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VOLUME XX.
NOYON AND BAPAUME FALL
■ FISMETTE RETAKEN
BY ENEMY: GAUNTER
AHACK IS REPULSED
American Artillery, Working in
Open, Bombards Germans,
i Latter Claim Capture of 250
Prisoners During Day
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ON
THE VESLE. Wednesday . Aug. 28.—(8y
the Associated ft* American and
German troops ware engaged in spirited
actions today in the regions of Ba
-oches and Fienrette. According to the
latest report the fighting continues at
both points. Tonight, as a result of the
local actions, the Americans had made
some gains nt Bazoehes, while the Ger
mans bad recaptjred Elsmette. on the
north bank of the Vesle opposite Fismes.
The fighting had been marked bytnuch
* stubbornness.
Several days ago when the Americans
advanced in the region of Bazoehes the
Germans retired into a wooded strong
hold. just south of the Soissons-Rheims
road Small detachments were left in
the cellars in Bazoehes to harass the
Americans. Tuesday the Americans ap
proached Bazoehes from the west and
maintained their advance during the
night. Today the Americans made prog
ress toward the town from the east and
south, a detachment piking the eastern
outskirts this morning. Since then the
Americans have made additional prog
ress.
Fismette had been held by the Amer
icans since August 8, despite German
efforts to djslodge them.
The Germans maintained their posi
tion on the hills commanding the vil
lage and cnly daring the night were the
Americans able to communicate with
the southern bank. The Americans
erected temporary bridges across the
river at night time.
German Counter Attack
Stopped by Americans
BY FMP ■- FERGUSON
WJTH THE AMERICAN’ .ARMIES IN
’ Aug. 28.—The deries of Op
eraJluns initiated by both sides on the
Aisne battle fields has resulted tn
violent fighting along the Vesle line
More than a hundred Germans have been
captured.
American artillery. working in the
open. hurUd shells toward the Boche
last night, the flash of the guns illumi
nating the black overcast sky.
* ‘A counter attack against the Amert
rans late yesterday afternoon broke
i'nwr completely in the face of heavy
artillery and machine gvn fire.
Presence of Americans
With French Confirmed
WITH THE AMERICAN’ ARMIES IN
FRANCE. Aug. 29.—American troops,
brigade 4 with General Mangin’s army,
are holding an important sector north
west «of Chavigny (three m les north
of Fnissons).
Their first clash with the Boche was
a local operation, in which the dough
boys were entirely successful and took
a number of prisoners, a German coun
ter attack was completely broken up.
American artillery violently bombard
ed the enemy positions all last night.
• Germans Claim 250
American Prisoners
BERLIN. Aug. 29.—(Via London.)—
l*%the operations in the Vesle sector
the Germans claim to have inflicted se
vere losses on the Americans and taken
more than 230 prisoners. This claim
is set forth iu the statement from gen
era’ headquarters yesterday.
Advance of Americans
To Juvigny Is Reported
WASHINGTON. Aug. 28.—Advance of
French and American forces to the rail
way west of Juvigny and capture of
200 prisoners Wednesday was reported
by General Pershing today.
“North of the Aisne. cur troops in
co-operation with the French, advanced
to the railroad west of Juvigny and
captured 200 prisoners. Along tne
Vesle local hosittle attacks forced -our
outlying detachments in Bazoehes and
' Fismette to retire.” he reported.
2,000-Yard Concrete
Tunnel Is Captured by
British at Bullecourt
WITH THF BRITISH ARMIES TN
THE FIELD. Aug. is.—The Canadians
-.•re within about- a mile of Bullecourt
(a mile and a half •'outheast of Croi
vllles) and Hendecourt (two miles east
of cmmubb).
They spent the nisht cleaning out a
• Tnas.-i of dugouts and pockets filled ir.
’hy ’he Germans, including the famous
J.f’vO-yard concrete tunnel running west
from Bullecourt to the Sensec river.
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MU-POWER MEASURE IS
1 REIDYFOB FINAL PASSAGE
•
Penrose Amendment Is Elimi
nated by Conferees at
Crowder’s Request
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29—Minor dif
ferences between senate and house con
ferees on, the manpower bill were
1 cleared away, today, and the measure
with the senate work or fight amend
ment eliminated, was prepared for final
congressional action.
