Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-08-14
1900 Prisoners, Over 200 Guns.

ouO prisoners uaQ Deen captured Dy
the allies in the Somme drive up to
noon to-day. According to advices
this afternoon more than 200 guns
also have been taken
The Franco British advance on the
front south of the Somme has reached
| maximum depth of II miles, ac-
cording to news received here shortly
after noon to-day.
The Canadians, the advices state,
| have taken the town of Beaufort, two
| and a half miles southwest Of Roz-
ieres.
The Australians are fighting fur
| ther north, along the SOmme.
Small parties of Germans are re-
| ported to be still in Rosieres, three
| and one-half miles west of Chaulnes,
| but the British are all around them
and their life as lighting men prob
| ably will be short
The figures of 1900 prisoners
taken embraces the number that had
been accounted. or these the French
reported that they had taken more
than 1000, while the British total at
noon was more than $4,000. The
French have been doing good work
to-day on the south of the new drive
and probably have taken many addi-
tlOiai prisoners tnere.
The present advance has already
had an important effect upon the
strategic situation. German forces
at Montdidier are now in a very un-
comfortable salient, with only one
line of railway to supply them and
that line under cross-fire from allied
guns.
Germans Retire in Haste.
|
Aug. 9.--The British and French di-
visions have gained more ground in
the great battle raging in the Am
iens-somme district. The latest re-
ports appear to show the Germans
are retiring in great haste.
Canadian troops have captured
Warvillers. about two and half
miles south Of Roseres, while the
French have taken Arvillers, to the
southwest Of Warvilers and seven
miles from Roye. The Germans cap
| tured Chipilly, north Of the Somme,
by strong counter attack to-day.
Anne Iican Troops Capture Fismette.
Paris. Aug. 9.-American troops
have captured the village Of Fismette,
on the north bank of Vesle river, a
short distance northwest of Fismes.
! 'i'i 'ho 'iiiaSc tHoy LUX 1UU PITS
oners.
| Americans Sccre Air Victory.
With the American Army on the
Vesle, Aug. 10.--ln q battle in the
air between twelve German and five
American airplanes, Lieut.. Walter
Avery, Of Columbus, Ohio, and Har-
old Buckley, Of Agawam, Mass, each
brought down German. There were
| q mn ario
Montdidier Falls to Allies.
| With the British Army in France,
Aug. 1O.-North Of the Ancre the
British have firmly established their
positions and are pushing out patrols
toward Braye.
The Germans throughout the day
were retiring all along the line, en-
deavoring to save whatever they
could as the French launched their
new attack against Montdidier.
The French attack to-day resulted
In the taking of Montdidier. This
movement Is considered as most sig
niicant, as the allies now have pene-
trated far into the enemy lines In the
Amiens district. The Germans are
retreating rapidly out Of the pockets,
OF which Montdidier was the apex.
The Americans and British now
| nave advanced beyond their object
ives north Of the Somme. The whole
OF the Chipilly spur Is in their pos
session after fighting of the most des-
perate character. The casualties Of
the Americans were no more than was
to be expected, considering the bit
terness Of the fighting.
Rapid March Made.
OF
| Americans and British fought for the
spur now are available. In order to
go over the top at the appointed time
the Americans were forced to make
rapid march, in the last part of which
they ran, 80 as to be in the fight.
Hurried on their way by the ad-
vancing British, French and Ameri-
can troops on the Amiens-Somme
battlefield, the Germans throughout
the day retired all along the line,
attempting to save whatever they
could as the French launched new
attack on Montdidier. The elements
OF the German divisions became badly
confused in their operations through
trying to hold up the allies in their
several attacks. 1t was victorious
day for the allies, who smashed all
the Germans resistance.
Rest for Tanks.
In the American attack, the Ger
man infantry held for while and
then broke and the Americans kept
going, at some places without the as
sistance of the tanks The ground,
pitted with deep gullies, was insult
cd for tank warfare.
There were no trenches, but thin
smoke screen blowing across the
ground indicated where the enemy's