Show GERM GERMANS A NS FALLING BACK advance rapid on both banks of somme british Britie lf golno goina through sixteen mile front and french advancing four miles london the british and french h troops are sweeping forward forwar d in tle the somme and oise sectors in france and the german retreat which at first was slow and ami on narrow fronts seems io to be g gaining momentum the latest advance bythe by the british was made over a front of sixteen miles and by the french alonga along a front of about daten miles andehn and the extent entente allies have penetrated german positions in this new operation to a depth of from two to four miles bapaume baraume Bap aume for many months described as a german stronghold now Is in the hands of the british troops having been wrested from the germans mans after what the british war office describes as stiff fighting it ft la Is a mass of ruins froni from baraume bapaume the fortified lines newly acquired by the british extend to the western outskirts of monchy conchy au bols from south of peronne the british have drawn a new IJ line ina is as tar far as preshes Pr EY esnes in all they have taken possession of fourteen fourt een villages in weir their new advance the friench french have taken up a new line between andechy and the oise and have occupied the important town of roye where they were enthusiastically greeted by the re remaining lan ining civil population ilon whom the germans left behind in their withdrawal and have reached certain points along the famous roye noyon boyon road in the early operations one by agne one small villages were evacuated by the germans whose withdrawal wa was slowly and watchfully followed by the british consolidation of the new positions and preparations tor for a further forward movement being most carefully made in the last few days daya both the retreat and advance respectively have been considerably accelerated |