The Mena weekly star., 1918-09-05
ALLIES 60 SLOWER
 BUT KEEP GOING.
Desnite StifTer German Opposition, Important Gains Are Made Along Whole Front-Peronne Will
 Re the Next to Fall.

Notwithstanding that the Allie' progress has slowed down somewhat owning to the re-enforcements th' Germans have rushed to the fore in ar endeavor to hold the vital points or their line as long as possible, there has been no cessation of the Allied thrusts along the entire 80-mile front and with minor exceptions, these thrusts have been successful, says the Associated Press summary.
 With the capture of Mount St Quentin, dominating Peronne and the angle of the Somme river by the Aus tralians, the way is now prepared for the occupation of Peronne and fur ther important advance to the east.
 Simultaneously the French have broken down the resistance of heavy German forces along the Canal du Nord and north of Soissons. In the Soissons area they are in complete possession of Juvigny and Grouy and have reached the western outskirts of Leury.
 Peronne Can Be Taken Easily.
 With the British Army in France, Aug. 31.-With Mont St. Quentin in British possession, the Germans to the north and south of considerable dis tance are placed in precarious posi- tion. Peronne itself must be evacuated and if this is not done quickly, the en- emy may lose many more men there. Starting out from east of Clery about 5 o'clock in the morning the Austral- ians fought their way forward despite the heavy fire from the boehe ma chine guns and swarmed into Feuil- laucourt. They captured two hundred Germans.
 About the same time another body of Australians silently" - which means that they were unaided by ar tillery-attacked Mont St. Quentin The Germans were taken completely by surprise, for they had no idea that the Australians would dare attempt such feat.
 Went Up in Hurry.
 By 8 o'clock the Australians had fought their way to the top of ths mount, and soon after that signaleC it's capture. Mont St. Quentin wal alive with Germans, who came iron everywhere and cried "kamerad."
 Those who did not were driven iron their retreats or killed with grenade' and bombs. Hundreds of prisoner were captured in this place.
 While the hill was being mopped up British guns, which had been movec up close to the river, cut loose and be gan pounding torrent of steel bacl of Mont St Quentin as reminder t the Germans that they had bette start moving quickly. The Australian must have worked with great swift ness to make so much progress in 8 short time.
 Struggle for Drocourt Line.
 British troops have come close u to the Drocourt- -Queant line and ar holding on while the boche is tryini desperately to dislodge them Counte attack after counter attack was beer launched here and the battle has beel raging constantly, first forward, thel backward. neither side being given chance by the other to get the slight est rest. The instant German counte attacks are beaten off the British re attack and gain a little more ground If the British fall back slightly befor the powerful boche strokes, as soon a they have quieted down little tn British attack again and hurl the Ger mans out; not only gaining ground but improving their positions.
 The Germans have fought well il this locality, but have gained nothinI and have suffered enormous losses.
 It is noted that in the fighting her the enemy seems virtually to hav abandoned the rife as a weapon and i doing nearly all his fighting with iigh and heavy machine guns.
 Gain Between the Scarpe and Sense,
 London, Aug 31.--An advance O about mile on front of about thre' miles between the Scarpe and the Sen see rivers toward the Triquis rive was reported tonight in Field Marsha Haig's official report.
 French in Heavy Fighting.
 Paris, Aug. 3f.--Teavy fighting t, the north of Soissons and along tn Canal du Nord is reported by the wa office tonight The French have sue ceeded in overcoming powerful re sistance at various points and hay taken Champagne on the east bank O the canal, now hold the village of Che willy and have advanced their line a far as Leurv northeaet of co;eaors