Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-08-23

Of the attacks OF the British and
French.
From the region of soissons
around the curve In the front 10 the
vicinity Of IassiEny the enemy has
been visited with further heavy de.
feats, while farther north between
tho Somme river at Bray TO the
south OF Arras. Field MarAhal HaiE's
men have continued their victorious
thruats
ON no sector OF the front have the
Germans been able TO stay their foes.
who have captured large number
OF additional towns and vantage
points which In the further prose-
cution OF the offensive are OF the
utmost strategic value Nowhere Ia
the enemy being permitted 10 pause
for breath. The armies OF Halg.
Mangin and Humbert are pressing
their advantage with strength that
brooks no denial OF their efforts
Thousands Of Prisoners Taken.
Thousands Of prisoners, numerous
guns and machine guns and large
stores OF war supplies have been
added 10 the stocks already In allied
hands aa trophies for their valorous
work since the tide OF battle was
turned against the enemy by the
commencement Of General F'och's Of
fensive on the Marns July IS. To
the British alone In the past two
days OF fighting have come more
than five thousand prisoners
In new offensive begun by Haig
| from the north OF the SOmme 10 Al
/ bert an advance OF two miles east
ward already has been made over
| the six-mile front In this fighting
| the town Of Albert on tho Ancre, the
keystone OF the German defense pro-
/ tectinE the Germans north Of the
Somme, has been takenA Here the
/ British Fnade i,l0O 0erfhan prison
erH The Ancre river 90 the south
/ Of Albert WIS crossed by the British
/ In their drive. thus forming serious
menace To the enemy around Bray.
whore at last reports the Americans
were In the battle line.
Desperate resistance has been Of
! fsred TO the further eastward ad-
vance OF the British In the sector
! Immediately south of Arras, where
/ the important railroad town Of Ba
haume seems 10 be the immediate
objective. Particularly heavy fight
ing occurred at Achiet le Grand, but
although tho town charged hands
numerous times, the vantage be-
longed to the British at last accounts
Further important penetrnuons Of
the enemy line had occurred and the
British were operating weN to tho
eau OF the Bapaume-Arras railway
WedEQ Is Driven.
Under the further progress OF the
French armies from the vicinity Of
i.aasiguy TO Soiss0ns. a mighty wedge
seemingly has been dI lveu In be-
tween the armies OF General Won
Boehn and the German crown prince
over the entire front the Germans
have been further pushed back, al
some points for distances OF from
two 70 three miles and In the retro
grade movement the enemy was
forced 10 abandon large numbers Of
guns. Neyon is now all hut envel-
oped and tho hin and wooded coun-
try In this vicinity almost cleared
OF tho enemy. The Diyette river has
been reaehed and both tho Disc and
the Ailette rivers have been crossed
and the onward thrust OF the French
on the eastern end Of the line from
Scissors northward seems likely 10
bring about shortly the outtlanking
| OF the important town OF laou and
/ the forced retirement Of the Ger
mans from the Vesle river north,
ward across tho Aisno,