Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-21
HUN KEY ON P|CARDY
LINE within GRASP
OF F0Ch'S FORCES
London, August 2l (4:47 P. M.)-French
troops are within two miles of Noyon one of the
great German key positions on the lower end of

II
ions on the lower end of
the Picardy front. 1t was
stated that the Germans
are expected to evacuate
the city almost Immediately. Gener-.
al Manein's left flank has driven three
miles further into the German line
4 since yesterday, it was learned.
Mangn's troops have reached Sem.
pigny which is just below Noyon.
British Surprise Hun.
th the British army i'll France,
Aug. Without permitting the en-
| envy TO recover from the severe losses
es inflicted upon him by the British
fourth army further south, the third
British army attacked along five
mile front in dense fog at o'clock
this morning, south of Arras.
The Germans were taken complete
| ly by surprise Several hundred pris.
oners already have been taken, as
well as many field guns. The casual
ties sustained by the British were
slight.
The third army column advanced
at an extremely fast gait. The opposi
tion was not determined in the early
hours of the fighting.
Battle reports at this hour show
that units OF one division have reach.
ed all their objectives.
The advance of the other units
has been satisfactory.
Byne Leads Drive.
London, Aug. q Il P. M)-It was
General Byng, the hero of the spec.
tacular British advance at Cambrai
last year who directed the British
advance today north of the Ancre
/ The International News Service learn
ed this afternoon that General Byng's
army had attacked this morning over
d nlne-mlie 'front.'.
/ Just as the attack at Cambrai last
year, without artillery preparations
| General Byng today launched his new
| bow without an advanced warning of
any kind to the enemy.
4 The attack was a complete surprise
1 General Ryng's men swept forward
rapidly everywhere. At 10 o'clock,
/ according to word reaching London,
British troops had advanced from two
10 three miles
Cyech's Take Town.
London, Aug q The Czecho
slcyake in Siberia have captured the
town OF Badrinek, according 70 a Reu
Ter dispatch from Amsterdam.
Bulgaria a Republic?
Madrid Aug u -- THE death of
Car Ferdnan and the proclamation
OF Bulgaria as republic may be ex
pected in a few days said the news
paper Liberal today.
krupp Workers to Strike.
London, Aug. 2 The workers in
the big krupp works in Essen threat
en- to strike within as hours, accord.
I ing to an exchange Telegraph dis
patch from Amsterdam, The unrest
is said to be spreading to the Ng il.
dustrial centers of Bochum and Bar
men The dispatch does not state
what reason the workers give As
cause for their threatened strike.
About 10000 men and women are
employed in the krupp works in Es
sen which is chiefly engaged in the
! manufacture Of guns for the army
and navy, munitions, and other war
materials.
Washington, Aug. q That the
present American. British. Frenca al
ternaie 0fienslyes along the western
i battle front will continue throughout
/ the coming winter, was the opinion
Of allied military experts here today
They based this belief on their IN.
/ tetpretaion Of the reported Interview
between United States Senator James
1 hamilton Lewis, Of Illinois. ana Pre-
micr Clemenccau of France. The
latter, according to Lewis, told him
that he war will have ended within
another year This means, the mill
taty men say, that the various often
i siyes will continue and many look for
a heavy blow being struck ea.ly In
September, probably at point that
heretofore has been comparatively
immune