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Show llATOrir GERMANFORCES French Continue to Take Prisoners Pris-oners and Gain New Positions Posi-tions on Southern Line. The southern front of tho Hinden-burg Hinden-burg line In Franco continues to crumble crum-ble or fall back before the forces of the French General Nivello. Thursday witnessed additional important gains by the French at numerous points from Solssons eastward to the old Champagne Cham-pagne and also tho capture of men and guns. In the latter region northwest of Auberive tho French captured strongly fortified German trenches on a front of a mile and a quarter and made prisonor 150 Germans. Northeast North-east of Soissons tho villages of Alsy, Joury and Laffaux and Fort de Conde were captured by tho French, while to the east, near Ilurteblse, another point of support fell into their hands and wllli it 500 prisoners and two cannon. can-non. Violent artillery actions are in progress prog-ress In the Sommo and tho Oise in Champagne, near Le Mort Homme, in the Verdun sector and in Belgium around Dixmudo. Comparative quiet prevails on that part of the line In France held by the British. The latest official communication communi-cation dealing with tho Arras-Lens sector rerTorts slight gains for British Brit-ish forces south of Monchy le Preux and Fampoux and also to the north in the Loos sector, where prisoners were taken. Considerable fighting is taking placo in the Macedonia theater, with the Teutonic allies the aggressors. Attacks At-tacks were delivered in tho Cerna river riv-er region and between Lakes Ochrida and Presba, but, according to Paris, both were repulsed. Violent artillery duels are taking place In the districts of Monastlr and Tsrevena Stcna and on the right bank of the Vardar near Mayadag. Reciprocal artillery fighting also is in progress between tho Austrians and Italians in the region of Gorizia In the Lagarina valley. on |