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Show BAD WEATHER General Debeney Slowed Up by Inability to Move Up His Supply Trains. WITH THE FRENCH ARMY ON THE AISNE. Oct. 1G. (By the Associated Asso-ciated Press). 2:30 n. in. Favored by the bad weather and bad roads which are slowing up the advance of the allied al-lied supply trains, the Germans seemed seem-ed disposed to make a stand for a time at least on the lino from the re-reglon re-reglon north of Sissonne to RethelJ General Debeney's fores have mado a slight advance west of Angullcourt. passing the Serrc, and arriving before the marshes which the enemy is u ti -' lizing with the aid of a well sustained I I.. I I II II lil F lid. 1 1 I IHiIIMJJ. ! ItH-" I'f I' ' ,1 machine gun fire to stop their forward for-ward march. The German artillery has also increased in its activity in this sector. North of Sissonne the French troops now are along the bank of the drainage drain-age canal which constitutes tho advanced ad-vanced defense positions prepared there as a secondary line of retirement from the Hindenburg line. Further east the Germans supported by a violent artillery fire, counter-attacked the Froncli troops under the command of General Guillaumat. This reaction was of no avail, General Guil-laumat'3 Guil-laumat'3 nin maintaining their line a quarter of a mile east of the road from St Germain Mont to Gerzicourt. General Douraud took Acy, on thc south bank of the Aisnc southwestt of Rethel. The Germans are shelling the rear areas all along the line and ap pear to be reinforcing their line strongly with machine guns. oo |