THE ALLIED ADVANCE.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume V, Issue 1427, 9 September 1918, Page 9 (Supplement)

THE ALLIED ADVANCE.

ENEMY CLOSELY PRESSED. MOKE GROUND GAINED. (A. & N.Z. & Rcutor) LONDON, Sept. C. Sir Douglas Haig reports:—Our progress continues. On the southern portion of the battlefront we are in close touch with the French army on our right. Southward of Peronne we are already nearly seven miles east of Ihe Somme and are advancing on (lie general line Monehy-Legaehc-Yraignes-Tincourt, all of which places are in our hands. We rapidly overcame the resistance of the enemy's covering troops, who endeavoured to delay us. We look prisoners south of the Cologne River. On the high ground about Nurlu the enemy contested our advance with great stubbornness, v.nd there was sharp lighting about Nurlu and around Equancourt and in the valley northwards. We captured Nurlu and Equancourt. The British, advancing beyond this line, caplured Longavcsncs and Lieramont, and are approaching Metz-en-Con-lure and the southern portions of Havrincourt Wood, taking prisoners. PROGRESS IN THE SOUTH. (A. & X.Z. & Router) LONDON, Sept. 7. A French communique stales:— On the whole front between the I Somme and the Aisne the thrust of our troops was not slackened loIday. Despite the German efforts to stein our advance, we captured Ham land Chauny. Fast of the Canal du Nord we readied Ihe line LanchyI Foresle-Villers-Sl. Christophe- -eastward of Fstouilly—eastward of l Hani— Brouchy-Yilles-Elvc-Cgny-lc- | Gay-Yiry Noureuil. Since yesterday i our troops have advanced in places lo a depth of over ten kilometres. ! We occupied the lower forest of I Coney as far as I'clit Barisis, where ; the enemy abandoned considerable war ni'ilerial and munition depots. I To the righl we hold the outskirts of Fresncs, Quincy Basse, (he outskirts iof Yauxaillon, Morsy farm and iLaffaux. We reoccupied our old | trenches on the whole front north of Ihe Aisne. I The Americans freshly progressed in Ihe re: i°>n of Yillers en l'rayeres I and Kevillon, ON THE AISN£. t.\. & N.Z.I SKW YOHK, Sept 6. General Pershing, in an American j communique,slates: —The Americans, co-operating with the French, crossI ed the plateau north of the Vesle, and reached the crest of the slopes lead--1 ing to the Aisne valley.