Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-23
BAP PAUME NEAR FALL,
CAPTUHE WOULD D Be
DISASTER FOR HUN
Germans Retiring From Noyon
Roye Lost Importance; Its Roads
Are Under Allied Guns.
REAPING FRUITS OF DRIVE
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Paris. Aug q The Allies are reaplng
the fruits of victories of July i8 and
Aug in the present critical situation IL
which the German command finds itself
The German retirement around \ovon.
| IT Is held here Is the logical consequence ~
those victories The enemy Is Obliged
20 throw in his hest troops 20 save himself
| from disaster In the north and IN the
south the Allies arc dashinR upon the
Germans and picking up prisoners and
| booty. sometimes getting in 70 the main
! enemy defence positions.
General Mangn5 pressure between
| August Is and 20 resulted IN the capture
of more than 10000 prisoners and on the
22d nc forced the enemy to beyond the
Alctte
In the north the British third army has
pushed the Germans 50 dangerously near
Bapaume that the German command ms
found II necessary 10 counter-attack in
force The loss Of Fapaume would
amount to q disaster, according TO opinion
here
The front from lasslgny 70 tho Somme
remains stationary Expected fall Of
Roye has not yet occurred. but Royc has
lost It's Importance now that all the roads
leading to II are under the fire OF the
French artillery and uscless 10 the enemy
The Franco-Brltish successes Thursday
increased the menace to Rove and Noyon
and rendered their fall near, says the Echo
de Paris. 1t adds that Paris has been
made safer by the operations Of the army
of Gen Humbert and that Scissors has
been made more secure by the capture oil
Pommicrs and Nauxrezis.
Between the Oise and the Aisne French
troops advanced their lines during the
night TO Guny and Pont St Mard, lust
south of the Ailette river. They hold
the right banks of the Oise and the Ailette
from Sempigny to the railroad west OF
Coucv-lc-Chatcaf, says todays war Of
fee statement The text reads
During the night there was violent
bombardment between the region of
Beuvraignes south of Roye) and the
Oise, notably at Plemont, PaSscl and
Chirv-Ourscamp.
I'VE hold the southern banks of the
Oise and the Ailette from Sempigny to
the railroad st Coucy-le-Chsteau
East of Selens, French troops carried
their lines as far as the outskirts OF
Guny and Pont-St. Mard
"The night was calm on the rest of the
front"
London, Aug. ga battle is being
fought on the line between Lihons, south
of the Somme TO the Cojeul river, south
west of Arras, front of more than twenty
five miles, says today's war Office state
ment The British troops are making
progress at a number of points, the
statement says, and adds that two enemy
attakcs east of Beaucourt were repulsed
during the night.
On the Lys front, the statement SAYS,
the British line was slightly advanced
cast of lie Touret, northwest of Nelrf
Berquin and east of Outtersteen, The
taxt reads
Fighting is taking place along virtual
~ the whole front between L4ihons, south
of the Somme and the Cojoul river, Our
troops are reported making progress at IA
number of points.
During the night the enemy twice at
tackled our positionw in tho neig ghborhood
of bailhsoourt farm east of boaueourt.
He was upulsed,
"On the Lys front our line has been
advanced shghty east of lie Touret.
northwest of Neuf Berquin, and east Of
Outtortoen.
"A hostile attack northweat Of Railieui
broke down before our positions"