THE PURSUIT CONTINUES
(Received October 7, 3 p.m.)
LONDON^ 6th October.
A French communique states: The pureuit continued all night on the whole Suippes front. On the left our troops, after crossing the Aisne Canal in the region of Sapigneul, reached the neigh-., bourhood of AgiiilcoHi't. Further eastward, we ere approaching Aumenancouit-le-Petit. The Massif of Nogent l'Abbesse is in onr possession, and our troops have passed considerably beyond it. We are progressing on a general line running north of Pomade, north of Lavannes, and north of Epoye. On the right we occupy the village of PontFaverger, on the Suippe. On the Arnes, our advanced troops have reached a wooded crest north of the river. Several hundred prisoners were taken yesterday and during the night. South of the Ailette, Italian troppe
operating in the region of Ostel and Soupir,- after previously capturing important points d'appui at La Cour de Soupir and part of thisi village, yesterday engaged in severe fighting on the plateaux to the north-east. They carried by assault the stubbornly-held trenches on the height of La Croix Sianste and Metz Farm.
North of St. Quentm, fighting continued with the same bitterness. In the region of L"esdins we made a fresh advance east of ih'at locality.
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Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 85, 7 October 1918, Page 8
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