The conferees eliminated the Pen
s rose amendment, relieving registrants
. of claiming exemption. Thia action fol-
I lowed an explanation by Provost Mar
, shal General Crowder that under
. amended regulations district boards will
, be empowered to fix a registrant's
. status whether he claims exemption or
( not.
( Senator Chamberlain announced that
. new regulations worked out some time
> ago and to be definitely agreed on by
war department officials today or to-
j morrow will cover the ground intended
to be covered by the Fenrose amend
i menu Details of the regulations will
> be given out by the war department.
The France amendment providing in
i slgnia for men honorably exempted was
i stricken out. This marked final agree
i ment and conferees prepared to sub-
- mit their reports to both houses at
I once.
Senator Wadsworth's amendment ex
tending the act to the navy and marine
I corps by providing that men may be al
i lotted for those services, was retained
The work or fight amendment is net
in the bill. House conferees absolute
ly refused to accept it . Senate
- conferees yielded for two reasons:
i Because they did not want to delay the
army program and because the present
law contains a provision that no man's
exemption shall continue after the cause
> for which it was granted no longer
i exists. That, conferees agreed, is cleaf
i ly a work or fight provision.
An amendment was agreed to provid
ing that the government must furnish
officers uniforms at cost, if officers re
quest it
The Treadway amendment providing
’ for recombing of deferred classes was
, stricken out. on the groui»<Lthat H njtght
embarrass General CrowderM plane. -
The house amendment on vocational
training was substituted for the senate
provision. The difference is that the
house amendment makes the training
effective now, while the senate plan was
, to begin it when the men below twenty
one who are called return to this coun-
. try.
Voluntary System of
Enlistment Is No More
WASHINGTON. Aug. 29. —The purely
voluntary system of enlistment in the
army, navy and marine corps is defintte-
I: ly at an end. Regulations are being
I considered, however, where the navy
and marine corps will receive a. certain
■ portion of selectmen for their services.
While a man cannot actually volun
teer, there will be certain latitude as to
1 induction in the spacial branches of the
war department, including navy and ma
1 i rine corps. ... • ,
’; Details are withheld.
; i War manufacturers, having learned of
the prospect of army Invasion on their
workers, have been conferring recently
with cabinet officers-here. In general,
. arrangements will be made for exempt
: ing from actual military service of any
I skilled worker now employed in special
' war work. A system of checking will
' be involved whereby the worker will
: lose his exemption if he transfers to a
- non-essent.al line or fails to keep up his
1 usual standard of work.
1 The system is already in use In the
navy department, particularly in such
plants Midvale and Bethlehem.
I Mrs. Cornish Sentenced
To Life Term on Charge
Os Killing Her Husband
i
' I.AFATETTE, Ga., Aug. 29.—After
■ being pronounced guilty of the murder
I of her husband by a jury which delib
erated for three hours. Mrs. Will Cornish
was sentenced to a life term by Judge
Moses Wright, before whom the case
was tried. Mrs. Cornish was charged
with killing her husband and then sink
ing his body In a well. The head and
. both legs were severed from the body.
t! Mrs. Cornish, at the coroner's Inquest,
it was alleged, confessed to the crime,
but later told conflicting stories in
which she implicated a man fiametl
• Hobbs. The 'grand jury, however, failed
, to indict Hobbs.
t *
J Another Spanish Ship
i Sunk by Hun U-Boat
J
’>’ PARIS. Aug. 29 (Havas Agency.)—
1 • The Spanish steamer Crusa has been
sunk by a German submarine, it re
' ported here. Newspapers consider that
> this event will bring to a crisis ’he re
! lations between Spain and Germany.
-w—T— —
Available maritime records failed to
show a Spanish ship by the name of
■ Crusa.
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THE CAPTURE OF NOYON BY THE FRENCH was the big war development Thursday. This is the
last remaining powerful stronghold of the enemj in the southern end of the Picardy salient. The loss by the
Germans of this important highway center was forecast by the fall of Roye and Chaulnes. On the British front
north of Roye there was virtually no change in the map Thursday.
