Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-08-10
Allies Push Back Teuton Lines,
Capture Several Villages,
More Than 1900 Prison
erS and Many Guns,
GERMANS ALSO GIVE UP
POSITIONS IN PlCARDY
Americans Make Another
Crossing Of the VesIe River
and Capture Village of FiS-
mette, Northwest FiSmes,
undated War end by the Associated
Press


over a curving front of more than
twenty miles the British and French
troops are continuing to sweep back
the Germans eastward across the
plains Of Picardy from the region
north of the Somme east of Morlan-
court to the eastern bank of the Avre
northwest Of Montdidier
AS on the first day Of the offensive,
material progress was made Friday
over the entire battle front Many
villages were captured; the bag of
prisoners was largely increased. nu-
merous guns and great quantities of
war stores We're taken and heavy
casualties were inflicted. The losses
of the Anglo French forces are rela-
lively small,
To the allies forces there have
fallen 1900 German prisoners and
between 200 and 900 guns. many of
them Of heavy ealibre. and innumer-
able machine guns. trench mortars
aud kdndrou X.p.a Weapons
Huns Yield in Plcarls.
To the north OF the Picardy theater
the Germans also have given ground
on two important sectors-on the Lys
the region southwest of Ypres, north
of KENNEL. on the Lys sector terri
tory over front OF more than seven
miles was evacuated by the enemy,
while to the north Of KENNEL the
British advanced their line over a
front exceeding 1000 yards
These maneuvers seemingly indicate
the Germans either considered their
ground insecure or that Crown Prince
Rupprecht's army has been material
ly decreased in strength to rush rein
foreements TO the battle zones where
the German armies in the south are
being sorely harassed
After the British had penetrated the
Picardy salient to depth of nearly
thirteen miles In the center toward
the important railroad of Chaulnes.
the northern and southern flanks of
the battle front gave way before the
pressure resectively of the British
and French.
ON the north the British captured
Morlanco,lrt and pressed on eastward,
while on the south. northwest of
Montdidier. Pierrepont, Contoire and
Arvillers were taken by the French.
who drove in their wedge to a dis
tance Of more than eight and a half
miles.
Ammunition Dumps Destroyed.
The tanks. armored cars and cav
airy are still working throughout the
entire region, while airplanes are
soaring far behind the lines. bombing
transport and troop movements and
also paying particular attention to the
bridges over the Somme. by which
the enemy Is endeavoring to escape.
All behind the line the Germans are
destroying ammunition depots as they
quit their positions. t
With the new turn OF events Mont
didier is in an uncomfortable posi-
ton, with the allies hammering away
cross fire Mt the Germans holding 1t
and with the only railroad leading
into the town also under their guns.
4 forced evacuation of the town seems
possible. With further pressure east
ward and northward the entire Mont
didier salient may have to be aban-
doned
There has been little fighting of
great moment on the Vesle river. ex-
Ecept in the nature Of reciprocal artil-
lery duels. The Americans have
made another crossing of the Vesle
and captured the village of Fismette,
northwest of Fismes,