The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-09-20
TEUTONSFIVE
Times REPULSED
New French Positions Charged
by Germans-St. Quentin
Drive Goes On.
MALASSISE FA M TAKEN
British in Lempire- -Epehy Sec.
tor Retake Part of Old
Defenses.

London, Sept 20.--(A. P)-British
troops last night made further progress
northwest OF st. Quentin, capturing
the strong point of Malassise rm, op-
posite lie Catele, says Field Marshal
Haig's official statement today. The
farm lies just north of Lempire.
Important gains were scored by the
British in the Lempire- -Epehy ector.
the troops pushing in to depth OF
more than mile, in new ''mashing
assault launched at id-day Thursday
The town OF Moeuvres, on the Canal
du Nord opposite Cambria which was
taken by the Germans in a local coun-
ter thrust recently was recaptured by
the British.
Moeuvres Is about seven miles west
of Cambria and was an outpost of the
northern end of the Hindenburg line.
The Germans have been fighting des-
perately there In an effort to hold up
the British advance.
In the Epehy sector part OF the old
British defensive system has been re-
captured.
A few prisoners were captured at
Hulluck and elsewhere.
Paris, Sept. ,O.-(A. PIN the en-
veloping of st. Quentin from the south
the French have carried Essigny-le-
Grand. says the war office statement
today.
The Germans during the night made
five strong attacks against the new
French positions north OF Allemant b
tween the Ailette and the Aisne. The
enemy was repulsed with very heavy
losses.
The French have gained further
- 80 Nai1 tn,
rection of Chemin- -des- Danes.
A German attempt to ross the Vesle
at Jonchery. where American troops
are in the line. was repulsed.
Paris, Noon. Sept. 20.-U. n. So
Five violent German counter attacks
were repulsed by the French in the
sector of the Ailette river during the
night, while French troops gained more
ground in front of st. Quentin and
north of the Aisne. the war Office re-
ported today.
An attempt by the Germans to cross
the Velse river. where the Americans
are fighting. failed.
In the region of st. Quentin, the
French at the end of the day yester-
day carried Essigny- le- Grand, captur-
ing more prisoners.
East of the Ailette river the Ger
Five successive counter attacks were
launched against new French positions
north of Allemany and east of Noisy
farm but all were broken.
The Germans sustained the heaviest
possible losses and their attacks had
absolutely no result
The new French gains were all main |
tanned intact.
French reconnoitering parties pen
etrated the German lines northwest of |
Souain, returning with prisoners
Massed Reinforcements.
(By Bert Ford)
With the, British Army in France.
S, am, Sept. 20.--U n. S)-Alarmed
by the British success of the past two
days the Germans have massed rein
forcements along the Hindenburg line, !
putting up more stubborn resistance in !
the past twcnty-four hours than in ,
any other engagements of the past
month.
The Germans counter attacked sew
eral places during the night, penetrat-
ing the British lines, but were driven
back after bitter fighting at all but
few points. The British gained the
western outskirts of Fresnoti in local
operations.
There has been no major engage
ments today up to the time this was
written. German troops are occupy
ing prepared defenses and increasing
their opposition everywhere.
Artillery activity is increasing also.
The Fourth British army captured
5000 of the 10000 German prisoners
taken.