Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-08-17
ReinforcementS and Additional
Guns Thrown Into Fighting
By Germans Do Not Stem
Advance of Allies,
KEYSTONE OF DEFENSE
IN PICARDY MENACED
French and Canadians Fight
Their Way to a Point Near
Roye, Fall of Which Would
Be a Blow to Huns.
undated War Lead by the Associated
press \

sNEtSS.
Evidently it is not in the plans of
the allies to leave the Germans secure
I'm their possession of the line between
the Somme and the Disc Although
the front from the south of the
Somme past Chaulnes through Roye
ITO Noyon has been studded with
fresh reinforcements and innumerable
guns to keep back the allied troops.
the Germans again have been forced
TO give ground.
French and Canadian troops Friday
night between Goyencourt and Lau-
court, on front OF aDout three miles.
had fought their way west of Rove
until they were at the door of the
town, keystone of the German de-
fense in Picardy. To the immediate
north British troops were still in pos
session of Damery and Paryilers
after heavy counter-attacks. West of
Roye the allied line is now only a
scant mile and a quarter distant. This
adds materially to the danger of Rove
by direct assault on the part of the
French and Canadians at its western
gates and from flanking maneuver
by the British on the northwest.
French Gain Five Miles
The French have carried o'r plc.
cessfully an advance five miles to the
south which seemingly lays the town
open to a turning movement from the
Loges wood. Not alone is Roye mer,.
aced by this later advance, but, de-
bouching from the woods southeast
ward the French are in a position to
outflank Lassigny. and with the
French troops in the Disc valley near
Ribeeourt, also strategically placed to
begin a rolling up process which. if
successful, would obliterate the hill
and wooded country now standing as
barrier to the capture of Noyon.
The position of the allied troops on
the Somme-Oise salient is materially
better than It has been for several
days past.
Hun Retreat Continues.
The retirement Of the Germans on
parts of the northern front continues
but these maneuvers as yet lack defi- |
mite explanation. Following closely |
upon the evacuation of front line po- |
sitions north of Albert. which were |
taken over by the British. has come |
another voluntary REIMBURSEMENT of |
trenches in the Lys sector The viii |
lage of VieuX Berquin has been given |
up and ground over a front of about |
nine miles to a depth of from one tc |
two miles has been ceded without |
fighting. All the way between La
basse canal and Ypres the Germans !
still are exhibiting signs of nervous |
ness and daily are bombardng the I
British front heavily with shells and |
gas projectiles.
Activity Along Vesie River.
Along the Nesle river front. the |
Germans are similarly bornbardina !
the positions held by the French and
Americans, but their efforts have
gone for naught so far as causing \ |
REIMBURSEMENT of territory is CON |
cerned. The American aviators ar, |
busily engaged in bombing operations |
behind the German lines, especially |
against the bridges leading northward |
across the Aisne river The Amerl. |
can artillery also is paying strict at
tention to the areas behind the line |
to harass the Germans.
On the other battle fronts little |
fighting of moment is taking place
although the Italians have beer
forced to sustain several counter-at- I
tacks by the Austrians in the Tonale