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On th¢,-First Day oI_ General l‘iaig’s Counter Stroke More Than One-Third oi the Area Taken by '
tl\a.G¢rmans In March Was Recovered, 20,000 Prisoners and More Than- |00 Guns Were Captured. Canadians and Australians are Participating. The Germans Were Routed
Completely "Along a Front of Z5 Miles and There are Indications of a General Retirement
" LONDON. A
offensive east o
f
from Albert sou
English troops,
Rawlinson respe
od the German
eleven miles. cap So far as the po prise to the ene p "Tile British arinies under Ge
the Avro river
Amiens, to Brau
the town of Alb
one~th`Ird of the
into the Franco-
in March last.
are now in contr important advan
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to 'beused ,to de ing of the Germ in reserves, ,
against the Britt and Soissous.
gun .batteries pls
Bonar Law
up to 3 o'cloek al guns had been ta
ceedbd. I ,
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'rue censah
stated thlt. on t sway, that four d snatiist the Im cut up.' The on court, bet.w_een.tl_1
to recover any g
had been reached weather condition
nm settled ever
German airplanes'
e , GER I
Continual pre
gradually freeing from the grip of arm! of French
and is pushing for l-lesvy counter st The enemy's hea Allies are experie
stream.
FOCH MAY_ UUE
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` Foch may take
drive and throw h of Rheims and ea
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Rupprecht farthe ilheims strong poi
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advantage of the embarrassment caused to the foe by I-laig‘s eavier forces into the Termini of the Vesle river line, north at of Soiasons, with a view to forcing the Germans to accel- t td the Aisne. So far the iatter's hold upon the pivotal hward movement, situated north and west of Rheims. has only the diversion of German forces from here to aid Prince r north would. make the ejection of the enemy from the nt worth the coat. .
'S ecial to the Guardian
» I
ugust il.`f»STr Douglas Haig has laun)ched his eagerly awaited Amiens. At dawn yesterday, on a front of twenty-five miles th almost to Montdidier, French, Canadian, Australian and under the command of Generals De Bentry and Sir Henry ctively. and aided by a large number of British tanks attack- line, and by night had pushed forward to s. distance of over turing thousands of prisoners and a large number of guns int of assault was concemed the thrust was a complete sur- my, and rapid progress was made‘~by the Allies.
war oflice last night announced that the line reached by the neral Haig now runs from Plessier, a short distance east of and about one~third of the distance from Montdidier, to court, to Caix on the Luce river, to Chippiiy and to a point
alittle west of '-Moriancourt, which is near the Ancre river, not far south of
ert. The territorial gains in the first day represent about area of the great Soissons-Albert salient, which was driven British line in the early days of the foe’s powerful offensive Little resistance has yet been encountered, and as the Allies oi of the plateau east of the Avre, the prospects for further
ces are exceedingly bright.
BRIEF BOMBARDMENT PRECEDED DRIVE
y brief bombardment preceded the attack. for tanks were olish the ene_my's defensive works and to enable the storm- an positions before they could be strengthened by throwing
ssfans and Bavarlans were among the prisoners, showing `
precht was well equipped for this blow which he planned h but was forestallled by Foch's brilliant feattbetwseh Rheims In addition to the tanks British cavalry and motor machine
yed an important part in the operations. _
nnounced in the House of Commons in.the afternoon that I the objectives had been reached and 7.000 prisoners and 100 ken. Both these ilgureshave undoubtedly since been ex-
IERLIN REPORT
war oiiice very briefly 'refers to the new drive, and admits
that "theenemy had forcedbis way into our positions." A Reuten's despatch
_ ' ,he horizon enemy motor transports were visible scurrying
ivisions of the Bavarian Prince’s army had suffered. severely h, which came into the action_only last night, was badly ly determined enemyresistance was made around Morlan- e Somme and Albert. The German counter-attack failed round. Another despatch said that all the Allied objectives by 8 o'elock last night. In the earlier hours of the day the _a favored the attackers, it_ being clear. Later. however_ a the battle. and theartillery tire was hardly discernible. No were seen over the lighting line. -
MAN8 BEING DRIVEN FROM VEBLE FRONT
ssnre by the armies oi Mangln, De Goutte and Berthelot is t_he,north bank of the'Vesle River east and west of Flames the Germans. Unofficial despatches state that De Goutte's and Americans has crossed the Rheims38oissons highway. ward across the area between the Vesle and Aisne rivers. rokes by the foe have been broken up by Allied artillery vy guns are trained on the crossings of the Vesle, and the noing considerable difllculty in throwing bridges across the
HEAVIER FORCES T0 HAOTEN GERMAN RETIREMENT
GERMAN PRIGONERB T0 l P.M. l0»0l|0
- LONDON, Augiist 9.--D_espaichea from the front indicate that the total
prisoners taken u 3 D.m. 7.000 had li in. More than 1
LONDON, 'A
mrs withdrawal m°_|if-_ from that the water-logged
by the _si-itiiii so
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p, to 8 plm., in the British offensive exceed 10.000. Up to _den counted and several thousand have since 'bean brought
0# cannon have been captured. I
WITHDRAWAL FROM WHOLE LV8 SAI-l_EN'i’ I
1 A _ ` i _ st 9.-it is regarded in Londonas possible that the ene- 'the Lys salient may bo,prol-illalliary-'Q0 it ¢0lI0f5| \‘°l-"9 '
at where his positlops are vary ilhflvlrlbli b0\il"°° °f und. and also by roaloh `o'f the fact that he is dominated from the neighboring high ground. It ,ia also regarded oenatsnu mor eonmliiists maiaatssisa sas new is the ull and Labasse Canal.
