Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-09-30 | Page 1 | Allies Take 40,000 Huns In Three Days' Fighting

1 ALLIES f TAKE I H Oo 0 0 HUNS H N g. g r 4 r w 1 r 1 i f IN TH THREE R E E DA I r 11 r AYS r YS' YS FIGHTING S STY St QUENTIN U EN T TiN IN AND CAMBRAI 0 Ie 7 I N EX ALL i i s Retire c Froni joa t- t to St. St Go 0 Massif assif and lUl Lion Laon tv Which Tb They lie r melt Fought to I Hold ol 3 to lo j I v I 1 paris Taris kept Sept 29 29 Brit 29 British sh troops are fighting on the o outskirts of or dam Oam- bral l f according to to reports r reaching h here e at at noon noon o n today 5 LO London u on Sept The 29 29 The French line brie on the Cherain Chemin des des Dames has been advanced two miles and the h highest p point comm commanding m ng pr paC practically r t zeal 1 p thu h wh ridge is in in the he possession of or the Frenc I i T J f Paris Sept 29 In In a a. new new offensive between St. St Q Jua andIa l' l Fere r the w war r office a announces c cs tonight the Trench French troops ps made mad s some m advance and seed took prisoners The troops continue to io o Pl progress gress on all other sectors sectors 4 II a By Associated Press A A troops troops troops-b boys s 's from New ew nn aDd dorth and nd Sou South h t Carolina were Carolina were in the thc thick of the h fray r y Sunday h sms sm's 1 a. a the thc German Gennan positions over Q a n front of Ilo more e tl than n fifty y miles from th the re region ion l' l lof of Arr Arras B. B to La Fere On a three mile fr front nt the Americans stormed tho tiro line and eap captured the towns of B and Nauroy T crossi crossing g the canal in inthe inthe the operations 0 Meanwhile to the south the British stormed the main d de defenses de- de lenses on the tho canal crossed the and gain gained d the hills beyond be be- beyond yo yond id taking many prisoners To lo o tho north thc the British have their h hands bands on Cambrai the important base over which l recently there has been so much so-much much fighting The rIle Canadians Cana Canadians Can Can- a ians are in in the northwest outskirts of the tue city while n a naval naval a nl division h baS a E Ea Er rAa reached r TinA the tho southern lo environs nii environs r I th tf SJ f f to a S J the t E P PC C e w itak a p 0 r r Q l r t lA 1 e C t es DUle b ho n 32 rl I l in m e f ti vance r r is a t i a r. r lt o a b f J point on the famous ridge In Belgium the Belgians and British have e driven for forward ard and taken ten miles from the tho North Korth sea southeast of Nieuport bringing their theil line into closer union with that in the thc region of bf Ypres The he capture of Div Dia- mude if it is pressed for further gains eastward will seriously affect the German submarine bases on the thc North sea BIG ENEMY BAG TAKEN BY FOCHS FOCH'S MEN MENARIS PARIS ARIS Sept 29 French French British American and Belgian troops in ill the last three days das have hac captured prisoners and guns it is estimated estimated esti esti- mated here Since J July ul 38 18 8 the allies ha have captured capture prisoners suns guns machine guns and enormous quantities of or material This Tl does oes not take into account the operations in Macedonia lacedonia and Pales Pales- inc line CAMBRAI CAMBRA AND ST. ST QUENTIN ARE DOOMED London Sept tl 7 p m. m Latest m.-Latest Latest dispatches from the western front say that everything c is going going W wt well H ll and that the allies have ma made o distinct progress in nU alt sectors un under er attack Between o and Ypres GOO prisoners have ha been heen captured and ano m the Germans have ha been presse pressed back from four to five o miles The fall of Cambrai is considered only a matter of time lime and the allies having ha gained an important footing on the thc eastern side of tho un underground canal in ue the thc neighborhood of Bellicourt there is every elY likelihood that St. St Quentin soon will s share are a similar fate The French are making stend steady progress in Champa Champagne ue and the enem enemy apparently is retiring from the Cherain Chemin des Dames ENEMY DRIVEN FROM IMPORTANT HEIG HEIGHTS TS French Headquarters on the Aisne Saturday a Sept 29 W. The fhe Germans German have ha be begun nn a retirement from the important Malmaison Laffaux-Malmaison plateau from which the Chemin des Dames runs eastward to and th the sources of the As the result of General Mangin's ins in's a advance tile the entire Malmaison p pla plateau plateau pla- pla a an and the western end of or the Chemin des Dames for about 1500 yards are in in n possession of the French After fighting desperately for weeks to retain the approaches to the massif of St. St Goba n and onel Laon the enemy is aban abandoning them This group of hei heights ht for four cars ears cars has formed the central pillar of the German line linein linein linein in in France The strategy of Marshal Foch och compelled the thc enemy as it did o on the l to withdraw his center before the allied attacks attacks' to tho the north and the east forced him to move o back on the wings The rho retreat is one of the first direct results of t the e French American and British offensives cs of the thelast thelast thelast last three da days 3 IS CAPTURED BY BELGIANS Lon London on Sept 29 20 has been heen captured by the Belgian troops it was officially announced toni