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FRENCH DRIVE ON
TOWARD H|NDENBERG
LINE OF D[F[NSES
Italy Expects Germans
to Try Drive on France
Through Her.
ALLIES GAIN MORE
ALLIES GAIN MORE
Towns In Western Offensive
Bapaume City Hall Is
Explosion Scene.
Paris, France.-The advance

The French in the region north of
Soissons was continued during the
night. Progress was made north of
Aillette and east of the Leuilly
lle-SurMargival line, where
important positions We're captured.
These gains We're recorded in to-
days official report, which also in
dlcated unusual.activities further to
the east. The artillery of the Ger
mans and French kept up yesterday
tween Butte um Nesnil and Maissons
de Champagne. Heavy artillery
lighting was in progress in the re-
<gion east of the lower forest of
Councy.
Driving forward north and south
OF st. Quentin, heart of the Hinden-
burg line, the Allies have cut two of
the four main railroads which feed
the city, while a third line is we'll
within reach of the French guns.
With La Fere inundated by the re-
treating Germans and two of its dom
mating forts in the hands of the
French, thee hief interest in the tre-
mendous battle which has been rag
ing for a week on an so mile front
shifts to historic st. Quentin.
Tae Germans are making desper-
ate and costly attempts to wrest
from the French the lIssigny Benay
plateau from which General Nivelles
guns command the southern APP
proaches to the city and render its
position, in the opinion of military
critics one of grave peril
ItaIy On Defensive
Rome, Italy.-(Via Paris)-The
predicted great offenses against
Italy by the Central powers continues
to be the chief topic of discussion in
military and political circles. Field
Marshal ton Hindenberg is credited
with aiming at an invasion OF France
across a PROSTATE Italy.
French Deputies Killed.
Paris, rFance-An accidental eX-
plosion occurred yesterday in the city
persons We're buried in the debris
Raoul Briquet and Albert Taillian-
dier, deputies from the arondisse-
ment of Arras. who have been engag-
ed in relief work, We're reported to
be among the victims.
Germans Claim Success.
Berlin. Germany - Wireless to
Sayyille, l.. I.)-A French attack on
the west bank OF the Disc, near La
Fere failed yesterday with heavy
losses. the war office announces.
French trenches i'll Champagne,
south of Ripont, were captured by
Germans
Russia offered Peace:
London, Eng-A dispatch to the
Exchange Telegraph from Amster-
dam says:
According to Berlin telegram
received by the Amsterdam Bourse,
Berlin is filled with rumors that Ger
many has offered separate peace to
Russia. The terms offered are said to
be complete autonomy to Poland, the
Observation-Disclosures OF CONSTANT
nople. the evacuation by Russia OF
Austrian territory and Russian pro-
tectorate over Armenia
British Take Towns.
London, England THE British in
their advance toward Cambria, have
occupied the villages of Longavesnes
!, Lieramont and Equancourt, accord
ing TO the official report from Brit
ish headquarters in France last
night
The British and French troops
have made additional important
gains against Germans on the line
. running from Arras to scissors. Or
the British center at several points
Field Marshal Douglas Hai2's mel
have pushed forward nearer the st
Quentin-Cambra road and in addl
tion have recaptured from the Ger
mans position north OF Beaumetz
Lez-Cambrai, which the German:
took from them i'll an attack Mon
!; day night.
Berlin admits the capture by thu
British OF the town of Roisel abou
: II miles northwest of st. Quentin
and the falling back of the German
before the French at several point
in the forest region south of LaFere
in order to avoid being outflanked
Bag Allied Planes.
Berlin. Germany, March 70
) Wireless to Sayville. l.. l)-Th
. official report of today delayed il
! transmission says the German
t brought down eleven airplanes II
fighting yesterday on the western
front. A German squadron attacke'
the French port of Dunkirk, wher
fires We're observed.
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