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prevent, regardless Of cost, the Allies
from gaining control of the Noyon-
Ham road, which is choked with ma
terial guns and troops.
The Germans are expected to make
desperate stand on the Roye-Noycn
line to permit the columns which are
retreating in the direction of ~Nesle
and Ham to reach safety.
The resistance of the Germans is
stiffening against the Fourth British
Army, under General Rawlinson. They
are reacting violently in the region of
Lihons, which changed hands twice
during the night but which this morn
ing was firmly held by the British.
Bridges Across Somme Destroyed
All the bridges across the Somme
between Peronne and Ham, stretch of
about fifteen miles, have been de-
stroyed by Allied aviators. The Ger
mans have been attempting to throw
temporary bridges across the stream,
and the Allied airmen are now system
atically bombing these improvised
structures
All the morning reports show ex-
IRENE confusion among the enemy
forces in their precipitate retreat.
Among the prisoners taken arc gen.
erals, colonies and officers of all other
grades. Eleven divisions, under Gen
erals Won Hutier and Won Marwitz, have
been identified by prisoners taken.
With his right flank menaced and
with third French army, under Cen
eral Humbert, harassing his rear to a
point where his retreat is dsorderly,
General Won Hutier's army, it would
appear, will have to fall back beyond
the Roye-Lassigny line to escape YER
| liable pulverization from the concen-
tration of the three armies under Gen
erals Rawlinson, Debeny and Humbert.
The last three days have witnessed
machine-like movements by these three
armies. each reaching its designated
detectives without single hitch. The
speed shown in maneuvring is regard
ed as masterful for such large bodies
Of troops, all the armies eunctioning
perfectly.
The converging front of the three
armies has made it possible at certain
points to employ a cross artillery fire
upon the German columns, making the
problem of Won Hutier in extricating
his rearguard from the Montdidier
pocket q serious one a
General Withdrawal Predicted
The Allied victory is daily assuming
larger proportions, and the military ex-
perts are discussing the possibility of
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treat to the River Aisne or beyond is
clearly imminent.

treat to the River Aisne or beyond is
clearly imminent.
The official communications do not
in any sense convey an adequate I'M
Outstanding of the wonderful Allied
advance, according to the Weekly
Dispatch" which says that the num-
Der Of prisoners taken will reach an
amazing figure. The paper declares
it understands nearly $4,000 have been
taken since Thursday. including sew
eral thousand captured in Montdidier.
The weekly Dispatch" points out
that the Germans retreating east of
Montdidier are obliged to pass out
through the neck OF a pocket only a
few miles wide. where they are con-
stantly under the fire of the bombs
and machine guns of airmcn, while
being shelled by French light feld
guns. All the desperate German eff
forts to stem the Allied momentum
are proving vain, the paper asserts.
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French Push East of Montdidier as
Hutier Tries to Saue Mass of Stores

