THE ALLIED OFFENSIVE.

Colonist, Volume LX, Issue 14869, 18 September 1918, Page 5

THE ALLIED OFFENSIVE.

GOOD NEWS FROM THE WOEVRE. AMERICANS 2J KILOMETRES FROM THE FRONTIER, A FRENCH ADVANCE. (Renter's Telegramsl.) (Received Sept. 18, 1.35 a.m.) Paris, Sept. 17. The news from the Woevre front is -excellent. The Americans have gone beyond Villers Sosreany, and have reached Vandie-rs, 2\ kilometres1 from a frontier station. East and north-east of Jaulny the "Americans, following the valley of the Kurupt-de-Mad, carried a series' of strongly fortified positions in the direction of Gorze and Ghamblay. Towards Fresnes the French advanced three kilometres on a front of eighteen kilometres, and reached a line east of Watronville, west of Haubecomt, Dieppe and Orgevillc. (Alistralian and N.Z. Cable Association) BOMBARDMENT OF METZ. New York, Sept. 16. The United Press' London correspondent learns that Metz is being bombarded by long-range guns. PRESIDENT WILSON AND THE TROOPS. A CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association) Washington, Sept. 16. President Wilson, in a message.to General Pershing, says: "Accept'my warmest congratulations on the brilliant, achievements of tho army under your'command. The boys have done what wo expected of them,"