The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-07

London, Sept. 7.---Along the whole 140-mile line from Ypres down to the west of Rheims, the Germans were still retreating last night, except at some sectors in the center, where the Allies have almost reached the fore field of the main Hindenburg defence line. There Hun resistance has stiff fened materially, and counter attacks are launched through so far without success.
 The Americans between the Vesle and the Aisne have advanced from four to seven miles since the German retreat across the Aisne began. In the river angle east of sioissons the Americans already have reached the Aisne along a wide stretch.
 In the north the French have reached Chauny, seven miles south west of La Fere, while still further northward they have driven within three miles of Ham, the most impor- tant town still in German hands west of the St. Quentin-Da Fere line.
 Toward St. Quentin the British right and the French left are advancing steadily, while the British are at the same time driving toward Douai.
 In Flanders British and American troops continue to follow the retreat ing Germans and have taken Neuve Chapelle, the famous battle-ground where the Australians and Canadians won immortal fame in the early part of the war.
 La Fere and Laon, the southern pivots of the last Hindenburg line before the Germans must begin re- treat to the Belgian fortress zone and the Mouse, will be under French she'll fire as soon as the heavy guns are emplaced on the dominating positions won in the last "A hours.
 The British in their advance on St. Quentin, astride the Amiens-St. Quen- tin highroad, have progressed three miles on a Emile front since Thurs day, according to late front dis patches.
 All information in the hands of the , Allies military authorities regarding German manpower indicates that there is no possibility of a German , attack launched in a desperate at tempt to retrieve the situation. The ,, defensive seems the only prospect fol f Hindenburg, who has only 20 divis- ' ions left that have not been engagei = during the last fortnight.
 The Canal-du- -Nord can no longer be regarded as an effective defence ,, position. It appears evident that the I Germans will not be able to make { definite stand until they are back or = the Chemin- n-des-Dames, on the St Gobain Massif, the Crozat Canal, fur ther north along the old Hindenburz line, and on the Canal De La Sensee
 Germany's dwindling manpower i further illustrated by the growth: frequency of German army orders fo resting up instead of training divis ions taken temporarily out of tn " line. As they fall back the Teuton n are destroying everything they can not take along.
 Il Lens is regarded as No Man '- Land, though it is no longer a. pal
 of the German defence line.
 South of Peronne the British las Tt night stand seven miles east of tn Somme, Field Marshal Haig announc
 ed in his official night report.
 Acknowledgements (seven mile
 southeast of Peronne, Tincourt-Bou
 ly (four and half miles east (
 Peronne), are in British hands
 Further north, in their advance te
 ward Le Catelet, the strong point 1 m the main Hindenburg defence line ,I halfway between St. Quentin an
 Cambrai, the British smashed eas 10 ward to- depth of between one an
 three miles, capturing Nurlu (10 mile
 due west of Le Catelet), Lieramol " (nine miles west of Le Catelet), Lol
 gavesnes (eight and half mile
 southwest of Le Catelet), and Equal III court (nine miles southeast of B; 1n paume).
 Still further north, driving nortl
 eastward toward Cambrai, the Britis at are approaching Metx-en-Couture, tv ] and half miles east of the Cana1-d1 u, Nord, the statement says. They al
 also nearing the southern edge ,I Havrincourt Wood, one of the la Jul natural obstacles separating the
 from Cambrai in that area.
 In Flanders the British line w 10 pushed forward between Erquingha ot. and the region southeast of Ypres.
 Amsterdam disps tches tell of a q
 cree signed by General von Linsinge
 commandant of the Brandenbu
 Province, according to the Colog
 NO1hS Z<SIIulSy Ple1SlIlS tue GUY
 Berlin and the Province of Brande ro burg under "the law relating to 90' state of siege, which provides for eS fine or imprisonment for persons I no venting or circulating untrue runc
 culated to disquiet the populact 7d, A notice accompanying the deer no calls attention to the circulation
 gossip, exaggerating the transito
 suceesses of the enemy, and ,casti av doubt upon Germany's power for
 ecohomic resistance, and depreciati
 the German troops, who, it declar ls- are victoriously withstanding the C
 eny.
 General von IAnsingen express