Show French T Take ak City Near Neat Florence ROME July 14 11 P Wi pj French troops spearheading a n Bastille day advance in Italy cap captured I Poggibonsi Friday and moved to within 21 miles of Florence in a stab slab through stiffening German resistance before the Arno river an outpost line of the enemy's Gothic defenses Poggibonsi is 17 miles up the Elsa river valley from the crossing of the Arno river The town was outflanked Thursday Thursday Thursday Thurs Thurs- day when the French captured San Gimignano 5 miles to the west in a 2 mile 2 mile march from San Donato Donate and the near near near-by by village village vil vii lage of La Casette Capture of the town a communications communications communications center between the Port Portor of or Livorno Leghorn and strongly strong strong- ly held Arezzo gave the army a strategic jumping off oft place for fresh drives to the north To the west Americans knifed through German dee defenses ses nearer the coast and captured the villages of Pastina and San Luce 13 miles southeast of Liv Livorno rno 1 e |