The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1918-09-07
AT GATES OF CAMBRIA
HUN STILL RETREATS
More Than 1900 Prisoners and
Over 200 Guns Have Been
Taken in the Last
Four Days.

With the British Forces in France,
Sept 5.-South of the river Scarpe a
large portion of the German line is be-
ing readjusted.
Southeast OF Moeuvres, several
thousand yards of the old Hindenburg
front lines have been cleaned up and
now are in possession of the British
This brings the British within short
cannon range of Cambria which is
expected soon to fall.
| London, Sept. 5.-Marked progress
was. made by the British last night
along the Flanders front, according to
today's war Office report. Ploegsteert
village has been captured, as has Hill
63, southwest of Messines.
| On the Lys front the British hold
! the general line of Voormezeele, Wul-
verghem, Ploegsteert, Nieppe. Laven-
tie and Giyenchy.
| From Neuve Chapelie southwark to
: Givenchy the British have reached the
line they held up to the German at
tick on April 8, last while to the east
ward Of Givenchy sections of the old
German positions have been taken.
On the battle line in front o: Cam
brai an improvement in the British
position south of Mouevres is reported
The positions to the east of Hermies
fba J,, inc %0 bo
south also have been improved Still
further south the British iave captur-
ed the village OF Neuville- -Bourjouvai
east Of the Canal du Nori.
More than $4,000 prisoners anil more
than leo guns have been taken by the
British in the last four days.
| The French Front Advanced.
Paris, Sept. 5.-The German retreat
before the French northeast of Noyon
continued during the night, today S
Wis Office announcement shows. The
French troops kept in touch with
rear guards and pushed after the re-
treating foe east of the Canal du
Nord
Advancing north U. the Vesle,
French and American troops REACH
ed the coast OF the ridge dominating
the river Aisne.
In the Nesle region on the Somme
front the French crossed the Somme
canal near Voyennes sni Offoy.
, lust to the south they have reached
the region beyond Hombleux, Es-
mery-Halion and Flevy-Le- Meldeux.
Between the Ailette and the Aisne
the towns of Clemecy, Brsye and
Missy sur Aisne have been captured.
The operation of the vesle has been
extended to the east, End crossing
has been Effected between Venteaux
and ..........., % mile front.
Huns are Burning Supplies.
| With the French Army in France,
Sept. 4.-Guiscard, north OF Noyon,
was captured by the French this af-
ternoon, following a general advance
of from four to seven miles from Mont
st. Simeon to the Canal du Nord.
The Germans appe,r to be burn
+, ing supplies and blowing up ammnni-
tion dumps in the region north OF the
Disc river and east of the NOyon-
, Guiscard road. Many conflagrat;ons
have been seen as far east as Treg-
nier s2d explosions "a, Ugny, north
Of the Chauny.
! With the American Forces North of
the Vesle River, Sept. 5.-The Ameri-
can force following up the German re-
| treat from the Vesle moved steadily
over the plateau between the Vesle
and the Aisne today and by noon, their
advanced elements had filtered into
the slopes on the northern side of the
plateau.
1t is expected th-t machine gun and
perhaps artillery resistance will be
encountered in the lowlands nearer
the Aisne. Last night and this after
noon passed., however, with nothing
more serious than a long range bonn
bardment ct the American rear lines
Paris, Sept. 5.-Frsaco-America
forces, pursuing the Germans north of
tho Vesle, have reached the line Of the
Aisne, according to adviccs from the
front this morning.
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