Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-08-21
GERMANS CONTINUE TO LOSE.
EvacuatiOns ut Some Points-At 9th.
ers Driven Before Allies.

uated their positions over a five-mile !
front to tho British north Of Albert |
while in the latter they have been
beaten back in the hill and wooded
district just north Of the Disc river
by the French.
German front line trenches at
Beaumont IIamel, Serre. Puisieux-
au-Mont and Bucquoy have been
found untenable by the enemy in the
face Of the recent activity by the
British all along the line from Albert
TO Arras, while the French have per-
severed in their violent attacks
against the Germans on the sector
which dominates the lower portion
OF the Picardy plain and the Disc
valley and have encroached further
upon the Lassigny Massif and the
Thieucourt plateau, and farther
south have captured the important
town Of Rlbecourt.
Unofficial reports have announced
the capture Of Lassigny by the
French and of ali the German posi-
'iohS UCI"ccl lHS "eSloTI OulSKlrtS
Of Bray-Sur-Somme and Etinehem
by the Australians. There is, how
ever, no official confirmation of them.
From the Somme to the Disc, ex-
cept in the latter region where the
French have made further gains, the
Germans seemingly have had further
success in holding back the allied
troops and still are in possession Of
Chaulnes and Roye, upon the cap
ture OF which the efforts of the Brit
ish and French have been centered.
On this central part Of the battle
front the enemy continues to deliver
cOunter-attacks and also has further
reinforced his line with men and
guns and Is using them without stint
to retain his positions, realizing that
their capture would spell disaster.
Huns Evacuate Positions.
London, Aug. 14.-The Germans
have evacuated their forward posi-
tions at Beaumont-Hamel, Serre
Puisieux-au-Mont and Bucquoy, ly-
ing in the region north Of Albert,
according to Field Marshal Hatg's
communication issued tonight.
French Take Ribecourt.
Paris, Aug. 14.--The town of Ribe-
court, on the road leading to Noyon
and six and one-half miles south
west Of that town, has been captured
by the French, according to the Off
'cial statement issued tonight
Allies Continue Advance.
New York, Aug. l5.--The fighting
on the Somme- Disc battle front still
continues of minor character, COM
pared with that Of the early part Of
the week, when the Germans rein
forced their line and stopped the
eastward sweep Of the allied forces.
Nevertheless, the British and
French again have been able to gain
"ground on two important sectors -
the British short distance north
west OF Roye, where they took the
villages Of Damery and Parvillers,
and the French on the southern wing
OF the battle front, where they have
captured two farms in the process Of
clearing the hilly and wooded dis
trict around Lassigny of the enemy.
Germans Continue to Fall Back.
North Of the Somme, between Al
bert and Arras. the Germans are con-
tinuing to fall back, and the British
are keeping in close contact with
them. Thus far the Germans have
definitely given up the towns Of
Beaumont-Hamel, Serre. Bucquoy
and Puisieu-au-Mont and at several
points have crossed the Ancre river,
with the British following closely on
their trail No official explanation
has yet been advanced of the retro
grade Of the Germans over this front,
but 1t is not at all unlikely that the
operations on the Somme front and
the harassing tactics the British re-
Gently have employed made the en-
emy desirous OF establishing himself
on new ground eastward, with the
Ancre river barrier between him
and his foes. At any rate, the He
buterne salient has virtually been OBJ
liberated by the retirement Of the
Germans, and seemingly they now
Will be compelled to make a read
justment OF their line between the
Somme and Arras.