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Show OFFENSIVE IS-SLOWING IS-SLOWING DOWN British Forces Making Slow Progress in Direction of Cam-brai Cam-brai and St. Qiientin. (By the Associated Press) As the Allied armies draw near to Cambrai, St Quentln and the natural defensive positions of the Germans in the St. Gobaln forest, the offensive is losing momentum. Slow progress continues to be made by British forces in the direction of Cambrai and St. Quentln, but. If the 1 operations of the French armies are .successful in encircling the St Go-bain Go-bain massif, the German retreat must being anew and with greater rapidity. The British are within six miles of St. Quentin at Vlllevquc and have captured cap-tured Hoisel and St, Emllie. Along the line between Cambrai and St. Quentin the British advance has carried them into their old positions. : Trom which they were driven by the 1 Germans last March, j Strong counter-attacks against the ' French near Laffaux and north of Cel-I Cel-I los-sur-Alsne seem to bear out the belief be-lief that the Germans will not give up 1st. Gobain without a struggle. In addition ad-dition to the protection It affords Laon, the St. Gobain positions if captured would weaken the entire German line eastward t,oward Ithelms. Northwest of St. Gobain the French have taken Mennessis and Tergnier and are threatening La, Fen1. On tho edge of the forest the French have penetrated tho outskirts of Servais. Between the Vesle and the Aisne ground has been gained by the French 'and American forces. 3,-' |