The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-20
Both British and French
Push Forward Despite
Bitter Defense
IMPORTANT BASE
BEING ENCIRCLED
Haig's Men Retake Mouev~
res, Only Point Lost
Since Monday
(By Associated Preas-n

British and French troops are max
Ing further progress in the envelop-
ment OF st. Quentin. The German
resistance continues stubborn and
battles are taking place along a 'front.'
Of moro than 20 miles from south oG
st. Quentin to west OF Cambria.
In the north the British are push-
ing toward Lecatelet and have ad+
Vanced mile nearer the town On tlaa
west, capturing an important posi@
ton between Epehy and Lempire.
South OF this point the australians
are east OF the outpost positions oE
the Hindenburg line and the steady
progress of the British threatens tha
main defenses OF the line all the way
from Lempire to st. Quentin.
West OF Cambral where the Gers
mans met with a serious repulse In
an attempt to check the British oper-
atoms in the south, Field Marshal
Hatg has struck back at the enemy
and retaken the strong point OF
MouevreB, on the Canal Du Nord,
which was captured by the enemy ear
lier in the week. The Germans thus
lost the only gain they have made in
the lighting since Monday Oh the
Cambrai-St. Quentin front.
Take More Prisoners.
The British have added more pris-
oners to the total Of 10000 annnuncv
ed Thursday night.
Over the difficult terrain south and
southwest Of st. Quentin the army OF
General Debeny is working its way
steadily toward the city. After the
capture Of Benay, the French took
Essigny le- Grand, less than four
miles south Of the town
IN %ha snYYfhyVaaf fhav aIan rnr~F
hnued the pressure. Gen. ALdngfn's
threat to the security of the Chemin
des Danes is compelling the Germans
to make strong counter attacks 10
protect that important ridge. In the
region of Allemant, where the French
are within two miles Of Fort MaInat
son, which dominates the ridge on the
west, the enemy Thursday night hurl-
ed Ave attacks against the French.
All the attempts were broken up with
extremely heavy casualties for the
Germans.
Northeast Of VgsilJ. 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 had been
defeated by the French.
Hard Fighting Continues.
With The British Forces In Franco
troops today continued
their penetration Of the Hlnden-
burg system and now are two-thirda
of a mile from BeiIinglise, four miles
northwest OF st. Quentin.
Steady thrusts made by the victor
ious British divisions on the bat
tie front northwest OF st. Quentin
gave them additional ground during
the night. No heavy attacks were
made but the obstinate German ma
prisoners and the exhausted enemy
forces sheltered in the HindenburE
main defenses were given no rest.
On the right near the junction Of
the allied armies. English and Scot~
tish troops completed the clearauc@
of Holnon village and the redoubts
adjoining, which had given consider
able trouble to the French.
The British troops swept th@
cemetery at Fresnoy free Of machine
guns. Gricourt, a village one mile
east Of Frssnoy which had been
strongly defended by reason OF the
network OF old British trenches, was
kept under a destructive fire during
the night,
The Australians lying north og
F'resnoy continue their exploration
OF the Hindenburg outpost system
which they had stormed along the
front Of their first and fourth dIvis-
ions.
The recapture Of Moeuvres last
night completely restores the British
line in that section of the Canal psl
Nord. The Germans fought hard
for the village. Moeuvres 50 q
solid mass of trenches and dugoutH
rpyAPfYns a anuava TyafIa ne srrr3gy9E r.
is the junction of the main and sup