Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-09-06
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strength OF the OHpnslNe lle bTlllsn,
French and United States troops are
throwing against the German armies
from Arras TO the region OF Scissors.
The British have advanced their
lines materially in the famous Lys
sector apparently withou; much eff
for; on the part OF the foe TO restrain
them
The latest French official communi.
cation records the capture by the
French Of Chavigny three miles 10
me northwes, Of ChuffeS. a mile and
half north Of Scissors. and the en-.
Try into The outskirts OF Group, a short
distance northeast.
The French have crossed the Ailette
river a Chaps-des Danes.
The French have crossed the Ca.
nal du Nord al several places in the
region north Of Noyon. and have ad.
vanced materially in the direction Of
NoyonH Ham railroad
a royal decree has been issued call.
ing to the colors recruits Of the classes
Of 1900 1901 and 1902 in Greece and
Macedonia.
The Americans are fighting with the
French northwest OF scissors in the
operation which has in view the blot.
ting our OF the Noyon sector and the
outaanking OF the Aisne and the old
Chemindes Danes positions
Official reports say that the French
and Americans are fighting violently
with the enemy around Juyigny and
Chayigny
In swift advance in one day, GOV.
ering more than six miles at certain
points, the French troops south Of he
Somme recaptured forty villages.
The left bank OF the Somme has
been reached between Cizancourt and
Nesle, as well as the west bank OF the
Canal Dunerd. between Nesle and
Noyon
The German retreat north OF the
Ayre river has been far more speedy
since the fall OF Chalnes than previ.
ously.
The Germans around the Avre river
when they commence their retreat
were harassed by their own mustard
gas shells which they left behind and
which are being fired from German
guns BY French gunners.
Says Vladivostok, Russia, dis.
patch: The enemy in considerable
numbers attacked desperately along
the Ussuri front All the allied forces
participated in the fighting except the
Americans Upwards of three hun.
bred of the enemy were killed The
Japanese bore the brunt of the fight.
ing
Entente allied and Czecho,Slovak
patrols in vladivostok, Russia, have
succeeded in disarming all the Rus
sian volunteers who reyolted and who
had gone over to Lieutenant General
Horvath. the anti.Bolsheviki military
leader in eastern Siberia.
Numerous towns. villages and ham
lets have fallen into the hands Of the
British and French. the Germans being
able only 10 delay the allies when
they have Knocked for admittance TO
the German line.
Frenzied counter attacks by the Ger
mans have failed to hold back the
British and French armies.
The British are reported unoffcially
to have reached the western outskirts
OF Thilloy in the nipper movement
they are carrying out against Ba-
paume
In the region around Arras the Brit.
ish now are well astride the roads
leading to Douai and Cambria.
Late reports say the British are at
the gates Of Peronne.
The backbone of the German resist.
ance is reported by the French to have
been severed.
While the Germans were busily en-.
gagged in defending themselves against
the attacks Of the British and French
armies from the Ancre river to the
region of Scissors, Field Marshal Haig
struck another surprise blow over a
new front north of the old battle zone
The new offensive was launched from
the east Of Arras, on the Scarpe river,
and southwark to Coieul All along
he front the British pressed forward.
1t some places to depth Of more
han two miles, and captured a half
iozen or more villages, among them
Guemappe and Wan
,ourt