Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-19

two miles and a half east Of
NampOel, according 10 the
statement NOuVrOn- -Vingre was
captured. Seventeen hundred
prisoners, including two bat
TALON commanders we're taken
in the operation.
London. Aug. 10, 1920 r. m.-The
French Tenth army whicn attacked
the German positions between the
Disc and the Aisne last night. has
penetrated 10 an extreme depth Of
nearly two miles. Enemy machine
gunners are resisting desperately
and the German air service also is
very active.
The new French line runs from
Fontenoy to the ridge south Of
Audignicourt. From there it runs
10 Nampcel, which the French
have surrounded and extends TO
the edge of the Montague forest
1t passes about l 800 meters south
OF Carlepont and finally joins the
old line north of Tracy-lo-Val. The
-JESEEGneh .noSgs hold rather important
high ground TO the south of Audig
1icourt,
Enter lie Hamel.
French troops penetrated into
the village of lie Hamel, on the
hills west of the Disc, and north
west of Ribecourt, today. accord
ing to advices from the front. Dur
ing the fighting today the French
were on the aggressive, but made
some slight headway against the
determined German resistance be-
tween Lassigny and the Oise.
(By the Associated Press).
Launching what may be describ-
ed as an extensive local attack. the
French on Sunday evening broke
through the German positions
along the vital sector, connecting
the Marne and Picardy battle
fields
Capture LOO Germans.
This attack was over a front OF
approximately nine miles from
near Carlepont, seast of the Oiss.
| to Fontenoy, on the Aisne, about
six miles west Of Scissors. 1t is
7 Off cially reported that an advance
| to an average depth of l.3 miles
was made all along the front OF
attack. A total of 1 700 prisoners
( is reported from Paris. 1t is re
/ ported from London that an ex-
treme penetration of two miles has
( been made.
! The villages of Nampcel and
| Nouvron-Vingre have been cap
| tured and the French have reached
4 the southern edge Of the ravine at
] Audignicourt. which is between
| Nampcel and Nouvron-Vingre
! Since the situation along the
| Aisne and Vesle and in Picardy
has seemed 10 be approaching a
/ deadlock, indicating a return 10
{ the old trench warfare OF the first
/ two years Of the war. an attack in
/ the sector between the Aisne and
/ the Oisne has been expected. This
| line is vital 10 the German posi-
tiOns on each side OF IL. II il
should be broken, the whole Ger
man defensive scheme would be
thrown out Of joint.
Foch TO Break Hun Defense.
While the front over which the
assault was launched is short com
/ pared with those OF the Marne and
/ Picardy drives, the success attain.
I ell by the French appears 10 point
I 10 a possibility OF Marshal Foct
/ breaking the resistance by a fans
attack instead Of a direct assault
against the strong positions now
/ held by the Germans between SO.
/ issons and Reims and between ths
( Oisne and the Ancre.
Tho region in which the attach
was made is quite rough and woulC
seem to be well adapted TO defeu
| siye warfare. It is iuter-Circlet
by ravines of some depth and ha.
high wooded ridges here and there
/ IL is an extension of the hilly dis
trict along the Oisne, where sayag,