Arizona republican., 1918-08-10
Sweep Germans Back Over Twenty-Mile Front, Take
 Guns, Many Prisoners and
 Inflict Heavy Casualties
(Bv The Associated Prsss)


 Over a curving front of more than 20 miles the British and French troops are continuing to sweep back the Ger mans eastward across the plains of Picardy from the region north of the Somme east of Morlancourt to the eastern bank of the Avre northwest of Montdidier.
 As on the first day of the offensive material progress was made Friday over the entire battle front. Many villages were captured; the bag of prisoners was largely increased; nu- merous guns and great quantities of war stores were taken and heavy casu alties were inflicted. The losses of the Anglo French forces are relatively small.
 Take Prisoners and Guns To the allies forces there have fallen 1000 German prisoners and between 200 and 300 guns, many of them of heavy calibre, and innumerable ma chine guns, trench mortars and kin dred small weapons.
 To the north of the Picardy theater the Germans also have given ground on two important sectors-on the Lys salient, northwest of La Bassee, and in the region southwest of Ypres, north of Kennel. On the Lys sector terri tory over a front of more. than seven miles was evacuated by the enemy, while to the north of Kemmel the British advanced their line over a front exceeding 1000 yards. Pierce Salient B Miles | These maneuvers seemingly indicate the Germans either considered their ground insecure or that Crown Prince Rupprecht's army has been mate rially decreased in strength to rush endorsements to the battle zones Where the German armies in the south are being serely harassed.
 After the British had penetrated the Picardy salient to a depth of nearly l: miles in the center toward the i'm portant railroad of Chaulnes, tht northern and southern Hanks of tho battle front gave way before tho pressure respectively of the British and French.
 French Also Advance
 On the north the British captured Morlancourt and pressed on eastward while on the south, northwest O Montdidier. Pierrepont, Contoire ant Arvillers were taken by the French who drove in their wedge to a distance of more than eight and half miles.
 The tanks, armored cars and cayalr, are still working throughout the en tire region. while airplanes are soaring far behind the lines. bombing trans port and troop movements and als' paying particular attention to th' bridges over the Somme by which tn enemy is endeavoring to escape. Al behind the line the Germans are de stroylng ammunition depots as the. quit their positions.
 Railroad Under Allies Guns
 With the new turn of events Mont didier is in an uncomfortable position with the allies hammering away eros fire at the Germans holding it an, with the only railroa. leading into tn town also under their guns. A force' evacuation of the town seems pos sible. With further pressure eastwar and northward the entire Montdidie salient may have to be abandoned.
 There has been little fighting o great moment on the Nesle river, eX cept in the nature of reciprocal ar tillery duels. The Americans hay made another crossing of the Vesl and captured the village of Fisemttt northwest of Fishes.