EARLY MESSAGES

Timaru Herald, Volume CVII, Issue 16617, 23 August 1918, Page 6

EARLY MESSAGES

>■ VESTEM CAMPAIGN - BRITISH ADVANCE. OU'XUKKD. >; *iutrtllftii nndlsX. C:Ulo Assn. NKW YOKK, AU{:hs<, 21. '«!»> I'miMi niijtcked on a ttido honfc, Iflfe»rU» of tlio Aiu-n» mid lmy< k mptuml and lnm> wmcliml MoytMivillu '!*« i! Jto , jiNim>nl-«U!>AutT».'. Xhcy xutp'4uml wany gin*. . LONDON. A IKUHL iM. ; I' 1 " : -d Anny, coninmiw <?«! )>y Goji;#r;»! JJyn-L. Jiiinic 'a: surprist; aitiipk: on «• i i iWinfc ;»«d cnpti i-jd C'ovl;*isjtoih <b. Achkt lo I.'iiiifi jiiid Alilatn/e- - M;my Immlmls af prisonous iverc c-np* ■ a,. (• l.ri.'l nynp,'s attlifk Jt. COHH f-p\"\o /J.-iiuks pi-iwiiNi.iimtcd ■jjtoiiil »No capliui'dAchieC lo Grmui. . ; INKV\" YOJIK, August 21. \ luc/ilßrkMi iitl.ul: ilk tlu> X<}'s, tiio GoJ'nu n hold <m |Ji ■juMi"'. / I .' :i s j-couiuor ntiar.-Us f >iuli of tho w&re Moodily rcpul .oil by the i-jlnti-h. pisitm? oKi-'i'-T.vfj iu:i'Oß'i'. I.UXJJOX. .UlßUst 21. Sir .Oouglii" H:ii# reports: "We atUiU d •»» US' "■»»• °» 51 'wMo front )iorh'.r<ii ii «f Ou» Ant-rp, in;ilcin& .siilisr.i .. |.'.'ogri;s>. j > U'.i c€, , .vls«! .Strang nttneks. against-! ii6v7 positions of tlio | 5 Scarjjn nnd ;ulv:t)ic<-d onr fine Anrhig tup 111j21i6 JjSlV.iH:lt l'£'Stu!ici'L .nul tho I. -V ■ I.'.'T. '. | - ;

: We captured Lo Touvob. i : 35uKlisli troops carried out a successful local openitjou on a mile front in iJio Locre sector. "HALK-HKAKTEB KNEMY I'IGHTINCi The United J'ro.ss correspondent. slates licit whet-hoi' because the men's fighting fcpiril- lias gone or the Hign Command is dolihprnMy retiring whenover pushed, the British arc finding on various parts nl their 1 line, that the Germans give way v;iili unexpected readiness. It js like shadow fighting. A notahle example of the. German fighting spirit mis given on .Sunday night when :i regiment having retired too l:tr was ordered to nttac/k. The »v----gimcnt rcluscd. uml sent a written prot&sb to the. commander. who repc:ifd ilii' order. Hie regiment- then attacked liiilMieartredlv and 10*1 heavik, somo rd" ilic companies huvjug only tweiity-ftro survivors. FRENCH ■ ADVANCE.' OVKH 10.000 FRJSONICRS. J/).\l)OiN r Am;urtt 21. "'A French eniiiiuuirjue stales.-Atiev ft hitter .struck: we cnpturnl BeaiiJn tite foiirfo oj yphterdnv's advnnee between the .Mat/, sn.d the Oi.su we took 1 uOO prisoners. l'Jast ol' ilie Oiso we ni tacked thi-> morning on a front ol iwcntydivo lulo- \ metres, from Uailly to ilie' Aisne, our left we reached the xonthcrn borders ol' the Ourseanijw Tin'esl :<nd tli-* outskirts of Carlep'inti ami (.'anew In ihi? centre wo. captured 1/ilnry and Jllerancnurdellc and gaiin'.l a i'ooing on the plateau north of Viihwui ; On the right- we captured t.h«i vd- - lngcs of Vc/.tuionhi, Tartars mid Toulev. ■ Almntir. Oslcy and Collide. We made an average advance of four ' kiluinctros and on the whole front we > took over H0(X) prisoners. Altogether ; over 10,000 prisoners li-.iw l>ee«> • since August 10, between the Oise and r tho Aisiie aioms

