A SIGNIFICANT WITH DRAWAL.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLII, Issue 11617, 16 August 1918, Page 5

A SIGNIFICANT WITH D RAWAL .

MAY BEGIN EIQ RETREAT

POSITION WEAR BAPAUME

EVACUATED.

Received August 18, 9,15 a.m. London, August 10

The Daily News says.the enemy’s surrender of forward.positions west of Bapaume may foreshadow an extensive ■withdrawal, because the po-

sitions are immensely strong. It recalls the German witndrawal from these points in 1917, winch was preceded|by the evacuation of Bapaume and Peroune. But there is one important difference, namely, that in 1917w T e held Albert.

THE GERMAN RETIREMENT.

London, August 15

A further retirement north of the Somme takes the German line behind the Somme battle line of 1916.

RETREAT SLACKENING SPEED,

GERMAN WEAKENED MORALE. oavt'.c.T.London, August 14. Mr Murdoch, writing on the 12th, says: Though the retreat is temporarily checked, the enemy gives daily and nightly signs that he is facing the position with weakened morale. Neither the Australians nor the Canadians had it all their own way during the last two days, hut übstautial progress continues.