Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-08-06
BRAVE BRITISH TONNES
In Daring Attack They Take import
ant Position. -

British troops bore the hrunt Of the
fighting in the last two days Offensive
in the ncighborhood of oulchy. q staff
officer Of French troops who co-ope-
rated with them informed me. writes a
correspondent Of the New York World
under date of July 81.
Tho British part in the battle" he
added was brilliant one, for they
had to cross an open plain whcrr
they were in full view of the enemy
and then attempt to attack on the
crest which dominates the district.
The men engaged have the right 10
be proud OF their achievement"
The information obtained today
from the STAFF officer OF French troops
engaged enables me to add further
details and further Appreciation OF
the value Of the work done Sunday
and Monday in the western arm Of
the Rheims Scissors sector. The cap-
tnre of Butte dc Chalment and thr
crossing of the Chateau Thicrry roa,!
not only gave n view on Fismes but
pcrmits the French to dominate II
large area of the country and thus
laws the foundation for a further ad-
vance.
Advance in Open.
The fighting Sunday. which result
ed in establishing the Allies line on
L. Plcsser-Hulcn. Hill l52. Hill 1l5
and Givray, was Of desperate char
actcr. II meant an advance of n mil,'
and IA quarter, chiefly against ma-
chine gun fire.
The fighting on both sides was re-
markable for the fact there were
practically no artillery duels. both
the German and French guns being 50
constantly moved that infantry ap-
pcarcd to both sides to be more ei-
fectivc than any attempt to deal with
each others guns. The Allies lin"
was faced by great nameless crest.
which lies roughly east and west and
marked by the villages of BeugneuX,
carmoiscllr and Cramaille. Sundays
attack so modified the positions that
the Allies were not long harassed, aS
they had been by having the crest on
their flank. With Butte dc Chalment
and the Chateau Thierry road in
their possession. they determined to
press on toward 1t. The British Were
to the north OF the French and nearer
their portion of the ridge. and In con-
SEQUENCE they had to make a direct
attack across the intervening plain.
while the main function Of the French
was to advance concurrently with
them and act as flank guard.
British Opened Attack.
The British opened the attack an
hour before the French, and by :
o'clock in the morning had attained
their last objective. Grand-Rozoy
was taken by them while 1t was In
flames. while the French. who had
less resistance to meet, attained th''
third objective in reaching the po-
sition to the southeast OF Beugncux.
Bcugncux was very strongly held.
MS were the woods to the northwest OF
IL, and as n result there was stabiliza
ton in that neighhorhood. the Allies
for the moment remaining content
with having made an advance OF Il
mile to q mile and thrcc-quarters AMI
prcfcrring to avoid unnecessary sac
rificcs. The stabilization was OF short
duration, however. and Mt ESQ O'Clock
n. m, the British again attacked ct
taining on this occasion the Adsz9
Beugneux itself and the woods near
it. They were subjected to a very
heavy machine gun fire and indirect
bombardment,- while all yesterday thu
ncighbOrhood of Rozoy was black
with the smoke of the bombardment
At present the line runs from the
north of Grand-RoZoy just south OF
BcugncuX and west OF Cramois"llc.
] learned the German Losses had
been terrible. In Oulchy-le Vile an
entire stan was wiped out by a single
she'll During the last two days ol
fighting large number of machine
guns and an enormous quantity OF
ammunition has been found on the
ground from which the enemy was
driven.