The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-16


of Won Arnim's Hazebrouck wedge, |
along a nine-mile front to a depth of |
between one and two miles. The
British are hard on the German heels. |
The great Picardy battle, a week
old yesterday, has sinamered down
temporarily to local fighting. The
steady pressure of the French on the
west (or north) bank Of the Disc be-
gan yesterday to make its effects felt
upon the German front on the rivers
east cor south) bank. The enemy,
threatened in the flank, began to get
out of Ourscamp Wood the Poilus
pushing up to the southern edge.
Advancing to the northwest of Ribe
court, the French captured Attiche
and Monolithe Farms, despite desper-
ate German resistance, the War Office
announced last night. Prisoners were
taken in this new advance. N a local
operation the French progressed on
the wooded heights between the Matz
and Disc rivers, the night commu-
nique states.
At the same time the German re-
firing movement in the center of the
Albert-Arras front continued, with the
British following the foe closely.
A slight advance was registered by
the British on the Allies Picardy
right, east of the Rainecourt (north-
west of Chaulnes).
Field Marshal Haig's day report
stated that the weeks total Of Ger
man prisoners was 1894, the British
having taken 21,S44 and the French
$500.
Twenty-nine German airplanes were
brought down by British flyers We'd
nesday Fifty-two tons of bombs were
dropped on various German targets,
chiefly in the Somme area. The Brit
ish lost 16 machines, last nights War
Office statement on aviation an
nounces.
British aViators successfully bombed
the railway station and siding Of the
German town of Offenbury. Direct
hits were shored. Four German ma
chimes were brought down. The raid
ers suffered no losses.
Including the 10000 Germans taken
hW General Humbert in the opera
lions which are still developing, pris-
oners captured on the western front
since July Is total $4,000, and 1,700
guns have been seized by the Allies,
the Echo de Paris estimated yester-
day
A considerable force of German
troops has arrived in Petrograd
forming the vanguard of the army
which the Kaiser intends to use II
holding the anti-Bolshiviki in check
and opposing the Allies re-establish-
ed eastern front
Most Of the soldiers, who fairly fill
the streets of the capital, are German
prisoners released under the Brest
rry1,o a
route to the fatherland. The Lenine
Trotsky government is said to hav,
winked at their concentration in Pet
rograd.
The number of German infantry
men is said to be far below norma
strength. Thirty-five German divi
sions are now employed on the Br1:
ish front and only 16 reserve divi
sions remains. 1t is regarded a
doubtful that the Germans can under
take another offensive this year.
The excess of the German 1osse:
over those of the Allies is create
than in any previous battle, it is re
ported, and the percentage Of kille
is enormously greater.
The French are continuing their in
filtration of the German positions i
the Disc Valley north and east c
Ribecourt.
Their outposts are established IN n
borders Of Pimprez, a mile east
Ribecourt-and Dreslincourt.
The German withdrawal towar
Bapaume apparently is we'll undo
way.
Few German planes are seen owe
the lines. The Germans are still c
the defensive in the air, as we'll
on the ground. This is due largely
their inability to replace their losse
An airman taken prisoner admits TIL
these are very high-much highC
than the reports indicate
Advices via Switzerland indica
that one Of the chief purposes of IL
Central Powers conference at &c
man headquarters in the field is IL
discussion of means to strengthe
the war will Of the Teutonic peopl
and their eastern allies.
Report has it that the two Kaise
propose to issne a proclamation
their peoples saying that the w
must continue because the Allies W
it so.'
The plea will be made that En-
land refused the Kaiser's peace offt
and the Germans will be called UP,
to follow the example set by Franc
who, bleeding on the verge of defe
for four years, proudly fought on
Washington, Aug. 16.---Americ;
troops yesterday began to disemba
at Fladivostok, and Immediately W
Join the international force to aid t
Czecho-S1ovak army in its campaii
in Siberia.
The Americans compose the Invent
seventh Regular Infantry from Ma
fla, about 1900 men. They will be Fl
lowed by another regiment from t
Philippines and additional troops frt
the United States.
London, Aug. 16.---The allied Arc
angel expeditionary force has reach
Pabereshskaia, 100 miles south
Archangel on the railroad towa
Eesogda, it is announced here. B
snevik forces, On retiring, are declal
TO have committed every form
atrocity upon the civilian populatio
German troops are arriving in P
roRrad as the Reds hasten to ev
uate Moscow and other cities TO
cape across the border with w
Russian money they hoad. At
same time with a show Of force
Germans are considering Russian
diers.
This causes no surprise, as 1t '
expected Germany would resort
desperate methods to bolster up
weakening man power Then too I