PURSUIT OF THE GERMANS

Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 80, 1 October 1918, Page 7

PURSUIT OF THE GERMANS

GENERAL MANGIN'S REWARD

(Received-October 1, 11 a.m.)

' '„ ■„'•;•■ LONDON, 30th September. Mr. George Pemg (Daily Chronicle) writes: "General Carlowitss's sudden abandonment of the Malmaison front, one of the strongest German .positions on the West Front, and his retreat behind the Ailette,,began, on Friday night. General Mangin's army had been steadily pursuing the; patient investment of the Malmaison Plateau by a concentric movement from the north-west, west, and south. It was engaged in a fierce encounter on Friday at the Colombo Farm, and bombarded the whole region during the night. "Patrols went out. at six in the morning, and encountered resistance around the ruined villages of Jouy and Aizy, but the exploding bombs and burning stores made clear what was afoot. A general advance began at nine, between Vauxaillon and Vailly, and quickly reached and passed the famous' landmarks of the Chemin dcs Dames. Violent explosions occurred in the moat of Fort Malmaison, but no one was hurt. The French advanced and reached Pimm and Vaudesson in the evening, and the pursuit was continued at night, "On Sunday morning we had reached the old front on the Ailette. General Mangin's left advanced beyond the old line, and reached BrancoiU't, threatening lAnizy le Chateau,and Laon from west as well as south." : "