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INTERESTING AND PERTINENT TOPICS OF THE DAY LATEST DEVELOPMENTS OF GREAT WAR WARA A late paris dispatch of yesterday says that the FranIt advanced forces have reached the llivcr Vesle and are preparing to cross the stream The Germans are continuing their retreat toward the llivcr Aisue AisueAssociated Associated Tress dispatches tell of the retreat of the Germans in the following summary Burning villages in the area north of the Vesle river be twecii Muzon and St Thierry indicate that a fur ¬ ther withdrawal of the Gentian forces is intended Fourteen large fires have been observed The im ¬ portant center of Fismcs is in flames and there arc great conflagrations in two villages to the north ¬ west of that town townThe The retirement of the forces of the German crown prince now appears to be of rapid character There has not been a great deal of fighting certainly not in the area southeast of Soissons and it is unlikely that auy large captures of prisoners will be reported reportedTo To the east of Kheims the French forces have made an important recovery of ground near St Ililliare IlilliareThe The Germans are executing a local retirement on the east bank of the Ancre in the region of Albert on a front of three or four miles according to news received in London today todayOn On the battle front in the Soissons region the French after completing their occupation of Sois ¬ sons have occupied the south bank of the Aisue between Pommicres and Venizel a distance of approximately five and a half miles advices show showOn On the easterly side of the Soissousllhcims front the line to which the allies have advanced runs according to the latest advices from Serzyel Prin and Siviguy both in the Ardre valley to the highest point on the plateau between the Ardre and the Vesle and thence to Itosnay Guex and Thillois and on to the Vesle at St Brice which is on the original line The German hold on the west bank of the Aucrc in this region has been precarious and it seems to l e tenable only if it were intended to be made use of in the starting of the offensive The retire ¬ ment appears to indicate the abandonment of any attempt at an offensive in that quarter at present presentOn On the northern end of the plateau to the south cast of Soissons the French have advanced from Venizel to a point south of Uraine on the Vesle The advance is continuing on the line further to the east eastIatest Iatest news from the American front says much imi ortance is attached to the advance of the allied forces on the easterly side of the Soissoiisltheims front to the line of Geux and Thillois It is pointed to as sening the double object of protecting Itheims and placing the allies in a position to cripple still further the already badly crowded Germans in their retreat towards the Vesle VesleThe The northward movement of the Germans has now readied such a point that the reopening of the ChalonsKhcims railroad is assured assuredThe The news that Soissons has been entered was greeted with rejoicing by the French and Ameri ¬ cans on the line to the southeast who felt confident that their own line would be pushed forward and straightened out speedily on the front to the north of Coulouges and Arcis
