Show OCCUpy TERGNIER VITAL RAILWAY CENTER Advance Average of Two Miles on Twenty-Mile Twenty i Front British Plunge Ahead Seven even L f Miles Ml I es in In 0 One ne D Day ay f By y United Press j LONDON Sept 7 1010 a. a m. m m. The The French have occupied the important railway junction at Tergnier without opposition cutting the German line of communication between St. St Quentin and Laon it was learned authoritatively here today So far the French have advanced an average of two miles on a twenty-mile twenty front but at places they have gone forward more than four miles Progress on practically the whole front from Havrincourt w wood od to the Aisne continued this morning more rapidly than expected ex cx- it was was was' learned Advices said the British now occupy practically half of Havrincourt Havrincourt Havrincourt court wood The line now runs from Ha Havrincourt wood through Metz- Metz Metz-en- Metz n- n 1 Fins Longavesnes Hancourt Hancourt Han Han- Ian court ourt Tertry Lanchy Aubigny Dury sy Olle southward south to La Frieres then to Tergnier and west of Amigny through Petit and westward of Mont de Singes and Laffaux mill and westward of Sancy to sur Cell St. St Quentin La Fere Laon and the Chemin des Dames are in the path of allied attacks which according to official night statements at afe making rapid progress everywhere Before St. St Quentin th the British crossed the So Somme me and nd plunged ahead in some places seven miles in in in a a a- day On their southern flank the French french swept forward capturing Ham and Chauny and penetrating Coucy Couey for forest st one me of the most important def defenses of Laon Still further south the French encroaching on the Chemin des Dames from its flank pushed to L Laffaux farm Prom From this point th the line drops down below the Aisne where the Americans American are arc fighting Paris r reported p the American troops pro progressing in ih the region of Villers en rs-en- rs and to to the right of f the f front ont on which i. i h t they y reached the Aisne e f I |