Grand Forks herald., 1918-09-13
GERMANS LOSE LIN T
HELD FOR -FOUR YEARS
IN TWO day BATTLE.
British And French Continue Advance On The Western
Front And Have Moved To Within Three Miles OF
St. Quentin.
LATEST REPORT.

London Sept 13-7 p h-(By the Associated
Press )-Twelve thousand prisoners have been taken
by the Americans in their offensive St. Mhiel The
entire salient now has been captured.
The railway from Verdm to Conrnercy, Toul
and Nancy now is open to the Entente Allies.
Paris, Sept. 13.-105 p. n.-(By the Associated
Press 1.-The St. Mihiel salient it is understood, has
been reduced. The censor will not permit the pubi-
cation of the of the towns and villages forming
the present American line in the St. Mihie sector.
(By the Associated Press) /
The American offensive in Lorraine reported to-
day to be continuing its brilliantly successful course
The apparent prospect was that not only would the
St. Mhiel salient be speedily wiped out but that heavy
blow would be dealt the Germans in the loss of and
material
Already $500 prisoners and sixty guns have been taxi
en- according to todays advices Prisoners the
Der of 5000 indeed had been actually counted up to last
night. ss..e
The rapid progress Of the American forces on both
sides Of the salient affords hope that still greater
bers OF Germans be caught in the loop upon which
General Pershngs troops closing in.
lhe Americans appear to have made an advance
OF some eight miles on the southern side of the salient
This would bring them to the important town Of Wig
neues lying the only railway line in the loop which
town today indeed is unoficiay reported in American
hands
South of Vigneues the town of Heudicourt is decar
ed to be in American possession while to the toward
haucour Pershngs troops have acquired the Important
Thaucourt wood and the town of Beney.
Meanwhile on the westerly side of the salient where
the going is difficult the American advance on 1A
mile front understood to have scored advance of three
miles The convergng operations thus appear have
resulted in the closing of the loop point where it is
now not much more than five miles across
Two German divisions reported last night to beI
still in this part of the salient and if they have succeed
ed in extcatng themselves their capture seems probable
The Germans have had great difficulty in getting their
artillery the lone railroad line their disposal
They were working feverish last night guns OUT
Through Vgneules but their way past bockedj
by the continued American progress today Numbers of
trench orars and great quantity of machine guns are
already in American hands, besides the reported
taken The other railway line in the salient rrnnined
through Ihiacourt was early blocked by the American
capture of that place.
While the Americans thus driving forward in the
successful carrying of the first thoroughly American
offensive movement under General Pershing's command
the French and British continuing make progress
along the north and south section of the battle front where
the fighting has centered all through year up to the
time the American drive started a@~f
French troops last night closed in toward ST. Quentin,
St Quentn's outskirts