Republican farmer., 1918-08-16

London Aug o-French troops attacked at o'clock this morning on the line between Monddier and the river on front of approximately sixteen miles, and 10 had scored advance miles, according news receiyed shortly after noon today.
 The French line at that hour through Faveroes Pien- Ro;lt, Cuviy Matz Vignemont This line puts Montdidier behind the French lines.
 The attack by the French has extended the battle line some sxeen miles farther to the southeast of the Monddr area In this the French advance miles in six hours
 To the north the important junction ChauInes now quite untenabe for the Germans, it is well within fire -0f the British field guns
 The hundred guns added 200 previously captur- ed by the Allies taken by the French in this morning fighting
 The opinion London today was that the enemy could not possibly hold sort of line until he reached the Somme and the canal from Nese to Noyon. That would make maxi retreat of twenty miles.
 Roughly speaking the allied advance in two days front Of twenty miles has been twelve miles.
 On the British splendid progress being the twelve mile progress forward infantry ad with the cavalry tanks and armoed well ahead of the infantry and pressing the retreating enemy Paris, Aug 40-The French began movement southeast of Montdder last night and virtually have that place surround ed according the official statement of office today The towns of Assanviers and Rubescourt captured and the French reached Faveroe less than two miles east of Montdider.
 Northwest Montdidier the French advanced east of Arvler six miles northeast of Roy and have captured Da venscourt, two miles east of Perrepont
 The German army of Gen. Von utier is retreatng from the Montdider- Noyon line.
 The line Montdder to Noyon is between 25 30 miles in length and forms semCrcle, swinging south east from Montdder to the south of Noyon. retirement this line probably that the Germans intend to abandon the Montdder salient which would be the first marked quence of the Franco-B British offensive in Picardy
 The reogade movement of the Germans being accel erated by the favorable progress of the attack south of Montddier.
 The retreat of Von Hutiers army showing of ut most haste Much material being left behind The Ger guards fighting desperately.
 IIuer retreat from Monddier cut off when the
 
 Montdidier- Rove road is precarious.
 London, Aug. 10-SiXtyfve German arplanes des- troyed by their avatos driven down out of control in the fighting August the allied offensive in Picardy open official statement aviation shows Fifty British chimes missing the British losses being due chiefly to fire from the ground
 Canadian Australian forces captured Bouchoir Mehar hons and have entered Ranecour and Proyart
 The French are threatening Montdider.
 The captured e Tronquoy, Le Freoy and Assainvilers.
 The number of prisoners taken the Germans in the fighting Pcardy has increased to 2OOO todays office statement announces.
 American troops delivered an attack in the angle between the Somme and achieved considerable
 American and British troops captured the town Of Moran court betweeen the Somme and the Ancre.
 Enemy counter attacks in the Morlancourt sector which followed the beaten off in nten sive fighting.
 London Aug iO-When the French captured Beaufort Fri d thev had of thirteen miles eastward from Caste This is the maximum infantry advance Of the present offensive thus far reported
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