Republican farmer., 1918-08-09

London, August 3-On the main battle front, in the Sos region, the French after completing their occupation of Sssons have occupied the southern bank of the Asne between Pomers and venizel distance of about five anad half miles advces received today show On the easery side Soissons Rheims front the line ohich the Allies have advanced from Serzy ct Prn and Sgny both in the Ardre valley to the highest point the plateau between the Ardre and the Vese and thence to Ro na Guex and Thois and the Vee at St. Brce which is the original line On the northern end the plateau to the southeast of So French have advanced Venze point south of Braine the Vese The advance continuing the line farther to the east.
 Burning villages in the north of the Vesle river, be- tween Muzon and St. Therry indicates that further with draWml of the German forces intended Fourteen large fires The important center of Fsme in flames and there cOnflagraons in two villages the northwest of that town.
 retirement the of the prince appears to be of a very rapid character.
 There has not been great deal of fighting certainly not in the southeast of Sosons and it is unlikely that any large capture of prisoners will be reported.
 To the east of Rheims French forces have made i'm portan recovery of ground near St. Hlare.
 Paris August 3-Throughout last night Allies contin- ued to advance toward the Vese the French office nounced today
 East of sossons the French have reached the Asne between Soissons and Venzel
 Many prisoners taken by the French at Soissons which occupied at o'clock Friday evening, ter the Germans had been driven from the suburbs Those the garrison not captured escaped by fleeing northward
 that the enemy did not expect to be chased Sossons There indications that preparations had been made for retirement and fires discovered where
 the left Friday French cavalry kept in close pursuit of the enemy and inflicted heavy losses
 French troops which pursuing the Germans between Rheims and Sosson have lost touch at point with the guards of the enemy The losses of the Germans to be heavy, according to the Petit Journal.
 The newspapers of Paris commenting the importance and significance of the battle it's result supasses cond- eraby the highest hopes The occupation 1t certain that the will be obliged the Aisne they did in September, 1914, the newspaper says
 London August 3The German retreat general on all three faces of the salient conquered the Germans the Allies pressing close the heels of the retreang emy says Reuters correspondent at French headquarters midnight Friday.
 After the fall of Soissons the correspondent adds French headquarters received the of villages cuped by the Allies with almost monoonous regularity.
 "Plessier wood" he continues (which abuts the Sois- sonChateau Thierry road turned early the day defenders were surrounded This wood the center of the enemy resistance and the fight it extraordinarily bit ter Farther north the British troops crossed the Soissons Chateau Thery road and pressing through the Concro wood soon were more than mile east of Vlemonoire.
 As in March of last year. the French army advancing in pursuit of the with cavalry patrols far advance while the hose artillery and engineers accompany infantry Rain has fallen heavily all day, and the roads which sensby reards the pace of our advance.
 The description given by the correspondent Berr Tagebatt of the destruction of towns villages enemy true, the the German boasts of all the Germans gained by three great offensve vhicl cost them hundreds of thousands of killed and prs oners."
 London August 3The Germans executing local re- trement to the eastern bank of the Ancre the region Albert front of three four miles, according ceved in London today.
 The German hold on the west bank of the Ancre in hi region has been pecarous, and seemed to be tenabe if it intended to be made of in the starting an fensive The retirement appears to indicate the of any attempt at offensive in that quarter at present
 London August 3-British patrols last night pushed hei forward in the Albert sector north of the Somme cuped parts of the German front n the announc ed today
 With the American Army the AisneMar Front Fri day August fl m-(By the Associated Press)-Much i'm porance attached the advance of the Allied forces on tn eaery side of the Soissons Rheims front to the and Thllois. It pointed to serving the double object protecting Rheims and placing the Allies in position crir pie still further the already badly crowded Geormans retreat toward the Yesle.