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INGB, ETC. 1 -_--4 _
LONDON, August 9.-The victorious allied advance is develo in on a
P g - .toduy.
big scale. The French have taken Fresner en Chausse. the British have. '
_._-_....1
reached a point east of Lo Quesnel and Caix. the Germans evacuated pos-
. - D -' ` .
Cornet, Malo. Quentin Lepetit Pacant, and Lesart. Tlic line has been |
itions in the Lys valley in Flanders The British have occu ic.i Locou Le
advanced on II thousand yard front north of Kemiuel.
More than 20,000 prisoners have been ca tured b thc allies in the
D Y ' . »
Solnme drive up to tonight. According to advices this afternoon; more than " ‘
200 guns also have 'been`taken. »
GERMAN8 BLOWING UP THEIR AMMUNITION DUMPS
WITH THE iBIt'ITIiSI-I ARMY IN FRANCE, August 9.-The Germans are
blowing up their amunltion dumps in the battle areas. This is considered an indication that they are preparing to rotrcut.
I BRITISH CASUALTIES LIGHT »~
The British casualties sincc the beginning of the present drive are but
three fifths of the number of prisoners counted. n
Cavalry patrols accompanied by swift tanks are reported by airmen fur
This afternoon the onemy's transport lorries have been reeling along the
TANKS DID GREAT WORK
BRJTIJSH HEADQUARTERS IN FRANCE, August 9.--The tanks did
ENTIRE CANADIAN CORPS PROBABLY ENGAGED I
p p p g e ve n 0 cial despatch received here with
n the past few weeks intimated that the Canadian troops expected to be alled up shortly for an important operation and it is believed hy military
roops in yesterday’s great blow. It is many months since the Canadians
-uve participated in u big attack, Passcliendaelo being the Inst occasion upon general Organize, of the A_ F_ of L vhicli they participated in an import operation. During the past six months |1__ M0nUea|_ H_ J, Hulfm-(1, ww. I hey have been more or less held in reserve, their wustaga being very little president _,Duma men Barber Inter
Y 5' 'ldiCd.Ad tli
F ind from all accounts received here they have been in magnificent fighting national Unk," of A,,,,,,lm, Hamlllom [lo y n ana a n so any ‘ng
ondition
FRENCH ADD 3,000 PRIBONERS T0 THE BAG
_ o
ON THE FRENCH FRONT, FRANCE, August 9.-French troops on a
RAILWAY USED BY GERMANS FOUR MONTHS NOW IN HANDS OF
Au-'E3 V establishment. 0
_Amiens as is result of the fighting up to the present, has been almost
DRIVE WAS A COMPLETE QURPRIBE TO GERMANS
WITH THE FRENCH ARMY, August 0.-The attention of, the Germans
f CANAUIANU CAPTURE IEAUCOURT _` A
-_ t
LONDON, August 9.-(8 p. m.), Canadians have captured the town of
(Special to the Guardian)
done at least $20,000 damage.
