The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-07

Accelerating the flight of the re-
treating Germans, the British, French
and American armies gained import
ant new ground last night ana To-Day
along the entire front from the Alsne
to the west of Cambria. In the north-
ern part of the front, the British nave
pushed forward on 'front.' OF more
than is miles. They have driven IN
hard upon the left flank of the Ger
man line protecting Cambria along
the canal Du Nord, occupying the
greater portion of Havrincourt wood,
and capturing several aaoftlollai
towns to the southward.
south of the Somme the French are
reported to have effected a gam 10
an average of two miles on a twenty
mile front. They took the lmportant
town of Tergnier, only two and one
half miles from the Hindenburg line
at La Fere. and swept over several
towns northward toward the British
front in their progress.
1t was beyond the Oise. however,
that General Petain's forces made
their most important gains, General
Mangin's army has a difficult task
before it here, where the Germans are
established in the extensive forest OF
ST Gobain. the key point of their de-
fensive system.
Pass Old Hindenburg Line.
The French have already pushed
Coucy, however, and by taking Bari
SIS have begun to press in upon the
ST. Gobian massif itself. At points
along this front the French appar-
entity have reached ground beyond the
former German defensive line. The
official statement from Paris show
them on the edges of the upper forest
of Coucy, also a part of the st. Gobain
bastion defending Laon, and they are
unofficially reported to have pushed
of La
ground in this area. The Germans
are desperately resisting here. On the
Aisne the French have taken the
Conde fort and Conde sur Aisne
whence their movements threatens the
Germans still clinging to the river tc
the east along the front held by the
Americans. Thus it seems that therS
can hardly be more than momen-
tary halt by the enemy here, and the
reports from the American front indi-
cate that the allied lines already are
moving ahead. particularly to the cas-.
toward Rheims. where a movement i.
in progress to force the Germans ou
of the angle south of the Aisne where
they are vet holding.
British Advance i'll Flanders.
In Flanders the British have gained
further ground driving in further to-
ward the Messines ridge in the vicin
ity of the town of Messines and edg
ing eastward further south toward
Iabassee.
AS a whole thru the campaign in.
augurated by Marshal Foch July Is
and in particular thru the Franco
British drive during August, the Ger.
man gains from the stroke of Marcf
21, now have been virtually cancelled
The Germans have been pushed from
all the territory they conqured by thu
great offensive they opened on tina
date except for narrow strip between
Ia Fere and Cambria Along his OLE
line the enemy now faces an allieC
force that is under a unified command
and that instead of somewhat anx
iously awaiting a powerful German
stroke, is on the aggressive and pow
erfully reinforced by the imposing
mass of American forces that ha
been transported to France sine,
early spring.
Go On East of Peronne.
(By tie Associated Press)
With the British army in France
Sept (noon) British troops toda,