The daily progressive-miner., 1918-09-09
CERN..AJS 0ko,.lA.INIZE q A.IN NEAR LI.,lAON FOR A
 STUBBORN FIGHT
The French Hare Cross ed inc oise River and Aisne Cana! in the Face of the Most Terrific Fire
 of the War
WITH THE A3IERI,


 WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY. Saturday Evening, Sept T. The number Of German dserter reaching the American lines increasing daily desers declare they dsgused with faith leaders A who among the deserters asserted that he had lived five days bread and He said the German troops dessert in numbers but leave their and crawl LONDON Saturday, SEpt 7.--Continuous battle in the air for seventy minute ought British squadron and German aeroPans che British machines heading from their goal and reaching after fighting every mile of way dropping two bombs the city then they turned for again For seventy they pursued and constantly engaged b. German flyers. Three of the latter shot The raider lost f5sr ines
 WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN FRANCE Saturday, Sept T. The German retirement continues hroughou the whole west of Car @ St. Quentin and the British advance guards in pursuit psz between Canbrai and Peronne are close to aindeHsargs line.
 The British ia aa sgu*err rapid ward North Iaaae canal Germans resistance has stiff fened BH nor.h the British advances The German re5 obe working rapidly their lines around Arrleaers @ marry get positions here pre- pared they eaue the French civilians defenses Repairs being e ayaoUcs reported construction.
 R.;;:.s Adv;ac Two Miles
 LONDON Seze B1itis! sz:a. have advanced today two miles twenty ant captured Rosel nine miles northwest a Quentin. In then advance British entered their old 9as9s the soutla.. U. sre held by them prior to tae Germ off tive launched March.
 Germans Offer Strong Resistance
 PARIS. Sept. dvance continue every direction to- ward C2nbIa -ntin; LaFere: Aiz Chateau and the Chenin es at the French and British meeting sut Doth IeNse ms IS taken Indication that the intends 10 make and aong the line Of Hnenburgs ments.
 5e Trench Across the Disc
 PARIS. - lo French forces nave crossed the Disc and Asn canal ca of the greatest concentration of n1a- chine v.s'o war. The r-anoh are within four miles of s. Que m nd e cavalry rt4ols are close to LaFere LONDON >' s-i patches from the front today indicate the Germans 1pose Ike stand along the Hndenburg line.
 Germans Regrouping Forces
 PAi}L aa-5 The Germans reerouping their forces cohcehtf4-. divisions about taon and St. Quentin For the of these towns they have an enormous mass oi aEt1erE ady in positions
 On the Flanders Front
 LONDON Sept. 9-In Flanders, the Germans have moved heavy artlla1E to the east of the Iys river.
 Fusll ahead today on the front between Peronne and St. Quentin the British patrols occupied Vermand five miles north "79' u ~ ana Fendeles, two miles north 0 Ver1nand
 lin Var Office Reports
 bHI.t 1Uaa= pt. 8.-IEe office report today says: our Infant bro @ht prisoners from the Belgium lines of Macken or-a & rmenes repused the renewed attacks oy the B f2e On battle front we are everywhere in oiur positions" "
 General EGmbert Pressng Forward
 T4f> sunday Sept S-General Fumberts army continues us pressure against Le1ere in the operations to ward the ecceat If St aban forest will give strong position to the allies q" enemy loses much more oronnd in tS feg M dafases Of the Caein es Danes and the nlat eau o1 Cf&oane will fall ys Marcel Hutin editor of the Echo de Paris ~ '"
 The French occupied yaux; F,lnauieres and Happencort north o1 the Some and tIana They made advances m both sides @ the o river While General Mangins army posieSsh& g l1e cf the army General Humbert which N @c-18 aa taz ooissons patcaQ. Military commentators S '%I II iaa1a2 to resist what remains of Hin
 ai@ iHe II VIII 9a aTer-e test will mean the enemv's grip. ~ W U iV'"hi HIS s-'=.s o have hole in l aemder army from