The Robesonian., 1918-08-19
VOL. IXL
SUMMARY OF WAR NEWS.

SUMMARY OF WAR NEWS.
Famous Lys Salient is Giving Way
Under Pressure of British-Enemy
Is Given No Rest-French Have
Made Considerable Advance.
Latest news is to the effect ihal the
French have made a considerable ad-
vance on ten-mile front ard that the
British also have made important
gains.
lowing summary of yesterdays news
Gradually the famous Lys salient in
the region west of Armentieres is Civ
ing way under the pressure of the
British. Again Field Marshal Haig's
forces have compelled " the enemy to
seek ground to the eastward where he
will be more secure from the shells
of the big guns that for several weeks
have been firing criss-cross over the
entire salient, working havoc among
the defenders of the insecure line.
Likewise the Germans are being
given no rest by the French British
forces north and south of the Somme
and the French and Americans alorg
the Vesle and the Americans in Lor-
raine also are harassing them by ar
tillery fire and local attacks. Nc
where has the enemy had the better
of any encounter.
Over a front of four miles between
Balleul and Vieux Berquin on the Lys
sector, the British have forced bac1
the Germans to a depth ranging from
1000 to 1000. yards, taking in the
maneuver the village of Outtersteen
and 400 prisoners. A little to the
south along the Lys river near Mer-
vile the British also have advanced
their line, and still farther south, be-
tween Arras and Albert, the Germans
have been relieved, under pressure, of
further terrain near Bucquoy.
While as a whole the German line
bSnVeen the Somme and the Disc riv-
e still holding Notwithstanding the
Il r pounding it is receiving from
the l. led guns, the British have drawn
nearer the road leading from Chaulnes
to Roye between Chilly and Fransart,
placing Roye in greater jeopardy by
attack from the north. At the same
time to the south Of Roye, over tne
four-mile front between Beuvraigns
and Canny-Sur- -Matz, violent arti-
lery duel is raging between the French
and Germans. 1t is in this region that
the French are endeayoring-and in
their initial efforts have met with con-
siderable silcCess-to cary forward
their two-fold purpose of outflailisi4lg
both Roye and Lassigny by a dr;~e
eastward in the direction of the road
leading southeastward from Roye to
Noyon.
Along the Vesle river front where
she Americans ard French are holding
the line against the Germans, thcre
has been considerable reciprocal artil-
lery shelling but with the weight of
gunpower and of shells resting with
the allied troops. They gave the en- =
my two shells for one. An indication
that the German line Immediately in
front of the French and Americans is
thinly held is the fact that American
PATRIOTS at various points have pene-
trated sectors to the enemy's barbed
wire and trenches without encounter
ing infantrymen.
In Lorraine where the Americans
captured the village of Prappelle near
pressed on and gained more ground
notwithstanding heavy bombardment
by the enemy.
Americans in Lorraine Have TAX
en- Village of Frapelle.
Yesterday the Associated Press gave
the following:
The Americans in Lorraine have en-
livened an ordinarily Quiescen. sector
by taking from the Germans the vii
!age of Frapelie, five miles east OF St
Die. The action, which started with
the proportions of a raid in the earlv
hours Saturday morning, developed
into an organized attack under the
dash of the American troops immedl-
ately after they left their trenches
The German losses evidently were
heavy in killed and wounded and pris-
oners also were taken by Americans
More Than 1,45O,00O American
Soldiers Overseas.
Of more than three million mer
now under arms, the American army
has sent nearly one-half, or more
than 100000 overseas for servlct
against the enemy in France, ltal,
and Siberia.
These figures were revealed Satur
day by General March, chief of staff
in his Saturday talks with newspape
men and members of the Senate mill
tary committee. The Senators were
told that some transports are mak,ni
the trip to Europe and back in 1e day!
and that the average has been reduce'
to % days, which, with additional
shipping becoming available, make
the great Job of getting 80 division
Of American troops to France by Jun
~, 1913, certai nof success:
Another Doctor Indicted.
DR.. G.. w. Locklear, Indian, of Penn
broke, was added to the list of Robe