afternoon the Germans had not vet
completely evacuated the town. cling
ing to the outskirts of the place with
the help of machine guns, some of
which were being served by the officers
OF the detachments, all the men having
been killed or wounded.
The french troops are pursuing their
success and have now progressed far
east of Montdidier, gathering up along
the route thousands of prisoners. to-
gether with enemy cannon and machine
guns. Harassed by the French cavalry.
which had pushed far ahead, the Ger
mans were thrown into great disorder
as they sought to fall back. In the
wake Of the cavalry came armored cars
with automatic guns, which scattered
terror and destruction among the re-
treating foe. The enemy was engaged
IN desperate effort along the roads to
the rear, crowded with masses of men
and material, seeking to disengage him
self from the French pursuit.
Further south the French army on
the right continued equal pressure. TAX
ing the heights Of Boulogne-la- Grasse.
The French artillery has under it's
f'rc important enemy concentrations Of
men and material retreating near
Noyon and Guiscard.
Everything tends to confirm the i'm
preston that great victory has been
won.
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general withdrawal by the Germans,
some of them even declaring that the
retrograde movement already is becom-
ing a general one.
The battle yesterday developed &C.
cording to the Allied plans. General
Humbert's army, when it was thrown
into the battle. compelled Won Hutier
to abandon Montdidier, and under the
irresistible pressure the retrograde
movement in the Montddier region as
sumed n rapidity verging upon that Of
a rout.
AS soon as the French infantry had
scored an advance of between six and
seven miles east Of Montdidier the cav
airy and tanks, keeping upon the heels
OF the enemy, pushed on considerably
further, reaching even as far as the
western outskirts of Roye. General
Humbert's troops have now established
touch with those of General Debeney
to The west of the town of Bus.
The echo >de Paris" predicts that
the developments will force the Ger
mans to evacuate Lassigny, and that
they will be unable to hold either Rove
Or even Noyon for any length of time
The capture of the Chipilly ridge, on
the left flank of the attack, is pointed
to as extremely important, as the in
dlcations were the enemy was endeavor-
ing to Offset the gains on his left wing
by holding here
various newspapers comment upon
the fine showing again made by the
Americans in their repulsc of violent
counter attacks in the neighborhood
OF Fismes, on the Scissors Rheims
front. The Germans, they point out.
appear to sill have thu intention If
making stubborn stand north of the
Vesle. The general belief is, however.
that they will begin to retreat when
the Franco Ame rican pressure upon
them increases.
In speaking Of the present advance
the French press gives large share Of
praise to the British high COM
mand. Premier Clemenceau's news
paper, "L'Homme Libre," after allud-
ing TO the splendid plans for the o.
erations, says:
Ludcndorff's operations were in
splred by the tactics of General Byng
in the battle of Cambria. These were
improved upon by the French generals
IN our two counter offensives of Mont.
dldler and Scissors, and were brourh.
to their final period by Field Marshal
Haig."
In the big restaurants last night the
guests were celebrating what thew
characterized as "Haig's revenge"
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crown Prince threw them into the bat
tie OF the Marine. drawing also from the
STOCK OF his royal cousin, Crown Prince
Rupprecht of Bavaria, is believed to be
causing General Ludendorff some worry
A temporary lull may be expected in
the fighting on the present lines, as the
Germans are desperately striving to
save their material and retire their
troops to the old Hindeaburg line and
rectify the front where they intend to
make their stand.
Noyon Pivot OF Resistance
Thf pivot Of the German resistance
at this stage Of the battle, it now an.
pears, is the town Of Noyon, about
midway between Montdidier and Sois-
sons. The enemy is throwing in re-
serves from this base in an effort to
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FRENCH

