LATEST WAR NEWS.
GERMAN COUNTER ATTACKS ON THE WHOLE LINE, rREJfCH ARMY'S PROGRESS. ICKoccived I.IQ p.m.), c LONDON, Atigiist no. Writing on 'lTiureday evening from French headquarters. Seuter's correspondent nays: '"Today the Hermans urn counter-attacking along the whole Jino. They are "toutly holding many ]jla«es, witli a. view to further retirejueiit at a more favourable moment.
(leneru.l Debeney's army southward of »sle is progressing in the region of Xoyencnnrt and Jireuil. also towards and along the unfinished Nesle-Noyon tonal. (lenoral Humbert's army captured Tieauniuis and Ilormoiso. (ienerai Mangin'K army is fared by a long ramparL of hills'from Mont St. Shnou to Chaumy. This army >? lirinly eatab]iahed on the Laffaux Plateau." It captured Xartieres. and is to Juvigny, The next .->tep in the development of the battle depends on the a.l\ancc of the armies Tuirth of the Somme.
After carrying Noyon the French infantry reached the southern slopes of Mont St. Simon. Some units crossed the lAilctie, ami. in conjunction with the lArac.rioans continue to press the. enemy nn the plateau iJuvigny. The enemy knowing the vital value of these potufionp, it- evidently prepared to defend them at all costs, throwing in the best •troops .1 vail able, including the Guards.— •©Jeuter.)
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Auckland Star, Volume XLIX, Issue 208, 31 August 1918, Page 6
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