PROGRESS OF THE ALLIED DRIVE
The abuvo map shows tMe lino reached by the Germans at the height of their oilVnsivo this year, and the line to which thoy have now been driven under pressure of tho Allied offensive. Intermediate niiU'lrim>;s show surciwsivo stages in the reduction of tho Marno salient and in the oll'cnuivn r.orth and Boutli of the Soinme in which the Allies are now making'rapid headway Though the map is on a small scale, it suffices to illustrate- the broad trend of tho Allied operations. East of Arras the British have breached the Hindenburg line, and their advance in this region menaces Douai and Cambrai. The commanding position gained b.y General Mangin's army north of Soissons is also plainly indicated. Tho enemy retirement in tlie Lys salient, west of Lillo, does not make a very impressive showing on the map, but in this locality the Germans have 10tirwJ .vbt a d lit anon of &»ir milne w wire.
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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 293, 30 August 1918, Page 5
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161PROGRESS OF THE ALLIED DRIVE Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 293, 30 August 1918, Page 5
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