The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-27
FRANC0-YANKS
PUSHING ON THRU
The HUNS LINES
Sweep Germans Back Z Miles
on a 2O-Mile Front.
Second Major Offensive OF
American Army a Success.
ON PAST FORMIDABLE DEFENSE
At One Point the French Have
Gone in 31s Miles.
Thousands Have Been Trapped
in Argonne Forest.
Second Major Offensive Of
American Army a Success.
ON PAST FORMIDABLE DEFENSE
tBy the Associated press.1


American Army on the Verdun
Front, Sept. 27-10 a. m.-The Amer
lean advance continued during last
night on the front of the offensive
launched yesterday. The American
contact with the enemy. Stout ma
chine gun resistance met during the
late night at one point was quickly
overcome with tanks and artillery.
The weather today was thick, light
rains having begun in the early morn
ing in the field of the American oper-
ations. obscuring observation.
Late information tends to confirm
the belief that the Germans heavy ar
tillery was caught in the act of with
drawing and was unable to operate or
reply satisfactorily 1t is not known
at this hour whether any of the enemy
big guns were captured.
Take 10000 Prisoners.
The Americans are well beyond the
original German lines and hold i'm
portant observation points along this
front.
West of the Argonne to the Suippe
the French have advanced more than
3 Il miles, and taken and passed be-
yond formidable German defense
points, including the famous Navarin
farm. the Butte du Tahure and the
Butte du MesniI.
sGeneraI Petain's men took more
than 10000 prisoners. who. with the
5000 taken by the Americans, brings
the allied total for the first day of
the attack to 10000.
In the Argonne forest itself the al
lies apparently are making little effort
to move northward The allied com
mand seemingly believes that the for
est will be cleared automatically as
the Americans and French progress
on either side. Already the Germans
facing thu French in the forest, have
been outflanked on the east.
Attain All Objectivcs.
Paris. Sept. 81 (11:SO a. m.)-Re-
ports at this hour from the battle
front in the Champagne between the
Suippe and Meuse rivers indicate that
the attack of the French and Ameri-
can forces is progressing under the
most favorable condition
General Gouraud's fourth army in
the Champagne resumed its attack
this morning from the positions cap
tured from the Germans Yesterday
The assault is progressing satisfactor-
lly. The French have attained all
their objectives.
French today have not yet been
counted.
Take Many Towns.
The French have captured the Butte
uu MeSnll, the Butte du Souain, the
Butte du Tahure and the villages of
Tahure, Ripont, Rouvroy, Cernay-En-
Dormcis and Servon Helzicourt.
Second Yank Offensive.
With the American First Army
Sept. 27.-The second offensive of the
American First army under command
of General Pershing, which began
yesterday morning. has swept the Ger
mans seven miles behind the Hinden-
burg line on twenty mile front from
the Meuse westward to the Argonne
forest.
The Franco-American attack be-
tween Rheims and Verdun is progress
ing satisfactorily, according to battle
front dispatches received here today
The armies of Generals Gouraud
Berthelot and Pershing attained all
their first objectives very quickly and
are pushing on
The Americans today continued to
progress.
On the American left French troops
are attacking on an equal frontage
extending westward to the Suippe river
They have advanced to an average
depth of four miles,
villages already occupied by the
Americans include Varennes, Mont
klalnyllle. Nauquois, Cheppy. Melan-
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