The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-09-05
North Noyon French, In Touch
With Rear Guards, Take
GuiSCard.
S0MME CA N AL CROSSED
Three Towns Taken Between
Ai|ette and Aisne.
Poilus Go Beyond Hornbleux,
Esmery- -Hallon and Flavy-
le -Meldeux, Near Nesle.

Paris. Sept. 5.-Franco- American
forces pursuing the Germans north Of
the Neslc have reached the line OF the
Aisne. according TO advices from the
front this morning.
. The German retreat before the
| French northeast of Noyon continued
! during the night. today's war office an
nouncement shows. The French troops
kept in touch with the enemy rear
, guards and pushed after the retreat
| ing foe east of the Canal du Nord.
Advancing north OF the Vesle, French
and American troops reached and held
the crest of the Cretes ridge, dominat-
ing the River Aisne.
Gain on Two and Half-M Line.
In the Nesle region on the Somme
front the French crossed the Canal dc
la Somme, near ~voycnncs and Offoy.
Just to the south they have reached
the region beyond Hombleuxa Esmery-
Hallon and F1avy-le- Neldeux.
Between the Ailette and the Aisnc.
the towns of Clamecy. Braye and
Missy sur Aisne have been captured.
The operation on the Ncsle has been
extended to the east and n crossing
has been effected between VenteauN
and Jonchery, two and half-milc
front, and at other new points.
To Border of Bert:noourt.
ans, socpl. o.-NINoon,)--F uTtner
progress over wide front and the re-
pulse of two violent counter attacks
were reported.
East of the Canal du Nord the French
maintained their rontuct With the
Germans, pushing onward.
French forces have passed Hon.
bleux, Esmery. Hallen and Flavy-le-
Meldeux, carrying their lines to the
nor.h OF Gniscard and to the border OF
p...ihcouit'
oerliiah counter attacks We're deiiv-
eIea III the sectors OF Mont des- Combes
anu cas-. OF Ieullly north Oh the
Nshe'' ous were Wilhout result
,,.,. oHoers Oivu'9o rians.
WIN the frehch Army In France
Wouhes9a!, sept 4;-tio p. m.)-
uuis1a,u, nor'n OIL Noyoh, was cap
.u.eu py tne frehch thls afternoon
aI'er general advance OF from Tour
70 seven iiiIies tSQ1As saloRh sSlsaaamcon
10 .ne Caha1 du nora.
Ienel eoyaiIy aa'ahceo this aIter-
noon poih bapoeui TO me region Oh
moideso1ure raod an1 n,,d on 'he Moyon,Shauny
oau anu niiuway pet"eeh the Two
,oWhs, WINE Maucour,' southeast OF
0aiscara om was occupied tnis evening.
t, l.sis ,ahen pr,so,ler IN tne woou pc
.".en 'n.sc poin's hau IeceiVeu oruers
~ ae,.u"' tp pe.hancourt, norlnwest OF
Snauny; me oIhcers received these
1 o.uers Just peioTe tne arrival OF the
riehon troops. Ihere are indlca,lons
snae s .ue oeI.'ans proposed retirihg
i,o'', 'nis Part VI ,ne me 10 the nIne
vi pe'i"ncou,. Iiahs- oahcourt. Inc
spe.u ol ,ne f,eholi auNunce, however
uelahsihE 'me scheuuie ior retire-
I'iunt ', 80 Inuen ,nAI ppssiny me enemy
Will "o.. hnu 'eisure 10 s'op Ut fiaH'
Fighting Hand-to- Hand.
The maneuver which forced the re-
tirement OF the enemy over the front
OF Mont St Simeon and the Canal du
Nord began Tuesday morning witt, an
attack upon strong position fortified
and protected by wire entanglements
and machine gun nests.
After artillery preparation of four
hours the infantry went forward only
to find thai many centers OF resistance
had survived the shelling and the
hardest kind OF fighting ensued. often
hand to hand.
Overcoming the resistance OF the
Germans foot by foot. Gen. Humbert's
men today forged ahead rcpidly the
advance at o'clock being from four
to seven miles in depth. Guiscard
fell into their hands this afternoon.
The first army in the meantime. took