Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-08-15
CAPTURE 100000
HUNS, TOO GUNS
IN GREAT DRIVE
French Take Thousands of Ger.
mans Near Montdidier.
YANKS FIGHT FOR BRAY
Petan's Army Occupying Village Three
Miles From Reye-French,, British
and American Troops Passed.
Lines Held by Germans
Before Retreat to Hin
denburg Line.

denburg Line.
London, Aug. 13.-The allied troops
fighting in the region between the
SOmme and the Disc made further
progress east of FOuqueScOurt and on
the south bank of the SOmme and also
captured the village Of Proyart, south
of Bray, according to Field Marshal
Haig's communication. Hundreds Of
Germans were made prisoner and the
Germans also suffered heavy casual
ties.
The advances have swelled the al
lies prisoner total to nearly 10000.
More than 700 guns have also been
counted
Thousands of more prisoners have
been rounded up, but not yet officially
reported.
Two enemy airdromes and more
prisoners have been captured by the
allies The prisoners are from fresh
PruSSian and Bayarian divisions and
have been taken during the last few
hours.
French troops have captured the
town Of Curry, about eight and one
half miles south Of ROye, according to
the French official communication.
Curry Is an important Point.
Curry is an important point on the
Lassigny massif, within two miles of
Lassigny itself, which is the immedi-
ate French objective in this sector.
Possession Of the massif would be
likely to cause a considerable retire
ment by the Germans, both to the east
and the west on this end of the bat
tie line.
Americans Fighting in Bray.
American troops are in the suburbs
of Bray fighting continuous battle for
the outskirts Of the little French city
on the Somme.
The Daily Mail describes as an event
of historic Importance the entry into
the fight Of the American troops. 1t
says they won the admiration of the
most famous British regiments.
The French are continuing their adj
vance between the Avre and the Disc
and have captured the town Of
L'Echelle-St. Aurin, three miles direct
~ west of Roye.
Where Battle Line Runs.
The battle line from north to south
runs:
Mericourt, PrOyart,> RainecOurt and
T i/J, &c a.
cure in British hands after bitter
fighting; thence west of Chaulnes,
through or near Chilly, which has
changed hands twice; thence through
FouqueScourt, Parvillers, Damery, An
dechy, L'Echelle, Armancourt, Dan
court, Popincourt, Roye .Sur-Matz, Me-
reuil, Samson and AntOval, striking
the old line near Ribecourt.
German Losses Terrific.
Although the Germans have been re-
enforced with both artillery and in
fantry and are resisting more strong
ly, their fresh divisions have been I'M
able to entirely stop the advancing
allies.
ing their retreat are driving the Ger
mans to desperate sacrifice in their
efforts to check the allies advance.
Their losses are extremely heavy and
their dead lie all over the field.
Paris, Aug. 12.-The number of pris-
oners taken SO far in the allied often
sive in Picardy is now estimated at
$4,000, including more than 1000 Off
GERS. More than 500 guns have been
captured, according to latest advices.
The French advancing east from Mont
didier have captured thousands Of Ger
mans cut off by the rapfdity Of the al
lied advance.
The French First army advancing in
the face of stiffened German resist
ance northwest of Montdidier, has Oc-
cupied the village of Marquivillers,
which lies only three miles and a. quar-
ter southwest of ROye, the nerve CEN
ter of the German Picardy pocket.
Grivillers village, four miles and half
southwest of Roye and situated on the
Montdidier-Roye railway, also has
D66H Ithcu ny TIC L lSl1CIlJ l11C W Oh ~
flee communique announces.
French Win Many Towns.
Notwithstanding the resistance OF
the Germans the French troops gained
further ground between the Avre and
the, Disc rivers, taking several villages
from the west and south Of Roye to
the Disc The French right, pressing
northeastward north of the Disc, has
pushed ahead to within only six and
half miles of Noyon, the southern pivot
Of the whole German Picardy front.
The village Of Cambronne, which IS
that distance from NoyOn, has been
captured. Machmont village, two and
three-quarter miles below Cambronne,
also is in French hands.
Between Montdidier and Noyon, the
French have reached the outskirts OF
Canny-sur- MatZ, less than two miles
slightly northeast of Lassigny, and a