FURTHER PROGRESS BY THE ALLIES

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 282, 17 August 1918, Page 7

FURTHER PROGRESS BY THE ALLIES

EXTENSIVE GERMAN.WITHDRAWAL FORESHADOWED ■■.ENORMOUS. ENEMY LOSSES ■/' ■ - ; ■. ' ■. .■■ • .• ■■••■■ \ By Telegiaph-PwBB Association-Copyright. . . ' believed that a further German; C^ble ■ m. ~-n ~ A . „ • ■ '. , . ''.''. London, August'ls (in, It (T says:-The enemys surrender of his forward positions west of Bapaume may foreshadoW'an extensive withdrawal becnuso the were immensely strong. The movement recalls the German withdrawal at these points in 1917. which preceded "the evacuation of Bapaume ind Peronnobu there ,s one important difference; for in 1917 we held Albert^Aus FBENCH/'ADVANCING NOETH-EAST OF LASSIG NY MASSIF. The French are advnncinsr north-cast of the Lassigriy massif. r are retreating.—Aus.-JJ.Z. Cable '" • ... : LASSIGNY MASSIF INfRENCH POSSESSION. . : " . ..'. . ../. :: '' ..'(Rec'. August 16, 7.25 p.m.)' . - ■ rp, '■• i. •,.•„,.'' ' ' London, August 15. . . J-liere are indications that the enemy intends to fight'approximately on the line now reached, except to the southward, where the French are in-possession of .Lassigny massif! his will compel him to "■ retire probably behind the' Divcto . Hiver, a small tributary of the Oise.--l?euter. ■' ' AUSTRALIANS CONTINUE TO PRESS SOUTH OP THE SOMME '•■'■■, ■ (Eec. August 16, midnight.) The Australians , pressure southward of' the 'Somme continues'!' 1, advanced their lines last liight.-Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. . ■ VON LUDENDORPF RETREATING TO SAVE HIS MAN-POWER HEBUTERNE SALIENT PRACTICALLY WIPED OUT. ,1r wT^VT?! , Bl ' itis ' l n »wlq«nvter S ,refer"S\o U tfe St.wtthdrawal north of the battlefield, says von Ludendorft's recent order that "round must be given up if holding on entails undue expenditure of man-power is argeurS7tl^ 0 ,!; till \ n n developihent Moreover the wonderful succe s "fif ™5" has probably -inipressed tha German High Command with'the desirableness of getting behind a river wherever this is practicable. We have now passed points so far towards Bucquoy that the Hebutcnie salient has practicallr " B dieMlr advnnced «>eir ■ line on P SS mag - GERMANS USED MOST OP THEIR RESERVES •ONLY SIXTEEN FEESH'DIVISIONS'LEFT. . -. ■ (Eec. August IG, 7.25 p.m.) q n ,,l here jn 8 h no preMn J indica i iolX tl,at the Gc » u ere reliring thind "he fh Lvs S aHenV n C y h "f ? furt J} er rctirement °" the "orthlas en part of ino Lys snlient, lrom a milo to two miles, over a nine-niilr> fi™i n n ;.,!=„ withdrawing from;the Serre salient, straighteniig t 'bu'e there Thet ! nCI-enSlng M ! he Cnemy inteiHls to abandon tlX"' The C i mans have been compelled to use thirty-five divisions of reserves between the Oise and the Anew, and now only has on the whole of the West frou sWteen fresh divisions in reserve of which eleven belong to Prince Wppweh t Th Tla? ter now only hods the line from the sea to Albert. The front from Abort to Soissoiiß-ia held by General von Boehm. It is believed the la er was eeLt«d because ho did well on the Somme battlefield in lfllC. In vio« of liero be rnonly sixteen res. divisions it is doubtful whether the Germ nsi wiif nn another big attack this year.-Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. umu ' ms «•» l'ul, up . "WE HAVE NO MEN TO SEND YOU!" GERMAN HIGH COMMAND REFUSES REQUEST FOR REIN(Eec. August IC, U p.m.) Tho United Press correspondent states :-"Thcre are tliat changes W policy have been imposed on the Germans by the illied sucee \on BoeWs appointment to command the group of armies astride the Somme' under Prince Rupprccht, is significant. Hitherto only Crown Princes and Dukes have been named as army group commanders. A captured order signed bv von Ludendorff says the internal situation and the condition of the German resom-ea in men necessitate another drastic comb-out. Every possible clerk store keeper, and cook must go on active .service. It is reliably learned that the ■ iljgh Command refused requests for reinforcements, saying: '\\' P havo no men to send you. You must make what you have do.' "—.Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn OFFICIAL REPORTS SIR DOUGLAS HAIG'S DISPATCHES. Sir Douglas Haig reports:-"Severe locnl lighting resulting (""ou/advanhco occurred on Wednesday night east of Rnmecourt. ami Iho line was X,icod Miglitly in this neighbourhood. A Britisn patrol rushed a post north of Alhml Behveen Albert and Ayetto (12 miles north of Albert) our patrols were activ i X\t mi mn r ta "l C(l . cl ? se touch with the enemy. Further progress was made at a number of points, and prisoners and machine-guns were -taken Wn Srt""*? 8 <lUVing . th V?i ight soull| -fi ,sl ' of Arras and near Merville d oi'-th of Bethune). The enemy's artillery was active cast of Bobecq and in the SchYr ponberg sector (south of Ypres) and Tabal."-Aue.-N.S!. Cable Assn'-neiiter (Rec. August 16, 10.35 p.m.) vill«," DO AV Fla | l, n « P-u----villers AVe havo also advanced south-east of f'royarl, takiii" nri«oiiP,'- 1« I. opcraUons. Our patrols north oF Albert wero ~H day lon- in ZS'Vi I, ', enemy There has been local lighting at u number of points. Ou m(n also active at the Vieus Berquin actor. We have prowwdeoutn oa of hp , I lage, taking prisoners. . We successfully raided north-west of Lion nfl ct £