Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-19
FOE POSITIONS,
MANY PRISONERS
TAKEN BY BOTH
Gains Made to Depth of 13
Miles by French British
Advance In Flanders

French, Sunday evening, broke
through German positions along vital
sectors connecting the Marne and Pi<
cardy battle ground.
This attack was over a front OF ap-
proximately nine miles from Carletont,
east of Oise. to Fontenoy on the Aisne.
| about six miles west of Scissors. II IL
officially reported that an advance Of
average depth of thirteen miles was
made altogether all along the front OF
attack. A total of 100 prisoners is
reported from Paris.
It is reported from London that an
extreme penetration Of two miles has
been made.
The villages of Nandoel and Nou-
vron-Vingre have been captured and
the French have reached the south
ern edge of the redeemed Angigni-
court, which Is between Nantcel and
Nouvron- -vingre.
Since the situation along the Aisne
and Vesle and an Picardy seems to be
approaching a deadlock indicating a
return to the old trench warfare of the
first two years of the war, an attack
IN the section between the Aisne and
the Disc is expected. This line is vital
to the German positions on each side
of 1t. II this should be broken the
entire old German defensive scheme
would be thrown out Of joint.
While the front over which the as
sault was launched is short compared
with those OF the Marne and Picardy
drive, the success obtained by the
bility of Marshal Foch breaking the
enemy resistance by flank attack in
stead of O. direct assault against the
strong positions now held by the Ger
name between Scissors and Rheims
and between the Oise and the Ancre.
The region In which the attack was
made Is quite rough and would seem
70 be well adapted to defensive war;
fare It Is intersected by ravines Of
some depth and has high wooded
ridges here and there. 1t Is an ex-
tension OF the hilly district along the
Oise where savage fighting has been
going on for the past week.
Along the Picardy battlefront there
have been local actions In which 400
prisoners were taken by the French
London reports that the French have
captured et. Mard and Beuv, near
Roye, thus increasing the peril Of
that bastion Of the German line west
of the 6omme.
Further north the British have
penetrated the German positions near
Arras. German attacks in the Flan-
ders sector have been repulsed. In
tho Merville sector. the British have
lowing up the Germans who have
been retiring in this part of the Lys
salient for the past week.
The situation along the Aisne-Besle
sector Is unchanged. Enemy condt-
tions his harrassing attacks using ar
tiiiery and gas, but the French and
Americans manage to cling to their
bridTeheads north OF the Vesle. In
the Vosges American troops have ad-
vanced slightly near Frapelle, captur-
cd Saturday. Germans have been
sheliing the village heavily.
Austrian efforts to regain the islet
in the lower Piave taken last week BY
the Italians have failed. In q coun-
ter attack the italians drove the
enemy back and took thirty prisoners. !
in the mountainregion. artillery has
been active at isolated points.
By Associated Press.
Oise and the Aisne French troops at
tackled at o'clock last night over
front OF fifteen kilometres betwesn
Cariepont, about four miles east OF
Ribecourt and Fontenoy approx
mateiy six miles east OF eoissons.
They advanced an average distance
Of two kilometres over the whole
front, according to the statement Is
sued by the war office today.
The French have occunied pla-
teau west of Nampoel about seven
miles northwest of Fontenoy, and the
edge of the ravine south OF Andigni-
court, two miles and half east OF
Nampoel, according to the statement
Nouvron- -Vingre was captured. Sew
enteen hundred prisoners including
two battalion commanders. were
taken In the operations.
The statement reads:
During the night there were vio-
lent artillery actions north and south
Of the Avre.
gion west OF Roye yesterday exceeded
Last evening at o'clock French
troops attavked 70 rectifv their 'front.'
between Oise and the Aisne. The at
tack was over q front Of about fifteen
kilometres from south of Carlepont
20 Fontenoy. We have realized an ad-
vance over the whole line to an av-
erage OF two kilometres approxt-
I'VE have occupied a plateau west
OF Nampoel, reached the south edge
OF the ravine and Andignicourt and
captured Nouvron-Vingre. LOO pris-
oners. including two battalion COM
manders. were captured.
''The night was calm on the rest Of
the front"
Beat on Vicious Attack.
BIZ AsSO0'dfsd Press.
WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN
FRANCE, Aug. 19-British troops
after capturing Outtersteene Ridge. IN
front OF the town Of Merrfs, have beat
en- on a vicious counter attack and
indicted heavy losses on the enemy.
More than 500 Germans were cap
tured by the British.
The ridge was captured by the Brit
lsh yesterday and the Germans coun-
attacked last night and this morn
ing. The position, which overlooks
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