Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-06

Meanwhile Field Marshal Haig in
the north, from Peronne to Ypre4,
has been almost as busily engaged
with his troops in carrying out sue
cessful maneuvers which are only in
slightly less degree of rapidity forc-
ing the Germans everywhere to give
ground. Haig's men again have made
the Germans taste bitter defeat Oh
numerous sectors and the end of theS
punishment for them seems not yet in
sight.
Thirty Villages Reclaimed.
in the latest fighting in the region
extending from the old Noyon sector
to Scissors the French have re-
claimed thirty villages from the Ger
mans; have crossed the Somme canal
at several points and are standing on
| ly short distance from the important
junction OF Ham. with its roxds ieadf
ing to ST. Quentin and La. iFsres Il
On the south they have made fur
ther crossings of the Aiiette rive
and are fast skirting the great wood
ed region which acts as a barrier !
direct attack on Laon, the Cheni
Des Danes and the western All
defenses OF the enemy. Seemingly !
the present rate of progress this bar
rier shortly will have been overcome
and indeed the entire salient north
west of Scissors obliterated. Already
the French south of Fresnes on the
fringe of the high forest of Coucy,
have penetrated the old Hindenburg
line.
All behind the lines northeast OF
Noyon great conhagrations are to be
seen, particularly around Jussy and
La Fere, which apparently indicates
that the Germans intend to fall back
as fast as they can to the old German
lines running southeastward from st.
Quentin.
Hard on Enemy's Heels.
The French and Americans are hard
after the Germans between the Vesle
river and the Aisne and for more than
eight miles, extending from Conde to
Viel-Arcy, they have driven the enc
my across the Aisne and are standing
on the southern bank of the river.
Eastward toward Rheims, almost up
to the gates of the cathedral city, the
German line is falling back north
ward, At the anchor point of the
line in the vicinity of Rheims, how
ever, the Germans seem to be hold
ing, evidently realizing that a retro
grade movement here would necessi-
tate a Strengthening of their line per-
iaps as far eastward as Verdun.
In the initial maneuver to the re-
treat along the Vesle front the Ameri-
,ans and French captured both Ba-
,oches and Fismette. From Bazoches
hey moved six miles northward to
Viel-Arcy. while from Fismette they
lave penetrated more than three miles
lorthward to Barbonval, which is Only.
! little more than mile south of the !
Aisne. -
Driving Toward Cambria.
In Flanders the British have taken \
he town of Ploegsteert and positions
outhwest of Messines and northeast
# Wulverghem and repulsed strong Z
ounter attacks launched against
hem.
Southeast of Arras, all the wa, a
own the line to the south of tn \
'omme below Peronne, the Britis
ave dug more deeply into the enc
ny's front on various sectors, cspeci-u
lily toward Cambria. and Immediately
orth and south of Peronne, in the
after region having driven in the enc
nys rear guards for considerable dis
ances.
The Germans have been violently
the Americans at Fra.
ellie, on the eastern end of the battle
ront in Lorraine, but have ATTEMPTED
o infantry attacks. More than 5000
hells, many of them gas projectiles,
ave been sent into the American line
y the enemy.