PARIS (NIGHT).-Ourtr troops have
continued to gain ground between
the Avre and the Disc in spite of the
resistance of the enemy.
To the south Of the Avre we occu-
pied Marquivillers and Grivillers
and have reached the line of Arman-
court and Tilloloy and progressed
north of Roye-sur-Matz about two
kilometres as far as the outskirts of
Canny -Matz. Further to the
south we captured and passed the
village of Laberliere.
Between the Matz and the Disc our
advance has assumed q more pro-
nounced character north of Chevin-
court. Machemont and Cambronnc
are ours.
PARIS (DAY).-During yesterday
evening and last night the French
troops continued their progress along
the entire front between the Avre
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Gay to hold Chaulnes, his main has.
in the region just south Of ~.
Somme. German divisions tr;ed ).
retake Lihons, mile or more north
west Of Chaulnes. In fact all f.,
way from Chaulnes up to the som,n.
the British made very little furthe,
progress. Unofficial statements firm,
London reported the fall =,
Chaulnes, but there was no conf,
nation of that report in the British
! official communique last night.
The Allied drive was also ba,tea
somewhat in the region below
Chaulnes. But in the lower sectors
where two French armies are orse
ating, rapid progress was made Thu
French have closed in on Roye. Yes.
terday they reached L'Echelle St
Aurin, about four miles west oe
Roye, and Ma~quivillers, Crivillsr.
and Armancourt, all from three to
four miles to the southwest of It At
Tilloloy they are about five miles
southwest-south of Roye. This i'm.
portant base is, therefore, nearly
enveloped.
Further south the French have
eliminated most Of the Matt Valley
salient. They hold Canny-sur- Matt
and, following the Matt as it curves
southeast to the Disc, they have ad.
vanced on an average two miles
from the north bank. They are get.
ting close again to Lassigny and
Noyon, reoccupying the wooded posi-.
tons which they l1sr to Ludendorf
early in June. South of the Somme
about 35 per cent If the TERRITORY
lost in the drives of March q and
June 8 has been recovered.
What the Germans are fighting
for now is to stabilize a north-and
south line from Peronne to the 0ise
They will probably try first to hold
the highroad from Paronne to
Roye, running east of Chaulnes II
they fail in that they will try to
hold the highroad further east.
from Peronne to Nesle, thence to
Roye. and turning southeast from
Roye to Noyon. Behind these roads
lies their present zone of safety. But
eventually, if Foch's pressure con-
tinues, they will have to go back
from their old 1914-1916 positions
to the Hindenburg line, from which
the great offensive OF March q last
started.
Six weeks ago such a forced re-
tirement as we have been seeing cas-.
of Montdidier would have seemed
incredible. 1t would have been be-
yond our capacity to believe in mir.
acles. But strategy in the hands Of
master is a great miracle worker.
Foch has only begun to open the
eyes of the world to the possibilities
OF an Allied offensive, conducted
with finished skill and supreme cen
fidence.
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affords a considerable view of the sur
rounding neighborhood. It's southern
edge is in French hands, but a consid-
cradle advance must be registered be-
fore the Allies can cross the Cuy-Noy-
or Road.
All accounts agree that the attacks
Of the Third French Army on the
massif are making satisfactory prog
rcss, and that an advance of from
three to five miles has been made since
Saturday morning. The roads for the
cnemy's retirement are by no means
good, and it is believed not improbable
that sooner or later he will be COM
PEELED to retire to the line of Pc
rome, Nesles and Noyon.
On the, Scissors Rheims front the
enemy is contesting every inch of
ground along the River Vesle with the
Americans. who are fighting with SUI
>porb herosm. The struggle cannot
last long, however, and a German re-
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Leaders Follow
Troops Into Fields to
Watch Retreat
Ground Strewn With
Abandoned Stores
Loss of 1900 Gums in
Month Made German
Battery Fire Weak
tDv The Associated Prcss)

WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN
FRANCE, Aug. 1.-The general staff
Of the French army that is pursuing
the Germans east of Montdidier ate
luncheon to-day in an open field. The
staff members were content with a
frugal meal, served in small baskets
and eaten with the aid of their pocket
knives, The main concern of the gen
eral staff was not to satisfy hunger,
but to keep the closest possible sur
VIGILANCE over the rapidly changing
battlefront They managed to main
tain close study of their military
maps throughout the impromptu meal.
Yesterdays battle-ground all about is
strewn with rifles, machine guns, am
munition, cartridge boxes and supplies
that were abandoned by the enemy.
Mounted dispatch riders, acting in the
absence of telephone and telegraph
communication, were riding at gallop
through all the disorder of dpheaved
earth, their horses leaping over shell
holes, trenches and brooks, to keep
the front lines in touch with their
supports. The forward movement Of
the French early outran the efforts Of
the Signal Corps to play it's part
Rayage of War Seen
The landscape to-day shows, by a
vivid contrast, the ravages of modern
warfare, even where ruined dwellings,
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Noyon, Pivot of German Defence,
Inperilled by Advancing French

PARIS, Aug. 1.-THE number Of
prisoners taken SO far in the Allied Of
fensive in Picardy is now estimated at
$4,000, including more than 1000 off,
GERS. More than 500 guns have been
captured, according to the latest ad-
vices.
The Allies tonight are fighting their
way forward, and the armies of Cen
erals Won der Marwitz and Won Hutier
are in full retreat in the direction of
Peronne, Nesles and Ham. Important
rear guards are being sacrificed by the
Germans to insure the safety Of the
main armies, and there is we'll defined
feeling among military critics here that
the German reserves are not as i'm
portant or numerous as was originally
thought.
The recklessness with which the
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BRITISH

