The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-09-05
AMERICANS PRESS.
RETREATING FOE.
TeIlinq Pressure Maintained
Against Won Boehn's Army
North OF Scissors.
THEIR DRIVE WAS SURPRISE
Below Arrss English Army Takes Buie-
court and Aendeeourt and Pierees
the Old Hindenburg Line
Anew.

anew.
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With the American Army. ~ The
American troops, fighting side by side
with the French north OF soissons, are
maintaining constant and telling pres
sure against the army OF General Won
Bochm Rushed into the battle three
hours after getting INTO the sector. In
an hour and half they had made a
good advance. reaching the narrow
gauge railroad running from Chayigny
northwest TO Juylgny Their presence
there brought savage counter attacks
by the Seventh German Division OF
Prussans Despite these attacks the
Americans maintained good gains.
Our guns are constantly pounding the
German positions, an for miles In
front OF our lines can be seen black
smoke arising from many points with
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In the German lines ii III
Interrogation of prisoners shows
that the Americans appearance In the
line was a complete surprise to the
Germans Among the Americans fight
Ing in this sector is unit which the
French have christened (deleted by
censor), and the Americans are proud
Of the title.
The Americans were assisted In the
attack by small tanks, both male and
female. which did great work tearing
up machine gun nests A German lieu
tenant commanding machine gun de-
tachments which were captured entire
said the first thing he knew the Amer
leans swarined over the embankment
on both sides OF his position, and there
was nothing for him to do but to sur
render.
Hindenburg's second great retreat In
northern France was extended TO the
Flanders front, near the Belgian bor-
der.
The important city OF BaIlleul, be-
tween Ypres and Bethune, was eyacu-
ated by the Germans.
Great fires IN the Lys River valley
indicate the retirement In this sector
Is to be extensive
The British followed closely the flee
Ing enemy and occupied Nootboom,
three miles south OF Bailleul
once more the Germans have suffer
ed terrible losses
Some idea OF the rapdity with
which the great German bulge into
France has been lattened out may be
gathered from the fact that the 100
mile battle line between the Disc and
the Scarpe has been shortened In less
than week TO rs miles.
The line now runs almost In a
straight line southwark from the
Scarpc. ten miles east OF Arras, 10
Noyon. where II turns southeastward
TO the JuvIgny plateau
4NViMiAlirlhhulue tiin SioTtetluk VI
the Arras. Noyon line, British gains
north of Lens and the German retire |
ment In the valley Of the Lys adds 80 |
miles 10 the fighting line and extends
the battle front to more than 100 miles.
The large number OF tanks at the |
disposal OF the allies will enable the |
Hlndenburg line defenses TO be at. |
tackled with considerable hopes OF sue |
cess The Neu FreIe Press laments
the fact that Germany cannot rival |
the entente powers IN this branch OF
warfare The material for construct
Ing tanks on a large scale is INSULT
cient, labor is scarce. and the entente
too far ahead for successful rivalry.
The Vienna Zelt admits that II IL i'm.
possible 10 accustom the German sol.
dier 10 lighting tanks