The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-08-16
BRITISH STRIKE
A MIGHTY BLOW
GENERAL HALO pENeTRATEs PIC.
ARoy SALIENT TO ogpTn
OF - NILES
1900 PRISONERS CAPTURED
Tremendous Amount Of War Materials
and Guns Taken.--T snks. Armor.
ed Cars and Cavalry Doing
Good Work on Enemy

WAR Review for August in)
Over curving front ~ more That
~ miles th. British aud French troops
ARE continuing Ia sweep back the Ger
mans eastward across the plains of
Pfeardy from the region norIh Of the
somme and east Of Moriancouri ~ the
eastern bank ~ th. Avre northwest of
Nontdidier.
~ on the first day ~ the offensive,
material progress was made Friday
aver The entir. battle front Many nd.
nitionni villages were captured The
hax ~ prisoners Was largely ncreas
ri numerous guns aud great qnnnll
ties ~ war stores were taken. and
heavy casualties were inflicted on The
enemy BY tanks, nrmored motor cars
the eavalrsmen aud Infantry. The
LOSSES sustained by the Anglo. French
forces are declared 10 be- relatively
small.
To the allied forces Their. have
fallen 1900 German prisoners and
between 40 aud ao guns. many If
them OF heavy emliber. and lnnumer.
able guns and trench mnrtars and Kin.
bred small weapons
To the north of the rIcardy theater
The Germans have given ground on
W." important sectors--the famous
LyS salient northwest Of La Bassee.
and In the region southwest Of Yypres
- the equally famous battle ground
north Of KENNEL. ON the I.ys sector
territory over front Of more than
seven miles was evacuated by the enc.
my. while to the north ~ ketnmeI the
british advanced their lines over
frunt exceeding isU ynris.
These r,anenyers ON the part ~ the
t'ersnans seemingly Indicate that they
either considered their ground lnse-
stire IN The face Of the heavy forces
sisnerai Halg ~ known to have In both
regions to ward Off any attempt 10
reach the channel ports, or that
trowu Prince Ruppreeht's army has
heen materially decreased In strength
- rush reinfnrcements 10 m. ha,,le
xenes where the Herman armies In the
south ARE being sorely harassed.
Already having penetrated the pie.
nrds salient 10 u depth ~ nearly IL
miles In the center toward the vlcin.
ny Of Important railroad functions Of
'hanines and nj other points aionr
me are pushed forward between five
aud seven miles. III. northern and
southern fianks Of the battle front
where the Germans had been resist
'ng desperately. gave way before the
pressure Of the British aud French.
TN the north the british captured
and pressed eastward.
while on the south. northwest Of
rirreponi. conteire and
Arsillers were taken by the French
Who sir"se In their wedge 10 a dis.
Isncc Of more than eight aud a half
miles.
The tanks. armored cars and euy.
airy are stu working Throughout IN.
1nflre region. while nirplanes are
soaring far behlnd the lines. bombing
transport aud troop movements and
'h~ bridges over the SoiuIne by which
Ihe enemy l. end.avoring to .senn.
rom his advancing foes. All behind
he line the Germans ar. DESTROYING
AMMUNITION depots as they quit their
.osffions.
siontdldier is an uncomfortable no.
sition. while the allies are hammering
swss cross fire ut the Germans hhl,i.
NIX u. aud with the enly railroad
~ading Into the town also under their
runs, foreea evacuation ~ the
"~ns seems not lnrrohabi. and with
further pressure eastward by the nj
Hes between the Solnn. aud the AYR.
snsi he possibility of pressure. north.
ward against the s'ermans from III.
Inc running narshwesfwari from
ssiss"n~ u n not Impossible that the
rutir~ Mantdidl.r salient win have IA
sss nfatittnttett