The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1919-01-15
FORCE HUNS BACK
ON 50-M|LE FRONT
sERMAN ARMY BEING CUT TO
PIECES IN CYClONIC DRIVE o'
BRITISH AND FRENCH.
LARGE Reserve Forces Brought Up to
Stop Advancing Allies Prove Un-
equal to Occasion, Thousands OF
Teutons Being Killed.

Paris.-Ona of the greatest battles
of the war, on August %, resulted IN
n decided victory for the allies. ana
must have been bitter pill for the
kuiser's forces.
Over the 5O-mile front from the reg
ion of Arras to the north Of scissors
the German armies are meeting with
defeats which apparently spell disast-
er. Everywhere the British and French
forces have continued on the attack
the enemy has been sanguinarily
wOrsted, and the end of his trials Is
not yet in sight
To the British over the 30 miles
of the fighting zone from the CoJeul
river southeast of ArraS to LihOnS,
south of the SOmme, numerous towns
have fallen. Enemy territory has been
penetrated to depth of several miles.
The French are fighting between the
Matz river and the territory north OF
Scissors. GOOdly gains have been
made in the development of NOyon ana
in the general maneuvers which seek
to crush or drive out the Germans from
the salient between the SOmme and the
Ailette and to put into jeopardy the
entire German line running to Rheims.
The Germans brought up large rein
| fOrcements to stay Haig's armies, but
without avail. Where they were able
momentarily to hold back their OncOm-
ing foes, the Germans finally We're
| TO
temerity they paid terrible price in
killed, wounded and men made pris-
Oners.
The entire Arras-Albert road has
been crossed by the British. The
strongly held position where the Ger
mans saw disaster facing them if they
fell, were stormed and captured and
the British passed them going east
ward. Notable among these places were
Achiet-le-Grand, where bitter fighting
has been in progress for several days;
Boyelles and GOmiecOurt, northeast Of
Albert
The taking of Achiet. and farther
east the town of BihucOurt, gives Haig
dominating position over Bapaume,
from which the railway and highway
runs eastward to Cambria. Farther
south the old fortress of Thiepval is
surrounded on three sides, and its ca
pitulatiOn must follow.
Friday night saw the British stand
ing well to the east of Albert. and
south of the SOmme they were holding
ChuignOlles and Chuignes, and had
thrown out forces eastward to Outflank
Bray on the south and Chaulnes on the
north.
Midway of the battle line south of
the Somme, around Roye, there has
been little fighting. the allied comman-
der evidently reasoning that. with both
wings of his offensive-near Arras and
.SOissons - working smoothly in the
movement which is likely to compel the
Germans to seek refuge behind the old
Hindenburg line, ground soon will have
to be given here automatically in o. Ter
to save large numbers of men, guns and
supplies from capture.
With the continuation of the French
drive from the Matz river around the
bend in the line to the north of SOis.
sons, however, particularly north OF
scissors, the Germans still within the
lower portion of the old salient appar
entity are on dangerous ground. The
French are engaged in their drive ir
this region. They have crossed the
Divette river near EvricOurt and a
several points have fOrded the Ailett,
and the Disc. and north of Scissors ar,
standing east of BagneuX and to tn,
west of Crecy-au-M Mont.