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Taranaki Daily News, 13 August 1918, Page 5

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GERMAN ARMIES BROKEN. GERMANS RETIRING ACROSS A WILDERNESS. ENDEAVORING TO REACH A LINE OF REFUGE. ALLIES HARD IN PURSUIT. Received August 13, 1.55 a.m. London, August 12. Mr. Phillips writes that, although somewhat slackened, we continue to advance without meeting with any widelyorganised resistance. The Second and Eighteenth German Armies have been broken, and are bewildered, and continue to retire in disorder. They are endeavoring to reach a line where theycan organise and recover from the staggering blows. They attempted to do so on a line covering Perorate and Roye, but the cavalry and infantry smashed the attempt. They are now retiring across the wilderness they themselves .created. Prince Jlupprechfc is playing a desperate game to gain time, leaving the local garrisons to fight to the last against the gallant English, Australians and Canadians. Prince Rupprecht, meanwhile, is endeavoring to create a new line behind a ragged rearguard.—United Service. INTENSE AIR FIGHTING. ALL RECORDS BROKEN. . Received August 12, ~55 p.m. London, August 11. The aviation report slates that during intense air fighting on the 10th we destroyed 41 machines and drove down 20 uncontrollable. Twelve of purs aro missing We dropped 23 1 /o tons of bombs in the daytime and 31 tons, principally on bridges and stations in the Somnie Valley, at night-time. The amount of small arms ammunition fired from the air upon the retreating enemy broke all recent records. We brought down two night bombers being a giant German machine with firs engines and a heavy load of bombs. Antiaircraft guns downed two others recently. The Air Ministry reports:—Our squadrons, on the morning of the 11th, att(tck« ed the railway station at Karlsruhe owl one aerodrome. Clouds hindered observation, but large bombs were seen to hit the station, causing an explosion. We drove down three machines ■uncontrollable. One of ourn was driven down under control.—Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assoc, and Renter. FRENCH PROGRESS. FURTHER TOWNS TAKEN. Received August 12, 10 p.m. London, August 11. A French communique states: —To-tiaV f we continued our advance between the, Avro and the Oise. notwithstanding enemy resistance. South of the Avre we occupied Marquovillers and Grcvillers, and reached the line Armancourt-Tiilo-loy. We progressed two kilometres north of Roye stir Matz to the outskirts of Canny stir Matz. Further south we conquered and passed Laberliere- Our advance between the Mrvt? and the Oise was accentuated. North of Chavincourt, we held Maehemont and Cair.broune.—Aus--N.Z. Cable Assoc, and Renter.