Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-08-23

launched a combined gas, artillery
and air bombing attack upon the
French and Americans along the Vesle.
This was in retaliation for bombing
raid by American airmen on bridges
over the Aisne.
Allies Make New Advance.
London, Aug. 17-French and Cana
dian troops have made progress
against the Germans over a front of
more than three miles, between Coy
encourt and Laucourt (MaucOurtO,
west of Roye, according to the French
official communication.
The Bots des Loges, five miles south
of Roye, also has been penetrated
deeply by the French.
Roye Must Fall.
The report from General Haig,
speaking of the same operation, says
the British repulsed a strong German
cOunter-attack at Damery and in CO.
operation with the French made sub
stantial progress in the direction of
Fresnoy-les-Roye and Fransart.
The allies advance makes the fall
of Roye inevitable, it is believed by
military men. Possession of the town
by French troops would make neces-
sary rectification of the German lines
and retreat to the NeSle-NoyOn would
be probable.
Win Local Successes,
London, Aug. 16.-IndicatiOns of
possible German retirement on grand
scale-perhaps as great as the famed
Hindenburg withdrawal-are contained
in various reports, semi-ofticial and
otherwise, received here. -
Dispatches from British headQuar-
tiers show that the enemy has fallen
back to considerable depth over the
six or seven-mile front between Albert
and Arras.
Along the Thiescourt and Lassigny
heights the French have gained almost
complete control of this critical
ground, and a bit to the east have ex-
tended their lines about a mile or so
north and east of Ribecourt. They also
have gained footing in the Ours
champs forest, which protects Noyon
on the south. ..a.
The report from General Haig de-
clared the Canadians have taken two
villages short distance northwest of
ROye, while the British have extended
their lines southeast of Proyart.
British Cross Ancre.
British patrols crossed the Ancre at
Authuille and Aveluy. north of Albert,
at night and went some distance before
they were fired upon.
Albert is still held strongly by the
Germans. British patrols on entering
the town were fired upon from the Al
bert cathedral.
$4,000 Prisoners Captured.
Field Marshal Haig's report an
nounced that the British and French
have taken $4,000 prisoners and go
guns since the start of Marshal Fochs
drive in Picardy.
1t is stated the deadly effectiveness
of the tanks caused large numbers of
Germans to surrender, swelling the bag
of prisoners.
The proportion of German casual
start of the Picardy drive is said to
be greater than at any other period
Of the war. 1t is said the total allied
casualties probably will not be as large
as the number of Germans captured
Henry Bidou, French military critic,
estimates the German casualties in
the last two allied drives at about $780,
600 dead and wounded. and the num-
Der of prisoners at about 10000.
Foe Gives Up Many Towns.
London. Aug. 15.-The Germans
have evacuated their forward positions
at Beaumont, Hamel, Serre. Pusieux,
au-Mont and Bucquoy, lying in the re-
gioa north of Albert, according to
Field Marshal Haig's communication
issued here.
tThis represents a retirement over a
front of about five miles]
Win Ribecourt and Lassiany.
Ribecourt, about six miles south
west of Noyon, has been captured by
the French, and Lassigny also is be-
lieved TO have been evacuated by the
Germans, after the most terrific fight
ing of the present battle of Picardy.
The taking of Ribecourt, which lies
at the southern and eastern edge of
the massif of Lassigny, is officially an
nounced from Paris, while persistent
reports say that Lassigny also has
been occupied.
The announcement that the Germans
have occupied Fremont, as told IN
French army dispatches and passed
by the censor, indicated that the en-
envy has given up the village of Las
signy.
Capture important Positions.
With the British Army in France,
Aug. 15.-All hostile positions be
tween the western outskirts of Bray
and Etinehem have fallen into the
hands of the Australians. thus placing