The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-30

sector which Is apparently vital to the
entire enemy line In eastern France.
Advance Into Bulgaria.
In Macedonia the allies continue
their advance into Bulgaria. ana are
now on the western threshold of that
country. On the west front in this
theater, the Italians have forced the
Bulgarians back thru the mountains
toward Albania. Bulgarian delegates
who will confer with the allies on arm
istice proposals have arrived at
Saionilxi. It is reported from Berlin
that they were accompanied by the
American charge d'affaires at Sofia.
who is said to have played an inn
portant part in recent events.
French Attack Successful.
Paris. Sept. 3O.-General Gouraud's
army attacked this morning on the
northern slopes of Bellevue heights.
Mont Cuvelet and Bouconville.
Ain Brook, which flows northeast
toward Challerange. has been crossed
and heights dominating the village of
Manre on the west side of the brook
have been taken.
Counter Attacks Broken Up.
Paris, Sept. 30.-French troops in the
Champagne resumed their attack at
daybreak today, the war office an
nounceS.
The Germans violently counter
attacked last night south of st. Quen-
tin in the Urvillers region in an at
tempt to recapture Hill 88. All these
efforts were broken up by the French
defense.
Departments Now Intact.
Paris, Sept. 30.-The progress in
breaking the hold of the German in
vader on French soil is shown by the
fact that no longer are any of the
French departments entirely occupied
by the enemy. The situation was
tablished by the recapture of four
communes of the Department of the
Ardennes.
Berlin Admits Withdrawal.
Amsterdam, Sept. 3o.-Bitter fight.
ing along the front Of St. Quentin is
described in a semi-official dispatch
from Berlin. 1t says:
"a big British attack to break
thru toward Cambria, supported on
the right wing by fresh American
units. began on Friday morning after
three hours of violent artillery fire.
Deeply echeloned British infantry.
aided by a large number of tanks, at
tackled over thirty kilometer front
south of the Cambria Bar aume road,
but it was only after repeated assaults
that the British were able to gain
ground in the direction of Bu lon and
Flesquieres. In the afternoon the
British renewed their assault north
of the Bapaume-Cambrai road with
| a large number of tanks. German
forces there withdrew, fighting OBJ
stinately to the line mentioned in the
army report.
I'm the center all the British attacks
| failed with losses before the village OF
! Graincourt. Only when the British
took Arleux did theN Drave defenders
of Graincourt abandon their posi-
| tons"
In Suburbs Of Cambria.
London, Sept. 30.-British troops
/ have entered the northern suburb of
Cambria, Field Marshal Eaig reported
today. They have also reached the
| junction of the Arras-Cambrai and
Bapaume-Cambrai roads on the west
ern edge of the city.
Americans Repulsed Attacks.
Washington, Sept. 30.-Determined
resistance by the enemy and repulse
by the Americans of German counter
attacks was reported today by General
Pershing in Sundays communique.
| which follows:
Our troops have continued to meet
with determined resistance on the part
of the enemy, who has been forced
| hastily to bring up and engage divis-
ions from other parts of the front.
Between Cerges and the valley of the
Aire we have met and repulsed heavy
counter attacks"
British, Yanks, Australians.
London, Sept. 30.-British. .Ameri-
can and Australian forces pushed for
ward last night on the front between
Bellicourt and Gonnelieu in the face OF
the severest opposition, Field Marshal
Haig announced today.
-Four thousand prisoners were taken
by the allied forces yesterday to the
north of st. Quentin and forty guns
were captured there.
British forces have entered the
northern suburbs Of Cambria.
On the front northwest of LIE
pressed the British back to the out.
skirts of Villers-G uislain, while to the
southwest of LIE Catelet similar pres
sure sent Field Marshal Haig's troops
| back to the edge of the village OF
Bony.
Kansas Troops Held Them.
With the French West of Verdun
J stant1y throwing in fresh divisions in
an effort to hold back the Americans
| between the Argonne forest and the
Mouse, resulting in increasingly violent
| fighting.
| Missouri, Kansas and Ohio troops
| after four Gays continuous fighting
| y-thstood the counter attacks OF the
fresh boche masses without budging
| then resumed their offensive, gaining
more ground.
The German artillery is becoming
more ACTIVE, while our 75's are firing
point blank from front line positions
sweeping the Argonne hills, pioneer.
| ing" for the infantry.
Americans Hit Hun Hard.
| With the American Forces North o.
ct. Quentin, Sunday, Sept. 29.-Amer.
lean divisions brilliantly attacked OF
a front of several miles in conjunc
ton with the British this morning. A
nightfall they were reported to hav'
| gained their detectives only by sheel
might and after killing large numbers
of the enemy who tried to halt them.
Elsewhere along the front, between
| St. Quentin and the sea, in. ,3rtan
| gains were made today. and tonfgh
it seemed that the German resistanc,
at least for the moment was slackeneS
/ off British. Belgians and American
had the Germans on the go all day
| The situation contains SO many posi-
-