The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-19
BRITISH TAKE
MANY PRISONERS

WHN| HUUHLHU
WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN
FRANCE, Sept. ls.-(By the Associat-
ed Press.)-The British troops made q
powerful attack against the German
liness to the west and northwest Of ST.
Quentin today and most important re-
suits were achieved. deep advance
Into the oneny territory strengthened
tho already powerful grip the British
have on st. Quentin, one Of the most
strongly fortified parts of the Linden
; burg line.
To tho south the French co-operated
in what Is likely to prove an opera
ton OF vast portent with respect 70 the
Hndenburg defensive position
Tic zone involved In tho British
movement lay, roughly, between Hol-
non on the south and GouEeaucccourt.
Within few hours Pciziere, Tenn
pleux -lc- Guerard, Epchy, Ronssoy and
Villeret were bohInd the advanced Brit
ish forces and bitter fighting wa5 In
progress at many other points in tho
forward zone. Moro than 5000 prison
ers have already been sent back TO the
cages.
The advance thus far r"rord"d--in
som" places NOR" than two miles
MEANS TINT the Rri,ish have at nuinrr-
nus points gained tho crest Of III" ridge
along which their I'D front lin" ran
rrior tn lhr German offensive in March.
and from their new positions wrr" LOOK
Ing down on tho HindcnburE finc IN
thu valley Ia tn" cast.
Th" German infantry SURRENDERED
quite freely in places. In fact. in in"
r"ni"r Of the attack whore IN" Aura
lianS were working rnnsidHrhhlH num-
her Of gray cnntS deliberately charged
through III" Eriti&h harraE" |" CIV"
themselves UP
rh" assault mrgan NJ dawn Infor-
tunnt"ly rain began (" fall about :
u'rlucE and when The British went over
the top III" ground was Already SHINY
nnI hard Ia u"Eotiat". rSn'a'ially WhHh
h" ridges were reached and III" men
had Ia charge ur them. Tanks accom-
panied IN" troops and rendered inralu-
able s"rvir" in tn" early stages If the
r"nfIrt. which waXcd warm from inc
start.
hirplHnr observation was virtually
impusSihl" during the first hours az thu
! lighting from either side. So that the
eunn"rS were shooting by man and wcr"
therefore greatly handicapped.
TN ihr north rirzirrc and strongly
fortified sugar factory 10 tn" :l"rthrnst.
: vrr.. taken Icy storm after hard lighting.
! r:p"hY prayed tough nut I" crack
Hero tn" famous Alrin. corps had been
brought ur. and tho German army
! boasts M better troops than these.
II was futii" Ia attempt Il frontal at
tack against this place. which was fair
~ hriStling with machine guns. Tho
British accordingly. worked about it Ia
u. Il nd GullHczp1
tunSs"y was carried Ivy storm and n
hundred prisoners wrrr/ cleaned from
. IN" surviving garrison.
In thu center the Australians had 10
Eight for every inch nf ground Inc!
i"uk. hut they pushed steadily forward
until they reached tho rrHst "f the
ridge. Ry S:2n o'clock tn" Australians
had ALREADY taken total "f 30" prison.
rrs Most If lhcs" were I!avarians and
men nf the First German r"scrv" diEl-
sion. and they appeared 10 u" OF n poor
class ur men. ~ they cam" StraEEihE
back disronsolat"ly through III" dri1-
zln5 rain.
. ,,nr ur The hottest engagements took
place Just south If l'rv"rEui"r' wh'1"
m. Germans had fortified themselves in
=, mill. This stronghold WAS surround
ed and ISn If the garrison w"r" forced
o.
ST $40 o'clock This morning III"
,ruuns Of the third aud fourth British
armies attacked with r"mpl"t" success
nn = frnnt or about siXtr"n miles from
thr urirhhnrhuud "f ll"l"n l." 'i"u"'A"-
court. ON III" whole If thus front our
4 irunrs, advancing in heavy S'"r'hS 81
rrjn rarri"l the "n"my's POSITIONS ny
assault. :,
"Swrrpinc over the, old British trench
sysIrns Of March. 1918. they r"arhHi
and Cnuturrd tn" outer d"frnS"s 81 Inc
ltnrirnburg lin" in wide sectors.
"Dn our right. divisions composed Oh
r,urlIsh and Scottish troops. tap'ur'''
lrrrSurv-lr-p Petit. Rrrthnuc"nrl ana ION
fry, meeting with and overcoming Str"nE
hostile resistance. particularly on 'I'
extreme right IT our attack
I'm the right center tw" Australian
rdiviSions captured tn" villages I'll W
Tcrguicr. Villrrrl and NarGi""uri.
I'm tn" left center tn" 'ilh E""nraf'rH
| diyisiuu and nIhrr rilrlSinnS '"Ihi"':'''
| IF Eas, county and l-'n'l"n tr""pS. cap
,ured Tcrnplrux-IcA ;u"rard. R"nSs"S'
kprhv and rrizIrr". ais" penetrating I"
II great depth.
"Nurth Of rcizirr" tn" list DIVISION
attacked over tn" northern PORTO" :"
the sector defended Ivy il with s" murn
r.,Ilnu,ry nu the @lSl md end OF
March, Having captured It's old tr"n'
trenches, together with tho strong point
known as Vaucrlctt- farm and beaten
off 4 hostile counter attack. 1t pushed
forward for more than n mile beyond
this line .nr,uriug several hundred
prisoners And Il German battery COM
rlc1r. with its teams. in the course az
, Il