The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-09-05
VeSle River Crossed
and The Chapitre
Woods Taken
Jumencourt Is Under Fire
and Franco American
Forces Have Penetra-
ted Buoy Long
and Clemecy.

Paris, Sept. Announcement that
allied detachments along the Vesle
river front have crossed the river at
several points, and that the French
and American forces are already in
the western outskirts of Courcy-Le-
Chateau, was made by the Paris War
Office today.
In general the French and American
advance in the Noyon-Soissons region
continues.
Chapitre Woods Taken.
Late yesterday and during the night
we continued to push the enemy east
of Canal De Nord between the Ailette
and the Aisne rivers says the COM
munique.
I'VE took Chapitre Woods northeast
of Chevilly and further to the south
we took Busy.
French Nearing GrisoIies.
"Our advancing elements are pursu-
ing the enemy and are nearing Girls.
Giles ten miles north of Noyon and
Busy is about one and one-half miles
west of Grisilles.
North of the Ailette we carried out
lines into the western outskirts of
Couchy-Le Chateau and Jumencourt
one mile northeast of Coucy-Le Chat
eau.
Bruey-Le Long Penetrated.
ITO the south we progressed behind
Luilly three miles south and slightly
east of Couch-Le-Chateau and reached
the outskirts of Clemecy and Bray and
penetrated Bucy-Le-Long. These three
towns lie from three to four miles in
northeasterly direction from Sois-
sons"
chauny-Laon Railway Crossed.
By John De Gandt, Paris, Sept. 4,
P. M-Towards Guiscard, five miles
north by east of Noyon, the French
cavalry this morning pushed the Ger
mans back according to reports re-
ceived here late today.
The enemy is Withdrawing from
the line back of the north canal. In
the region of Jumecourt north of
Scissors, the Chauny-Laon railroad
has been passed. The French troops
are now progressing towards Aisney-
.Le-Chateau along the Ailette rived.
General Mangin is reported to be
advancing along the Paris-Hirson
and the scissors railroad.
Pressing Lady's High Way.
Paris, Sept. 4:10 a. m.--General
Mangin's troops have reached the
edge of the Vauxaillon table land, and
are gradually progressing towards the
Lady's High Way, according to official
statements to the Journal today.
Yauxaillon itself is one and one-half
miles to the east of the allies line
above scissors. Progress by the
French continues in an effort to out
flank the German positions along the
Vesle and menace the new positions
of the enemy on the Lady's High
Way.
Field strewn With Dead.
With the American Armies in the
Field, Sept. 4.-The battle for the
plateau north of scissors has used up
some of the best divisions remaining
in the German army. Yesterdays fight
ing between Crecy-au-Mont and Leu
lily, and between Juvigny and Terny
was particularly severe.
This was evidenced this morning by
the field being strewn with dead
Prussian guards. They are piled one
on top of the other in some trenches
and long lines of them show where
the guards counter attacked five time;
in vain effort TO stem the tide OF bat
tie which was running relentlessl,
against them.
1900 Huns Taken.
Each one of these efforts adde.
largely to the loses of the Prussian
(Continned On mayo Al