The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1918-10-01
NEW YORK and SOUTHERN MEN
IN AN ALL DAY BATTLE ON
THE FRONT OF ST. QUENTIN
Cross the Canal and Engage Thousands o
Germans in a Heavy Engagement
Killing Many Of the Enemy
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN

WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
FRANCE. Oct. Omitted PreSs).-
New York troops to-day are securely
holding the maiu Hlndonburg trench
system. leading southwark from lie
catelet They sent back $50 addition
al prisoners last night.
The New Yorkers reached Gouy
(adjoining Le Catelet on the east).
their Anal objective, yesterday morn
Ing.
The New Yorkcrs keeping pace
With the troops from Tennessee and
the carolinas. failed to discover
German traps. but the Australians
waded directly into them. The
Australians at FIRST thought the
Americans had been cut OF and
fought coolly. under the incentive OF
reseulns their Amerlcap comrades
In the mean time the New Workers
held tightly to their principal objective
and the Germans were unable TO re-
pair the breach In their line.
When tho New Workers. were de-
layed by the nature OF the resistance
which was developing. the Southern
era skillfully realigncd themselves,
making the whole advanced front safe.
The Southerners then deliberately
mopped up the whole great tunnel.
The flrst Germans showing them
solves at the entrance we're ordered
to Instruct the others TO come out.
The entire bag numbered more than
200.
Investigation revealed that water
through the tunnel fioatei
barges OF every description These
were used as billets. offlces. ammuni-
ton storehousos. and ono even had
movie machine rigged UP in 1t. The
barges extended inward half n mile
TO u point where the tunnel is $50 feet
below the surface.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
ON THE ST. QUENTIN SECTOR,
Sept 40 ASSOCIATED Press).
American forces fighting on the
line south OF Gouy
were heavily engaged all day Thurs
day. At night the action stin con-
tinued.
(These are tho New York. Tennes-
sec and North and South Carolina
troops.)
Australian units have been CO.
operating with the Americana. Near
the north and south portals OF tho
tunnel through which the st. Quen-
tin Canal runs the lighting has been
vigorous II was at this
point that the Americans passed over
the canal. Thousands OF Germans
poured into tho struggle and have
been heavily engaged
Tho st. quentin canal tunnel runs
for more than I've kilometres under
a mountain. The canal was held by
large numbers OF Germans who were
on board electrically lighted barses.
There arc Wide towpaths and gal
lerIes leading on from each side OF
the canal and In them the entire gar
rison had quarters This section Is
probably one OF the strongest parts OF
the entiro Hindcnburg system and
the Americans have found 1t to be lit
orally lined with tunnels. dugouts and
galleries which require n great deal
of mopping up. Large numbers of
Germans have been killed. but before
they were silenced. the enemy mass
worked their machine suns with the
greatest vigor.
When the Americans swept past
the southern end of the tunnel the
Germans remained In hiding until the
Americans got n little way past. and
then they poured up and plunged into
the fght They were engaged first
by the Americans and then by the
Australians. Tho tunnel mouth was
choked with dead. This action began
late last evening and continued until
8 o'clock this morning with unahated
intensity.
American units are now holding
trenches in the Hindenburg line. from
which the Germans have tried TO torJ'
thew Everywhere there has been
lighting OF the hardest character.
Reports just received indicate that
north OF Bellecourt there was very
heavy lighting. and the Americans. in
spite OF great pressure against them.
have held their positions in not n few
cases 20 the last man. They fell light
ing rather than glyo up single inch
OF ground 10 the desperately hghtlnG
Germans. who seemed to have been
hurled against them regardless OF the
cost AS n result OF the hghtlng. up
TO this evening the Americans are
holding lines forming a saliant which
bulges slightly westward between
Gouy and JoncourL but this. at last
reports. was being gradually elimi.
mated.
The General In command OF one y
the American divisions was warmll
commended by British officers for thl
manner In which he managed TO pro
tcct the flank between his commal,
and another division northward