Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-09-09
Inflicted Heavy Casualties on
Germans, Allied Forces
Taking Ten Towns.
CHEMlN DES DANES TO FALL
Mangin's Army Advancing on
scissors Plateau; Luden-
dorff Failure Imminent.


dorff Failure Imminent.
~ Tho Anooistod Press
wITH9 THE BRITISH ARMIES
IN FRANCE. sept g--Further slight
advances by the Brush we're re
ported In the area IN front of the
Hindenburg line this afternoon. but
elsewhere it seems that tho British
again have paused.
Havrincourt wood has been cleared
almost entirely of the enemy rear
guards. who offered strong resist
ance with machine guns
Heavy storms have been sweeping
the entire battle area and have tend
ed To hloW up the operations. A small
local cotihter-attack IN the Nieppe
sector caused the British % withdraw
slightly The front generally was
luioter today than for some weeks
PARIS. Sept b.--The French have
occupied Vaux. Fluquieree and Hap
pencourt. north of the somme. aa
we'll as Hamel, according 20 the war
office announcement tonight They
also have made advances on both
sides Of tho oise
By The Associated Press
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
IN FRANCE, Sept s--The Ameri-
can troops in AlHaca today In raid
penetrated deeply into the German
trenches and inflicted severe casual
Ties on the Germans The raid was
made after heavy artillery prepare
ton OF 20 minutes.
The Germans this morning At.
tempted a raid in force IN the
Woevrs region but were driven off
PARIS, Sept s.--The French
troops have captured the village Of
Nemesis about four miles north
OF Tergnier and on the ~. Quentin
canal Farther south they have pen
etrated 20 the northern fringe CT
81 Oobain forest up 70 the outskifts'
of the village % Ssrvais, according
20 the French communication issued
today
LONDON. Sept s.--capture by the
British bS nightfall yesterday OF
Nilleveque. six miles west OF 81
81 Quentin. 81 Emile. ak milea
west OF Le CAtalet, and the greater
part OF Havrincourt wood. IL report
ed In today's official communication
from Field Marshal Haig.
LONDON. Sept s--The British
troops advanced today TO a depth of
two milea on a twenty-mils front
and captured the town OF Roisei
about "a miles northwest OF ~.
Quentin
LONDON. sept \. 49, Advanced
British troops have entered their old
defense system on the southern bat
ne line held prior 10 the German Of
fenaive Of last March. according 10
the war office announcement to-
night
PARIS. Sept. s.-rhe aiued Ad-
vance continues along tho entire
front IN the direction OF Cambria,
81 Quentin. La Fere. Aniyy le
Chateau and the Chemin des Danes.
According 10 the latest advices the
French and British troops noverthe-
less are meeting with stubborn re-
NlHNANNhNf W WINCH lUAfNNN AAANNANAN
activity is being carried out
This resistance IL taken a. an in
dichtion that tho enemy intends 10
make a stand along this line which
roughly follows the old Hindenburg
| enirenchmtnts
General Humbsrt's army still con
tlnucs its pressure against TerGnier.
and Le Fcre The operation towards
the cnclrolement Of the 81 Oobhin
forest are Swing the allies a strong
position "it the enemy loses much |
more ground in this region HE de- |
tense Of the Chemin des Danes and I
tho plateau Of Craonne VII fail" /
SAYS Marcel Iutln. editor of the /
Echo de Paris
General NarFins army 10 stiil
making progress ~ tho right of the
army Of General Humbert advanc-
ing ON the Scissors plsteau Miii
nry commentators cay that n Cen
rral Ludeudorn plans 10 resist on
what romaInh Of tho Hindenburg
limo it viii be- supreme test and
viii mean the euemys retirement
from tho aou of France N Luden.
dorff be- not able 20 retain hls grasp
ON the line