Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1918-08-21
Enemy Rushes New Divisions in.
Effort to Save City From :.
p. Capture.
TWO VILLAGES TAKEN !,
6att'efronts in Picardy and Cham
payne Linked by Foch by Attack
Between Carlepont and Fonte-
noy for Nearly Two Miles. u.s

London, Aug. 21.-British troops
captured the railway station at
Roye, according to the latest news
received from the AngIo-French
battle front.
The attack by the Tenth French
army under General Manein was
brought to satisfactory concIu-
sion. All detectives were attained.
The French entered the village Of
lie Hamel, north of Ribecourt,
which represents an advance of a
mile and three-quarters.
The Germans on three important
sectors of the Western battle front
have been compelled to give up posi-.
tons of great strategic value under
the onslaughts of the British and
French troops.
In the LyS sector west of Armen-
there's, the enemy has retreated over
front of nearly. six miles, leaving the
town of Merville in British hands.
Between the Matz and Disc rivers
the French have fought their way to
the western outskirts of the dominat.
ing position Of Lassigny, and farther
south into this hill and wooded re.
gion have debouched from the Thies.
court wood and also captured the town
of Pimprez, situated in the Disc valley
on the Noyon-Compiegne road.
Around the curve in the battle line
northwest OF scissors, the French
from near Carlepont to Fontenoy on
the Aisne, distance of approximately
nine miles, have driven back the
enemy to an average depth of more
than a mile and captured several vii
lagos and 1900 prisoners.
London, Aug. 21. French forces
launching what may De described az
an extensive attack. have broker
through the German positions alone
the vital sector connecting the Marne
and Picardy battlefelds.
This attack was over a front of an
proXlmately nine miles from neal
Carlepont, east Of the Disc, to Fon
tenoy on the Aisne, about six miles
west of scissors. It is officially re
ported that an advance to an aver
age depth of 1:3 miles was made al
along the front Of attack It is re
ported from London that an extreme
penetration of two miles has beer
made
Two Villages Captured. -
The villages of Nampcel and Nouv
ron-Vingre have been captured and thu
French have reached the southern
edge of the raviDe at Audignicourt
which is between Nampcel and Nouv
ron-Vingre
Since the situation along the Aisne
and Vesle and in Picardy has seemed
to be approaching deadlock. ind:cat
ing return to the old trench warfare
of the first two years of the war, ar
attack in the sector between the Aisne
and the Disc has been expected. This
line is vital to the German positions
On each side of it. If it should be
broken the whole German defensive
scheme would be thrown out of joint.
Two Flank Moves Indicated.
While the front over which the as.
sault was launched is short compared
with those Of the Marne and Picardy
drives, the success attained by the
French appears to point to possible
ity of Marshal Foch breaking the enc
my's resistance by a flank attack in
stead of a direct assault against the
strong positions now held by the Ger
mans between Scissors and Rheims
and between the Disc and the Ancre.