Show v f TELLS ADV ANCE TELLS OF F FRENCH ADVANCE By United Press PARIS Sept 9 French French forces du during in the night night advanced to toward ard St St. Quentin from the south and also gained in their thrust against La Fere from the north according t td th the war office official today The statement follows North or of the Somme m we enlarged pur our progression eastward of toward Clastres lastres we occupied the I notable La Motte farm southwest of St St. Quentin Our elements crossed the canal Crozat opposite Liez northwest st of La Fere Between the Oise Olse and the Aisne during the night there was violent I German artillery and German infantry i reaction Two strong counter attacks I in the region of Laffaux north northeast ast I of Soissons were repulsed We took eighty prisoners belonging to five different different different dif dif- ferent regiments In the Champagne Champagn the French Trench made raids in the region of Mont taking prisoners i West of a German raid was unsuccessful |