Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-15
LASSlGNY PLACED IN
DANGEROUS POCKET
BY FRENCH ADVANCE
London, Aug. l5.-(3:55 p. m.)-The Ger
mans have retired from one to two miles along the
salient north of Albert German forces have

=. German forces have
started to withdraw from
Serie, seven miles north
of Albert. The British
are steadily going forward in that re-
eion and the Germans are believed to
have evacuated Beaumont Hamel,
Puisieux and Bucquoy.
The withdrawal from Serie may in.
dicate that the Germans plan to fall
back behind the Ancre river in or
de- 70 straighten their lines.
The War In Summary.
Concentrating their pressure
upon the tanks the allies are steadi-
ly wiping out the great salient Gre
atcd BY the German drives between
ArraS and the Disc river on March
81 and June 8.
For the first time big scale from
tai attacks against the Germans
between the Somme and Ayre riv-
ers have ceased.
Meanwhile the British are slowly
encirc.ing Albert while the French
ara throwing ring of bayonety
around Lassigny, one of the two
great key positions on the German
left flank.
In the Lassigny sector the Ger
mans are flowing back to the north
banks OF the Divette river leaving
the rear guards heavily supplied
with machine guns, in an effort to
check the French advance.
The whole German front is wob-
blinS with the allies pressing clos
e. and closer to Bray, Chaulnes and
Roye
The German retirement on the
right flank. north of Albert is still
in progress with advance guard of
British cavalry giving the retiring
Teutons no rest
1t is likely that the Germans In
this north zone plan to fall back
upon the high ground thanking the
eastern side of the Alhert.Arras
railway. sI1
During the first week of the An
glo-French offensive in Picardy
30,34' German prisoners were cap
turei according to official figures
maze public today.
They'll Accept-But What7
London, Aug. 15.--Germany Will
not refuse any reasonable peace pro
posals, according to Admiral Noi
Hintlc, German Foreign Secretary
sal, Reuter- dispatch from Amster
dam today
The dispatch quoted the Germal
Foreign Secretary as saying
There can be no question OF re
fus'l by Germany Of reasonable peac
proposals.
Hebtuerne Bulge Zone.
London, Aug 15.~-(3:l5 p. m)-
The German salient which bulge
into the British lines in the Hebtuern
sector, north Of Albert, has practica
! ly disappeared the Reuter- correspoi
/ dent telegraphed this afternoon
Aid Armenians.
Port Said, Egypt, Aug. 15.--Thr
the efforts OF American agents thou
ands Of Armenian refugees are b.
ing brought across the desert t
Port Said and aided here by th
American consulate.
Italians Press Foreward.
Washington, Aug. l5.--lntense a
! tillery fire is going on in the moul
famous region on the Italian ron
Rome cables to the italian embass
said today.
The Italians have occupied the sun
mits OF Val Lagerina and Montel
and are holding them in the face
heavy and continued enemy artiller
fire, the cable stated
Sinks y. S. Skooner.
! Washington, Aug. i5--The schoo
err Dorothy Barrett WAS attacked !
a German submarine yesterday afte
noon near the north end light sh
vi Camp May, New Jersey, the na'
department announced today. n
crew abandoned the vessel whic
soon burst into flames and was bur
ed TO the waters edge.
Huns Lose 100000 Men.
Paris, Aug, l5.--Henry Bidou. Il
military commentator, in an artic
today says that conservative est
mate of German losses since July |
Us about $4,000 dead or woundt
and 10000 prisoners.