The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-14

Havrincourt
Sector.
irUntted Press Leased Wire Service
LONDON, Sept. 14.-t1:o4 p. m.)-
In an attack launched at 1--WE a. m.
TO-DAY on the Afsne and astride the
AiIette, the French have advanced
two miles on an eleven mile 'front.'
taking several towns and 1900 prison.
ers, according to battle front des-
patches this afternoon.
Tho French, striking toward the
western end Of the chemln Des
Danes have captured AlIemaut, Just
north Of the highway leading toward
the chenin Des Danes. Further
south they have seized Saney.
{ On the northern bank Of the Aisne,
advancing eastward, the French nave
i reached the western edge OF Vailiy.
Mont De. sinses has also fallen.
| The French attack this morning on
the south end Of the St Gooain
massR and In the direction Of the
forest Of couey, Is making satisfae
tory progress.
New Attack by French.
LONDON, Sept 14-t12:55 p. ND
THE French this morning started a
new attack astride the Ailette and
between the Aisne and Vesle. accord.
| ing to information from the front.
This attack is In the direction OF
Laon from the south and west.
American troops have been Tight.
| ing between the Aisne and vesle. The
French astride the Ailette are In a
position to flank the Chemin Des
Danes positions from the west.
| This mornings French advance
threatens to turn the flank OF the
Chernin Des Danes and endangers
Laon.
Astrde the Ailette the allied front
runs close to the Hindenburg line.
The river CROSSES that line twelve
miles south and slightly east Of La
Fere- The most important town I'M
mediateIy before the allies in that
region is Ainsy-Le-Chateau, behind
the Hindenburg line and less than
three miles beyond the French front.
/ A move forward in that direction
would threaten to flank St Gobain
and Coucy forests which form power
ful defenses for Laon-
/ In the last American thrust south
OF the Aisne the river was reached
along part of the front, but at the
extreme right, northwest Of Rheims
the German line still drops down
from the Aisne to the Vesle. extend,
| ing across the plateau country be
I tween those streams-1
Fifteen Hundred Prisoners.
LONDON, Sept. Herman pris
oners taken by the British fighting II
the TrescaultHavrincou sector Sep
TENDER IL exceed 1880, Field Mar
shall Haig reported today. (This Is
the sector before Cambrai)
Prisoners in the operations OF the
Third army, which won complete
success in the Trescault-Havrincou
sector September II, now exceed
| 500" the statement said.
~As q result of progress made yes
terday northwest OF St. Quentin, oul
[ line has been established east Of
| Bihecourt and Jeancourt
| ''At Havincourt the enemy at
! tackled yesterday morning In force
under cover of a heavy artillery fire
I
the village, but after hard fighting
the attacking infantry was driver
out and our positions restored
North of Havrincourt We ad
vanced slightly between the village
and the canal. In the evening the
enemy attacked east Of Trescault and
gained a footing IN our trenches. He
was driven out Immediately, leaving
number Of dead.
"A strong night bombing attach
| with liquid fire was made agains
our positions northeast Of Gouzeau
court After forcing our advanced
posts TO withdraw, this attack wal
also successfully beaten off
There was local fighting yester
day in the Moeuvres sector, without
material change.
AT night an attack south of Moeu
vres was repulsed.
I'VE established new posts las
night on the bank OF the canal d.
Nord in the neighborhood Of Sauchy
Cauchy and opposite Oisy-Le-Verger
I'm the La Bassee sector we occu
pied Auchy-Des- Bassee.
Sin the past twenty-four hours
There have been several unsuccessful
enemy attacks to recover position,
captured In the neighborhood o
IGouzeaucourt and Havrincourt. Yes
terday a strong attack, the enemy
en- ploy.ng flame throwers, was re
Ipulsed with heavy losses south o
Gouzeaucourt. Several prisoners wer'
taken
Saved by Americans.
PARIS, Sept. IA French de
tachment boxed up in a copse, ana
surrounded by machine guns. wa.
irescued by the Americans, according
l.. he ar