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Show I FRENCH IMPROVE POSITIONS; REACH ! EDGE OF VENDEUIL j PA P.1S. Sunday. Sept. 2-. The text o 1 t he official sta Lement issued at the war I office tonight reads: j "South of St. Quentin we ha'-e enlarged our positions to the east of Hlnacourt and hv Fontaine. We have reached the western west-ern outskirts of Vendeuil. "North of t he Aisne thre counter-attacks by the Germans were broken to the north of Allamant. and we ha e held our lines securely. M'e have gained ground east of SAncy and have tiiken prisoners. '"Kastern theater. .September 21: Dur- ir.g ihe day of September 21 the French 1 anrj Serbian armies have broken cross i the massif of Prachevisnko. Serious re- sista?:ce Is being offered by Bulgarian rea,-guanis-. reinforced by German troops. "Allied troop? have progre.-seo to the north of Vei:ar :-i and Kas adar and reached the Vardar in the direction of ' Negotin and Detmrkapj. "The enemy has destroyej much prop- 1 erty near Grarito and in the region of j the ardar ar.d L-ake P-olrar., where he I has burned railway s'atior.s. dervt.s( rr.u- nitiori parks and aviation supplies. Tr.e j rtismUr of prisoner and cannon captured j has been augmented. Serbian troops ha-.V j taken one group of mountain artillery , complete and one battery of 100s. "Aviation forces continue to h.trass th5 ; retreat. ng columns 01" the tr.emv. "On the eastern side of the Cerr a Bend region enemy troop? have begun to retire, ar.d allied troops ha e taken Chamste and Orle. "in the region north and northeast c-the c-the Oren.t massif, Frc nch and Greek troops continue to progress with the Serbian Ser-bian armies." |