FRENCH OFFICIAL REPORTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 3 October 1918, Page 2

FRENCH OFFICIAL REPORTS.

_PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. —COPYRIGHT ] THE GERMANS’ RETREAT LONDON, Oct. 2. A French report states: After an obstinate resistance, the Gormans have been forced to abandon the plateau between the Aisue river and Rheims. They have retreated there on their whole line.

ALL PROGRESSING WELL. LONDON, Oct, 1. A French afternoon communique states: Our advance was resumed this morning between the Aisne and the Vesle. In the- Champagne our troops are pursuing their attacks, and have completed their successes. Last evening, on our right, we conducted an important advance in the valley of the Aisne, and captured Binarville. C’onde, and Les Autry. Since September 26th, we have made prisoners of over 13,000 Germans, between the Suippe and the Argonne. We also have captured three hundred guns, including a large number of heavies. CONVERGING FRENCH MOVE. LONDON, Oct, 1. On the French front General Berthelot- has begun a new advanec, between the Aisne and Vesle Rivers. It is meeting with stout resistance, but probably the enemy are only fighting a delaying action so as to hinder the junction of General Mangin’s and General Berthelot’s converging attacks, which are moving in the direction of the Craonne Plateau. A French report states: On the river Vesle our Third Army’s vigorous pressure has been crowned with success. •The Germans have been forced to abandon the plateau between the Aisne and the Rheims region, and they fell back along their whole line. Wo have occupied Maizy, and Concevreux. Further to the right we have taken Meurival, Ventelay, Bouvencourt, Trignv, Chenav and St.JThierry. We captured here since yesterday 2.100 prisoners, also twenty guns, including ten heavies.