The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-09


or'from four to five miles, and advanced
to depth Of two miles, capturing
numerous strategic points. -.
On tho heights Of The McuSc cast Of
the river the Franco American forces at
tackled on 4 front of seven miles and ad-
vanccd for more than two miles. They
arc now nearly OH the line from which
the enemy attacked in February. 1916.
There mas also been I slight advance
by the allies north Of the Scarpc river.
LONDON. Oct. S.--Thc British and
Americans have advanced to L depth q.
about three miles along a 2o-milr 'front.'
In their great attack between st. eutn-
tin and CamlrAi To-Day. Field Marshal
HaiS makes this announcement In MS
report from headquarters tonight.
North and South Carolina and Ten
nesscc troops captured Erarcuurt and
Fremont, making an advance i'll these
operations Of more than there miles.
Tho text of the stattmrpt reads:
The Third and Fourth armies at
tucked on a front OF about 20 miles this
morning between ST. Quentin and Cnn-
brai anu have advanced along the Who'll"
of this front to AZ average depth OF
about three miles.
The nigh, has been stormy. making
the assembly ~ troops difficult. the as
sault WAS launched in Il downpour Of
rain. As tho attack progressed the
weather cleared. farorinE the develop
, mont Of the operations which frcm the
first were completely successful.
On the extreme right of the British
attack, English divisions have driven
the enemy from the ridge Of high
ground southeast md "ast Of MonihbTc-
hahn and have captured the hamlet "f
Bcaurcgard.
, IN the right center tho 3oth Arcri-
can division. comprising troops from
North and South Carolina ami Tonnes
sec. under command OF General Lewis,
captured Brancourt after heavy hight
ing. Further 10 the northeast they took
Fremont. completing successful adj
vance OF over three miles. in the course
of which they cleared the enemy from I
number Of farms and woods.
"Gn their left, English. Scottish and
Irish hattalions captured the village
Of Scrain carly in the day. in the cen
ter English and Welsh baiialions broke
through the German defense system
known as the Ecaucvnir-M asnicrcs line
and captured Marlincour; and the
, trench line west.
obstinate resistance was mrt from
~ chine guns at Niilcrs-OutrraHX. After
hard fighting. the Welsh gained possess
sion OF the village.
I'm tho left center tho New Zealand
: crS broke through the Ecaursvoir- MAST
crcS line and made deep progress TO the
cast of it. The New Zealand troops
stormcd LcSdain early in Tie morning
and pressing on, carried Esnrs.
"On the loft Of tho attack "" had
hard fighting about Scrvanv!il"r% ;t,iI
Eicrgnirs ard along the line "f III"
f:SneS- Cambria road. In this sector the
enemy counter attacked strongly, using
tanks Ia support his :n3lntry.
after pressing us back Il short "iE-
tnrcr. no counter attack WAS stopped.
III" enemy being put out rf action. We
rrSaincd possession Of ScranVHlerS and
NicrgnicS and resumed our advance.
North IF the Scarpc We have cap
turcd Il German trench system known
as the Frcsncs Rouvroy line. from The
Scarpc beyond Oppy and have taken
Frrsncs-lcS- Montauban and Ncnrircuil.
~ thousands prisoners and many guns
have been captured in these successful
operations Progress continues to be
made along the whole front"
british HEADQUARTERS IN
FRANCE Oct S.--Thc attack begun
this morning by British and American
forces on tho Camhrai-St. Quentin front
hns become open warfare in the real Old
sense Of the term---thc developing or
various carefully worked cut mancuv-
crs into one great general scheme which
is tn combine In securing pTcarrnngcd
ohicrtivCS and tho rounding UP Of rs
many Germans as possible. It had been
necessary 70 assemble the asS1uittnE
waves to tho cast Of the HindrnhurE
limo and to get tn" masses OF men In
through tho intricate and battered
trench system In tho dark. 1t was n
task of extraordinary difficulty. but II
; was accomplished well before the zero
hour Comparatively few tanks we're
employed. In fact, this was night