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Show Franco-British Follow- ing Up Victory of Yesterday. jHUNS OVERCOME British Cavalry Threatens Threat-ens All of Montdidier Pocket WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IX FRANCE, Aug. 9. (By the Associated Press) Prisoners rounded up by the British cavalry divisions arc coming back rapidly. Early this morning the combined Franco-British began following fol-lowing up the victory of yesterday. Reports shortly before 11 a. ni. said that satisfactory progress was being made. Resistance seems to have been generally overcome except at the left where the Allied troops were unable to maintain their footing on the Chipilly spur, principally because of the nature na-ture of the ground. The French at the south began their push forward at tho same time as did the British this morning and it is reported, re-ported, but not 'officially, that they havo captured Le Quentin (Le Quesnel)). Ques-nel)). Tho enemy in the Montdidier pocket Is now in a more precarious position. The wide flung operations of the British Bri-tish cavalry menaces all tho men and materials the enemy has there. The Allied air forces continue vigorous vigor-ous operations and, besides blowing up many of the Somme bridges, are seriously hampering tthe German effort ef-fort to remove material. Tho prisoners taken by the British forces in yesterday's fighting totalled 2G0 officers and 11,721 of other nfnks. |