tonight ht The Belgians have ha also taken t Stadenberg Moor- Moor sledge and part of c. This means menns an nn a advance of several sc miles After breaking up a violent enemy counterattack the Belgians captured captured cap cap- height and at the close of the day tiny had advanced to within less less' than Hum two t mr s of Routers The prisoners taken since yesterday exceed 00 More than guns gums and numerous machine guns and bomb throwers and much war material have been captured I French Armies Win in Ground in in Champagne Party Paris Sept 29 ln In In the Champagne Champagn and north of ot the Aisne the armies of ot Generals Gouraud and Mangan resumed the attack this morning The Germans are ae resisting desperately In Champagne North of ot the tho Alane Aisne the Germans are arC retiring on the tho Allette French troop troops have o o a captured Ostel and Saint I a a. a Americans 1 Make Further Progress Paris Sept 29 The Tho Tho American arm army operating on un the Champagne front has Continued on Page Pago 2 SI 1ST QUENTIN AND CAMBRAI ARE TO FAll Continued from Crom pa page e 1 1 captured Sur Sur Ieuse and BoI Bo- Bo I magne masne west vest of ot that town on the tho outskirts outskirts out out- skirts of or tho lie forest of Romagne an and lime Uie attack Is 15 progressing favorably Many l Towns Are l Reported Captured British Headquarters In France Sept 20 Le 2 Le Catelet La Nauroy auro Bon Bony and Villers In the St St. Quentin sector Rector are reported captured caPture but this Is not O of lal chal Time The British a Iso astri astride e the St St. Quentin Quentin-Cambra Germans Retire From Rumania London Sept 29 Time rhe The German forces Corces of ot occupation In Rumania began beSan to retire from that country Frida Friday ac according according according ac- ac cording to Information received In Swiss political circles I There Thore arc persistent rumors In Switzerland that tho the Rumanian pop- pop has revolted The German civil authorities are said to bo be removing removing remo ing inS their archives hastily Boche Fights Hard Haid I to Delay Advances With the American Army Arm Northwest Of at ept ai troops continued to make pro progress ress l all The although slowly day yesterday advance ance was greatest on tho time right of or ortho tho the sector and least In time the center where tho the Germans counterattacked violently The enemy gained nothing ty Ly these thes efforts however except to slow low up up the thc American advance anco tem tem- l On the tho American left time the Germans have resorted to heavy machine machine machine ma ma- chine gun and trench mortar fire Ire The artillery activity has Increased along tho the entire line lino with the Americans easily the enemy East of or orthe the Meuse tho German artillery fire has been quite heavy y At Exermont Just east of ot the tho Argonne forest the enemy offered I bitter resistance Northeast l' of ot somewhat east of or the center the lie Americans al- al ready leady have havo advanced a beyond their positions positions positions of or yesterday morning The rhe Americans Amer Anler- there took prisoners from Crom the time Bavarian Bavarian Ba Ba- varian arlan reserve reser division wh which Ich had been resting In Alsace an and moved mo Into th the theline theline line lInc yesterday They also took prisoners prisoners pris pris- from flom another reserve reser division I which had bad sent one battalion each regiment into the time line Enem Enemy resistance Increased steadily on the tho left Iet of or the tho American sector and amid anda amida a number of or new German units have i. i lil 1 PI ri Ph n A. A n i 1 vv I many Instances t yesterday e ed held lC on t to I I machine gun nests until they were I literally wiped out The American ex extreme ex- ex I trenie left lert continues to advance steadIly steadily steadily stead stead- ily along the tho ed edge e of or the Argonne forest fOIest From batteries east of or the thc Mouse Ieuse tIme the Germans last night bom bombarded barded heavily the thc region of or and other points on the right of ot the American line Une British and and Yanks Make l Good Progress London Sept 2 29 British British and AmerIcan American Amer Amner- ican lean troops launched an attack at o'clock this hits morning meriting northwest of or St St. Field Marshal flaig reported today Fierce fighting Is taking place on the ic entire front from Crom St. St Quentin to tho ho about thirty miles 1 lie l. l of at am ral progressed favorably Ca troops have captured the defense leren SYstem I known as time the Marcoing lineas tine line linoa a aft as far Cur north as Sallly Since Friday morning the lie British have havo captured more than prisoners Field Marshal statement reads At r r. o'clock th this Is morning BrItish and American troops 1 northwest northwest north north- west of ot St St. Quentin The Thc battle Is proceeding proceeding pro pro- ce fiercely h on the whole front from St. St QuentIn Quantum to the Heavy y fighting took place yesterday about aho lIeu and the time Welsh r rde d c. c Our troops made pro progress on Oil the tue I h ground southwest of or bULat but bUL at Welsh rl ridge e were pressed d hark haCk slightly We Ve e renewed time the attack on this sector at an early hour this morn morn- lug and made progress taking prisoners pris uris- S At we enlarged t our