The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-30

yanccd in the bend Of the canal SoNth
Of Bellengl!sc. covering the southern
flank Of the division.
-L'nrthcr north at the same hour
troops from New York stntc. Tennessee
and North and South Carolina. under
command OF Major General G.. ". Read.
United States army. attacked the hin
denburg lines on n front az 5000 yaru s
where tho Schcldt canal passes through
the tunnel.
with great dash the American
troops prcsaed forward against these
dcfens-s and on the right capturcd
Bcllicourt and Eauroy.
ON tho left bank fighting Is taking
nlacc in the neighbnrhood OF Foay. IN
the center of our attack Belgian troops
captured Tillrrs-f;Urslain. Now HehiAnn
,roons cleared the Welsh ridHr. hTcaKinR
IN a ho:,il~ couni"r-at'ark ard ruSh'hk
on, capturing La Vnerucr!c ana inc
spur leading from Bonavis to Masnieres'
Meanwhile the Si1tr-SHrond lfNiSnn.
having secured crossings nm tho Schridt
C.,,i continued To advance. After
lighting i'm the western outskirts W
Masnicrc. and Les RurS Vrrtrs. they
raptured both Of these villages and rar'
ri..d ,hc defensive systrn covering Rum
iIlv. reaching the western outskirts or
tho latter village.
ION their loft the second division
crossed tho canal about S"yrllcs and has
advanced over orc ann half miles up
the rising ground 10 The cast OF the
canal line.
Tho SiSty-thiri Naval division. hay
ing forced a passage cast Of CHntainE.
has reached the southern outskirts Of
Camhrai.
'On tho left Of the attack. Canadian
troops have passed through the dHlens-
I've system. covering Cambria on tho
northwest and have fought ih"ir way
forward into the outskirts OF thc town. {.
Further north thcy captured Saneourt
vherc heavy German counter attacks
have been beaten nff. English troops
havr cleared the slopes south Of the
Scnscc Canal.
During the past three days over
II, 0no prisoners and 500 guns kav" he@ n
captured by US On tho ST. Qucntn-Cam-
hrai battlefront"
LONDON. Sept. ee.---Eritish and Am
erican troops launched an attack nj 800
this morning northwest of st. Quentin.
Field Marshal Hoig reported today.
Fierce fighting is taking place on the
entire front from st. quentin 10 the
ScarTc, about III miles.
Tho British cncIrclcmcn: Of Cambria
progresses favorahly. Canadian troops
have captured til" d' tcHsr system known
as tho ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS line N far
north a. Sally. Sine" Friday morning
the British have captured more than
16, 900 prisoners.
Field Mnrshal liais,s statement ri lads:
a, $50 o'clock this morning British
and American troops attacked mort hwrst
vi 81. Quentin. Tn" hattie is proceeding
ficrcely on the whole front from ST.
Quentin TO th:' Scarpc.
Heavy. fighting took place yesterday
aoou: Councillor and the Welsh r:dS,.
Dur troops made progress Un the high
ground southwest Of CThru,cicu. mt ~
Welsh ridge were pressed back slightly.
We renewed the attack N this sector
at HI carly hour this UcTnins and mac.
progress. taking prisoners.
AT MarroinE We enlarged our bridge
head position yesterday rTrnIn: est az
: the canal dc l.EScant (Sch:id; canal
and drove OF Il hostile c'uLirr attack.
taking number Of prisoners. Further
north English naval units established
Themselves cast II the i:Iver L'ss'':aCt
opposite Can,ainE.
North uf the Bapaume-~ar'hrai rc>li
Canadian troops gained possession az
the defense system known a. the Mar
inE-Masuicres line. as FAR north ms
Sally.
"English trrops completed the clH-
turc uf Auberchcul-au-S aI and l'aliu"i
and VIC are fightins in .ArI"Ix. We
crossed TrinluiE river in nv E"'Snoo'-
mood Of Sailly-en-Ctstr rrent.
Tho number nf prisoners captured ny
British troops since tho morning OF nc
eth exceeds 1900"
LONDON. Sept. 2a..--G 3. MI
latest dispatches fr"n thr WESTERN
front say that everything is going well
and that H." allies hav" maze dist met
nrocrcss in all sectors Under attack.
Between piymudc and Tnrcs. 5000
prisoncr5 hav" been captured and tfH
Germans have been pressed back nom
. four or five miles.
TIL. fall OF r'amnraI is considered only
a matter Of time and thu allies. haH-
ing gained an important fnot'n:; IN INC
eastern side ri tn. underground canal
in the ncighhorhood oi Btl'ic"'Iri thor"
is every likelihood that s.. Qucnan soon
will share a similar fate.
The French ar" maintaining St'ao?
ororrcss in Champagne an! nc enemy
apparently is retiring from 'hc Hnctn'n-
des- DANES.
. Hritje h and