Show I I German Retreat t Now Complete By Associated Press PARIS March 22 The The The German retreat retreat re rev treat to the Arras St. Quentin Quentin-Lafere line is now practically complete since I the French are now within artillery range of St. St Quentin and Lafere The movement has been carried out by echelons according to approved principles principles principles prin prin- one section holding firm while whilo the next fell back The allied operations op are now concerned with driving in the last of these sections which are still resisting They are situated situated situated sit sit- respectively south of or Arras southeast and east of Peronne east of Ham and the valley of the Alletto and north of or Soissons Just in the middle of the line east of or Peronne and between the tho plain of Cambrai to the north and the plain of or orthe the Somme to the south is one of a afew afew afew few positions of ot defensive v value lue running running running run run- ning to the east of and Ver- Ver ver I mand wand The Germans showed signs of intending to cling to this salient but it is now too gone the British being close to both Roisel and Verman Vermand Ver- Ver man mancL mand Another strong section which Is still stilt holding out occupies a formidable formidable for for- defensive position formed by the tho forest of or Coucy but from rom the signs o of destruction in the rear of the defenders apparently resistance is only being made to secure the retreat to the principal line Une at St St. As the result of or Wednesdays Wednesday's operations operations opera- opera tons the British line Une is now level with the thc French which runs along the Crozat canal from St. St Simon to Tergnier At the tho latter point the French positions are less than two and a half hatt miles from LaFere Part of or the road from to Noyon which was paved with granite had been unpaved by the Germans but in less than a day the tho French engineer corps had repaired the road rebuilt bridges and put the tho railroad in working workIng work- work in Ing order as far as I The military militar commissariat has sentI sent I bullocks to Noyon and distributed bread rations Before leaving tho the Germans made mado a clean sweep of or orthe the tho Noyon banks sending to Germany Germany Germany Ger Ger- many securities valued at francs |