_.F
lilll SlllN llilNEll
IVAIIES lllt Plllllll
(Special to the Guardian)
LONDON, August 9.-A despatch from Dublin said that Mrs’ Skeiilin- ton had arrived in ireland after clud-
out ahead of the infantry advance. The infantry nt many places was up lug the vlglllmcg of lllc Brlllsl, p0llce_ parently checked only by sheer physical inability to push any further. She lg the wldow of F_ Sheen Skel'
y _
ilngton, formerly editor of the Irish
few roads left _in the Somme valley. -They afforded excellent targets for Clllzem who was sho; by a |31-lllgll airmen who played havoc with the escaping convoys and speedily littered the ommr dm-lug the glnn Fame rlglng roads so that they were impassaible. ln lrelgml em-ly ln 1916, _
A nfimilliliii
very well today. Under cover of night It number of them were brought ac- STIOCKHOLM, Aug. 9-The Russian ross the Luce Brooks where they rendered valuable assistance in what might government has issued a declaration have proved an awkward situation owing to the nature of the ground. They that s state of war exists between lrovo the enemy from many trench positions and machine gun nests. The England and Russia, acording to a German machine gun fire was less heavy than expected, possibly owing to despatch to the “Local Anzeiger“ oil the mist but the tanks* seem to have dealt with the machine gun posts with Berlin, which prints it "with reserva~ ruthless thoroughness. , tion."
ABIE ADDRESSES [IN
OTTAWA, August 9.~While no official news has yet reached Ottawa .
,of the _participation of the Canadians in the great Anglo-French offensive no lowbt is entertained at military headquarters here that the entire Canadian
-_ :or s is artici atin in th dri . A ffl -
Labor Union Hall, Water Street,
was well illled last night by an in-
- . terested audience to hear the subject
»bservers here that General Currio's mon most likely played the part of shock of Inbox. orgunizzmon luscussod by
Messrs. A. Bastion, of Montreal.
Ont., and Tom Moore, general repro- senmtlvc of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters, Niagara Falls, Ont.
These gentlemen gave a very clear
and comprehensive idea of the true
rent of six miles northwest of Montdldier have advancved to It depth of dm success' His Honour Lleutenunt'
principles of unionism which in brief
'our miles and captured nearly 3,000 prisoners. Important material also was may be sum,med'up M, ra ful, (lay, hand tn the wheel by sending out a aptiired. The advance was carried out with extremely light losses. The work for u mr days puygi The strong appeal in letter fohn to the Trench front runs from the Avre north to a point just south of the Amiens
benefits accruing from union were
. l f N S ti _ i hi h h
Royer road where it Joins up with the British. ably dealt with and the history of the peop 0 0 ova co E n W C 0
movement was traced from its in- ception down to the present great
Especially able were the addresses
by Messrs. lialford and Moore. who
entirely relieved oi the German menace The important railway running, nloquonlly Domed ou; llm; ll", 0l,_|e¢y,g 1 I :north from Paris through Amiemr and pnralleling the allied front can now af unlonlsm am lm; in make lrguhls t B our duty to “Blat by every be used again after being under the fire of German guns for four months.
ns some suppose but as a means of protecting the laborer from the clutch- es of capitalists who are not willing to pay labor a just wage for services rendered. The speakers strongly
was fixed on the Vasle attack _when the now offensive was opened. There “ned ll-mal "mon, here to lmlgg _wltll wasno .reply to the French artillery preparation which lasted forty five
minutes. German soldiers were captured 'while harvesting grain in the and Q9; me full llgnefltg 10 which they Iiields so complete was the surprise. -
the larger organizations of A-merica
would be thus entitled.
At the close of their remarks a vote
of thanks was -moved by Mr. P. A.
Monaghan and ably supported by Rev.
