Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-19
HA|G APPROACHES. &.
H|NDENBURG LINE
NEAR ST. QUENTIN n
Six Thousand Prisoners So
Far Counted in Drive on
LIE Catelet Sector. ::-..
FRESNOY-LE-PETlT, PONTRU
AND VILlERET ARE OCCUPIED
Twenty-First Division Passes Be-
yond Positions Held
March FL.
FRENCH LAUNCH ATTACK, TOO
Allied Armies Go Forward on Front
OF TScnty-TwO. -,
Miles.
LAUNCH ATTACK, roo
Allied Armies Go Forward on Front
OF TNvcnty-TwO 49,. =
Miles.
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BY Associated Press. a,--..tL
British and French veterans have
made another vicious and successful
smash at the Hindenburs line sweep
ing forward on front of twenty-five
miles. ihey went ahead from one and
onc-thrd to three miles. taking h,ahy
prisoners. The most important aspect
of the advance is that it makes more
certain the capture OF st. Quentin.
which TIC Germans have been ordered
to hold at all costs. This important
city is virtually surrounded on three
sides. and its fall seems a matter-of
days. i'ess
Field Marshal Hais's Third and
Fourth Armies charged over the trench
system occupied by tho British before
they were pushed back by the Tcutonlc
Good last March They captured, In
iiiudcnbuus line
The British assault was over a front
81. Quentin. TO Gouzeaucourt. north oe
Epchy. In their advance. which
reacned depth Of more than three
than C.0ou prisoners
uAIG WIPES Our
ntIt.3 IN BRIrrsH LINE:
Not only did the blow bring nearer
the capture of ST. Quentin, which Tie
hJld, but II went far toward wiptnE
on: tho only bulge IN the British line
which rcac blcs a salient. Epchy, at
the apex ot the bend, has been taken.
and the same fate has bcfallen Gau-
acaucourt and liargirourt. which stood
Al the ends OF the wings. e
The Importance which the Germans
attached TO the territory wrcStcd from
them is indicated by the announcement
tha, they launched determined counter
attacks, as soon las they could bc organ
iacd from llarSicourt 10 tho omisnop
riNulct.
a lint nj ~. r All ~ 49,
licvcd they can rccovc. tho ground
they have lost.
Spectacular than that OF the British.
with whom they co.o?eratcd. they
were equally successful in, gaining
depth of one and one-third miles, adJ1
inE several hundred prisoners to-sLhe
ern outskirts OF Contescourt less Sthan
three miles from tho suburbs .ofeSt.
tTentin -
ST. QUENTIN ONE or uUTTREssEs'
Or TNE: DOUAI-IAON LINE
This city. where the troops of Snn
,;oc5cm scored great victory in 1871.
1, ono OF tho buttrcsScS of the Douai-
Camhra-St. Quentin LA t'crc- LA or line.
the ,:crmana would not fall baeN
With tho French in tho outsk irts OF
la Fcrc, with St. Quentin invcstcH and
With tho Eritish battling dosgedt g Tor
tarIbrai the great lIindcnburE dofepse
system is in danger Of being preached
a. three OF It's strongest points. C&ss
ousted from H. the .'eutons VIII have
back Of them no strong tortihcat,up5
until they reach the Maubeuse Ht
fcnScS.
The taking OF ST Quentin remains
difficult task. however for the Ger.
mans are in strong defensive positiops.
and captured order from General Won
Morscn to the Fourteenth Reserve
Corps emphasizes the Importance of the
terrain they hold: He orders them not
10 yield another loot Of ground int"the
imminent decisive battles"
SERBS AND FRESCn 49,.
INCREASE THEIR VICT0UY
While the British and French were
forging ahead relcntl:ssly in the west,
the Serbs and the French in Macedonia
we're making more emphatic their de-
feat of the EulGars. who have beenSre-
enforced by German troops There is
every indication that the offensive In
tho Near East Is OF major proportions,
ana that II Will develop TO the limit.
u hes widencd to the west of Sokol
ana To the east OF Ve,renik. until the
front extends over sixteen miles The
distance of ten miles. The resistance
of King Fcrdnand's troops is weak
eninS as they arc forced back. >~,r'.
While Marshal Foch was following
his policy of striking at widely sepaN
rated points along the hattie line, the y
day was one OF Comparative auiet fe.e
General Pershinss field army. Therst
was no activity OF consequence on their
front beyond tho usual artillery and
patrol activity.
FIELD M.uSHAI. HAG
TELLS OF BnITISII SUCCESS
LONDON. September ls.-More than
prisoners tn