FRESH EXEJJY DIVISIONS. GKRMAX FRoSjrI.IXE JMSaKD. Rcuto)''« n: Flinch Headquarters, on Tuesday oven- ] ing. &oys ih« l'Ytmeh advanei d on a front of twenty nuVs lroni Pimp™/, to ,I'ontcnoy. Dnriulg tli»* night, the from a long distance in ihe rear. The Jyoner division, 'di" captors r>i' Mont KomJiU'l. wore plaited trom tin' Soisstms region to rc-4-t C»"in'r;«i Manning shock. These roijiiun-f-incni l * were ot littli! avail. Thnle. hours alter tin' ntturk hrgan the- ll'rench had pushed forward, on ail a\[erap- ;i disunite nt' two and a half i: i)«:>lon;r tlm whole front, taking tho isirtwl* of prisonersThe German inf'n- ry ioiight wnll, hut their artillery vns Iwbk* and tlicjr nviniion practically von-existent. 'I ho wliolo German frjn line was passed nn hour after (hu attack 'J'ho most dii'lifuli part, of tin operations wns tli« pns*njr.« on ilio Audiunieonrl invjno, on the uorihorn edgo «t which the (lennan main lino oi' resisi .uicu wi\» encountered. TOWAHuk NOYOX, NKW VHtlv. A»»nu>l *l\. The I'raii'h reached Scmpiniiv and ihe outskirts iM Noyoii. (iKUMAN; UKrUKT. ADMITS IVI r |"U 1) It A\V ALS, I.ONIKVN. A (Jerr.wn otlh-in.l messaK" (states.--The Freneh attempted to hreak through between the Ois<* and the A imp. The. r.s-wdt lii-oUo down n\ our h;jtl|e Itittor si rntiule we repulsed utbuks northward of Virus linrf,t».u We withdraw eastward ol Merville, whi«-li tho enemy ocviipiod. \Sc reputed 'Uta.-Us i-uulhwestward

of rimiilito* and innlhwoMwiird of Rnyo. We repulsed l-Yem-h iit tuck*. alter hit. Irr liclHiiiß. between Me'jvraiunes ntirl the o|m» and ulmj between Carlcpunl rind Nativrini. (iKHMAXS STI Ll# JtKTIRINCi. j ACItOSsTvJT PLAIN. ! Mr I'erciml Phillips writes."Covered l»v temporary hells ol wire the (Jrrman S.»sih Armv is still retiring slowly nciwii the Lys plain, toward Armeiitieres. We iinvo 'now advanced a maximum of four miles since the withdrawal began. The German fii'iit'inl most concerned in ; lu's operation is our old frii nd \ on Bernhardt. war writer and lnitor of tho British. l!o commands the lilty-lilth corp.*. which was b::dlv dented in ihc .Mcrvillo salient'. The British continue to bite his Jlankfi and disturb his retirement. I', must he a hitter Mow to Mm to strip to the depots, dumps, railheads, bridges and other worlfs which lie constructed ;it a pre; t cost and sacrifice, preparatory to an» otiier drive on liazlebrouck and Calais. NOYOX orTKIjANKF.I). FALL iIXTMCCTKI). Australian and \.Z. Cable Assn. .XIOW YORK, August I>l. (Jeneral Al.mgin is outflanking Noyon.. .Us tall is expected early. AIR I'OHUB AGTIYK I LONDON. August,2o. I Sir Douglas Haig'.s aviation report ! states:—lCarly on the morning of Monday, we Micr-essFully attacked the Plmlempm aerodrome. ?uuth of Lille. Wo dropped many bombs from a. low height ami machinc-gunneil ground target?-. Wo hit several aeroplane sheds and started big tires. "We drove otf etiemv machines, which attempted to interfere. All our machine* returned. We also homl/ed Binges docks, the Oisle railway. and a number of dumps. We brought' down lourteen aeroplanes, and drove down seven uncontrollable. Seven British are misMtig. OFXEItAL JlYNti'S ATTACK, A MIST. The United Press mrtvspoodait wive General Ryng's oHVniive opened through n camouflage mist, wh'eh ley thic'<ly over tlni lagged ; >ul wwn b-u !Vtiei«l, adhering to t.he ground, while the tanks, cavalry and ini inuy over and around the old trctches. Py nine o'clock the *m\ v.as bursting through and revenh-d that tlie (Jermans hadoleaivd ou> at. rco v t points on this side of a hieh embankment on the Avas-Albert tailiirtd. The artillery cr.iOt, preceding the ndv;.nce. ablated the fop alon;r MX U'lrtlimost. mile*. of Uiv? frevt. FiKy wiuutca later wi» gww, which had beou <ciiresile,l in readings ''>*■ several days, ]ao':ed 011 the lower part of 'he line. ;.nd other troops swung: intu action. A CO.MPLTuTF sniPTHSE. The Australian IVss AvscctjUitin V;ms that General. Hytijr attack"! f-oio Motcnnville and Rrnncourt.*urAn<m without. or*illcrv preparation. The enemv was • .m-ipJoi-.y, surprisedThe number o! prisoners tutien >* net vet available. 4 . , ' The caput it of Courrellesnna .-»<.Jret-Jc-Pet't. mcae.s an advance o! two iniies or %vce at the. maximnni. local operation has also begun This is ££oiug on from Locie- fospic l ■ t"kr7„lkot. a ?*,'< fioui. Wo advance! aliout SW yr.uL*. t npturuiix tifl.v Tlie eneniv in (urn attacked our nou positions wiolh of tho Soai'pe in the viciuitr of Tampons. He gnvo us. a !:f-n\V bonibardmen 1 . but jjerertheli-ss we completely beat him off. There is nothing fi'om (>eneral Mangiu's front.