NATURAL PAUSE IN
WEST FRONT DRIVE
FOR READJUSTMENT
•
Following Extensive Retirement
’ of Germans Toward Somme,
Marshal Foch Will Not Press
Forward Recklessly
• BY J. W. T. MASON
NEW YORK, Aug. 29.—Following
yesterday’s extensive retirement by the
Germans tdward the Somme, there is a
natural pause for the time being along
the west front while conditions read
just themselves to the new alignment.
Marshal Foch will not press for
ward recklessly but will resume his lo
cal drives a careful selection of
the weakest spots in the new line Lu
dendorff is now establishing. The front
Von Hindenburg has secured by his hop
back is almost geometrically straight
from its nearest point to the Somme
southward for 20 miles to Noyon.
The line is, therefore, capable of be
ing held by a minimum number of men,
but unfortunate for Von Hindenburg
Returns at right angles to the east
ward at Noyon. The wedge thus creat
ed by far the sharpest pocket into
which Von Hindenburg has put his
troops since his west front retirement
began. If Marshal Foch were to suc
ceed in cutting through the German an
gle at Noyon he would definitely sever
Von Hindenburg’s southern flank from
his western front. It was for this
Von Hindenburg played and lost when
at St. Quentin last spring he tried to
separate the British and French armies.
The intensity of the German resistance
at Noyon is accounted for by the fact
that Von Hindenburg is compelled to
sacrifice his troops without regard to
number in order to prevent Noyon from
becoming for the Germans a more fatal
“St. Quentin.”
Marshal Foch. for his part, is main
taining strict accord with his basic
1 strategy in declining to use his men
for a reckless gamble at Noyon. The
i chances in the present war have con
sistently shown great odds against a
break through. If Marshal Foch were
tc make a major attempt at Noyon
and fail after having paid a price of a
hundred thousand casualties, the laurels
would be Von Hindenburg’s.
By confining the Noyon operations to
a small scale, but remaining on the
alert for any sudden weakness. Mar
shal Foch is adopting the wiser course.
' Noyon must be evacuated eventually by
! Von Hindenburg and the whole German
line moved back, but Von Hindenburg
vhould be prevented from compelling
the' allies to pay for this operation by
a large casualty list. ......
ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 1918.
AMERICANS ALONE HIVE
CAPTURED NEIIHLY 25.D0D
Our Boys Have Taken Several
Big Bags of German
Prisoners
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29—Twenty
thousand to twenty-five thousand Ger
man prisoners constitute America’s por
tio pof the rgcat allied haul of 112,-
VOO captives since July 1.
These figures arc based on careful
estimates of important war department
officials today.
The last official figure on American
totals was li.COO toward the end of the
Soissons-Rheims struggle. After that
time, several sizeable bags were made.
And, the Americans have continued to
take more or less prisoners ever since
the main fignting died down.
What ratio the prisoners bear to the
dead and wounded is somewhat rovnt
ful. One high officer estimated hat the
Teuton dead and wounded certainly run
more than three times the captures.
On the whole, there is an Inclination
to believe that the German casualties,
including prisoners, run a half millicn
or more since July 1.
Germany was reported in March ready
to sacrifice a million on more men to
1 accomplish her airns. The German mor
j ale flow is at a lower ebb than ever, re-
I ports indicate. Officers say ihis is prov
; ed by the Tr-crcasingly large number of
prisoners the British have been taking.
Many of these have shown remarkable
willingness to be taken.
Whether some plan will be made for
| bringing German prisoners to America,
is a subject war department authorities
decline to discuss. It is known, how
' ever, that tjie matter has been under se
rious discussion and that a decision
' ; one way or another is imminent.
■ ' '
11. S.-Canadian Casualty
OTTAWA, Aug. 29.—R. H. Dennis.
Erwin, Ten., was ‘isted as wounded in
, today’s Canadian casualties.
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FONCK HAS DOWNED
50 BOCHE PLANES
'SINCE JANUARY 1—
Leading French Ace Has De
stroyed More Than Three
Score, 32 Falling Before One
Spad-Hispano Biplane
WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN
FRANCE, Aug. 18.—(Correspondence of
the Associated Press.) —Lieutenant
Rene Fonck, the leading French ace, has
brought down since January 1, fifty of
the more than three score German air
craft he has destroyed. Os the enemy
machines vanquished this year, thirty
two have fallen before him in the same
airplane which is a Spad-Hispano bi
plane with two machine guns. This
constitutes a record for one machine.
