New-York tribune., 1918-10-02
BRITISH

LONDON (NlGHI).-Ihc opera
tlons continued satisfactorily to day
on the st. Quentin Cambria battle
front. On our extreme right, north
cast OF St. Quentin, VIC made consid-
cradle advance eastward onto the
high ground tast of Levergies.
Further north we gained footing
III Joncourt, stormed the defenccs Of
the village of Estrees and cleared the
eicmy from the high ground south of
lie Catelet.
In the centre fighting of severe
nature is taking place i'll the villages
OF Crevecouer and Rumilly and on
the rising ground north Of these
places.
On the left, between Cambrai and
the River Scnsee, our troops have
been severely engaged throughout the
morning in attack and counter at
tack with fresh hostile forces brought
up to the battlefield Notwithstand-
ing. we made progress east of iTlloy
and in the neighborhood Of Blccourt
During the four days fighting from
September 81 on the St. Quentin
Cambria battlefront we engaged and
defeated with heavy losses thirty-six
German divisions Approximately
$4,000 men).
During the month of September the
British forces captured $500 pris-
oners, including 1900 officers, and
also 700 guns of all calibrcs and some
thousands OF machine guns. During
the months Of August and September
the total captures by the British
smounted to 1868 prisoners, in
cluding 2,7sS officers. and about 1,4oo
guns.
LONDON (DAY). - Our attack
north of st. Quentin continued YES.
terday afternoon. We captured Lev
ereieg after sharp fighting in the
neiehborhood of the village.
Further north we progressed tow
are Joncourt and gained possession
OF Vendhuile. English and Canadian
troops are closing in upon Cambrai
and yesterday captured Proville and
Illloy IN the face Of strong resist
ance. Cambria has been set on fire
by the enemy.
This morning fighting began again
north of st. Quentin and in the Cam
bria sector.
BELGIAN
HAFRE, Sept. 3O-The Allied and
Belgian troops, under the command
OF King Albert, continued their brill
lant attacks and made further prog
ress 1T spite of attempts to check
them. Throughout the day Of Sep
tember 80 the Allied forces in Flan
ders added further to their successes
along the front Of the Belgian army
and the front Of the British arnv.
The Belgian army. supported b.;
French forces, pushed their line for
ward two kilometres east of Ear
Fen, captured Stadensctt, reached the
approaches to Roulers and crossed
the Roulers-Menin highroad.
The army Of General Plumert in
spite of heavy counter attacks by
The enemy in the region of Gheluwo.
threatens Menin, and has reached
the River Lys on a line from Warne-
ton, through Confines to Wervico
Ca front of five miles).
Additional prisoners and more can.
non were captured, but it has not
been possible to count them.
GERMAN
BERLIN DAY).-ln a successful
advance near the coast We captured
some hundreds Of Belgian prisoners.
Our new front in Flanders runs on
INT from the sea along the rear of
the position in the Handzeeme Give
miles east Of Dixmude) sector, which
was fortified in last years battle in
Flanders, passing west to Roulers to
beyond Ledeghem and Gheluwc to
Wervicq and then in the lowlands
OF the Lys to our old position near
Armcntieres.
The enemy attacked yesterday be-
tween Roulers and Wervico. He was
repulsed before our lines. In addi-
tior to Belgians, British and French
prisoners also were captured yester-
day. Enemy thrusts between Fleur-