The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-22

winch were III great N'plH anu SNt'hh 80
Text Of Statement
The announcement follows:
"Y"st"rday morning Tn" Third army
under command Of General the Honor
able Sir Julian BynE. delivered Il mum
Der Of attacks between 81 quentin ant
The river Scarp". These attacks were
carried out without previous ARTILLERY
preparation. and i'll each "aS" the Gnrhl!
WAS completely SURPRISED
Our troops have broken into The en-
cmy'S positions to depth Of hlWrrr
four and five miles "u Il willie front. am
have captured several thousand pr:S"tt
rrS. with Il number ~ guns. cur opera
lions ar" continuing.
AT the hour If assault "n IL" primer
pal front OF attack Il lnrG' nu'Abrr al
tanks moved forward in HivH'ir" "l th'
infantry and broke through successive
belts Of German wiz" which w"r" "l
great depth and strength"
Tanks Lead Charge.
'Full"wing. through Ia" Ea.'S mad,
hy the tanks. English. Sr.ttish and
Irish regiments swept uN"r III" "n"my's
nulpuStS and Siorrl"d tn" first defensive
system Of the llinl:Eharg line On the
whole frnAt.
our infantry and tInKS ;h"l swept
on in accordance with tn program and
captured til" German S"'"nd SYSTEM III
d"iruS"S more than Il nil lm.I "lrl. THIS
later is Enuvm a. III" iiiudrHhurG sup
porting line"
"ln m. ,.nir>. ii this -ad>Hu,'. East
country troops took M. haiul"t "f BEN
aver and Lnt-;ru M".! after surf tight
ing.
English iii. r Currents ami lieh: in
fanlry captured H., NaCqu"ri" and The
furmilthl, lrirnS,'~ an Ihr' SPUR known
as Welsh eids". other English troops
Siurlurd III. liiltE.' Of 'oriln court and
fought their way :Er 'u&H ''"i!l"i Wood
nigh land Territorial hatlali"nS
crossed the Grand E.,yi:ir and entered
rlcSuuirr"S. wh'r, ii''-r" fighting t"oE
place. I'll" West Riding T"rrii"rinls
captured lltr.uruir. aud III" German
trench system Iurth If the v;llag"
while the Ulster hIlt;rli"ns covering IN"
lulIrr'S !rrl flank. nu!"d h"rlhwhrdS
up IN" west bank - iir'' cana In N"rrl
Litter IN tn" morning our advance was
cont inu"d ;tud rnp.h progress wn1 mad'
nj All points. English. scottish. lriSt
and Welsh k:ttirt"n> secured n" cross
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