LONDON (NIGHT.- This morn
ing the enemy delivered strong at
tacks with fresh divisions brought
up from his reserves against the
British positions at Lihons and to
the south and north of that place.
All these attacks have been re-
pulsed after severe fighting, in which
our troops inflicted great losses upon
the enemy's advancing line.
At one point Immediately to the
north Of Lihons German assault
troops broke into our positions and
penetrated TO the west side of the
village. They were then counter
attacked with determination by our
troops, and in the course of fierce
fighting over the difficult ground
were driven back to the east and
north OF the village. Our line was
completely restored.
On the right of the British troops
French forces, acting in cooperation
with them, have made progress
southwest and south Of Roye.
On the remainder Of the British
front a few prisoners have been
captured by our patrols during the
day.
LONDON (DAY).-By q successful
operation during the night we ad-
vanced our line north Of the Somme
on the high ground between Etine-
hem and Dernancourt. South Of the
river local fighting is reported at diff
ferent points.
The French troops made further
progress along the south bank Of the
Avre River and reached the out
skirts Of lEchelle-St. Aurin.
Early this morning the enemy
launched local attack against posi-
tions north of KENNEL. The attack
was repulsed after sharp fighting,
prisoners being left in our hands
Hostile raiding parties were driven
of north Of the Scarpe. We improved
our positions slightly east of Robecq
(Flanders 'front.'.
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Pershir,g Reports
Quiet Day Along
The Vesle Front

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11.-"Aside
from the usual artillery activity along
the Vesle the day passed quietly
in the sector occupied by our troops"
said General Pcrshing's communicate
received to-day, which covers the
fighting of Sunday.
The communique, covering opera
tions of Saturday, read as follows:
Section A-There is nothing of i'm
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Official Allied Statements

and the Disc. They captured the
entire massif of Boulogne- Ia Grasse
and carried their lines to the east
Of Bus.
Further south they penetrated the
wooded region between the Matz and
the Disc. reaching the outskirts of
La Berliere and Curry. They took
Moreuill Motto and realized an ad-
vance of three kilometres in the re-
gion to the north of Chevincourt.
GERMAN
BERLIN iNIGHT Violent enc
my attacks on the battlefront be-
tween the Ancre and the Aisne have
failed
BERLIN DAY). = Between the
User and the Ancre the fighting ac-
tivity decreased during the day. but
was revived at many points in the
evening. Strong enemy thrusts on
both sides of the Lys were repulsed.
On the battlefront the enemy has
extended his attacks as far as the
Disc.
Between the Ancre and the Somme
they collapsed before our lines. Di-
rectly south of the Somme the en-
envy infantry remained in action
after their failures on August 9.
Strong partial attacks of the enemy
near Rainecourt and against Lihons
failed RS the result of our fire and
in counter attacks.
The main strength Of the attach.
yesterday was directed against our
front between the Ancre and the
Avre. East of Rosieres and on both
sides of the Amiens road and Rove
we repulsed many times repeated
enemy attacks. In the f1uctuatinp
battle against the masses of armored
cars the unsuitable attacking
strength Of our infantry again made
itself fully felt at this point. On
many occasions the enemy's assaults
broke down even as a result of our
artillery fire.
he1ore the sector of single d.
vision alone more than forty ar
mored cars are lying destroyed.
Between the Avre and the Disc tho
enemy, after violent artillery prem
aration, made strong attacks against
our old positions from Montdid;er as
far as Outheuil. He was not able TO
reach our new fighting line east of
Montdidier, which we announced YES
terday.
Our rearguards received the enerov
in our old positions with strong
fire and then yielded, fighting bevond
the line of Laboissiere, Hainyil)ers
Rlcquebourg and Marest.
There has been very lively aer;a,
activity over the battlefield. We have
shot down twenty-three more enemy
airplanes and one captive balloon
On the Vesle the enemy was 70.
pulsed between Fismes and Cow
landon.
IN Champagne, west of the Somme.
Py-Souain road, there were local on
gagements, in which We took nris-
Oners.
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Cholera Epidemic in
Petrograd Decreasing

