Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-09-13
GERMANS RETREAT
FROM THE vESLE;
PURSUED BY yANkS
Franco-U. S. Troops Close on
Heels of Huns.
ALLIES TAKE MANY TOWNS
Fismette and Bazoches Taken by
American FORCES - British and
French Cross the Canal Du
Nord-Thousands of Pris-
oners Captured.

Paris, Sept. 7.-South of the Aisne
the American troops have made FUR
Their progress in the region of Villers-
en-Prayeres and Revillon. The French
advance east of the Canal du Nord at
some places has reached a depth OF
more than ten kilometerS.
French Take Ham and Chauny.
Paris, Sept 1.-THE French have oc-
cupied all their old trenches along the
whole of the front to the north OF the
Aisne river, and also have captured the
towns of Ham and Chauny in the sail
ent southwest of st. Quentin, says the
official communication.
British Win on 20-MiIe Front.
London, Sept. IAN advance of
two to seven miles over front OF
nearly twenty miles east OF Peronne
is reported by Field Marshal Haig as
the result of a terrific blow delivered
by Australian and English troops.
Although fhe Germans at most
places fought with desperation, the
renewed onslaught forged steadily
ahead on the southern end of the Brit
ish line with little pause.
At last reports from the front the
British were still driving ahead,
sweeping aside resistance, inflicting
heavy casualties on the enemy, and
taking many prisoners.
Capture Ten Villages.
The general line of the British posi-
tons, as given by Field Marshal Haig's
report, is Nurin, south of Pincourt,
Vraignes and MOnchy-Legache. 1t is
unofficially reported that Quivieres,
south of Monchy, has been taken by
the British.
Two of the villages around which
there was hard fighting are Nurlu and
Templeaux La FOsse, northeast OF Pc
rome. All told, some ten villages were
won by this advance, which brings the
British towithin less than ten miles
of ST. Quentin.
The assault carried the British well
over the Canal du Nord north of Pc
rome, as far as HavricOurt, where the
enemy has opposed stout resistance.
EnLITS OWffS HildIiiSs
Whole villages are afiame between
the points to which the British have
reached and the Hindenburg line. Here
and in the northern areas the Germans
are burning vast quantities of war
materials which they have not had
time to save, as the British are push
ing them too hard.
The British have reached the
Athies- Ham road and are on abe east
ern outskirts of BuSsu. AT Nurlu
there has been heavy fighting.
Along the whole front from the
southern extremity to the Bapaume-
Cambria road the enemy artillery fire
gradually is dwindling away, indicating
that the Germans are making strenu-
Gus efforts to get their guns back of
the Hindenburg defenses before the
British catch up to them.
Franco-U. S. Men Reach Aisne.
With the French Armies in the Field,
Sept. 6.-French accommodating par
ties east of scissors advanced to the
River Aisne north of Brenelle and
Chassemy. Further east advanced
Franco-American elements reached the
Canal Lateral, which runs along the
south bank of the Aisne, and are fac
Ing the positions on the north bank
from which the Germans are firing
machine guns.
Huns Destroy Shell Dumps.
With the American Forces North of
the Vesle River, Sept. 6.-Violent ex-
Observers reported that they believed
the Germans were destroying their
ammunition dumps.
Bazoches and Fismette were occu-
pied by the Americans during the
night. These towns had been evacu-
ated by the Germans, only two or
three wounded men who had been
abandoned being found.
The American forces following up
the German retreat from the Vesle
moved steadily over the plateau be-
tween the Vesle and the Aisne and
by noon their advanced elements had
filtered into the slopes on the northern
side of the plateau.
Virtually no opposition was encoun-
tered. Aerial and other observers re-
ported that there was every indication
that the main body of Germans had
retired across the AiSne.
Take Artillery Over the Vesle.
With the American Armies In
France, Sept. 6.-The American artil-
lery supporting the pursuit of the en-
envy is over the yesle. Bridging ma
terial is being rushed forward TO be
used in crossing the Aisne and the
Oise-Aisne canal beyond it, if the en-
envy withdrawal continues TO the
Chemin DIES Danes.
American artillery participated with
The French in sweeping plateaus over
which the Germans are retreating.
French Win Thirty Towns.
Paris, Sept. 6.-The French troops
made an important advance siong the
Canal du Nord and north of the
.vesle, according to the war Office re-