Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-24
BRITISH AND FRENCH
CONTINUE T0ATTACK
AT SEVERAL POINTS
Enemy Gets Worst of Every
Encounter Along Fifty
Mile Front.
HAIG'S FORCES CAPTURE
TOWNS SOUTH OF COJEUL
Compel :Boches to Yield Ground
After Suffering Tremcn-
dous Losses. ia
ARRAs-ALBERT ROAD CROSSED
Take Chuigncs and Prepare to Out
flank Both Chaulnes
and Bray. 2gss,i
ARRAs-ALBERT ROAD CROSSED
(By Associated Press. 7

over the ffty-mile battle front from
mo region of Arras to the north OF
soissons the German armies are meet :
ing with defeats. which apparently
spell disaster. Everywhere the Brit
ish and French forces have continued
on the attack the enemy has been san
suinarily worsted. And the end of his
trials is not yet in sight.
10 the British over the thirty miles
Oh the lighting zone. from the Cojeul
HiVer' southeast of Arras. to Lihons,
south or the Somme. numerous towns
rave fallen and enemy territory mas
been penetrated to a depth of several
miles. Where the French are nphtinr
between the Matz River and the terri.
tory north Of scissors. additional good
velooment Of Noyon nd' and tho m 5ns Feneral sa1l
maneuver which seeks to crush or drive
9st fween the nc GeSmans from the salient be-
70 put INTO jeopardy the entire German
linS TIM running to Rheims.
Germans brought up large numbers Of
tnesf II st,l e.,snforcements . In an endeavor
their eorts Mers si Without 90 Avail aWFmtss, Whe4s,
they were able ,momeptariiy to mold
back @ their. .oncoming foes, the Germans
demanded. And they paid a teprfpie
price In men killed. wounded or made
prisoner for their temerity. asaty=,
70
CROSSED BX nItITISH TROOPS
The entire Arras- Albert road has
been crossed e, : sss by the British; The
.ansgs saw hed whsrs the
the British pushed through them go-
places were, Ach!et lie Grand. where
aghti%s has nbss been In progress for ssy-
be1, and The tafne #
Achict-l -le-Grand and, farther east. or
the town Of Bihucourt. gives Haig n
from which the raiiway Sse and Sei%ms hssSmas
runs eastward to Cambral Farther
south the old fortress OF Thiepyal is
pitulation must follow.
Friday night saw the British stand
OF the somme they were holding Chuig-,
nolles and Chuignes and had thrown
s souh mnd on
north.
LITTLE FIGHTING IN $3.50
NEIGHBORHOoD OF RoYE.
Midway of the battle line south of
little nshting. the allied commander
%nss @ hs ArTas a sns
movement which is likely to compel the
Germans to seek refuge behind the
have to be given here automa tically
in order to save large numbers of men.
guns and SuDplteS from capture.
With the continuance of the French
drive from the Matz River around
the bend in the line to the north of
Soissons.. however, particularly north
of Soissons, the Germans still within
the lower portion OF the, old salient
apparently are on dangerous ground
The French are still busily engaged
In their drive in this region. They have
crossed the Divettc River. near Evri-
court, and at several other points have
forded the Ailette and the Disc, and
north OF Soissops are standing east OF
Bagneux. end to the west OF Crecy-
au-Mont. \ swift turning movement
across the Oise from the latter region
would be likely to work havoc with
the Germans In this sector.
Although the Americans at tho COM
mencement OF the Somme offensive
were brigaded with the British along
the northern bank of the Somme, no
mention OF their having taken part in
the fight is made. 1t is probable that
they have been moved to some other
portion Of the battle front from which
Marshal Foch contemplates another
smash at the enemy.