STOCKHOLM. Aug. 1.-THE cholera
epidemic is decreasing in Petrogrsd
according to advices to the Swedish L.
cation sent from Russia August 9. FOR
the first four days in August the num-
Der of new cases in Petrograd were
respectively. 81, 118. 90 and AZ. against
a total Of LOLA during the last i've
days of July.
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are absent from the scene. The val
leys are green and smiling where no
shells fell, but the heights and ridges,
on which the artillery fire was con-
centrated, have been so pitted and torn
that from n distance they appear almost
white against the blue horizon.
The escape Of the valleys Of this
beautiful countryside is attributed by
some observers to the supposition that
the Germans were obliged to be spar
ing of their artillery fire, because of
the loss of 1900 guns to the Allies
during the last month. Others believe
that the Unmarried fields are due to
the fact that German soldiers were in
dustriously harvesting the bountiful
wheat crop Of this region when the
French and British troops surged upon
them.
Enemy Expected Attack
Two days before the Allied forces
made their attack the enemy's artillery
was posted in echelon, indicating that
an attack was expected. Apprehensions
were entertained for the safety of the
guns or else the artillery reserves no
longer were sufficient to justify prodi-
gality in their use, because instead of
there being artillery at the points
where the strongest stand was made by
the Germans, machine guns we're their
reliance.
Quick frers, which the Allies OVER
whelmed in Montdidier, were served by
officers, and this fact is regarded as
showing that the Germans are be
ginning to mistrust the resisting power
Of their soldiers, whose fighting spirit
has been put to a severe test during
the last three days.
Town Is Set Afre
One German division of reinforce
ments coming up by the road near
Hangest was caught under the fire of
French batteries and disorganized be-
fore it could get into action. A divi-
sion of reservists, according to the
statements Of prisoners, was brought
into line against the French First
Army with virtually no rest period.
All the other divisions engaged against
this army, with the exception of one,
are said to have been weakened and
worn by recent combats.
Although their departure was hur-
ried, the Germans found time to put
the torch to Mareuil, which still is in
flames. The devastation of many lib
Grated villages, however, is slight, COM
pared with that wrought by the in
vader in the region of the Somme dur
ing his retreat in 1917
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Another Aerial Raid
Made on Karlsruhe

LONDON, Aug. 11.-An Official
communication issued by the Air
Ministry this evening announces that
announcer air raid has been made on
karlsruhe, capital of Baden. and
mat there was an explosion in the
Karlsruhe station.
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(By Tho Associated Press)

WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN
FRANCE, Aug. 1.-THE German de-
fence was stfffening this morning in
the region southwest Of Noyon, but the
French nevertheless gained a stronger
foothold on the heights of Thiescourt.
There are indications that Won Hutier
is organizing line Of resistance on
the general front of Roye, Lassigny and
Noyon to protect the withdrawal of the
great masses of munitions and supplies
gathered just to the rear and to ease
up a retreat which is becoming more
difficult to keep in hand.
The slowing up of the French adj
vance in that sector was due partly to
the difficulty of bringing up munitions
and supplies over roads encumbered by
the debris of the German retreat, the
highways also having been blocked in
many places by trees felled by the re-
firing troops.
French Advance Lines
In spite Of these obstacles the French
advanced their lines south Of the Rove
Amiens road and east Of Montdidier.
and the line the enemy is organizing
between Roye and Lassigny is consid
cred not likely to prove, at the most.
more than temporary obstacle.
When the French troops entered
Montdidier at 1880 o'clock Saturday
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portance to report on sections occu.
pied by our troops.
section B-Khere is nothing to re-
port in this section"
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