Tlie above map shows the line reached by the Germans at the height.of their offensive this year, and that to which they have becir ■•..- driven'under pressure of the-Allied offensive. 'Of all the ground gained in their offensive the Germans now hold hardly anything .but V part of the Cliemin des Dames ridge (west from Craoiine). . The Allies, on the other hand, have captured great tracts.ot the territory the enemv held in March- they have broken"through his strongest defences, and captured positions of the highest strategical import-,.. . ance Tliev have not only recovered the Flanders ridges, but have advanced well to the east, getting into close, touch with. Route ' : and Menin. This means that they have taken a long stop towards outflanking Lille on the north. The enemy is now retiring on jV .... front from the Flanders border to Lens, and lias,evacuated tho famous La Basseo salient, due east of ■Betliune, Further south the . . main defences of Hie Miiidenburg system have been deeply invaded, and in places all but completely penetrated, on a front, from east'. ..;,■ of Arras to considerably south of St. Quentin. At their-point of maximum advance on this front tho,British are six inilcs. east of. ,', the line the enemy successfully dofended' after his'retreat last year. East of Reims, in the Champagne "and; the Argojvne,. the French ~, and Americans have'broken into the enemy defences on n front of tfiirty miles to a maximum depth of moro than eight: miles.... On; this front,- which covers in flank the communications serving the whole of Ms great salient in France and; Flanders, the oneniy- is said-, r to be standing-on liis last organised line. Here, as on the Cambr ' • ai-St. Quentiu frqnt," open ■ warfare 'Kas coiue into near prospect,. •

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Tlie above map shows the line reached by the Germans at the height.of their offensive this year, and that to which they have becir ■•..- driven'under pressure of the-Allied offensive. 'Of all the ground gained in their offensive the Germans now hold hardly anything .but V part of the Cliemin des Dames ridge (west from Craoiine). . The Allies, on the other hand, have captured great tracts.ot the territory the enemv held in March- they have broken"through his strongest defences, and captured positions of the highest strategical import-,.. . ance Tliev have not only recovered the Flanders ridges, but have advanced well to the east, getting into close, touch with. Route ' : and Menin. This means that they have taken a long stop towards outflanking Lille on the north. The enemy is now retiring on jV .... front from the Flanders border to Lens, and lias , evacuated tho famous La Basseo salient, due east of ■Betliune, Further south the . . main defences of Hie Miiidenburg system have been deeply invaded, and in places all but completely penetrated, on a front, from east'. ..;,■ of Arras to considerably south of St. Quentin. At their-point of maximum advance on this front tho,British are six inilcs. east of. ,', the line the enemy successfully dofended' after his'retreat last year. East of Reims, in the Champagne "and; the Argojvne,. the French ~, and Americans have'broken into the enemy defences on n front of tfiirty miles to a maximum depth of moro than eight: miles.... On ; this front,- which covers in flank the communications serving the whole of Ms great salient in France and; Flanders, the oneniy- is said-, r to be standing-on liis last organised line. Here, as on the Cambr ' • ai-St. Quentiu frqnt," open ■ warfare 'Kas coiue into near prospect,. •