Beanoourt in Picardy. This is the iirst conclusive indication received that ifourice McDonald all of whom heart' . _ ni tiomini n t gs. ea _ _ TEMPERATURE,
.. _ I -. ‘”;1_~__m.~M,‘_ s. __ o removals _‘_ Qllsiwv-»~,.;, , i igsnaarsea nieiremsrasortite speak
Wfni. _ 4 ,
srl, the look namltl MDI!! that some
4 www; FM,-¢“,,r,~l g» __ 'mmlgs' ‘ ” azblniisn user-iinse oownso ' i' nam sauna be meagiit into is
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sd from live till ~ ‘ i ` ~
y "m|u°'A“ "I on on ‘ mn mm, 0| gpg (ensivs in Picardy British airmen accounted for BN German rnaiishines. is ei' at present oiisrlng ‘ras ` vets of' High tida soda at 1.58 and tbni'o`r§S"w" - It
ing so many Gernian planes at home for dcfeiisiye purposes that they are
2°'°°° PRISDNERS AND 20° GUNS seriously handicapped in aerial work
on the hattlefront, it was learned
O’l"l‘AW‘»A ON'I". August 9.:-The
ci.EAN|No uP THE CAPTURED coumnv fi“m“H° ‘i°“@ bi’ W°ll“°““f*Y'f* °i°"“
to the plant ofthe Connaught Park
WITH 'run BRITISH ARMY IN FRANCE, (By the Associates Press). J°°k°v Club was fi" ’“°"f S°'l°““
August 9.-British cavalry and some infantry were signalled in the nuigh- than ‘lt "mt mp°"t°d- (" R95” borhood of Cliaulnes this morning. When last heard from directly they to- h°“°"arY Se°1'°wry"‘1°c°mp““i°d by, gether with armoured cars were operating buck of Fraui Ravello and,have “mm” directors Visited the track Ye* now progressed many kilometers beyond, continuing the cleaning up of the terday and found that the terrlblo country and capturing vmages_ f cyclone which broke over thc capital
about 730 Wednesday evening had
Binith, C. C., seconded by Mr. J. H.‘
GERMAN lllll/'ill HUM, imroimirir Piioostss
The Attack Was One of the Most_Brillia`nt in the History- of the War. ° N
LONDON, August 9.-A despatch
GERMAN
£1#
.Allies l'Iave.Captured Archangel. Force of 8,000 A Germans Defeated. 50,000 Germans Con-
cenlrating North of Gulf of Finland.
(.S`)wr1`aI to I/ie Gimrdian)
yesterday reported important progress
for thc Allied forces in Northern Russia. it stated that they had captured Archangel and were pushing toward Volugdu. Eight thousand troops were said to have been defeated by the Allies. Voiogdu. is 400 miles south of Arch- angel, Thelsame despatch said that 50,000 Germans were reported to 'be con- centrating north of the Gulf of Finland. _
REPORTS
News from German sources yesterday was to the effect that the Bolshevlki
considered themselves to be in u state of war with Britain, and that A de- claration of war against Japan was expected. t
SIR ROBERT
(Special to the Guardian)
LONDON, August 9.-Sir Robert
Borden had a conference with the First Lord of the Admiralty when he conveyed certain conclusions agreed upon 'by the Dominion Ministers re- garding co-operation in naval defence.
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sonata
Hoio conrenances
With British Admiralty Regarding Naval Defence.
Also With War Ofllce and Grand Trunk '
Directors.
lie visited the war uflice with General Mewburn, when matters were discuss- ed conccted with the defence of Hall- fax. He had a lengthy interview ist- c`r with the Grand Trunk directors. and subsequently saw Earl Minto and Col. Delancey of the American Medical Service. , I _
HALIFAX. N. S., August 8.-The
war is a common cause with all Can- adians, no mutter what their race- or» igln, color or creed. in other words he winning of this war is a coopera- ive movement on the part of every-
lat can he done by everybody to help win tho war is cverybody's business.
Everybody. irrespective of creed,
:should lend a hand in making this Knights of Columbus “drive” a splen-
Govornor Grant has already put his
snys, in partz- ,, “We in Nova Beotla feel that our
boys ,who are so nobiy fighting for ur cause, will be materially assisted and comforted by the activity of this organisation (K. of (2,), and surely
means in our power. .
"i would, therefore," I-lla Honohr
concludes, "ask your hearty co»opera- tion with the gentlemen in your com- munity who will assume the res~ ponsibility of making this drive the great success which I, feel it richly deserves." `
The U. S. Knights of Columbus
have .already raised 87,000,000, and the Nova Scotia Knights are going
rm: wnfazrnmt
smoiin lPPEiii iniiiiixgiiiiniiiitliiiiiiild
av cnvriiunii uiiiiii or ii. s.
the Slogan is "Everybody Welcome and Every-
_ thing Free.”
to emulate their American confro- res' in providing army lusts and comforts for the 'lads particularly the Nova Scotia lads, at tile !`ront.` The slogan will -be always. as it is now, "Everybody welcome and evefythlng free," without respect to racial origin or -religious creed. 78|.
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