The Glenwood post., 1918-10-05

To the south from Cambria to ST.
Quentin the German resistance is still
strong, but the British, Americans and
French on all the sectors which are es-
sential to the carrying forward of the
allied program have attacked valiantly
and withstood counter attacks, smashed
the old Hindenburg positions and ma
terially advanced their line.
Sequehart, north of st. Quentin,
which the Germans in violent counter
attack recaptured from the British We'd
nesday, has again been taken by Field
Marshal Haig's men, who now are out
on the rolling country to the eastward
as likewise are all the allied troops
from st. Quintin northward.
Northwest of Rheims the Germans
are offering more resistance to the
French along the Aisne and on the sec
tors which are protecting the eastern
| end of the Chemin des Danes, the west
ern end of which already is dominated
by the French guns, but General Ber-
thelot's forces nevertheless have cap
turned Cormicy and reached Aisne
canal between Concevereux and Laneu-
vilette, front of more than fifteen
miles.
In Champagne the French have en-
larged their gains from the region north
of the Somme-Py to the western fringes
of the Argonne forest, taking prisoners
and inflicting heavy casualties on the
enemy. The railroad junction point
of Challerange, short distance south
of Vouziers, has been captured aud
here the French have completed their
dominion of the Aire valley, running
north of the Argonne forest and are
| only awaiting the arrival of the Ameri-
cans at the eastern en- dof the valley
to MP the big wooded bastion out Vi
the fighting line. The Americans are
slowly appr' aching the rendezvous.
In their retreat from Albania the
Austro- -Hungarians everywhere are in
flight before the Italians, burning
towns and depots behind them. Large
numbers of prisoners and quantities of
war material have been captured.
With the British on the st. Quentin
Sector, 5:20 p m, Oct. 3.-The British
| cbaI In oil
of the Hindenburg line today between
st Quentin and Cambria. They have
occupied many additional towns and
villages and 5000 prisoners and numer
Gus guns have been taken.
The battle was resumed at six o 'cloc X
in the morning and continued through
out the day. English and Australian
divisions driving deep into the enemy
defenses. The ground over which the
British troops fought their way agains'
the inevitable swarms of machine gun.
was Uttered with German dead.
, The advance has reached depth u
about five miles at its apex and it fol
, lows that the principal Hindenburg de
fenses here have been shattered. A few
hours may see the British all the wa,
on the other side of the great German
) defensive system.
From the north comes most signifi
cant news. The Germans who wer,
gradually being left in a salient, hav'
, begun retreat on practically all tn,
3 Armentieres sector and appear to be il
: full flight. British troops have entere'
and are passing through Lens.
Aubers ridge, south of Armentiercs
: has been taken and the British are cas-
of there. Indications are not wanting
: that the Germans have been forced t,
5 begin one of the wars greatest &c
: treats.
The troops cooperating with the Bsi
gians have taken villages near Roule.