THE NEW ALLIED LINE

Waikato Times, Volume 89, Issue 13886, 11 October 1918, Page 5

THE NEW ALLIED LINE

SHOWS A RAPID ADVANCE. all fortified zones penetrated. SALIENTS GROWING HOURLY. LENGTHENING THE HUN LINES. ENEMY FAIRLY BEATEN. AND FORCED TO RETREAT. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn.) Received October 11, 12.50 a.m. LONDON, October 9. The Allied I ine now runs as follows: \\ o liold Al>;tndoncoiirf, north of Caml»raij Ramillies, Est.. ;-.-res. Awoingt, Bertry, and Busigh . possession of the last two nanu u . doubtful. We have reached the western edge of Bohain, and the western edge of Fresnoy. West Fonsomme. Thence the line turns due south to Mezieres. We are through all the enemy's fortified zones in this area. The situation is growing in interest very rapidly owing to trie huge salients which are growing hourly, and consequently lengthening the line which the Germans must hold. There is no news as to where a bouts tlip German retreat is likely to stop. The fighting to-day was with only weal; rearguards. Yesterday the enemy employed 23 divisions on a 20-mile front. They vainly strove to beat back our attacks, and consequently were hammered in a fair fight, and the present retreat forced upon them. THE ANGLO-FRENCH ATTACKS.

FORGES A GERMAN RETREAT. REARGUARD RESISTANCE SHATTERED. FRENCH FIVE MILES EAST OF ST. QUENTIN. (Australian and N.Z. and Reuter.) Received October 11. 9.5 a.m. LONDON, October 10. A French communique reports that furious Anglo-French attacks for several days past, north and south <-f St. Quentin, forced a general German retreat in that region to-day. Our First Army pursued the enemy rearguard between the Somme and the Oise, everywhere shattering local resistances and taking prisoners. East of the St. Quentin-Le Chateau railway we hold Etaves wood and Beautreux village. Further south we have passed Fonsomme and readied Fontaine Notredame. We have captured Marcy and north of the Oise we occupied Mezieres. Our advance is five miles east of St. Quentin. We have taken hitherto 2000 prisoners, also guns and numerous machine-guns.