The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-20
B0CHES ARE
PUTTING UP
STIFF FIGHT
But British and French Forces
Push Slowly Forward.
Germans Suffered Heavily in
Their Counter Attacks.
MORE THAN 10000 PRISONERS
French Push Closer to st.
Quentin on Southwest.
Germans Fight Hard To Save
the Chemin Des Danes.
But British and French Forces
Push Slowly Forward.
Germans Suffered Heavily In
Their Counter Attacks.
MORE THAN 10000 PRISONERS
French Push Closer to st.
Quentin on Southwest.
Germans Fight Hard To Save
the Chemin Des Danes.
(By the Associated Press.)

With the British Forces in France,
Sept 2O.-Australian troops today con-
tinued their penetration of the Hinden-
burg system and now are two-thirds
of a mile from Bellinglise, four miles
northwest of ST. Quentin.
British and French troops are MAX
ing further progress in the envelop-
ment of st. Quentin. The German re-
sistance contin, es stubborn and bat
ties are taking place along a front OF
more than twenty miles from south OF
St. Quentin to west of Cambria.
In the north the British are push
ing toward LIE Catelet and have ad-
vanced a mile nearer the town on the
west, capturing an important farm
position between Epehy and Lempire-
South of this point the Australians are
east of the outpost positions of the
Hindenburg line and the steady prog
ress of the British threatens the main
defense of the line all the way from
Lempire to ST. Quentin
West of Cambria where the Ger
mans met with a serious repulse in
an attempt to check the British oper-
ations in the south, Field Marshal
Haig has struck back at the enemy
and retaken the strong point OF
Noeuvres, on the Canal du Nord.
which was captured by the enemy
earlier in the week The Germans
thus lost the only gain they have made
in the fighting since Monday on the
Cambrai-St. Quentin front.
Take More Prisoners.
The British have added more pris-
ouers to the total of ten thousand an
rounced Thursday night. Over the
difficult terrain south and southwest
of ST. Quentin the army of General
Debeney is working its way steadily
toward the city. After the capture of
Benay. the French took Essigny lie
Grand. less than four miles directly
south of the town. On the southwest
thnv also continue their pressure.
General Manein's threat to the Sc
curity of the Chemin des Danes is
compelling this Germans to make
strong counter attacks to protect that
important ridge. In the region of AL
Tenant. where the French are within
two miles of Fort Malmaison, which
dominates the ridge on the west. the
enemy Thursday night hurled five at
tacks against the French. All the at
tempts were broken up with extremely
heavy casualties for the Germans.
Northeast of Vailly on the Aisne
the French are advancing toward the
Chemin des Danes and have wrested
further valuable ground from the
enemy. West of, Rheims a German
attempt to cross the Vesle has beer
defeated by the French.
Rain has been falling on the new
American front southwest of Metz ant
operations there were virtually at G
standstill.
In northern Russia, Karelian troops
fighting with the allied and Russian
forces have inflicted a severe defea
on opposition forces between Archan
gel and Petrograd. The hostile force.
are reported to have been led by Ger
man officers.
Penetrate Long Stretch of Front.
(By the Associated Press)
British forces have wrested from tn,
Germans a long stretch of the ad
vanced elements of the Hindenburs
line north of st. Quentin as a result O.
the attack begun on Wednesday morn
ing. To the south. the French ar,
slowly but steadily approaching tn,
main German positions north of La
Fere, having taken several Villages
and intrenched positions during tn,
past two days. This success by tn,
allies on a front which is one of tn,
principal bastions of the German DO
sition in France, has apparent,
alarmed the enemy who has beef
launching counter attacks along tn,
line The heaviest of these was alon,
the line from Trescault to Moeuvres
(Coutfnued on Pare Tyro \