New Britain herald., 1918-08-10
FRENCH STRIKE NEW BLOW
 (N MONTDlDIER. .OISE LINE
Four Miles on 16-Mile Front, Taking 100 Guns--- ChauInes Near Fall

London, Aug. 10.-F'rench troops the line between Montdidier and the river Disc on a front of approxi- mately 1 6 m11es, and at 10 o'clock had scored an advance of four miles, &C., CT noon today.
 The French line at that hour ran through Faverolles, Piennes, Rollot, Cuvilly, Ressons- -sur-Matz and Vigne- mont. This line puts Montdidier be- hind the French lines.
 The number of prisoners taken from the Germans in the fighting in Picardy has increased to 24,0OO to- days war office statement announces.
 American troops delivered an at tack in the angle between the Somme and the Ancre and achieved a con- siderable success.
 American and British troops cap tured the town of Morlancourt be- tween the Somme and the Ancre
 Canadian and Australian forces captured Bouchoir Meharicourt and Lihons and have entered Rainecourt and Proyart.
 The French forces captured Le Tronquoy, Le Fretoy and Assainvil- lers.
 Enemy coulter attacks in the Nor lancourt sector which followed the An glo-American success were beaten off in intensive fighting. When the French captured Beaufort Friday they had made an advance \of thirteen miles eastward from Castel. This is the infantry advance of the present offensive thus far reported.
 The Picardy battle is spreading to the South of Arras, the Pall Mall Ga- zette says this afternoon. Heavy fight ing occurred this morning in the bat tie area With the Allies making satis- factory progress and taking large l of prisoners.
 One hundred additional German ! guns have been taken by the Allies.
 Canadian cavalry which is operat- ! ing close to Chaulnes report that the l enemy is fighting strong rear guard l actions, in order to enable the stores ] of ammunition and guns to be re- l moved from that town.
 The new attack by the French has ! extended the battle line some 16 miles farther to the southeast in the Mont didier area. In this movement the 1 French scored an advance of four miles in six hours.
 To the north, the important june ion of Craulnes now is quite unten- lble for the Germans, as it is well | within the fire of the British field l guns.
 The one hundred guns added to the 200 previously captured by the allies were taken by the French in this mornings fighting.
 The opinion in London today was hat the enemy could not now possibly | hold any sort of a line until he cached the Somme and the canal from Nesle to Noyon. That would make a maximum retreat of 20 miles.
 Roughly speaking, the allied ad- vance in two days on a front of 20 miles has been 12 miles.
 On the British front splendid prog 'ess is being made and the average F ny advance, with the cavalry, tanks md armored cars well ahead of the in antry and pressing the retreating ene- ny.
 Information received in London shortly before 2 o'clock this afternoon vas to the effect that the French line till was advancing on both sides of Nontdidier
 One important result already has followed the allied plunge in the Somme region, east of Amiens. The important Paris-Amiens railway. bv way of St. Just, use of which had been blocked by the proximity of tha German line, was working again last night.