Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-29
BRITISH OUTFLANK
/. H|NDENBURG Line
IN ARRAS SECTOR.
Scores of Additional Towns
Captured by Anglo-Ameri-.
can-French Allies.
TRAP SET FOR ENEMY M
IN REGION OF SOMME
Odds Apparently Are Heavily
Against Escape of Huns
Across River. r
POILUs ADVANCE SEVEN MILES
U. s. Soldiers Cooperating With
Frenchmcn In Effort to Oblit-
crate Noyon Salient.
POILUs ADVANCE SEVEN MILES
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The Germans facing the allied forces
from Arras to scissors everywhere are
in dire peril
On almost every sector of the battle
front the enemy line continues to crum-
BILE before the allied attack. notwith-
standing the violence, borne Of des-
peration, OF the counteronensive tac-
ties.
Near Arras the old Hindenburg line
to. the Somme the hostile line gradu-
ally Is falling back. while from the
south of the Somme to Solssons the
enemy front has literally been smashed
and the German hosts apparently are
caught in two distinct traps. escape
from which without heavy losses In
terial captured. seems almost mposst-
BILE of accomplishment.
Scores of additional towns have been
captured by the British, French and
American troops. the Americans having
entered the fray with the French
northwest OF Soissons, while all OF the
now have been hattened out and the
allies themselves have dug deeply into
the enemy's terrain.
finds himself is the triangle formed
by the sharp curve of the Somme River
with Peronne its apex and with Cuslu,
It's northern and southern bases. This
triangle Is little more than three
miles deep and six niles @ wide de-. and u In
backs toward the Somme on both tho
north and the east.
BRITISH AND FRENCH
CLOSING IN ON GERMANS.
Desperate resistance is being offered
may have time to reach haven OF
safety across the stream. but the
British are hard after their quarry, and
with the French almost up to the river
to aid them by an outfianking move
ment. 1t would seem that the odds are
heavily against the Germans
IL Il L - -yar ov,r-
the other trap. With the fall OF Chaul-
mes the French forces routed the enemy
over a front of about nineteen miles
and penetrated the region to depth at
some points of nearly seven miles.
From the north of Chaulnes to Nesle
the penetration of the french reached
Somme; southward the French advanced
along the canal Du' Nord at various!
points between Nesle and the outskirts,
of Noyon: south and southeast of Noyon'
gains also were made and Noyon and
the entire region between Nesle ana.
Soissons now are in great pocket and,
with the French pincers working hard
to close upon it, ee
The Americans are fighting with the
French northwest of Soissons in the
operation which has in view the blot.
ting out Of the Noyon sector and the
outflanking of the Aisne and the old
Chemin -des-Dames positions. Officiai
reports have the Americans and French
fighting violently with the enemy
around Juvigny and Chavigny. where
they have gained some. ground. The
Americans have successfully sustained
several heavy counterattacHs In this
region. .e
The Americans and the Germans also
are engaged in bitter battles around
Bazoches and Fismette on the Vesle.
Tho Germans endeavord to ford the
Nesle south of BaZoches, but were held
by the Americans. Likewise, an enemy
assault against Fismette was stopped.
The German official communica ton as
serts that the Americans have sur
mr. tnSf m
$50 prisoners in the battle along the
NeSle.