The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-09-12
AMERICANS DRIVE
FOE ACROSS AISNE
General mangln's Operation a
Flank Movement Behind
Crown Princes Forces.
ENEMY IN GRAVE PERIL.
Allies, Lona inactive About Rheims,
Co Into Battle and Contribute to
Germans Rout North OF the
Former Marine Sector.

London The Germans are In full
retreat along the 80 mile front from
Clamecy north Of Soissons, TO the
western approaches OF Rheims. Be
tween the yeale and the Alsne they are
closely pursued by the Americans The
latter already have reached the Aisne
In the river angle east OF SOissons.
The bulk Of the Crown Princes forces
are now back across the Alsne In
their pursuit The Americans are en-
counterlng stubborn rear guard re-
slstanee, consisting mainly of machine
gun nests
Franco.Amerlcan forces were report
ed south Of Vailly-su' Aisne, eight
miles northeast of scissors and two
aud half niles south Of the slopes of
the Chemin,des. Danes
Late battle front dispatches report
General Barthelot's Rheims army to
have been swung in,o action. The
yesle Aisne retreat nay presently af-
Ittt tlft bNilAtuH AA ny
The summit OF the dominating pla-
teau north OF the yes'e is In American
hands
Meanwhile the French and British
are breaking down the German stop.
gap line east OF the Canal-du Nord and
the Somme
The French are driving hard and
fast on lie Fere and St Quentin, while
the British are swooplng down from
the northwest upon tn river bulwark
In the German main defenses, at the
same time maintaining their pressure
toward Cambrai and Douai. In Flan-
ders the British and American forces
made further progress.
Chauny, the last lmpo- tant town be-
fore lie Fere is reached. is said to have
been abandoned by the Teutons. II lies
halfway between Noyon and LIE Fere.
Further north, east Of Nesle, the
French ha g made new crossings OF the
Canal.du-Nord and are only two miles
northwest OF Ham a, ore point ana
four miles sou beast OF Ham at an
other
General Mangin struck another great
blow on the flank of the armies that
had been on the Nesle From the Disc
10 the Aisnc he advanced IN the forests
and plateau, gaining AT one point TO n
depth OF two and n half miles. The
armies below the Disc advanced on a
front Of more than 30 miles
The official report records that this
was no retreat on the part Of the Ger
mans, but was consequence of the
great hammerlng TO which the divisions
set to hold this flank have been sub
jected for the last two weeks They
could hold no longer and Mangin's 5
army jumped forward.
The French and Americans have
crossed the plateau north Of the Nesle
and have reached the rayInes leading
TO the Aisnc
our farihesi advance patrols are re-
ported 10 have reached the south lfnk
OF the canal The Fifth Prussian
Guards are resisting on the line Mon.
rivalRomain
On both sides OF Peronne, east OF the
Somme and the Canal-du.Nord, the
British are approaching the high
ground between Athics and Nurlu,
Field Marshal Haig announced in his
bulletin
Further headway was made by the
British north Of Equancourt north.
east of peronne South of Marquion
(slx and half miles northwest OF
CambraD the British have reached
The east bank Of the Canal-du Nord
English and New Zealand divisions
captured Ruyaulcour,, on the east side,
and In close quarter fighting drove the
enemy from the northwestern corner
of Hnyruncourt woods, broad forest
just north OF Metz-en-Couture.