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Show ALLIES HUSTLING HUNS OVER RIVER Resistance Between the Oise and the Vesle Breaks Down Completely. AMERICANS ON HEIGHTS French Threaten Chemin Des Dames British Regain Ground Lost Last April. (By the Associated Press.), The German resistance between the Oise and tho Vesle rivers has broken down completely before the persistent pressure of General Mangin's French and American forces. The Germans arc in retiroment, not in an orderly manner, man-ner, but forced almost to the extent or a flight. The Americans have advanced advanc-ed and occupy the heights on the south bank of tho Aisne, the river below furnishing fur-nishing the Germans protection for the moment in organizing the retreat. The French forces of General Man-gin's Man-gin's army have crossed the Aisno northeast of Soissons, captured Coucy -le-Chateau and threaten tho German defenses in the Chemin des Dames. To the north, General Plumbcrt's French army has crossed the Somme canrl and advanced from two to four miler, in a Hanking movement on Ham, the fall of which is imminent. From Ham the Germans arc believed to be utilizing util-izing the main roads to St, Quentin and La Fere with the object of falling back on the old Hlndenburg defenue lino between these cities. German rear guards have been driven driv-en back on the British front north and south of Poronne and larger forces or Germans have been engaged betweon Athies and Neurul and also rfbout IMUI UMCO UIIU i 1 1 it- - jyuiu JUU ,1 I. Between Givenchy and Neuve Chapel -le tho British have regained all of the ground taken from them by the Germans Ger-mans last April. North of there the Lys front the British have pushed their lines forward south and southeast south-east of Nleppe and northeast of Wul-verghem. Wul-verghem. The retrograde movement of the Germans under continued pressure by the Americans who have extended their front east of the Aisno and by tho French In the same section has been further increased up to Rhelms. East of Rheims, however, the Germans apparently ap-parently have decided to make a stand. Important as have been tho British gains in the north, the French and Americans have now cleared the river J Vesle of the enemy and advanced 'o positions of a commanding nature with) every prospect of driving the Germans, back upon the old Hlndenburg line be- yond the Chemin des Dames. Conlln-' gratlons behind the German lines and, reports from the allied aviators Ind!-1 cato that the Germans in this sectorj arc preparing to retreat on as largo j a scale, if not greater, than in the' north. In Lorraine whore the Americans! hold the eastern end of the battle linei the Germans have bombarded their position at Frapellc. No Infantry at-1 tacks, however, have been made indi- eating that no assault on the lines in; this sector were to be expected. ; WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN I THE FIELD, Sept. 5. (By the Asso- j elated Press.) The Germans tonight I are destroying bridges and flooding! the country between Chauny and La ' Fere which is a good indication that they do not expect to remain much longer in advance of their old line which ran from La Fere to Barisls. Today the retreat continued in daylight day-light east of tho Ailette river and their columns suffered heavy losses from shell fire. Betweon the Ailette and the Aisne fronts French troops advanced to a ( line from Margival to Quincy and Chivres while to the north they occupied oc-cupied Coucy lc Chateau and Coucy le Villc, approaching their old lino of 1917 around the edge of the hilly wood region of St. Gobain. There they will encounter the formidable defense 1 works the Germans prepared as part' of the old Hlndenburg line and which perhaps have been further strengthened strengthen-ed since beginning their retreat. nn |