The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-08-23
GERMANS ARE FoNcEp SACK ~
NUMEROUS PLACES IN SPITE
or RESISTANCE
TANKS HOLDING TERRITORY
Gas and Explosive Shells and Airpisns
Ber,hs Being sho~ered on Amer.
,csn and French Armies N
sector North Of Vesie

tNwr Review faf August l'l
Evidently IL ~ oei ia The plans o.
HE entente allies 10 leave the Ger
mans secure in their p,1ss~S-if5i al
the lin. they now hold III the region
between the somlne and The ois@- Al
huigh the front from thr south Of
The Sn4nfns rase chauinrs aud run
nlng through Koye 80 Soyon has been
studded with fresh retnforeeInents aud
nnum.rabl- guns. the Germans again
have been forced 10 give ground AMI
81 points where seemingly their de
Tense ssson must erumpie aud the re-
great eastward he resumed.
French and Canadian troops Friday
hight between Eoyencaurt aud i.8n-
aurt, on from Ut about ltrec
niles. had fought their way west OF
Rove until they were virtually knock.
ng at The door of the town which II
me of the keys jo the positions of the
herman defense To- I'iearsiy. while "a
he immediate Horih british trpoIs
we're still Ia possession nf iiamrr,
snd i'arsili.rs following heavy Ger
man counter attacks. West of Roye
The allied Hue ~ now only scnnl
nile and quarter distant. Adding
materially % the danger III Roye bs
sir~ct assault on The part Of French
and Canadians at It's western gates
and froin Thanking manenyer by the
British on the northwest. the French
awe carried out successfully an nd
smnr- af five Miles 10 thu south which
s.eiulsgiy lays the town open 10 u
turning inns @nacnt from the ioges
sood, which has been penetrated
deeply. M, alone. however j. Roye
teDared ny this later advance, but
iebauehina from III. woods south.
sualth.nsiward the French are In u
position ~ ousfinnk i.assIguy and.
with the French troaps IN the Disc
valley near Hiheeaurt, also strategy.
snliy placed, To begin il railing up
prne~ps which, If successful. would
shllternte The hills and wooded country
naw standing as barrier 10 the cap
l,Fe of Noyen
Allied Position Better.
Taken altcgesher the position ~ The
"A
rat Is materially better than II has
h~.n for several days
The retirement Of The Germans on
parts Of The northern front continues,
bu, these naneuyers as yet lack def
Mite explanation. Following closely
upon the evacuation Of front line posi-
iions north If Albert has come an
ather voluntary REIMBURSEMENT OF
trenches In the fss sector. The VII.
lug~ III vieux Berauin has he.n given
up and ground aver trent of about
nine miles so depth ~ from enc Ia
swa miles has been eehed without
fighting. All the way between In
nassee canal and Ynres The Germans
stiii ARE exhibiting signs Of nervous.
,,ess and daily ARE hon,bardiug the
british trent heavily.
Dsluos vanks With shsila.
Along the y.sie river front the
Germans are deluging French aud
American positions with shells. gas
psuieetliv~ ard bombs from airplanes.
hut their effnrfS have gune for nanght
81 far as causing REIMBURSEMENT
NJ Tertiary i concerned, American
sslatars are husity engaged Ia bomb
Ing operations behind the German
lines. especially against the bridges
leading nerthwagd aerosS the Alsne
river. American artillery also Il pay.
lng strict attention To- the areas be-
hind the line to harass the Germans
on the nlher hattie fronts little
fighting af mum.nt Is taking plaee,
although ~. Italians have been forced
b sustain several counter attacks hs