes and Roye, which seem
ingly they intend to defend at all haz-
ards. Fresh reinforcements and
large numbers of guns have been
brought up by the enemy to aid him
in his endeavors to hold the line,
which is essential to the safety of
the German armies now in the pocket
described by the Somme on the north
and east and the Disc on the south.
The Germans are not merely on the
defensive. AT salient points here and
there they are delivering violent coun-
ter attacks against the Allies and are
also bombarding fiercely the rear
areas.
Activity in Flanders.
Far to the north, from Ypres to AL
bert, there has been considerable ac-
tivity on the part Of the British and
French. The German communication
asserts that all the attacks were re-
pulsed.
On the Vesle river, the Germans in
attacks against F1smette, which is
held by the Americans and French,
are declared to have driven the Al
lies to the southern bank of the river.
A counter attack, however, resulted
in the reOccupation of Fismette.
Big Drive HaIts.
Germans are employing fresh forces
of reserves in efforts to hold back the
Allied troops, who are pressing them
from the region of the Somme to the
Disc, the American, British and
French armies continue to make pro-
gress.
Monday witnessed gains of ground
at various points along the battle
front Of high Importance for the fur
Their prosecution of the endeavors of
the Allies to drive out the Germans
from the old Amiens-M ontdidier Sec
tor.
After an extremely bitter contest,
the Americans and British have gain
ed foothOld in the important little
town of Bray-sur-Somme, OF the north
ern bank of the Somme. A short dis
lance across the river to the south,
the British have taken Proyart and
midway of the line have pressed on
to the east of FouQuescourt in a ma
neuver which has resulted in the fur
Their outflanking of ChauInes from the
south and of Roye from the north.
French Capture Curry.
On their part, the French in the
rolling country Immediately north of
the Disc river have captured Curry,
position of great strategic value, ly-
ing southwest of Lassigny, and at sew
eral other points southwark to the re-
gion of the Disc have advanced their
line further toward oyon.
In Mondays fighting, hundreds of
additional Germans were made pris-
oner and the enemy also lost heavily
in men killed or wounded Unofficial
reports give the number Of Germans
captured during the present offensive
as in the neighbcrhood of 10000.
YanE<s RepuEse Attacks.
Seemingly, the advances by the
French troops on the southern part of
the line cannot but have an extremely
important effect on the present battle
The hill positions they have gained
not alone dominate the Disc valley
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