Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-08-31 | Page 2 | Hindenburg Line Now Less Secure

Line I Now Nov Less Secure I l With th the French A Array Array- In France Franc Aug 30 Thc 30 The The Germans lia have hav no position pORI tion to fall back hack upon west wesl of ot the Hindenburg line inc except a n line running from rein Ham Ilant to Berlancourt The Third army In the region of ot Noy No Noyon on has occupied Mont St. St Simeon while the Canal Du Nord r was cro crossed Red at III Chevilly The extent of these thee gains cains In territory Is in insignificant but the they arc are Important The loss 1088 of Mont St Simeon means mean a loss of the main mam de defense de- de tense of or the tho salient from the canal to the Aisne Ahme The French crossing of ot tho canal Du Nord obliges s the re retreating re- re treating forces to quicken their flight ht or suffer fer greater ter loss The violent reaction effected north of or Soissons b bv by picked German divisions divi I apparently was Intended to check the advance nd over the plateau towards th the Chemin Des Dames an and force CorCe Marshal Foch Foh to detach troops from o ot rr r operations and 1111 ease easo the tho trying sl Developments Dc prove the latter l' l object ct is no more likely to be attained than the other The French pressure goes oel on and even th the tho llinden- llinden burg line the supreme reliance rell of ot the Germans appears this evening far from rom a refuge I