Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-08-14

prisoners taken % far in the A.
lied offensive In Ptcardy 10 nov
estimated At $4,000, including NOR.
than 1000 officers. More than 500
gums have been captured, accord
Ina 70 the latest advices.
London, Aug. 12.-chauinos, the
important railway town In tn.
heart Of the eomme battle from,
and the key to the southern lin.
Of the German saiisnt, has bee,
captured by the Allies. The Gao
ture WAS effected BY Australia
and Canadian troops.
London. Aug. 1.-THE Germa
have materially stihened their defer
against the British. American a
French troops on the Picardy bat
front, but they have been unable
stem the tide of advance against the
Although the forward push Of t.
Allies has been showed down SOL
what. nevertheless they have ms,
farther important progress from
north of tho Somme. where the Am
leans and British are fighting togeth :,
to the northern bank Of the Disc riv i,
where the French troops are eueagii I
the enemy.
The Americans and the British Z.
last accounts were pressing clos.
upon Bray-Sur-somme. aided by tai,
and armored cars. which iuflict
heavy casualties ON the enemy as :
endeayored to retard their progress
French Making Progress.
Across the river, the Germans he:
lily engaged the British ut Lihons q
tts vicinity. and At one point pierc
the British line and gained the O
skirts of Lihons. A counter atts~
however, entirely restored to Brit:
line and the enemy retired to DO
tons east aud north Of the villas
Unofdcial reports from London ha
credited cavalry with q penetration
the enemy's territory almost to Nesle
BY far the greatest progress b
been made by the French from t.
region Immediately southwest a,
south Of Roye to the Disc river. He
they have driven their tine we'll acre
the Roye- Compiegene road, and
Cambronne have reached the 70
leading from Compiegene to Noyon.
Since the capture Of Montdidier t
French have penetrated eastward
Tilloloy. distance Of about sew.
miles and to Canny-Sur-Matz, mo
than eight and Q halt miles. a,
through the hilly region, southwark
the Disc have averaged gains excet
ing six miles over q front Of II mil.
The stthening of the German
tense does not, In the minds of
servers on the battle front, indics
that the retreat Of the enemy has 81
ed. Rather it Is assumed that the
maneuvers are similar to those c:
ried out over the Marine front, VII
strong rear guards covered the
tirement of the crown princes ar,
northward.
The smoke of large fires continr
to be seen far behind the enemy's Fir
and the movement of long transps
columns eastward is considered
dence that It's the intentionaot
o""''' ''''r'"+ely to retreat % n
lines Of defense. .r-.
4-'A4.u4s nave destroyed all +,
bridges across the Somme from =:
region of Peronne southwark, and W. !
the enemy's communication lines ei
er in the hands of the Allies or do:
mated by their guns, the retrogrs
movement necessarily must be 81:
Therefore strong rear guard actii
are required to save large numbers
men and guns and enormous qua
ties OF stores from capture. .
The Allied troops gradually are
circling Roye and its capture, VIII
seems imminent, will greatly heigh;
the difficulties of the Germans in +;
ing back.