Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-09-30
HAIG IN CAMBRIA


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Belhcourt and Gonnelien in the face
of the severest opposition, Field Mar
| shall Haig announced today.
-Four thousand prisoners were taken
by the allied forces yesterday TO the
north Of st, Quentin and 40 guns werc
captured there
On the front northwest of lie tatelet
German counter attacks pressed the
/ british back TO the outskirts OF Nillers
Guslain, while TO the southwest of
| lie Catelet similar pressure sent Field
| Marshal Haig's troops back To the edge
of the village of Bony British forces
have entered the northern subur Of
! CambrHi
The official statement reads:
| Between BcIlicourt and Gonnelcu the
enemy resistance Yesterday WINS obstinate.
| American, Australian and English troops
had heavy fighting until the late evening.
! In spite of the strong opposition they
gained ground and took many prisoners.
AT Pony and Vilers Guisain hostile
counter attacks in the latter part Of the
day pressed back the allies slightly to
the western outskirts Of these villages.
Elsewhere our gains were maintained,
and To the north Of Gonnelcu f,irt her
progress was made in the evenin in the
direction of Les Rues dos Nipnes
Heavy fighting also occurred yes
tnrdav afternoon on the left Of the battle
front. onr advanced troops, who had
taken Auhencbeul- Au-Bac and had enter
ed Arleu% were compelled TO Withdraw
from those villages
West and northwest of Cnmbrai the
enemy was unable To prevent the pro-
gross Of our troops. whose advanced do
l.. l.
Arras-C amhrai and Bapauine-C ambrai
roads and inferred The northern suburbs
of the town
Heavy losses were inflicted upon the
| enemy in the rcpulse of determined coun-
ter att acks launched in this sector.
"Heavv rain has fallen during the
| night ard the weather is still stormy,
Paris. Sept 30 General Gouraud's
army attacked his morning on the
northern slopes Of Bellevue heights, Mont
Cuvclet and Bouconvilc
Ain brook. which flows northeast
toward ChalloranRc. has been crossed
| and heights dominating the village of
Nanre. on the west side OF the brook, have
been taken.
French troops in the Champagne re-
summed their attack NJ daNhrcak today.
tflF WAT ONCE announced
The Grrnans violcntl, counter at
tackled last night south oi 4 Qu"n-
| tin in the rslllcrs region In M attempt
10 reeapture hill s.
All these efforts were broken up bv
the French defense
French attacks between the Ailctie
and the Aisnc after n short and excced-
IAslv heavy artillery fire, were rerlilsed III
bitter hand to hand fighting Between
the Ncslr and tho Suippe. French partial
attacks also were futile French attacks
in Champagne continued for whole
day and brought the French only slight
gain of ground
AN American attack cast OF the
Argonne cyan at eleven O'Clock in the
morning and continued bitterly INTO the
night Despite repeated attacks the
Americans were unable to obtain decisive
results
Violent artillery fighting occurred
between the Ailcttc and the Assn.
I'm the Champagne there was no
infantry action last night The brittle
'egan again at daybrcak.
IIavre. SUNDAY. September % The
Belgian and British armies defeated the
Germans today IN heavy fighting on the
Flanders ridge and on the Mcssincs-
Wytschaetc osition, says today's Belgian
war office statement.
Havrc, Sunday. Sept 2a-The Messin-
es-Nvtschacte ridge has Teen occupied
and the Germans have been defeated in
efforts to defend the approaches to the
river Lvs
British and Belgian troops on Satur-
day and Sunday took more than nine
thousand prisoners. Th y also captured
more than two hundred guns, some of
heavy calibrc as well as a very consider
able quantity of other war material