Between July 16 and July 22 he felled
eleven enemy machines, nine of which
have already been officially accounted
for. On July 16 while stationed in the
, Somme he was ordered to report to the
I Champagne. He left for Paris that day
at 10 o’clock. He lunched there and
set back for the Somme, arriving there
j shortly before 5. At 5 o’clock he had
become the conqueror of two boche ma
chines. He left that evening for his
I new assignment.
! The following da*’ in the Champagne
he felled a German mahine and on the
next two. On July 19 he brought down
I three; on July 21, two, and on July 22,
one.
The foilwing is his own account of
his aerial tactics:
'Tactics? I have none. I attack
watching my adversary's maneuver. In
the last combats in which I have par
ticipated, I have succeeded in' forcing
my maneuvering upon them. In my
fight on July 16, I attacked two Ger
man machines which were protected by
a patrol of six others. I fixed my gaze
upon my two victims, but never did I
lose sight of the patrol. When the pa
trol rushed at me I was able to break
away by maneuver.
"You ask me at what distance I shoot.
Generally from 150 meters, according to
my relative position, I believe it could
be said. If I attack frontally Y'Wtart to
shoot at 150 meters, that being the most
suitable, allowing for the speed c.f the
machine. If I attack in the rear ar lat
erally I get somewhat closer.'W
Air Transports Used
To Supply Hun Lines
AMSTERDAM, Aug. 29.—During Mon
day’s fighting. German airmen supplied
their lines with ammunition and food,
a semi-official dispatch from Berlin
stated teday.
This may be accepted as indication of
the failure of the German transport sys
tem in some regions.
VILLAGES
CLOSE TO
PERONNE
RETAKEN
* • <.• *><«.**
LONDON, Aug. 29. (5 P. M.) —Bapaume was captured today by . th*
forces of Field Marshal Haig.
•j- sjc •
PARIS, August 29. (3:50 p. m.)—French troops are aX the gates of
Ham, according to dispatches from the front. The Germans lost threa
complete munition trains at Breuil, five miles west of Ham in their pre
cipitate retreat.
The Journal des Debat declares it understands that Ham has been,
definitely vanquished. (The French were last reported five miles west of
Ham, which is the most important railway center within the Picardy sa
lient.)
The Franco-American attack against the Germans in the region of
Juvigny, north of Soissons, is giving excellent results, according to dis
patches received from the battle front this afternoon. The French and
American forces have advanced about 1,200 yards and hold the approaches
to the railway.
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WITH THE BRITISH FORCES IN FRANCE, Aug. 29. — (Noon. By
the Associated Press.) —Ginchy, a town about two miles northwest of
Combles, was reported to have been captured by Field Marshal Haig's
forces this morning.
British troops also captured Belloy, Assevillers, Herbecourt and Feuil
leres. All these towns are within four miles of. Peronne.
Launching new local attacks and following up the advantage gained
yesterday the British today moved forward along a large part of: this battle
front.
At noon the Australians were about three miles from the Briex bridge,
south of Peronne. The German dead west of Bullecourt probably outnum
ber the numerous prisoners taken in that vicinity. The British advance has
been so rapid that mopping up parties are kept busy cleaning out enemy
nests with bombs and grenades..
NEW YORK, August 29. (Summary of European War Cables.) —
Noyon, the southern anchor point of the German armies in the Somme
battlefield, has« been occupied by the French.
The capture of the city, by General Humbert’s men, had been expect
ed for several days.
The allies are within four miles of Peronne and within five miles of
Ham, the most important railway center within the Picardy salient.
The British»are on the outskirts of Bapaume. The three large towns
thus remaining within the big pocket are thus apparently doomed. Albert,
Montdidier, Chaulness, Nesle, Noyon, Roye and Lassigny hate all been
occupied.
The Germans already have been forced back to the greater part of
their Somme* defensive line between Peronne and Noyon. Nearly two
thirds of the original Picardy salient has been eliminated. The only im
portant trunk railway still remaining in German hands are those from
Noyon to LaFere and Ham, and from Ham to Peronne and St. Quen
tin and from Rapaume to Peronee, St. Quentin and Cambrai.
