Laurel Leader (Newspaper) - August 21, 1918, Laurel, Mississippi T A Portly cloudy tonight 298. AUGUST 21, 1918. ASSOCIATED PRESS At NOYON tit At BRITISH AND FRENCH AD VANCE THREE MILES Elects Pat Harrison ALLIES ARE NOW WITHIN ONE MILE OF NOYON AND STILL FOR CITY Aug. 21.-An attack on a wide front north of the Ancre river was launched by the British forces this it is officially Satisfactory progress is being Tuesday afternoon the British threw back strong German attacks against new British positions south and north of the British forces have captured arid have reached and Beaucourt Sur Ancre in their drive which began this moring north of the Ancre After taking the British troops advanced another mile and a half to the east and reached 7 Aug. 21.-The French troops advanced three miles today along the Oise and reached a mile from the outskirts of according to ports from the Aug 21.-French troops have reached a point not far from the village of of two and one-half from The latest dispatches to the newspapers indicate that the Allied pressure against the Germans is unrelenting and that villages on the old has been With British Headquarters in France 21.-Field Marrhal Haig this morning launched an offensive on a of about ten thousand The high contour between and northern zone of attack and the southern landmark of the The enemy here has lately been withdrawing in order to increase the depth of his Although the enemy has been vigilant and e expecting the attack he was practically this A heavy increasing to steamlike enabled the British to reach of assembly without change or great concourse of tanks maneuvered into The advance of the British was made after a The Uon was very light at owing to the difficulty of the Germane seeing the British troops in the and t i Some Held f fell mio the hands of the in the The German infantry was discovered to be weak in some companies a of more than fifty in the front of about ten thousand Fifty minutes later the front had widened to the northward until it extended all the way to the Ancre The battle which is now raging is reported from all points to be progressing It is being fought over ground which has seen wars of the bitterest SEVERAL With the British France dated 21.-In the hour of the offensive this morning British troops captured the towns of Beauco and The British attacked on a front of ten Some German field guns and two hundred prisoners were taken at an early All the German outposts positions along the important ridge between and Locus ospice has been attacked by the The result so far not known on this is in the Lys Le Petit was also More difficult and desolate country for not exist The British tanks are performing some gallant service as they did in the battle south of the It is obvious that the Allies have struck the enemy's stomach at the Marne and a smashing blow the right South of the Somme they are now giving the Bodies a crack on the left which may make even more groggy before he has had time to recover from the other two The British casualties been exceedingly light which is. due to the efficiency of the Aside from the battle raging between Arras and which at o'clock this morning was still progressing the British are pushing on at various other parts of the THREE Aug. 21.-In the British attack this morning between and a distance of about eight and one-half miles it is reported that the British have advanced from two to three miles along this The attack was made without any artillery preparation and was completely The attack was made bv the British third army under General FRENCH CONTINUE Aug. 21.-The French troops this morning continued their advance along the whole front between Oise and the and Cuts have been captured by the it is officially After sharp fighting ground has been taken west of Lassigny by the Length of Line Reduced Fifty Miles Aug. 21.-As the result of Allied successes during the past month the battle front of Prance from Rheims to the North Sea has been reduced in length more than fifty General March told newspaper men When the Germans began their last advance the line stretched for 250 It is now less than 200. On the plains near the Allied advance has the line well back of the old 1916-17 General March said the war department had not yet received details of the of the in the Vosge by the Fifth United States The line at this point is four miles over the German INTENSE INTEREST IS SHOWN BY LAUREL PEOPLE Intense interest was displayed last night by the people of the city around the Leader office and the Pat Harrison Cheer after cheer went up as the were ead to the crowds The report began coming in shortly after six all favorable to Pandemonium broke loose when it was announced that Vardaman had practically conceded his defeat and was leaving for Many remained up until after midnight to get the The senatorial race occupied the minds of to the exclusion almost of the other Some interest was in the congressional in which Judge Paul Johnson and Gov. Bilbo were the principal Owing to the that the Western Union did not give out their bulletin service as has been done in other very little information can be secured as to the outcome of the races for these minor A special arrangement had been made by the Leader and local Harrison headquarters to get the returns from the Harrison headquarters in and for this reason no considerable report was 6n the it was learned that Johnson was leading by a good vote and that there probably be a second Fuller returns will be printed in the regular edition - of the paper TABULATED COUNTY VOTE TOMORROW LATEST RETURNS GIVE THE LOYAL OVER 10.000 VOTES IN LEAD Jackson p. With two counties to hear Harrison has a majority of than 10,000 votes over Vardaman and Remaining counties probably will not materially change Virtually complete returns from 75 counties and scattering reports from the remaining twelve this morning indicate that Pat Harrison has been elected United States Senator over the James K. Vardaman in the first Mr. lead is 10,000 and estimates of the few remaining counties indicates that it at this The soldier vote which will be announced sometime today is offset any gain Vardaman may make in the few remaining counties that are out and which usually go for ' Boys and Girls Asked to Stay in School 21.-Boys and girls are called upon to remain in school this young men and women arranged to attend college and ministers are aske dto bring the matter before congregations on August 25, in a proclamation issued by Gov. and Prof. F. state superintendent of The proclamation \a issued to aid the Student Enlistment Campaign ana to wge young people of the to Will Start Vice Crusade in State Aug. 21.-Detailed information is waited from Washington before Mississippi's vice crusade is officially according to Dr. W. S. executive officer of the State Board of Health and representative of the United States Public Health have at his posal furnished by the There will be lino in the male and female being treated according to the Airily aomi hare been made km the roal It has been impossible to get full tabulated vote of the The executive committee met at this morning and canvasses the returns of the first They came to Laurel this afternoon to go over the second district The Leader will print the official tabulated vote Only two precincts remain unheard from at the hour to and an of Ihe results of the election can be gained The total in hand for the senate Harrison 1,406; 1,064; 33. For 766; 231; 1,310; 12; 7. i Sor circuit 622. ' For chancellor - 482; 783:;> Reports from over the circuit judge district is that Hall has been nominated circuit judge and Tann for has been returned to congress in the Fifth as well as the other mmmmm ftm LANSING SENDS Aug. 21,-Secretary, of Rohert lias wired Pat Harrison the following telgram of heartiest congratulations upon your splendid victory which insures This is just one of the thousands and thousands of messages to the Pat Harrison headquarters from all parts of the United States that are this afternoon seriously impairing the telegraphic service United States Senator Pat Harrison will arrive in Jackson Thursday night from Hundred of his friends from all parts of the State now in the city are planning to remain until tomorrow and give the new Senator the welcome that only his followers can render The gloomy Vardaman camp 1ms not the it is not expected that they ever Harrison's election in the first primary is now practically assured by the substantial reports received this afternoon as His majority out of the probable 95 or 100,000 votes cast will be about 10,000. Pat will carry practically all over the more than soldiers votes V PEOPLE WILL p. the morning after the night before in the Harrison ers the reports hold out just about the same as they did at one o'clock this Harrison is holding his of discussion today by the Harrison followers is the M which will place While the next United States f not arrived the continue to stream fri all parts of the ta congratulate IS J I 5144
