New Britain herald., 1918-09-03
Americans and French Whip Cream of HiDdenburg'S Army
WITHIN SIGHT OF LAON
Allies Now On Plateau North of S0is- sons That Commands Valley of AiIctte Behind Chcmin dcs Danes Shock Tanks Useful.

With the French Army in France Sept, ,, (By the Associated Prcss)-- Localization in the activity of the in fantry in the past two days has given the appearance of the reIinQuishment of the pressure on the flying German lines from the Somme to SSoissons The altered face of the battle is due to changes in the conditions of the ground and tactics and though the fighting has been confined to com parativeIy short sectors north of Sos- sons, north of NOyon and around Nesle, engagements of the utmost i'm portance have been in progress in which the Allies have gained adVan- tages that explain the enormous sac riiceS the Germans made to hold them off at those points,
 North of SoiSSOns Gen. ManGin $ troops after three days of furious combats in which positions were talk on and retakcn several times, have pushed forward on the plateau that ovcrloolls the valley of the Ailette be- hind Chemin dcs Danes and from where the citadel of Laon,, one of the stoutest pillars in the German sec ondary line, may plainly be seen.
 The French and Americans met around Juvigny the elite of the Ger man army, grenadicrs of the Prus- sian Guard, picked storming bat talions and hardy mountain infantry men. They defeated them decisively, taking an enormous death roll from their ranks and sending q gOOdlN number of captiNCs to the rear. The Associated Press correspondent saw & column of these prisoners filling back over the plateau to the west where white wood crosses over fresh graves marked the scene of other re- cent defeats. Some were young, but all were sturdy, and humiliation and depression showed in their faces rather than the satisfaction exhibited by other prisoners over their final re- lease from the inferno of war.
 "Shocl1'' Cars Have Way.
 The Americans co-operated in the attack on Juvigny with the type of tanks which the French have named "chars dassaut", or shock cars. These engines of war have been called "armored infantrV". They have all the supplcness of troops afoOt and they advance readily into the enemy's positions dealing death with grue- some profusion from their quick firers and cannon. One of these cars manned by a French lieutenant killed 200 Germans before JuViGny.
 Very severe fighting has been going on north of Noyon along the MeTe river and the Canal Du N0rd and around NeSle. After forcing the last fortified ccntcrs of resistance around Roys and Chaulnes, the French ar rived at these points, confronting natural obstacles which the Germans utilized to best advantage.
 The French succeeded in forcing a crossing of the Ingon between Qul- query and ROuy-le-P Petit last evening, slipping through the cnemyS ad- vanced positions to the edge or the plateau extending toward Ham, ana were attacking Hill 77 at last ac- counts.
 The French Tenth army resumed it's attacks on the plateau north or Soissons late today. Gen. Mansin'S men pushed on to Lcuilly, two mleS from Vauxaillon and five miles from Chemin des Danes. Huge hrcS oo- served toward Nauvaillon, northeast of Soissons indicated the enemy was burning his supplies.
 Farther south Gen. Mangln men captured Terny -Sorny and Fontalne St. Remy The road from Crouy to Pont Rouge in the direction or Chem in des Danes was reached, and pro gress continues, according to I"teSt reports.
 Yankees Defy storm or Stee'' With the American Army in trance'
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