ON THE FRENCH FRONTS

Waikato Times, Volume 89, Issue 13850, 30 August 1918, Page 5

ON THE FRENCH FRONTS

NOYON CAPTURED. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn.) Received August 30, S.'ia a.m. NEW YORK', August 29. Noyon has been captured by the French. THE ADVANCE CN NOYON. STN< iNGLY HELD WITH MACHINEGUNS. (Neuter's Telegrams.) Received Angus! :50, 1!..'!.") a.m. I,i IN I m >.\, August 29. Neuter's correspondent at I'rench headquarters, writing on Wednesday evening, says that the Germans were strongly holding Noyon, particularly with inacliine-gtißs placed in houses. General Humbert's army crossed Ibe Noye-Noyon road near Serniai/.e and Catigny. The Germans are energetically defending the bills east of Gatigny. General Deheney has reached the neighbourhood of Caeliv and Namecourt, and readied the r-'oinni" between liouy, Le Petit and Cilancourt.

FUTILE RAIDS IN LORRAINE. CHAULNES AND ROVE GIVSN DP. tilili.M.W LINKS WTI llhli WW. \< Im i r.: 11 >' per \\ ireless I 'f. .) Itfivi\i'il August :;ii i!.v(i i.ui. I . ( > \ I 11 IX. \ll -• ! I i h-n-1:111 tiflirial: \v<*■'ii I!: 1 • Smiiine . i lie i >ise we \\ 1111< 1 cur l;n>-s, i t:; vi: Ivr> 1i< 1 :li 1111r 11 ■ s ;ii)'l I! >;• <■. (AusliMli.in ;in>l X.Z. ami lli-ulnr.) I.OYDON', Au^ist A Freneh conii:iimi<|iio repcris violent I torn 11; 1 •"< !mm-t) (s (liiriiiLC llio ni < ■ 111 thr Somnie. Kneiny raids in Lorraine ' -ichii'Vi"! no result.. W<» 1:1 -:■ 71 • two ' r:iii!s in ( A < .prevails elsewhere.

THE PURSUIT CONTINUES. A IMtKUI'iTATi; IU.THKAT. AiiVANCK UK SIX MILKS. iO MitJtK VILLAGES HELEASEM. BIG CAI'TI'BES UK UATEHIAL. INGLI'MNG TIIHEE TBAINS. Hi'Ci'Ai'il Aliens! .'{o, 10.10 a.m. LUNKUN, August 2!). A French fiiiiimiJiii'iilt* states that we continued In pursue tih' enemy wliii, mxt'T our pressure, jircrijiitatcly retreated on a front of is miles. We have, reached (lie heights on the li ft hank of ttie Somine from Lizaneourt is far as east of Nesle. KurllnT south we reached the western Inuik of the Canal do Nord along the creator part of its course between Sesle and Noyori. North of tiie uise we captured Pont l'Eveque, Vauches and Porquericourt. Our advance to-day exceeds six miles at some points. Korty villages have been recaptured. Vast, quantities .of material abandoned by the Germans include three .heavily-laden trains. Kive hundred prisoners wen; captured in lively lighting between tiie Uise. and the Aitne.