Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-09-05
AMERICAN TROOPS
MAKE NEW GAINS
ON TWO FRONTS
Franco-U. S. Forces Advance on
Road Toward Laon.
EXTEND GAINS IN FLANDERS
Yanks Pass Through Voormezeele and
Overcome Stiff Enemy Resistance
Gain Footing on Nesle
Heights and Capture
Prisoners.

With the British Armies in France,
Sept. 3.-The Americans have passed
through VOormeZeele in an easterly oil
rection, overcoming stiff enemy resist
ance.
Win Strong Positions.
London, Sept. 3.-Reuter's CORE
spondent at British headquarters says
he hears that the Americans, besides
taking Voormezeele, have captured
several strong positions between Voor-
mezeele and Ypres.
The Americans, says the correspond
enr of Reupters Limited, at American
headquarters in France, have so far
never yielded ground in France, and
they kept that proud record inviolate
by the successful advance on Juvigny
after three days and nights of the bit
terest fighting. The correspondent
says that the Americans encountered
stout-hearted and extremely skillful
enemy showing no signs of lowered
mOlale.
Every foot Of the way into Juvigny
had to be contested with machine gun
ners, who fought until none was left
to fight. The Americans gained ground
the correspondent adds, the heaviest
Smelling with high explosives failing
to loosen their grip, and not even II
hours later, when the Germans flooded
the valley with gas.
Yanks Firm in Belgium.
With the British Army in Flanders,
Sept. Bin their first fighting in Bel
GUM the Americans captured VOorme-
Zeele and several strong German posi-
lions in that immediate vicinity. On
their entrance iato VoormeZeele the in
vaders found that all that remained of
the town was a pile of debris, for the
shell fire had been so intense that
hardly one brick was left standing
upon another.
Artillery Opened Path for Yanks.
With the Americans North of Sois-
sons, Sept. 3.-It was American artil
lery that smashed the openings which
enabled the American infantry and the
French tanks to break through Gen
eral CarloWitz'S front east Of Juvigny,
where the enemy made a stand and
put in nine divisions on a twOmile
sector, vainly attempting to bar the
American advance toward the west
gate of the Chemin des Danes and
LaOn.
American batteries of all ca,iber
pounded the enemy positions to
pieces driving the Germans into dug
outs or causing them to scatter for
other shelter.
Franco-U. S. Troops Advance.
Paris, Sept. 3.-French and Ameri-
can troops that crossed the Canal du
Nord made further progress during
the day in the region northeast of
Nesle and gained a footing on the
Nesle heights west of Hill II, taking
prisoners, the war office announced
Between the Aisne and the Ailette
the French and Americans continued
to make progress on the plateau east
of Crecy-au-Mont and Juvigny
Despite vigorous German resistance
Leuilly, east of Crecy-au-Mont was
captured, Terny Sorny also was taken.
Further Roadway was made north
of Cruoy (northeast of Soissons).
Franco-American troops are advanc-
ing westward along the road to Laon,
the most important point behind this
section of the Hindenburg line.
All the woods between the Ailette
and Chauny and the railroad in that
vicinity have been occupied.
Yanks Take 500 Prisoners.
With the Americans North of Sois-
sons, Sept. 2.-Breaking the enemy's
resistance after "a hours of fighting,
the Americans attacked in the evening
at five o'clock, accompanied by the
French tanks.
They advanced about two miles be-
yond the Bethune- scissors high road,
taking more than 600 prisoners, bring
ing the total taken by Americans up
to more than 1000. Considerable war
supplies also were captured.
Americans were thrown into the
fighting for the first time in Belgium.
They captured VoormeZeele and i'm
portant positions between Voormezeele
and Ypres and are aiding the British
in hopping up part of Mont KENNEL
and are pursuing the retreating Ger
mans across the territory beyond.