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Show PAESH HUN FRONT CRUSHING 1 Entire Fo Line From Rheims Nprthward Is in State of Collapse as Entente Goes Forward y Associated Press, VIGOROT'SLY pwwing tha advantage gained ly the, breaking of the Oerman line be-tween- (.'-ambrai- attd-KtgQueatitV the Britiah, French and Ameriran arm lea have widened the rreat wedge, in thla area to such an extent that tha entire German front from- Rheims northward aeema to be collapsing. The disintegration of this line Is being be-ing hastened by the vigorous strokes delivered by the French along tha Alan, while farther eaat the German left flank In the active battle area ia being hammered hard by other KrVnch forces and the American flrat army. In tha Champagne, Argonna and Verdun . regions, i HAIG'S THRUST. Moat telling In its Immediate effect la tha thruai by Field Marshal Halg southeast of Camhral, where American troopa also are operating. Th British commander haa swung tha main a-Jrection of hla drive northeastward north-eastward and already hss pushed to within two miles of Le Cateau. The taking of Le Cateau, which aeeme tmsulnent; will cut the last of tha Hit era I railway lines connecting the German northern front with the great salient of Laon and apparently will make Inevitable, the evacuation of tha entire Iaon area. ALLIES PURSUE. Befor Le Cateau the Brittah are on a Una fully ten miles In advance of tne L longitudinal line running between Cambral and Quentin, having awept J. through tha greater part of thla area ' In great strides, driving before them a disorganised enemy. The resistance of tha Germans was reported to be, stiffening stiff-ening during the night, however, indicating indi-cating that a stand might be mad? in an effort to save' tha railway junction as long aa posstlUe from capture. Meanwhile the French are pushing toward the Ole In the direction of Gulaa. They have made progress td tha eaat and southeast of St. Quentin, where they are closely approaching the river. Their columns here have passed Fontaine Notre Dame, nearly six mites , dtrently east of Ht. Quentin. This push Is having a marked effect In closing the t,ann pocket. , DOUAI OBJECTIVE. Tha wedge driven from Camhral eaat la affecting the front north to Lens. Tha Brltlah first army la moving forward in the direction . of Doual, which seerris the next great town marked for capture by the allies along the British aectlon of tha line. The American first army under General Gen-eral Ferahlng Is not being outdone by tha other allied forcea In the deltvery of hard blowa upon the trembling German Ger-man defensive system. The thrust east of tha Meusa in the Verdun area Is being be-ing followed up hy further attacaa, which have reaulted In the advance of tha Has hre well up toward that won . by the offenatve weat of the river. PERSHING HOLDS GAINS. In tha Argonne, where a Junction has been affected with the French at Lancon, Lan-con, new attacks were -launched this .njomlnr. ' All the recent galna of Gen sral Perahlng's men have been held, notwithstanding tha throwing In of r German eeservea. Not the lesst Interesting development A (Continued on page I. ... y . .PRESSURE ON HUN (Continued from pag 1). of tha American campaign la th work of th air forces, which evidently hav been aeeembled In auch numbers that an American bombing expedition which' - dropped more than thirty tona of bombs on German area on Wednesday Wednes-day comprlaed no leaa than tit ma- chlnew. |