The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-09-27
Hun Stronghold Under Fire of
Large CaIiber Cannon.
ALLIES GAIN AT ST. QUENTIN
British Close IN on Vital Part of Hin
denburg BuiWark-French Capture
Four Towns and Many
Prisoners.

Tdl0e, are uIucF the ire VI AlHcIISttA
guns of nine-inch and larger caliber,
members of the house military com
mittee were told at their weekly con-
ference with Acting Secretary CrOwell
and other war department officials.
Yanks Occupy Ammerzweiler.
With the American Army on the
Lorraine Front, Sept. 21.-American
troops have occupied Ammerzweiler,
In Alsace. American patrols made the
discovery that the Germans had with
drawn from the place and then the
Americans occupied it. A German or
der has been taken by the Americans
describing how towns and buildings
are to be systematically destroyed
during retreats. The German soldiers
are ordered to defile the country and
to place time mines everywhere.
U. S. Men Capture Raiders.
With the American Army on the
Lorraine Front, Sept 21.-DebOuching
from Bots de Marmille an Austro-Ger-
man detachment on the Meuse- MOselle
front attempted to raid the American
position northeast of DOncourt.
The Americans captured three of
the raiders-all AustrianS attached to
the imperial royal regiment of Vienna.
Patrols are very active on the whole
American front and squads of our men
are operating right up to the new Hin
denburg line.
A German attempt to cross the
Vesle, where American troops are on
the line, was repulsed.
American artillery broke up two day
light German raids in the Bots de Rap.
pes.
Yanks Take Huns in Raid.
With the American Forces in LOr-
raine, Sept. 23-American troops
made two successful raids on the Ger
man lines northeast of St Mihiel early
Sunday morning, taking 20 prisoners
in the region of Haumont and five
prisoners southeast of Charcy. Both
raids were preceded by barrages.
Patrols from the region of Haumont
reported that at least forty Germans
were killed or injured. Other patrols
from the Charcy region estimated that
the barrage killed at least score Of
Germans
Allies Capture 100000.
Washington, Sept. 23.-German pris-
Oners taken by the Americans, French
and English since July Is number ap-
prOximately 100000, according to
French advices. The cable quotes
French war correspondents to the eff
feet that the German prisoners have
fallen into entente hands at the rate of
not far from 100000 a month and that
the German losses in killed and wound
ed have been heavier than has been
generally reported.
French Reach VendeuiI.
Paris, Sept. 23.-The French en-
larged their positions south of St.
Quentin, east of HinencOurt and La
Fontaine. They reached the edge of
Veudeuil, less than three miles north
of La Fere. Three counter-attacks
were broken north of Allemant and the
Aisne To the east of Sancy (north-
west of Vailly) the French won new
ground and took prisoners.
Close in on ST. Quentin.
With the British Army in France,
Sept. 25.-AnOther AnglO-French as
Sault was delivered against the Ger
man defenses before st. Quentin. Re-
ports indicate the allied attack was
meeting with great success.
The British troops attacked over a
front of four miles from the OmignOn
river south. and have taken about 800
prisoners.
The British seized the high ground
west of Fayet and cleared the woods
east of FreSnoy of the enemy and
Stormed their way through Pontruet.
On the right the French captured
Francilly-Selenoy. L'Epine De Dalton
and the village of DallOn, with more
Man 500 prisoners and a large mum
Der of machine guns. bringing the
total prisoners yielded by operation to
1900.
Close to Vital Canal.
The capture of POntruet places the
British only three-quarterS of a mile
from the bend in the st. Quentin
canal, which forms a vital part of the
Hindenburg bulwark. 1t was around
Pontruet that the British captured
many hundreds of prisoners.
In Flanders British troops succeed
ed in pushing forward and occupying
a portion of the old British front line
southeast of VOormazeele, below Up
res.
Take important Ground.
Interest is centering in the Epehy
Ronssoy sector, where the British
since Saturday, by determined fight
ing, have gained ground which cap
tured documents show to be a vita
part of the Hindenburg defenses, t.
be held at all costs.
The Germans, attempting to retak'
two posts east of Epehy. lost 200 pris
oners and 81 machine guns, beside:
leaving 100 dead within the British
lines.