The Arvada enterprise., 1918-10-03
YANKEES PIERCE 4
STRONGEST LINE
FRENCH TAKE BELLEVUE, RAIL
KEY TO aRANo-PRlE, AND
LuNaE WEST TO AZURE.
DIXMUOE IS CAPTURED
EALLs BEFORE BELGIAN SMA8H-
ALLIES TAKE 10000 cAPrivEe
IN THREE DAYS.

western Newspaper Union News Service.
Paris, Sept s0.-The American
army operating on the Champagne
front has captured Brieulles-Sur.
Meuse and Romagne. west Of that
town on the outskirts Of the forest Of
Romagne, and the attack 10 progress
ing favorably.
London, Sept. 30.-Dixmude has
been captured by the Belgian troops.
it was officially announced Sunday
night. The Belgians have also taken
zerrem, Stadenberg, Passchendaele.
Moorsledge and part Of Westroose-
beke. This means an advance Of sew
eral miles. After breaking up vic.
lent enemy counter attack the Bel
gians captured Terreest height and at
the close of the day had advanced to
within less than two miles Of Roulers.
The prisoners taken since Saturday
exceed $500. More than 100 guns
and numerous machine guns and
bomb throwers and much war mate
rial have been captured. Between
Dixmude and Ypres the Germans have
been pressed back from four to five
miles.
Paris, Sept. 3O.-French. British and
American and Belgian troops In the
last three days have captured 10000
prisoners and 300 guns. it is estimated
here. Since July IS the allies have
captured 100000 prisoners, 5000 guns.
10000 machine guns and enormous
quantities of material. This does not
take into account the operations in
Macedonia and Palestine.
American troops-boys from New
York. Tennessee and North and South
Carolina-wsre In the thick Of the
fray Sunday which badly smashed the
German positions over . frontof moro
than fifty miles. from the region Of
Arras to La Fere. On a threemils
front the Americans stormed the Hin
denburg line and captured the towns
Of Bellicourt and Nauroy. crossing the
Cambria canal in the operations.
Meanwhile to the south the British
stormed the main Hindenburg d.
lenses on the Scheldt canal. crossed
the waterway and gained the hills b.
yond. taking many prisoners.
To the north the British have their
hands on Cambria. the important 0sr.
man base over which recently there
has been 30 much fighting. The Gan.
adams are in the northwestern oct.
skirts Of the city. while 4 naval divi.
sion has reached the southern savi
rons.
South Of st. Quentin. to La Fsrs.
the French have pressed forward
their line and taken some 500 prison.
ers. Along the Chemin des Danes
the French have advanced their LIE
for distance Of two miles. capturing
the highest point on the famous riAGa
To the south. from the regioa Of
Arras to st. Quentin. the British, WITH
the Americans fighting on their right,
everywhere have penetrated the Ger.
man defenses over the thirty.fivs-mils
front.
Belsians, led by King Albert, a.d
aided by British sea forces. crash thrs
Hun defensss north Of Ypres to u
coast. capture Passchendaels ridss
and many important towns.
In unison with the attacks to ~
north the French along thu batt3s
front north and northeast Of 0oissons
have delivered fresh attacks. under
which the Germans are in retreat
north Of the Aisns toward the Ails11e,
indicating that the enemy line soea
must be readjustsd east - fas .
Rheims. II not further.
Large numbers Of reinforcemsats
have been thrown into the battle b
Champagne to halt the advance OF ths
french toward the important junot3oo
Of Vouchers. but nevertheless General
Gouraud's men have pressed forward
northward from the region east Of
Rheims to the nothern frtnsss Of ~
ArKonne forest. taking many positions
OF the highest strategic value.
Gonraud's French forces ospeursl
Fort Mnimaison. key 10 Laon. and i'm.
portant position Of Chavisuou. Pail
OF l-aon probably would mean rstrsa,
OF Huns to German fordsr.
Prisoners TO the numbas Of S0.OOo
and 3?b machine guns had been
counted by the British IN Palestine
Friday n!sht. according to an official
communication issued In London.
Tho Yankees downed sixty airplsnss
and demolished two troop trains.