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BRITISH PRESSING HARD. THE RETREATING GERMANS, - PRISONERS ETCSEASINa Received 12,12.6 a.m. London, August 1(1 (12.30 a.m.)i ■Sir Douglas H'aig reports: The attack launched on the evening of the_ninth, in accordance with tha Allied plan by the' right of the French first army, south of Montdidicr, was developed by the Allies during the morning with complete success. We enveloped from the north and south-east of Montdidier, which fell into the hands of the French before midday with many prisoners and a quantity of material The advance of the French first army was continued all d!ay long in cooperation with the French army on the right of the British Fourth Army. The British are hard .pressing the retreating Germans. Southward of Lihons we overcame the enemy's resistance and made substantial progress. The general line reached by the Allies now runs north to the soutli—Lihoha, Fresnoy, Lea Rove, Lignieres, Conchy lea Pots. The number of prisoners is increasing. THE VICTORIOUS FRENCH. ADVANCE OVER 12 MTLES. Received August 12, 12.30 a.m. London, August 11. A French communique states:—Our attacks on the Avre battle-front continued all day with increasing success. Montdidier was outflanked east and north and fell during the morning. Continuing our victorious advance on the right of the British we pushed ten kilometres east of Montdidier, on the front Andichy-Laboissiere-Feschamps;. Extending our action south-eastward, we attacked the German positions right and left of St. Just-Roye Road, on a front of 20 kilometres. We captured Rollot, Ouvillers, Sore! Ressens-sur-Matz, Conchy les Pots, Neu-ville-sur-Sessons, and Elingcourt, advancing ten kilometres at certain points. The French, in thre dayß' fighting, have advanced over 20 kilometres about 12 miles) along the Amiens-Roye Road, and captured over 80,000 prisoners. We have counted hitherto 200 guns -among the enormous material abandoned. AVIATION REPORTS. GREAT QUANTITIES OF BOMBS DROPPEDReceived, 12,12.56 ».m. London, August 11. iSir Douglas Haig's aviation report states: In the fighting on the ninth we destroyed 39 machines and drove down 2-7 uncontrollable. Twenty three of ours are missing. We drooped 3$ tons of bombs during vhe day "utne and ISyj tons at night time. French aviation communique:—Despite the bad weather our squadrons fought numerous actions, felling fourteen Gei. man aeroplanes. Forty tons of projectiles were dropped in the day and night on enemy troops and station camps. THE FRENCH CAPTURES. Received 12, 12.65 a,m. New York, August 10. The French have captured eight thousand prisoners and two hundred additional guns.—Assoc.
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