Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-10
HUNS STILL RETREAT
More Than 1900 Prisoners And 200
Guns Taken by Allies-British in
Railway Center of Rosieres.

! Guns Taken by Allies-British il
Railway Center of Rosieres.
| London, Aug. 10.-American troop:
are participating in the Picariy
drive, the British war office announced
today.
Cooperating with the British they
took all their objectives, including
Morlancourt, where the Germans had
made their stiffest resistance anl
held up the left wing of the allied
!rive.
Montdidier is threatened from the
southeastward by the new French
thrust.
More than $4,000 prisoners have
been taken.
The British and French drive has
been extended to front of more
.han thirty miles from the Ancre
river to south of Montdidier.
Paris, Aug. 10. (12:10 p. ny
Suddenly attacking south of Montdl-
licr, French troops have practically
surrounded the city, the French Of
fetal communique indicated today.
The new attack was made on the
,hree-mile front between Ayencourt
md lie Fretoy, the French penetra-
ING four miles northeastward to Fav-
,rolles, three miles directly east of
Montdidjer. They took 1000 prison
,rs.
In This thrust the villages of Rub
.ssourt and Assainvillers were cap
.ured.
Fighting throughout yesterday
evening and last night, the French
also continued their pressure south
ward toward Montdidier, advancing
mere than mile and taking Davens-
court. four miles north Of the city.
"French troops, operating on the
light of the British. continued their
progress yesterday evening and last
iight," the comnQnique said.
I'VE progressed eastward of ArNll-
rrs and took DavcnscoIrt.
Paris. Aug. 10.-American troops
nave captured the village Of Fismette,
IN the north bank of the Vesle river,
/ snort distance northwest of fis-
mes. With the village they took 100
prisoners.
London, Aug. 10.-An unconfirmed
.cport reaching London says the Brit
ish t.0ous are now in RoSicrcs, the
junction point of the north and south
railroad line midway between Montd'-
der and Albert.
Canadian troops have captured
Wavillers. about two and hall
miles south of Roseres, while the
French have taken Aryillers, to the
southwest Of Warvil,ers and seven
miles from Roye. The Germans re,
captured Chipilly, north of the
.woWar- Somme,cap i D.. dorr hol
Sommc. by a strong counter-attac!
! today.
London. Aug. 1n.-More than II,
900 prisoners have been captured b!
the Allies in the Somme drive up t.
noon yesterday according to advice
yesterday afternoon.
More than 200 guns also have beer
taken.
The Canadians, the advices state
have taken the town of Beaufort, tw
and . half miles southwest Of Rosie
res.
Ths Australians are fighting fur
thcr ncrth. along the Somme.
The figure Of 1900 prisoners take
embraces the number that had bee
accounted. Of these the French re
norled that they had taken NOR
than 1900, while the British total a
noon was more than 10000. Tn
French have been doing good work tc
dav on the south of the new dnV
and probably have tshep many ado
tional prisoners there
With the British Army lit Franc
Aug. 10.--It is reported that Ge-
! man divisional general has been cal
a tured il the drive. ar
c 2 soners rounded up by the BIRTHS
h cavalry divisions are coming rae
rap'tly.