The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-30
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ground and took many prisoners"
Field Marshal Haig's Sunday night
report follows:
AT dawn this morning the battle
was successfully developed south.
ward 10 the nclghborhood of st
Quentin. IL now extends over
front OF nearly 30 miles from that
town To the Sensec river, north OF
Cambria
ION the extreme right the Tween.
ticth corps launched an attack at $50
n. m. across the Schedt canal from
Belleglise. Inclusive. northward. The
Forty sixth North Midland division.
provided with life belts. portable
bridging material and RATS. and
under cover OF n concentrated artil-
lery and machine gun fire, storrned
the Hindenburg defenses, which here
run along the eastern bank OF the
canal.
Notwithstanding the depth Of the
water. the breadth OF the canal and
the strength OF the cnemy's defenses.
which included the village OF Belle.
elise and numerous tunnels and con.
crete works. the division succeeded in
capturing the whole German position
opposed to them. They then pressed
forward with great bravery and de.
termination up the slopes OF the hills
beyond the canal, taking many prIs.
oners in the course OF their advance
'Belleglise. lie Haucourt and Mag.
ny la Fosse now are In our posses.
sion.
I'm conjunction with this brilliant
operation other English troops ad.
I vanced In the bend OF the canal south
or Belleglise. covering the southern
flank OF the division.
FARTHER north at the same hour
troops from New York state. Tennes.
see and North and South Carolina.
under command OF Maj. Gen. G.. w
hend, u. :. A. attacked the Hindcn.
burg line on n front OF 5000 Yards
where the Scheldt canal passes thru
the tunnel. With great dash the
American troops pressed forward
against these defenses. and on the
right captured Bellicourt and Nau.
roy.
"On the left bank fighting IL TAX
Ing secured crossings OF the Scheldt
Bony. In the center OF our attack
English troops captured Villers.
Guislain. New Zealand troops cleared
the Welsh ridge. breaking up a hos
Tile counter'attaek. and. pushing on.
captured La Nacquerie and the spur
leading from Bonavis TO Masniercs.
Meanwhile the 62nd division. hay.
ing secured CROSSINGS OF the Scheldt
canal. continued TO advance. After
fighting In the western outskirts Of
Masniercs and Les Rues vertes they
captured both of these villages and
carried the defensive system covering
Rumilly. reaching the western out
skirts OF the latter village.
ION their left the Second division
crossed the canal about Noyelles and
has advanced one and a half miles
up the rising ground to the east of
the canal line.
THE 63rd naval division, having
forced passage east OF Cantaing,
has reached the southern outskirts OF
Cambria.
ION the left OF the attack Canadian
troops have passed thru the de.
fensive system covering Cambria on
the northwest and have fought their
way forward into the outskirts OF the
town.
Farther north they captured san.
court, where heavy German counter
attacks have been beaten off. Eng
lish troops have cleared the slopes
south of the Sensee canal.
During the past three days over
$4,000 prisoners and 300 guns have
been captured by us on the St Quen.
tin Cambria battle front"