Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-08
FRENCH ADVANCE /,
THEIR POSITIONS J
NEAR MONTD|D|ER
British Forces Strike Hard
est Blow of Day Against
German Lines.
FOCH'S TROOPS CAPTURE
POINT NORTH OF RHEIMS
Field Marshal Haig's Soldiers
Push Forward on Five
Mile Front.
REPuLSE COUNTERATTAC
Penetrate Crown Prince Rupprecht's
Territory to Depth OF 1000
Yards in Flanders.
F0CH's TROOPS CAPTURE 4.
POINT NORTH OF RHEIMS
HEPuLSE CoUNTERATTAC
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The allied armies have obtained FUR
ther successes over the Germans in
hgh ting in the Sossons- Rheims sector
and TO the north in the Montdider
region. and still further north in Fland-
ers between the Lave and Clarence
Rivers
East of the town Of Braisne. on the
Nesle River. midway between Scissors
and Rheims. American and French
troops, after the stiffest kind of fight
ing have crossed the river and held
all the positions gained. The French
TO the north OF Rheims have penetrated
the German positions for more than 400
yards In the railroad triangle begin-
n'hs at Rheims and running north
eastward toward Rcthel and northwest
ward to Laon. In addition, all the posi-
tons previously gained by the allied
troops throughout the entire Rheims
i'Soissons salient have been solidly held.
notwithstanding counterattacks and the
heavy artillery fire the enemy has
poured down from the heights north
OF the Vesle upon their antagonists
Near where the Vesle enters the Aisne
cast of scissors, the French have over
come the resistance Of the enemy and
| taken the village OF CRY aisoEne
In the Montdidier sector the French
south and southeast of the town have
further advanced their line on this i'm
portant sector. which represents the
Junction point of the armies OF tho
German Crown Prince and OF Crown
Prince Rupprccht of Bavaria
BRITISH SUCCESS HErwEEN
LAVE AND CLARENCE RIVERS
1t remained for the British, however.
10 deliver the hardest blow against tho
Germans "Wednesday. Following ND a
previous advance in the famous LIVE
sector northwest OF La Bassee Field
Marshal Haig's men pushed forward
their line over i front of nearly FIVE
miles to depth OF 1000 yards, be-
tween the Lave and Clarence Rivers.
The details OF this advance are not yet
In hand. but the maneuver doubtless
vii! go a far way toward lessanins the,
point of Tho nasty salient that has stood
y" a menace for months to the Eritisa
line north AID south OF It,
Next in Importance is the further
gaining of footings by the French and
Americans across the Nesle. where the
pressure against the Germans toward
the StSne can be resumed when FUR
thcr troops ford the stream. but the
gam or ground by the French I'm the
railway triangle north of Rheims also
must be looked upon as move of
great strategic value. From their posi-
'iohs the French now are able to don-
mate with their guns the railway line
over which the Germans have been
bringing stores from the northeast
through the town OF RetheI and that
line running northwestward across the
Aisne toward Laon. which undoubtedly
has been used since the retreat began
for the removal OF troops, guns and
supplies out of the threateped zone. -.
GERMAN WITHDRAWAL.
on FLANDERS 'FRONT.'
LONDON. August IA British ,d
vance on 4 fve-mile front in Flanders
between the Lave and Clarence Rivers
was announced by Field Marshal Hair
IN his night report. The British pro.
crossed TO 4 depth of 1000 yards The
news indicates continuance of the
German withdrawal begun In this sec
tor north OF the La Bassee CanaD ,wo
days ago.
The Germans to-day removed their
attacks north of the Sorme, astrjda
tho Bray-Corbie road (east of Amiensi
but were repulsed, the statement saws