Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-08
JOINT ATTACK BY
BRITISH and FRENCH
Effort Undertaken to Force Germans to Retire From Salient Extending
From Soissons NortMa Menace to Channel Ports Would be
Removed British Fourth and French First Armies Engaged Under
Command Of Marshal Hag lay Reports Indicate Attack
is Progressing Fayoraby.

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Giving the Germans time breath after
their crushing defeat the Asne 'front.' Marshal Foch
has launched fresh blow against them new sector.
The attack started at dawn this morning wide front in
cady east and southeast Of Aens The French First army
and the British Fourth engaged in this often
which the immediate direction Of Field
Haig. the British commander in chief.
The field Of the fighting the Of the most
German success this year series Of enemy oensves It
was in the first German blow delivered against the
the enemy into the allied lines stopped until
he had pushed the head Of his assaung columns down to the
I region Of Montdidier.
He swept over wide stretch Of territory including the dis
the Germans had devastated in their retreat Of March,
and vast salient that has since stood vr
uay intact with its at Montddier and its base roughly
extending along the line from Albert near the Soe the
qorth to Noyon, on the Disc on the southern side
The front under attack definitely defined but
probable that its length at least twenty miles, from the
somme south to the Montdider % region
Marshal Fochs object in striking here well have been
based Of breaking the enemy line between Mont
dder before the Germans had time to stabilize
Allied widely separated sectors Of the battle
front the busy and have carried out local
4 lions, s flsas ss4; s4ss3
Along the vesle French and have crossed
successfully between Braisne and Fmes front of
miles North Of Rheims the eastern end Of this sector
the French have moved 400 yards between the railroads
nng to Iaon and Bethel ass#f
British troops at the apex Of Lys salient have pushed
their lines than half mile front Of almost
IL
that the enemy withdrew slightly several days ago
far Marshal Foch has not thrown very large forces
north of the Vese The units which have
stretched along the Rheims highway and are meeting
with stubborn resistance from German infantry and machine
guns.
ssfuy by the French and Americans along the low hills bord
erng the river.
Over the front between scissors and Rheims the artillery
continues intense The allied artillery has aided material
north Of the river by breaking infantry attacks
Enemy guns in use appear be only medium caber the
Germans probably heavy guns north Of the Asne
preparation retirement from between the rivers.
The French movement north of Rheims is local in char
acter yet but any advance by allies adds the
b the German position within the angle formed by the
showing Of and have carried out two
surprise attacks Both were checked by the French.
Activity within the Lys salient is becoming
The British between the Lave and the ca
region southwest of ST. Venan the of the
irreguarly shaped salient and in the owyng ground north
Bethune The German resistance here is hardly i'm
porant the northern side Of the salient around Mont
KENNEL.
East Neippe forest north Of ST. Venant, British
patrols have taken thirty from the German trenches
North of the Some in Pcardy the British have repulsed
further German efforts to advance astrde the road
Apparently the movements both along the vese and in
Flanders in their opening stages 1t may be days be-
their full significance clear The initiative however still
remains with Marshal Foch SIC A55s.#ss
Berlin says that nearly 300 prisoners taken in the
fighting along the BrayCorbie road, in which the Germans
gained lost British front line positions Regarding the
fighting along the Vese reports that all allied attacks have
On Italian isolated artillery firing continues with
successful work by Italian patrols the mountain regions
French troops in the eastern theater have resed Bugar
ian troops while along the seen italian cavalry captured
enty prisoners in the routing of an Austrian column
troops,
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considerable strength
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