The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-28
British Have Captured
 Important Height
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brai front was pressed without re- taxation until a late hour Further progress was made in the evening ton of the battlefield, and additional prisoners and guns were captured.
 Troops of the Sixth and Seven teenth Corps continued to make good progress on the front between F1es- quieres ridge and Bourbon heights The Canadian division, passing be- yond Haynecourt reached the Douai- Cambrai road at nightfall. The Eleventh division, passing through the Canadians, pushed rap- idly forward more than two miles, capturing Epinoy and Olsy-leVerger. At the same time the Fifty-Sixth Di- vision, pressing northward along the Canal captured over 500 prisoners in the defenses northeast of Sauchy. Cauchy.
 These. operations have been ma terially helped by the admirable work of the engineers. Less than four hours after the opening of the as- sault, in spite of hostile shell fire, tllSy uIl9 IlAlS" 1N1Ooo AAA' Canal du Nord a number of bridges capable of carrying transports, thus permitting our advance to be con- tinued without check.
 Operations are progressing satis- factorily this morning along the whole battle front
 With the American Army Northwest of Verdun, Sept. 2S, g a. m.---With their backs to the outer edge of the Brunhilde line the Germans today were fightings desperately in an en- deavor to bring the American advance to a definite halt. The Germans were | increasing the volume of their fire and indicating anew their determina- tion to resist to the utmost. l The line fought for runs through the northern Argonne woods and eastward along a line paralleling the EpI)nville-M Montfaucon road to e point near Ivoiry, and thence north easterly. The Germans are massed in the Cierges wood and in the Emont woods.
 The Americans are using their ar tillery freely to break up the enemy dispositions. Tbe Germans are de- pending upon machine gun fire al every advanced point in their. effort to check the, Americans.
 With an American Army Corp. Northwest of Verdun, Friday, Sept i27.---(By The Associated Press)--. German prisoners counted up to noor today by this corps alone total more than three thousand. One division took more than HOO of the total anC
 reports that it still has several hun
 dred more. The prisoners include
 large number of Prussian Guards.
 Archangel, Tuesday. Sept. 24-(B
 The Associated Press)-Americal
 troops, who now are taking part i,
 the operations in virtually all sector
 on the northern Russian front, hay
 captured several villages in recen
 fighting.
 The net result of the fighting, 1 which the Americas co-operated wit
 the British and Russians in the talk ing of many more places in the pas :, 10 days along the Dvina. is an advanc i. of more than 50 miles.
 , The Bolsheviki are fleeing to Kotla and the Allies are continuing the pun 2 suit.
 Kotlas is on the river Dvina, 32 V miles inland from Archangel 1 Washington, Sept 2S.-Gener;
 March announced today that allie p American forces operating south ( n Archangel have been placed unde |, command of General Poole, of tt a British army. The American uni l. are commanded by Colonel Stewart. Ambassador Francis is at Archang - and General March said the War Dt Il partment now is in touch with mil r tary and diplomatic officials there.