bridgehead head position yesterday evening e F lor the time canal dc do LEscaut ScheIdt canal nal and e drove off ocr a hostile counterattack counterattack counter counter- attack taking a number of or prisoners Further north English naval 81 units established es east cast of or thc tIme river Lr LEscaut opposite North of or the Bapaume 1 road Canadian troops gained possession posses sion of or the ho defense H system Known as JS the Ia line lino as fur 1 north aa att Sallly Sailly English l troops completed time tho capture cars cap ture of or Au iJac and and n we we were we're are re fighting In Arl ux Wo We 0 crossed river In abe neighborhood neigh of at O En En Sallly Th umber of at prisoners captured by British troops since the time morning of the exceeds French Troops Take Heights I of Bellevue Bellevue- Paris Sept 29 On 9 On the western cr end of or the time Chemin des Dames the time French have havo reached the River Ri at two points says sas the statement from the thc war office toda today In Champa Champagne te after repulsing strong attacks the lie French havo have taken tho the heights hels of or ue northeast of or Gratreuil rhe The text of or the thc statement reads reads- North of or the AIsne the thc pursuit of or orthe the time enemy continued during th the th j nl night I The Time French occupied the thc tor forest gt of I I Pinon linon and reached the time Alletto in that hint region and also east of ot On time the sector between Ostel and and Just north of or the Aisne the enemy made strong resistance against the advance advance ad ad- I vance ance of or our troops I On tho the Champagne front violent attacks were launched b by the G Germans yesterday but the they were wele broken tip lip The French rench troops their progress especially northeast of I cr hero they captured the heights of or Bellevue I Berlin Twists T Bad BadI I Its Purpose Berlin Sept 29 9 via Ia Lon London Tho Tho Tho German official statement issued from I general Jeneral headquarters today reads Tho British In iii connection with the thc I Belgians extended their attacks into Flanders and renewed their attacks i against Cambrai Cambra Tho The French and I Americans attacked ed again aln In tho the Chain Chain- I t as well as aa in tho the Argonne and amid andi i the Meuse From the time coast to the south of ot tho the thoL thoL'S I L Lys LS s there was wag a violent artillery duel during ng the nl night ht which increased to toI I the time strong est gunfire In the time morning hours Between n an and Wul Wul- the tIme enemy succeeded In taking our crater positions and In pressing pressing- forward In places Into our artillery lines The Time enem enemy attack was brought to a standstill In the afternoon i on the line Clerken tI t- t I Zandvoorde- Zandvoorde e. e Attacks launched III In th the evening against n this line were re repulsed re- re pulsed with tho the help of or reserves reser The heights of ot were tero h held ld against repeated repealed enemy attacks Vest West of or early earh yesterday Saturday In iii consequence of or the tho loss of or the canal positions Canal t du u Nord both sides of ot Marquion in Fridays Friday's as lighting we withdrew rew our front from open Olen territory into rear positions on I I I a line from Arleux to to west I of oC Cambrai and behind the canal southwest of or at Marcoing with a Junction with the thc old him lino n near Villers Villers-Guislain by wa way of or I The movements were car- car ned out during the thc night undisturbed lt by the tho enemy In the thc morning the enemy for a long time kept the evacuated evacuated territory under fire At t midday he began to press forward sharply and I attacked northwest anti and west of ot Cambrai Cam Cam- brat brai with strong forces He was re repUlsed repulsed repulsed re- re pulsed as were also attacks in the I evening directed against our lines south of or Marcoing Between the Allette and the tho Aisne we withdrew our lines without enemy I Interference n t C ren cc b behind e hi i n ml th the thc c Q A is e eAl Al sri e I canal between le Chateau on the time I Allette and amid bour bourg on the Aisne Tho The movement which had been prepared Corda for Cor forBorne some Borne da days s 's ago was carried out according accord accord- I ing hug to plan and was not disturbed by bythe bythe th the enem enemy There were successful en enI engagements en- en s west of the thc ChamI Champagne Cham Chani- pane Between tho the and the thc Aisne and between the Argonne and the tho ho enemy continued his strong attacks They were especially especIal heavy yesterday an and extraordinarily sanguinary for tor the thc lie enemy Our troops fighting i In this region were of or all tho time I German races and again fought ht magnificently mag mag- despite tho the heavy demands made mado upon them In the thc last few days das gaining complete defensive success Tile The French who vho attacked on tho tIme whole front between the and the Aisne at some s as many as six times were led lcd If by strong squadron squadrons squad squad- rons ron of armored cars were thrown back In iii desperate tl fighting Their Theil only success consists In th the capture of or Somme Py and In small Insl Insignificant indentations of or our defense frontIn frontIn front In the Argonne during thc the night before last in consequence of or