Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-13
AMERICAN TROOPS
ARE WITH BRITISH
REACHING Town
Armies of Field Marshal
Haig Force German
Right to Retire.
ENEMY HOLDS HIGHWAY
RUNNING THROUGH ROYE
Employs Fresh Fighters in Eff
fort to Hold Up Allied
Advance.
COMPELLED TO GIVE GROUND
Progress Made Yesterday Further
Outflanks Chaul.es From
South Side.
COMPELLED TO GIVE GROUND
tby Assoelsted press.l

GBy Associated Pressl
Although the Germans are employ
Ing fresh forces of reserves In cirorts
to hold back the allied troops wn,o
arc pressing them from the region OF
The Somme to the Disc. the American,
British and French armies continue
to make progress Monday witnessed
gains Of ground at various points along.
the battle front of high Importance
FOR the further prosecution OF tho en-.
deavors of the allies to drive out tnt
Germans from the old A:nicns- Mont
didier sector
After an extremely bitter contest
the Americans and British have gain,
ed foothold in the important little
town Of Bray y-surSommc. on the north
ern bank Of the Somme "A short dis.
tancc across the river, to the south.
tho British have taken Proyart, end
midway OF the limo have pressed on
to the east Of Fouqucscourt in ms
neuyerSwhfch has resulted in the fur
7fher out thanking of Chaulnes from tile
south and OF isoye from the north.
On their part. the French. in the
rolling country Immediately north or
the Disc River. have captured Curry.
"A position of great strategic value lying
southwest Of Lassigny. and at sev,raI
ether points southwark to tho region
OF the oise. have advanced their Tine
further toward Noyon.
| In Mondays lighting, 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
RS IN the neighborhood OF to.oon.
ALLIES BRING UP THEIR
HEAVY Guns TO REAR LINES
The Germans at last accounts *ere
still throwing re-enforcements TO tn.1
east OF the road running through,
Chaulnes. Roye and Noyon. the pas4,;
sage Of which by the allies would ra-
riously menace all the German forces
inside the pocket formed by the Son,ma
on the north and cast. and the Disc on
the south. Not alcne are the allies.
cndearorinE to press their advantage
by frontal attacks. but they have drawn
up to their back lines guns or medium
and heavy calibers. aud with these they
arc heavily shelling the areas hello ny
The Germans. even rs far back as
Hethcncourt, which lies on the Scmme.
seven and half miles east ::
Chaulnes. Meantime. allied airplanes
continue to bomb German pooitions
and /" use machine guns from low
attitudes on troop formations.
| Seemingly. the advances by the
French troops on the southern part
OF the line cannot but have an ex-
trcmcly important effect on the pres
ent battle. The hill positions thcy
have gained not alone dominate thu
Disc Valley running northeastwaid 10
Noyon but around I-assisny also give
them sweep of the plains south CT
Roye
LITTLE FIGHTING ACTIVITY
| on OTHER FRONTS
| Aside from the Amiens- -Montdldicr
sector little fighting has taken place
| on any Of the fronts. Along the Veslo
| the Germans again have delivered VIC.
lent counterattacks against the Amer.
| leans and French who are holding
ground on the north bank of the
| the enemy attempted to dislodge the
| allied troops, the counterattacks failed.
British aircraft have brought down
a German nirship of the coast Of Hoi-
| land according to announcement
| by the British Admiralty. An unoftl-
cinl report announces that Zeppelin
| OF the largest and newest type has
| been brought down off the Engit-h
cast coast. -,