The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-09-05
1900 Prisoners Bagged, Max.
ing Total Of 1000 in
I; -Four Days.
HUNS H URLED BACK
In Counter Attack in MessineS
Sector.
Hill No.. 63 Taken by Haig's
ForcesAPressure of Allies
Concentrating.

London, Sept. 5.-(s u. m).-The al
lied troops that forced crossing Of
the Canal du Nord, on the Picardy
battlefront. are advancing all along the
line to the east of that stream, &C.
cording to information from the zone
OF action today.
French and American forces pound
ing the German positions between the
Ailette and Alsne rivers. took 1000
prisoners yesterday.
Fall Of Pioegsteert.
London, Sept 5.-Ql:Sl q. ND
Ploegsteert, on the Flanders front, has
been captured by the British. II, war
Office announced today.
In the past four Gays the British
have captured 10000 prisoners and
more than 100 guns.
Hill No. CO, southwest OF Messines,
has been taken by the British.
In the Ploegstcert sector one hundred
German prisoners and many machine
guns were captured.
The Germans attempted to hold up
the British advance towards the Mes
sines ridge. but all Of their counter
attacks were repulsed.
The fighting north of the Lys river
on Wednesday was very bitter the
British concentrating strong pressure
against the German positions in the
Strategic Point.
The capture OF Ploegsteert shows
that the Germans are being driven
from Nessiucs ridge, which they occu-
pied, In their April drive.
Ploegsteert is only three miles north
of Armentieres and is about eight miles
south of Ypres. 1t is on the Warneton-
Armentieres road.
The German counter assaults in the
nh nrNf
Wytschaete, which rests upon the con-
tested strip of high ground.
The Germans were quickly hurled
back when they tried to stem tho
British onrush.
On Lys Front.
= On the Lys front the British hold
the general line Of Voormezeele, Wul-
vergehm. Ploegsteert, Nieppe, Laventie
and Givenchy. s.
From Neuve Chapelle southwark to
Givenchy the British have reached the
on April . last, while to the eastward
of Givenchy sections of the old Ger
man positions have been taken.
10000 Prisoners.
On the battle line in front of Cam
brai an Improvement In the British
position south of Moeuvres is reported.
The positions TO the east of Hermies.
near the canal du Nord. just to the
south also have been improved
Still further south the British have
captured, the village of Neuville- Bour-
jouvai. east of the Canal du Nord.
More than 10000 prisoners and more
than 100 guns have been taken by the
British in the last four days
eerlirrS Side of Story.
az Berlin Via London, Sept. 5.-Between
Ypres and La Bassee, in the Lys
salient the British yesterday pressed
forward against the new German lines.
the German war Office announced
today.
Between the Somme and the Disc
rivers, the statement addc, the Ger
mans continued their movement out OF
the region of Roye. Rear guards left !,
behind to retard the French followed |
the Germans slowly.
"in Accordance With Plan"
The German war office says that the |
French with weak detachments have |
about reached the Voyennes- es-Guiscard-
Apilly line.
To the east of scissors, the state
mtent says I'VE withdrew our defense |
from the Vesle river in accordance
with plan."
Strong enemy attacks south Of the
Aiette river near Terny Sorny, Ga
mecy and Bucy-lc- Long failed, accord
ing to the announcement.
Vienna Claims Success
Vienna via London, Sept. 5.-"ln the
Cerno regiorf and to the east OF Monte
Pertica," says an official statement Is
sued today by the Austrian war office
''the operations Of our storming troops
were completely successful
Germans Readjust Line
with the British Armies in France,
Sept. 5.---south Of the river Scarpe a
large portion Of the German line Is
being readjusted.
Southeast Of Moeuvres several thou
sand yards of the old Hindenburg
front lines have been cleaned up and
now nre In nnsscssinn of the British. |