The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-09-11
Tergnier Falls and La Fere Tot
tiers as the Allies
Drive Ahead.
YANKEES CL0SE ON ENEMY
French Advance on Twenty-Five
Front, Capturing Lower Forest Of
coucy-Laon-Yanks Bring Up
Bio Guns In the Battle.


places to depth of four miles. They
occupied Tergnier, three miles from
La Fere, without opposition.
The French also reached the forest
of Coucy, and now are on big stretch
of entirely new ground.
British progress on practically the
whole battle front from Havrincourt
wood to the river Aisne continued dur
ing the morning with greater rapdity
than had been expected.
The British line starting at Hav-
rincourt wood, of which the British
occupy practically one-half, runs
through Metzen-Couture and Fins
then by Lieramont, Longavesnes, Tin
court-Boucly, HancOurt and Tertry
to Lanchy, where it joins the French
line.
Close on Messines.
British troops advanced on the
front to the southeast and northeast
of Peronne, capturing the towns OF
Hancourt Sorel-leGrand and MetZ-en-
Couture. says the war Offices an
nouncepent.
Fighting their way toward the left
flank of the Germans positions along
the Canal du Nord from Havrincourt
northward, the British penetrated the
western part of Havrincourt wood,
taking prisoners as they pro-
crossed.
In Flanders the British are push
ing toward Messines near the south
ern end of the Messines ridge, and
they advanced their line at night
a short distance in the direction OF
the town.
North of In Basse canal on the
Flanders front British patrols have
made Roadway in the enemy positions
in the vicinity of Canteleaux and Vio-
LANES.
Heavy Fighting.
Paris. Sept. 9.-On the front be-
tween the SOmme and the Disc the
French continue to press forward,
overcoming the resistance of the Ger
man rear guard, according to the war
office report Pushing east of Ham,
French troops have occupied the
towns of Dury and Ollezy, more
than three miles beyond Ham. North
Of the Ailette the French have made |
A further advance, winning the entire |
lower forest of Coucy. North of the |
vesle. where American troops have |
been advancing, there is no change in
the situation.
Barisis, north of the Ailette. was |
captured in heavy fighting. South of |
the river the French have taken
Condo Fort and
Conde-S ur-Aisne.
Put Torch to Villages.
With the French Armies in France,
Sept. 9.-The retreat of the Germans
Turing the last two days has assumed
strong resemblance to that of March
If last year. The horizon at night
Flows with the light of conflagratlons,
or which, however, the Germans them
selves are this time furnishing most
If the fuel in their stores of supplies
hat the pressure of the allies has
obliged the enemy either to leave on
he spot or destroy.
The villages named in the reports
we're scarcely more than the ruins of
he villages destroyed more than
ear ago, with only few frame build
ngs erected for the returning inhab-
tants.
Find Death Traps.
Death traps are being left behind
" the enemy as they were last year.
me engineering corps is still at work
eeking them out and where possible,
making them harmless. NOyon, how
yer, Is three-quarters destroyed by
EXPLOSIONS of mines to which time
uses had been attached and by the
intense Smelling to which the town
1as subjected before the Germans
we're driven out of range.
Yanks Bring Up Big Guns.
With the American Army on the
'esle Front. Sept. 9.-Menaced by a
alient increasing In danger, the Ger
lans began withdrawal from the
'esle valley to the right of the Amer
,ans. On the west flank the Ameri-
ans held firmly. while the French ex-
rted sharp pressure on the rear, but
here has developed situation consid-
rably different from that of the last
ew days in the region westward to- u
ard scissors. The Germans fought c
lore nearly In the spirit of their ira
ltions. but slowly this continued to g
I've way, leaving little doubt that the
ne from near Reims to that now i,
long the Aisne would be quickly
Yanks In Tight Place.
The struggle is being made to the
mericans' right and has placed them
! position where they are subject p
} heavy enfilade, especially by the
rtillery. Despite desperate resist n
nee they swung their line forward