Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-21
ST.QUENT|N ALMOST
IN GRIP Of HA|C
AND FRENCH ARMY
Poilus Capture Benay and Make
Big Gam in Battle TO Reach
Key TO Hun Stronghold.
GERMANS RESIST HOTLY
nv Assnclate.I rreaa q Every Evenlne

RS Associated Press - Every Evening
London, sept II thc British attack
against the ilindrnburg Inc northwest
Of st Qucnhu wss resumed hiq morning
cnst of tppht. saws the Official report
from tlcld Marshal tiaiR today
Northwest Of St Quentin the British
continued their progress through the
main Hindonhurg line, advancing their
front northwest of Iicllengliso
The official statement rcHds
"On the orcasion of the hostile attack
on Nucuvrcs on Tuesday a corporal and
81, men of the Highland hight infantry.
forming the garrison of one OF Our post.
north ol the village. wcrc surrounded anil
believed to have been captured during
the two DAYS which the Germans Werc
IN occupation Of Mocuvrcs tins party
maintained it's position with great gal
lantrv and inflicted many casualties
On the night of Thursday y-triisy. when
Nocuvrcs was retaken hv us. the whole
nartv repapcd IFS unit without loss
Yesterday fresh attacks against our posts
north of Noeuvfcs wcrc repulsed.
"In the evening the enemy heavily
bombarded our positions IN the nctghbor-
hood of Gauchc wood and under cover ot
this <3ombardment pressed Lack slightly
one OF our advanced positions north Of
the wood.
'Throughout the night. the German
infantry made repeated and determined
attempts with flame throwers and bombs
TO drive IN our positions III this locality.
All the attacks were rcpulscd after hard
fighting
In the night our ilnp was advanced
slightly northwest of L. llcnglise
This morning fighting RECOMMENDED
in the sector caSt Of Epehy
We improved our position slightly
during the night west OF Mcssincs, cap
prisoners Progress WAS made by us
southeast OF lpres.
Paris. sept. 2I-ln their drive for the
outfianking of st Quentin on the south,
the French last night captured the town
of Benay and made progress north of that
place says todays war office announce
ment
At Castres. where the French are but
slightly more than two miles from St
Quentin, a German counter-attack was
respulsed The official statement reads,
''1'herc was activity by our own and
the enemy's artillery IN the region OF the
plateau north of the Aisnc. In Lorraine
two attempts by the Germans upon our
posts at Arracourt and Ancervlllers
northeast of Luneville) were without re-
suit.
Our progress east of Esslgny-le-
Grand has been accentuated and pris-
oners have been taken Artillery activity
has been maintained III the region OF St
Quentin and north of the Aisne.
Eastern theatre, Sept. 10: In spite
of the vigorous resistance of the enemy
rear guards, the offensive between the
Cernay and Fardar rivers continued to
progress today Allied cavalry have
reached the region of Poloshko Serbian
forces have gained foothold on the
left bank of the Cerna i'll the region OF
Dunye.
The Serbians have succeeded in
acccntuating their progress in direction
OF konopishta. where they have ira
versed particularly difficult ground on the
range Of hills between the Eelashnitsa
river and the Boshava. French and
Greek forces have taken the village oi
Tushin and have gained a foothold on the
town Of Dzena
Because of difficult communications
over the vast amount of ground covered
by the operation, it is not possible as yet
to estimate the number of prisoner
taken. but it is known that five thousand
prisoners and so cannon have been cap
! tured