| Show r I I I i B British Denting Dentin I I Line Hindenburg I By Associated Press LONDON LONDO- Sept 21 The 21 The British at attack attack at- at tack against the Hindenburg line northwest of St Quentin was resumed I at this morning east of says the official report from Field Marshal Halg Haig today Marshal Haig Halg also announces the improvement improvement improvement im im- im- im provement of the British positions west of Messines to the south of Ypres w where re a strong point was c captured Northwest of St fat Quentin the British continued their progress through the main Hindenburg line advancing their front northwest of A British detachment of s seven ven men was surrounded and was believed to have been capt captured red when the G Germans took Moeuvres Their post was in the northern part of the village and they held It for two da days s 's during the German German Lerman Ger Ler- man occupation Inflicting losses on ort the tIle enemy When the village was retaken the entire party its unit without with with- out loss I The text of the stat statement nent reads I IOn On the occasion slon of the hostile at at attack attack at- at tack on Moeuvres on Tuesday a a corporal corporal corporal cor cor- and six men men the light infantry forming the garrison of one of our outposts outposts' north of the village village vil vIl- vil- vil lage were surrounded and believed to have been ben captured During the two days which the Germans were In occupation occupation pation of ot Moeuvres this party maintained maintained main maln- its position with great gallantry and inflicted many casualties On the night of Thursday-Friday Thursday when Moeuvres Moeuvres Moeuvres was retaken by us the whole party regained Its unit without loss Yesterday fresh tresh attacks s against our posts north of Moeuvres were repulsed In Inthe the evening the enemy heavily bombarded our positions In the neighborhood neighborhood neighborhood neigh neigh- of Gauche wood and under undercover undercover undercover cover of this bombardment pressed back slightly one of our advanced posts north of ot the woodBy wood By Associated P ess PARIS Sept 21 The The Germans appeared appeared appeared ap ap- ap- ap to be hastening the rem removal val of the civil population of St St. Quentin and fires have been observed in different parts of the city says Marcel Hutin Inthe in inthe inthe the Echo de Paris The Germans he headds headds adds are placing numerous batteries I in St St. Quentin |
