Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-08-14
With Possession of Heights to
South of Town Retirement
By Germans viii Be Forced
By Artillery Around Roye.
0UTFLANKING OF FOE
NOW BECOMES FACTOR
Attack Which Had Its Begin
ming Yesterday May NeceS-
state Complete Relocation
Of Line By Germans,
Undated War Lead by the Associated
Press

! (tndnted War Lead by the Associated
Press
The strength of the German oppo-
slton from Immediately north OF the
Somme river to the river Just below
Roye apparently has checked the east
ward march of the allied troops.
German resistance has not prevent
ed the French on the extreme south
ern end OF the line from winning ad-
ditional points of great strategic value
Iln the hill and forest region between
the Disc ana the Matz, where Las
sgny and Noyon are the ultimate OBJ
jectires. The capture of these places
would result probably In the forced
evacuation by the Germans of the
Noyon, Roye, Chaulnes line and would
have marked effect on the battle
line running southeastward past Sois-
sons and thence along the Vesle river.
Lines Center Holds
The battle line in the north and on
the center remains virtually as il
stood Monday. although all the allied
troops have bettered their stands
slightly and taken additional prison.
ers. The Americans and French at
last accounts still were in the en-
lvrons of Bray, north of the river,
while south Of the river the Germans
continued in possession of Chaulnes
and Roye. which seemingly they in
tended to defend at all hazards.
Fresh reinforcements and large
numbers of guns have been brought
tup by tire enemy 20 aid him In his
endeavors to hold the line, which is
essential TO the safety of the German
larmies now in the pocket described 6y
fthe Somme on the north and east and
the Disc on the south.
Germans Viclously Counter.
| The Germans are not merely on the
defensive, At salient points here and
there they are delivering violent coun-
ter-attacks against the allies and are
also bombarding flercely the rear
areas.
! Notwithstanding the enemys efforts
! Chaulnes is receiving a mighty vista
ton of shells from the allied guns. and
Roye has been so encroached upon
| that it is now under heavy crossfire
| from both the north and south. SEEM
! lngly both towns ultimately must be
evacuated. An added danger to Roye
| Is the fact that the French are knock
/ ing at the door of Lassigny. about
seven miles to the south, and also
| 'itt piNo1lilB lpI NbIu tdoNNdIu loWdTu
| Noyon in wedge driving maneuver
which not only is outflanking Roye
but bringing Noyon daily nearer the
range of the big guns.
| Enemy in Retreat
| Unofficial reports say the Germans,
| fearing capture in the pocket between
Roye and the Disc, already are re-
treating along the Oise valley toward
Noyon and If the statements should
! prove true 1t is not unlikely that the
entire German battle line to the north
will give way in unison and that even
there may be a readjustment of the
enemy front from scissors to Rheims
Far to the north from Ypres to AL
bert there has been considerable activ-
Iity on the part of the British and
French forces against the Germant
The latest German communication as.
serts that all the attacks were re.
pulsed
On the Vesle river the Germans ir
attacks against Fismette, which i!
held by the Americans and French
kare said TO have driven the allies tC
the southern bank of the river
Icounter-attack resulted in the reoc,
4 cupation of the village.
The Czecho- Slovaks in Russia. who
iare opposing the Bolshevik element
have been formally recognized BY
Great Britain as an allied nation and
their armies as an allied force waging
I war against the Teutonic allies.