The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-16
Canadians Take Villages
Northwest Of Roye, While
British Line South of the
Somme River Has Been
Slightly Advanced

LONDON. AuE. l5---'rh" HHuar;ans
have taken lhc villages "r famrry AMI
I,arviIiers. Il shnr; ,IiSlanc" northwest
uf Rnyc. according Iu Fl"ld Nnrshhl
lIaigS official communication. iSSGrd
his evening. The British line s"h'r-
east rf rrnyart. Just south "f tn"
:'rmnlr. has oo"n advanced n short
distance.
PARIS. nuE. l"--Furih"r gains
have been made ly thr French in tn"
wooded region between tho Maiz and
O.*" river, and just north of the 'hs".
near Eil"cuur'. according "a the
French official communication. issued
,hi.s evening. For IN" most part h"w-
ever. IT." operations har" h"cn 81 Il
minor cha rarirr.
MERLIN. Aug. l6.--AdmiSSt"n ,hni
the Germans have cvGrua'"d posi-
lions n~ar pulSlruN and Beaumont
Hamcl. which Ii" Ia tho north "' NJ
bert is made IN the German official
COMMUNICATION issued to-day
l.uNHnN. Aug. l5.~--Th' rr"p'rl!"n
or the German losses /" .ih"S" "f III"
allies sine" August \. .S Sr"at"r than
al any other period "f the war. II WAS
announced here l"-niEht II ~ ;Hd
that the total allied ca$GaliIrS prob
nhly will not II" as large a$ tn" num-
hrr Of Germans taken prisoners.
Germans Fall Back.
WITH THE BRITISH ARMY n
FRANCE. Aug. li.--Nu"n.---'By the As
sociatrd Press. l--Alh"rI is still h"t.
strongly by the GGrmans british pa
trolls. IN entering th" town. w"r" nr"'
upuu from ia" .Nlbrri Cathedral.
General interest in Tn" situation along
|, .N,i
the nurlhward. whore il is c"nGrrnr'
that tho t;"rInanS are "NLcuniing SUrii
OF their forward positions. B"aumont-
Ilmrl. S.rrn. Euruu"y and ru*i"rN-nn
Mont have been abandoned. Hritisl
rn;ruls rrnss"d the Anrr" nt Arth"'li
and AvrlIy. north "r Albert. last nigh;
and went some distance hcfvr. they w"r
tired upon.
II will hn remembered that III" G"r1na'
retirement in February. iHl'. to the Hin
denburs line was immediately pT"r"d"'
hv slight local rrlirrinrntS. SGrh as nav
been mad. north "f Albert.
The mystery now - whether som
such plan j. being carried ont hy III
enemy. Il is tru" IN" %iiTation sh"u'
H. clarified III u short time.
Along ihr ncw S"'rmr battlefront
JuInt still rnut!nu'$ except for rathc
Increased artillery activity n s"r"ri'
points.
Throughout ihS section "f France
and especially at AmI"rS. f"i" of d'
llvrranrr from tho menace of III" Cor
mans waS celebrated tU-day. Amid IN
sandhagS piled about III" sthtuarE an
debris caused by German shells. Toy
nld-Iirn" residents Of Ami"nS. Il group "
Hr,l Cross nurses and som" lrirish an
iii ~ -
Arut.,Is' grrut cathrdral for service.
II w,s a Most impressive {, r"monl
The altar was drruru,cd with ;h" flag
nr France. Great lsritain and ihr Init"
S,,t.s Tho war tim" congregation 81
Ir,wc,u the ~r.a: piles nf sundays "
;; ,..:r end ur II" giant structure. 'r"n*
smIdirr4 sang IL the choir.
=, i.>,,nsfvr damage was don" !" III
cdi,jrc Ivy German shells during III
nnruhard;ucni Of Ami"nS. Many h"auti
fu, ,cinLnvs have hr"1 &n!HSh-d and on
shell rrrrtrarrd In.. roof and hurst n"a
tho cntr:ucr severely wr"ckinE tina
part "f the gigantic church.
No Developments.
WITH TIE BRITISH ARMY J.
! FRAME. .Aug. l".--'RE III" AS&""El'r
Press. 80 T. M.-Th"r" have been II
further .trikInE Developments today /
! ,h,. ,,itnatiun "il tn" new S"iltm" hhttlf
Jrnut. or immediately north "f II. wh"r
tho Germans have been cNacnaiinE "a
-:Inrrd posts IN manner Solne"hH
siui;pr 10 that preceding their with
lrawaI last ,.rar tn tho liiudrnburg linz
Th" enemy seems /" hH in some fore
along The new front Sonth or III
sormr. where nc has been driven by tn
allied armies His principal force seem
. L.. l>t,,nor rbaulDpS and Rove