The people's war book; history, cyclopaedia and chronology of the great world war . irplanes drop 38 bombson Conflans, a town on Verdun-Metz railroad. —Gen. Haig continues advance from Ancre to theSomme. British capture Sapignies and Behagnies,towns north of Bapaume. Welsh troops captureMametz Woods. French are in possession of en-tire south bank of the Oise and the Ailette River,from the Oise to Pont St. Mard. Aug. 24—United States troops advance east of Ba-zoches; repel German raid in the Vosges. Aug. 28—Gen. March says United States troops andAllies in 8 weeks since July 1 have taken
The people's war book; history, cyclopaedia and chronology of the great world war . irplanes drop 38 bombson Conflans, a town on Verdun-Metz railroad. —Gen. Haig continues advance from Ancre to theSomme. British capture Sapignies and Behagnies,towns north of Bapaume. Welsh troops captureMametz Woods. French are in possession of en-tire south bank of the Oise and the Ailette River,from the Oise to Pont St. Mard. Aug. 24—United States troops advance east of Ba-zoches; repel German raid in the Vosges. Aug. 28—Gen. March says United States troops andAllies in 8 weeks since July 1 have taken and 1,300 guns. War Department esti-mates on basis of prisoners captured that Germanyin same period must have lost nearly 350,000 killedand wounded. Aug. 29—British take Bapaume. French take Mangin crosses the Oise; captures Morlin-court. United States and French troops captureJuvigny, but lose Chavigny. British capture Gin-chy and outflank Peronne. British have takensince Aug. 21, 26,000 prisoners. Aug. 30—British capture Bullecourt and reach Wo-. Trophies of the alarm sirens of various types. By turning the handles, a most weird and frightful sound is pro-duced. Bicycle wheels are also shown, one with spring tire and one with rope tire, demonstrating theshortage of rubber in Germany during the war. 460 THE PEOPLES WAR BOOK tan line. Germans retreat from Flanders. Brit-ish occupy Bailleul; capture Conblis and advancetoward Peronne. United States and French retakeChavigny and extend line east of Coucy. Sept. 2—On western front Allied forces have takensince July 15, prisoners; guns; 1,734mine throwers, 13,783 machine guns. Sept. 7—General retreat of Germans on front of 100miles. Arras-Cambrai sector to Rheims. Britishadvance 9 miles beyond the Somme; take Haucourt,Sorel-le-Grand and Metz-en-Centerre. French crossSt. Quentin Canal; take Tugny Bridge and stationat St. Simon, also Tergniar, 3 miles from La airme
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