The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-30

partially cleared away by instantane
GUS fuse shells.
Six minutes after tho barrage start
Ied-British guns fired the shells-the
Germans put down a counter barrage.
They only succeeded in bothering the
first support companies, however,
without catching the first wave.
| A smoke barrage by the enemy
simultaneously hid the whole battle
field for several minutes. When IT
icieared away, the Americans were
revealed running steadily ahead. The
| British guns then apparently smoth-
cred the Boche artillery for that was
the last seen Of the enemy barrase.
At the left, the Americans found
themselves pIunging across the Hun
denburg defenses. There the work o!
the instantaneous fuse shells had
been almost complete.
! Machine gun nests were wiped OUT
with rifles and grenades, and some
prisoners were sent back.
The Americans on the right were
delayed by ordinary machine gun
emplacements in front of the main
defenses, but they reached them IN
line after their comrades. Their rush
prevented them completely mopplng
up the ground there, leaving consid-
cradle work for the Australians fol-
lowing them.
With the Americans went large
number Of tanks, as we'll as certain
number Of whippets. simultaneously
the British attacked on smaller
stretch of the line to the right, while
another British unit moved forward
slightly In supporting action to the
left
The Americans struck at point
where General Won Hutiers army
ionis with that of General Won Der
Marwitz. They faced the eighth, fifty
fourth, 121st and 185th divisions with
others in reserve.
In Suburbs Of Cambria.
LONDON, Sept. 30.-British troops
have entered the northern suburbs
Of Cambria, Field Marshal Haig re-
ported today. They have also reach
ed the junction of the Arras-Cambrai
and Bapaume-Cambrai roads, on the
western edge of the city.
There was heavy fighting yester-
day afternoon at the left OF the bat
tie 'front.'" the statement said.
ouI SlooPo, WIN AA"N
taken ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, and had
entered Arleux Ian important town
five and a half miles directly south
Of DouaD, were compelled to with
draw from these villages.
West and northwest Of Cambria
the enemy was unable to prevent Our
progress. Advanced detachments
reached the junction OF the Arras'
Cambria and BapaumeICambrai roads
and entered the northern suburbs OF
the town.
Heavy losses were inflicted in the
repulse of determined counter at
tacks launched in the Cambria sec
tor.
"a heavy rain has fallen during
the night and it Is still stormy.
AT Bony and Vil1ers-Guislain, hos
tile counter attacks during the latter
part Of the day pressed US back
| lightly to the western outskirts Of
these villages. Elsewhere our gains
were maintained.
North of Gonnelieu, further prog
ress was made during the evening II
the direction OF Les Rus Des vignes
Give miles directly south OF Cam
brazil.
Yesterday, north OF ST. Quentin
the midland division alone captured
1000 prisoners and forty guns.
AT Belicourt (seven miles NORTH
of ST. Quentin) and Councillor leigh
miles southwest Of CambraD the enc
my's resistance was obstinate yester
day. American, Australian and Eng
Ilish troops, in heavy fighting unit
late in the evening and in spite o.
strong opposition, gained ground ant
took many prisoners
offensive Resumed at Daybreak.
PARIS, Sept. S0-The Champagne
offensive, after night without in
fantry action, was resumed at day
break today, the French war offic,
announced today.
Violent German counter attacks
south OF ST. Quentin were repulset
during the night. There was sharl
artillery fighting between the Ailett'
: and the Aisne.
During the night. violent German
attacks in the region OF Urviller:
(three miles south of st. Quentin,
were repulsed," the conmuniqu'
said:
THE French broke up all attempts
against Hill SO.
~'There was fairly sharp artiller,
firing between the Aisne and the
Ailette.
I'm the Champagne there was NJ
infantry action during the night. The
battle began again at daybreak.'
Fifty-t~o Aerial Battles.
LONDON. Sept. 80. = Americans
) participated in firty-two aerial bat
, ties Sunday, bringing down thirty
!, three Germans without single loss
according to dispatches to the Daily
; News today
, Cambria About to Fall.
/ by Webb Miller, United Press Staff
Correspondent
. PARIS, Sept. 3O-Cambrai and st
. Quentin, two OF Germany's strong
: holds in France, seem about to fall in
] to allied hands.
Lille, Aouai. st. Quentin, Cambria
and Laon are the five great bastione
OF the German defenses. These five
cities have been held by Germany