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Americans Drive Off German Attacks In The Vosges SectorGermans Make Great Efforts to Maintain Positions North of Somme—Throw Fresh Troops Again 9t French and Americans—Dispute Ground Foot By Foot—Humbert Fast Approaching Somme—German Counter Attacks Driven Off Between Ailette and Aisne.Paris, Aug. 30—The Bjritish line north of the Somme has been carried beyond the points indicated in last night’s statement from Field Marshal Haig, and the British now are several Mlometeres eabt of Combles, according to reports to the newspapers here. The advance continues and the fall of Peronne is predicted.Correspondents of Pari? newspapers at the front agree that the Allied losses in the present operations have been comparatively light. They say the Allies never have taken so many prisoners and guns and so much material and territory at so slight a cost.Paris, Aug. 30—German counter attacks between the Ailette and the Aisne were repulsed last night by the French, says today's war office statement. The French maintained their gains east of Pasiy. north of Soissons.South of the Somme and along the Canal du Nord there was no change in the situation during the night. German raids along ihe Yesle, where Americans troops are stationed, and in Champagne failed. The statement reads:“Along the Somme and in the region of the Canal du Nord there was no change during the night.“Between the Ailette and the Aisne French troops repulsed several German counter attacks. East of Paslv we maintained our gains.“Along Hie Vivsle and in Champagne German raids were without result. The night was quiet on the rest of the front.”
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Bridgeport Republican Farmer
Bridgeport, Connecticut, US
Fri, Sep 06, 1918
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