The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-22
FRENCH TROOPS
VI IN LASs|GNY,
AND 70. TOWNS
Mangin Sweeps Forward East
and West of Disc.
FIFTEEN MILES GAINED
Flankne of Noyon and Fall OF Roye
Are Expected to Follow Man
gins Successes.

{ gins Successes.
Paris, Aug. 22.--The German troop
we're forced back over q twea'ymiie
front to depth of from one to two
miles from Lassigny to the Alette
river during the night, the war once
announced. The French have reach
ed the Disc on six mile front east
of Noyon, their line extendiay from
Sempigny to Bretigny.
Paris, Aug. 22-The Allied ariaics
captured over one hundred thousand
prisoners since July Is, says Echo DE
Paris. The sound of heavy cannon
firing was heard clearly in Paris ear
ly today.
n Berlin, Aug. 22--It was officially
announced Wednesday that since Au-
gust over five hundred allied ta ks
have been captured Or destroyed he
tween Ancre and Ayr.
London, Aug. 21-Continuing their
attacks in the territory northwest OF
scissors, the troops under General
Mangin today took Lassigny and ad
vanced over front of fifteen miles,
piercing the German lines at some
points TO q depth of five miles.
1t has been the general opinion Of
military commentators that the fall
OF Lassigny would mean that of
Roye (the important German base to
the north) as well.
Southeast of Lassigny the French
by gaining a footing in Plemont and
Chiry-Ourscamps menace the Ger
man hold on the valley OF the Di.
yette.
Further east, across the Disc,
Mangin's forces have reached the
river from the south between Sem.
pigny and Pontoise, and are within a
mile Of the city.
Within the area OF reconquered
territory, which extends nearly to
Scissors. the French have in the last
twenty-four hours driven the Ger
mans from about twenty villages
With the French Armies, Aug. 21.-
General Mangins advance, continued
today, is big with promise for the i'm
mediate future. The progress that
had been stayed for brief period
about noon yesterday, as the German
divisions, broken by the first shock
were stiffened by reserves, was re
sumed in the afternoon, and by night
the French left occupied Choisy Hill
more than four hundred feet higher
than the low plain down to the Disc
The night brought little fighting
save in the region of Vezaponin
where the enemy launched a violent
butabortive counterattack.
Today the French took the village
of La Pommeraye on the northern
slope of Choisy and reached the Oise
along the main road from Bleran
court to Noyon.
The salient formed by the Oours
camps Forest and the Carlepont
Wood cannot long remain in enemy
hands. Indeed, 1t was reported las
night that the evacuation had already
begun Operations will thus be ia
cilitated against the Dreslincour
massif, across the river, which Gen
eral Humbert's progress furthe
west menaced considerably before
and the line can thus be re-estab
llshed as It was before the Chemil
des Danes battle, not only at yer.
small expense in lives, but in tn
face of resistance that has cost tn
enemy more than 10000 prisoners
the loss Of valuable material, an,
further depreciation OF his morale
II is worth emphasizing that tn
whole operation has been less sci
arate battle than second phase O
the movement initiated by the Allie
Aug. 8. Though the progress wa
slow after that first rapid advanc,
IL nevertheless has been continuou.
II more piecemeal
Foch's tactics are "nibbling." plu
an occasional bite, Yesterday stroli
was bit, but that does not nea
that the allied generalissimo lack
the caution that inspired Ioffre
historic saying.
Daring strategist as Foch is. an
swift as he has been to strike If N
enemy shows a weak point in h
armor. he knows the real factors
the situation far too we'll to nir
himself rashly into a colossal ma
offensive for which certain armcha
critics are clamorlng. Though Il
Germans are much depressed al
weakened they still possess equal
II not superiority Of effectives, al
IT would be folly to fall into the san
error Of overconhdence that caus
Hndenberg's downfall on the ban
OF the Marne.