Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-10
ENEMY'S BIG GUNS I
COME into ACTION
ALONG ENTIRE Line
French Only Short Distance
From ST. Quentin
and La Fere.
THOUSANDS OF QUICK-FIRERS
DEFEND ST. GOBAlN FOREST
Teutons Try to Hamper Progress
of Petain's Army on
Aisne Sector. .- %
YIELD GROUND IN FLANDERS
Ludcndorff Removes All His Artil.
lery to East of Lys ] a,,,,.
River. s
YIELD GROUND IN ELANDBR
Ludcndorff Removes All His Artii.
lcry to East OF Lys 49,
River. 80
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The Germans have markedly stifrened
their resistance against the allied ar
mics from the region of Arras TO
Rheims. but their efforts to ward or
further encroachmerts into the terri
tory they are now holding have failed.
All along The front the German big
guns are violently In action. while
machine guns in vast numbers are be-
ing used in front OF strategic points
which the allies are endeavoring Ito
gain. Nevertheless, the British have
dug more deeply into the sector south
west of Camorai. capturing important
positions on the tour-milc front be-
tween the Iavrincourt wood and Pic
zicre, regainnE their old trench POSI-
tons dominating Gouzeaucourt and
capturing Gouzeaucourt wood. .tS.&
TO the south the F'rench are only
are AT the gates of La Fere. On tnia
last-uamed sector the French daily
are enlarging their turning movement
quest Of which would remove the
greater barrier to an allied advance in
force eastward toward Laon in an out
llanking movement. against both the
Aisne and Chemin -dcs-DameS positions
of the enemy. " 4-
GERMANS OFFER -S,5.
DETERMINED, REINSURANCE
The Germans here and northeast OF
SotSSonS also are Offering most dc.Sr-
mined resistance against the French
rcali King that should General Mangtn's
strategy prove successful the entire
German line eastward TO Rheims neces-
sarily would bc compelled to undergo
machine gins and guns OF larger cal1r
ber are roaring away asainst,., .hc
French, both from the, St Gobainsfor-
est end the plateau above the Ailette
River. northeast of SoiSsons. 4e,
Along the Aisnc the Germans arc
still endeavoring TO retard the advance
the stream. p'obably in order toFgiye
their main army "a chance TO make Its
way unin,peded northward 4. case OF
Laon. IA maneuyer which seems in the
making by Marshal Foch's forces.
here and also along the Aisne front;
where tho Americans are tightipE
ai1ngsidH N, ,;l, the French; . ,., ,,.s,;; ,s;
by the s;crn,nns to the three hinEeSot
their line--in Flanders. northeast OF
SoisSons and around Rheims. s';-rj,
\ break through at either point by
the allies would spell disaster to tho
enemy.
nntTiSM ADVANCE NEARLY .
MILE AROUND WYTSCHtt3TE
Therefore, the German high com.
mand Is buttreSains them for cventu.
aiities. In FLANDERS the German strat.
egy seems 10 be the obneratioR ,sot
Particularly is this noticeable along -tr,e
lyS River south of Ypres. where tie
Germans are rsrorted TO have removed
the river, and little TO the notIh
around Wytschaete, where the British
and apparently with slight opposition
The concentration of artillery of all
calibers, Including machine guns. and
large bodies of men in the region OF
Soissons. where every nook and Granny
of the rolling country contains hordcs
of defenders. proves the Importance tho
an m. In, hDl t,,,~ 1 L.
while nothing is being left undonc in
the region around Rheims to strengthen
IN gun and man power the German
apparently realize are soon to come.
After virtually two months Of hard
fighting, In which from Arras to the
been worsted. General Foch has given
no outward indication that he Is TO
sreaser ns e5%ans eor,on ots essatsns sps
fensivc system In the battle zone nj.
ready has been dsnnoiishea Or is W II, the ui
nnienabie Iess tRah irty ee'mS miIes mass 'ss
the old Hindenburg line rema In Intact.
This is from tho southwest of Can,brsi
are virtually upon It at distances Fang.
ing fronSa: half mile to six mIIesssa.
the the, fa,rttest point. where the RritisTS
quentin When the drive began. 81
Quentin was thirty eight miles distant
from the allied front - ".
BATTLE OF ST. QUENTIN $50.
.sWtLL BE SHORT ONE
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&, sa!F 'i to ssnt,a he shss ne. full swing bids
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dor fHsn mas +. onesma'rs sea,'1 ,9gtwitted Lhdeh
Snwark OF the ~ Hindsnbbussss dEsab ssniEas 1Ins
seems doomed to fall3lto, the French
bsf9re bsi, as,S aG,SSthsE night settles upon tue
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