The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-10-01
Occupy Southern and Northwest
Outskirts of important
French City.
TWO TOWNS
American Troops From New York
Tennessee and North and South
Carolina Attack the Hin
denburg Line. t

London, Oct. Troops from the
states of New York, Tennessee, and
North and South Carolina attacked
the Hindenburg line on a front of
nearly three miles, crossed the Cam
brai canal and captured Bellicourt and
Nauroy. This announcement was
made by Field Marshal Haig in a re-
port from headquarters.
One English division crossed the
Scheldt canal on life belts, mats, RATS
and ~improvised bridges and stormed
the main Hindenburg defenses around
Bellenglise and captured the whole
German position. Canadian troops and
the Sixty-third naval division have
reached the southern outskirts OF Cam
brai. The Canadians are in the out
skirts on the northwest.
Front 80 Miles Long.
The statement reads:
"The battle was successfully de-
veloped southwards to the n~eighbor-
hood of st. Quentin. 1t now extends
over a front of nearly 80 miles from,
that town to the Sensce river north OF.
Cambria. t.t :
In the extreme right the Twentieth;
corps launched an attack across the
Scheldt canal from B~elleglise inclu-
siye ncrthwards. The forty-sixth
north Midland division, provided with
life belts. materials, portable bridg4
ing material and RATS, and under cover
of a concentrated artillery and ma
chino gun fire. stormed the Hinden4
burg ~defences. which here run along
the eastern bank or the canal.
notwithstanding the depth of the
water, the breadth of the canal and
the strength of the enemy's defences4
which included the village of Bellen,
elise and umerou tunnels and con.
crete works, this division succeeded In.
capturing the whole German position.
opposed to them. They then pressed.
forward with great bravery and de.
termination up the slopes of the hills
beyond the canal. taking many prison
srs in the course Of their advance.
Three Villages Taken.
"Bellenglise, LeHaucourt and Mag
my-La-Fosse o are In our posses
sion.
In conjunction with this brilliant
operation other English troops ad.
vanced in the bend of the canal south
of Bellenglise. covering the southern
flank of the division. "..
Farther north at the same hour
troops from New York state, -Tennes-
see and North and South Carolina,
under command Of Major General @,
w. Read, U. S. Army, attacked the
Hindenburg lines on a front of 5000
yards where the Scheldt canal passes
through the tunnel. 9.I Il
with great dash the American
troops pressed forward against these
defences and on the right captured
Bellicourt and Nauroy. ~...fit.T
ION the left bank fighting is takins
place in the ne~ighborhood OF Bonyv
In the center of our attack English
troops captured villers-G uislain. New
Zealand troops cleared the Welsh
ridge, breaking up a hostile countel
attack and pushing on captured La
Vscquerie and the spur leading from
Donavis to Masnieres.
Meanwhile the Sixty-second divi
sion, having secured crossings OF the
Scheldt canal, continued to advance
After fighting in the western outskirts
of Masnieres and Les Rues vertes
they captured both of these villages
and carried the defensive system COW
ering Humility, reaching the western
outskirts of the latter village"
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