With fall of Roye and Chaulnes, to the northward, Noyon became un
tenable and the retirement of the German forces from west of the Somme
river apparently spread far to the south and involved both Noyon and the
country adjacent u> that city. Morlincourt, on the north bank of the Oise
river, east of Noyon, has been taken by the French, it is announced. This
may mark a crossing of tha Oise over a wide front toward Salency.
Two Million Huns
Killed Since War
Started, Is Report
LONDON, Aug. 29.—The British
since August 9 have taken more than
47,000 prisoners and have captured
between 500 and 600 cannon, it was
learned today.
The total captures by the allies
since July IS is considerably more
than 100,000 and not much less than
2,000 guns.
The number of Germans killed
since the beginning of the war is
said to be at least 2,000,000, prob
ably considerably more.
IL S. FLIERS DOWN 46
HUN AIRPLANES IN JULY
Unit of 75 Pilots Fights 144
Battles, Carries Out 131 Pa
trols, Flies 2,017 Hours
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMIES IN
FRANCE, Aug. 29.—One American avia
tion unit of seventy-five pilots, it was
announced today, officially brought down
twenty-eight enemy planes and a bal
loon during July, in addition to unof
ficially bringing down eighteen addition
al planes.
The unit fought 144 battles, carried
out 131 combat patrols and flew 2,017
hours, of which 1,900 were combat
flights and other trials. The total flights
were 1,840.
An enemy plane which attacked an
American balloon late yesterday was
promptly shot down.
An Arnerican patrol consisting of an
officer and nineteen men encircled and
flrove off a German patrol in the
Woevre region last night, capturing a
Germa nsergeant and two privates and
inflicting a number of casualties. There
were jo American losses.
Spain’s Demands Not Yet
Agreed to by Germany
AMSTERDAM. Aug. 29.—Germany has
not fully acquiesced in the Spanish
proposals regarding submarine warfare,
according to a semi-official 'dispatch
from Berlin today. It was stated fur
ther negotiations will be undertaken.
The Spanish steamer Carassa, of 2,099
tons, is reported to have been torpe
doed and six of its crew drowned.
NUMBER 97.
The fall of Noyon comes as a heavy
to the Germans, who were thought
during the early days of the Picardy
offensive to be planning to hold Noyon I
as the southern pivot of their line,
which runs northward along the old bat-t
tie front of 1916.
Noyon is situated on the right bank'
of the Oise river at the confluence of
that stream and the little River Verse.
To the south and east there are large
areas of flat lowlands along- the Oise,
while to the north is a winding valley.
To the southwest of*Mount Renaud and
the Lassigny Massif, which dominate'
the whole region. To the northeast a
range of hills juts out into the valley. _•
One'railroad runs through Noyon. It
comes up the Oise valley from Com
piegne and turning east at Noyon, leads:
to Chauny and aL Fere. A canal leads
off to the north and terminates at Nasle.
Two small railroad lines run north and
northeast, the former to Nesle and the
latter to Ham.
Noyon is a great highway center. Ono
road runs to Roye, to the northwest;<
one to Ham, to the northeast; one goes
up the Oise valley and another leads
down into Carlepont forest, to the south--
east. Another goes down to Compeigne.,
Noyon is a very ancient town, being!
known to the Romans. Charlemagne
was crowned king o fthe Franks at
Noyon in 768, and Hugh Capet was elect--
ed king there in 987. It was the birth
place of John Calvin, who was born July
10, 1509.
Along the front to the north of Noyon
there apparently was little etiange in
the situation during last night. Thi
British operating south of the Somme
are said to be sdvanrng, but details of
their progress do not appear in official
announcements.
East of Arras, the Germans have
launched heavy counter attneks, which
were repulsed, according to the British
official report, but it is admitted by Lon
don that the British forces holding po
rtions at Oppy have been withdrawn
to the west of that village.
The Germans are apparently fighting
rearguard actions along the canal du
Nord, which runs from Noyon to Nesle.
The French are close to this waterway
at Frcsnoy wood.
The situation as it stands today close
ly resembles that in the Marne sector
after the Germans had made a deter
mined stand along the Oureq. It was
found that their resistance there had
nermftced the withdrawal of the jnajrt
German army on the Marne sajierft, and
it is probable that General von Boehn
has succeeded in moving the greater
portion of his army and artillery be-
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