The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-09-21

ents at the front, said Central News
dispatch from Amsterdam. ...
Paris, Sept. 11.-Important progress
toward the southern end of the Hin
denburg line in the neighborhood of
La Fere north of the st. Gobain mas
sif, was made by the French forces.
The war office announced the capture
of the Liez fort, northeast of the town
of Liez, and of wooded regions to the
east and southeast of Liez, within two
miles of La Fere.
Additional ground was gained in the
ST. Gobain region south of the Oise,
where the Servais station was taken
us well as a wooded area about mile
and a half to the south.
North of the La Fere region the
French pressed in far, capturing the
towns of Remigny, Montescourt-Lize-
ROLES, Clastres, Seraicourt-le-Grand
Roupy and Etreillers, the last two
towns being within 31@ miles of St.
Quentin.
Improvement was effected in the
French positions north of LaffauX.
London, Sept. 11.-The allied armies
are today everywhere advancing, says
! Eie aaal'aHshal Y aigsat the British cont
! mander-in-c in a special order OF
the day, which has just been issued
to the British armies. 1t follows:
"One month has now passed since
the British armies, having success
fully withstood the attacks by the en-
emy, once more took the offensive in
their turn.
"In that short space of time, by a
series of brilliant and skillfully exc
cuted actions, our troops repeatedly de-
feated the same German armies whose
vastly superior numbers compelled our
retreat last spring.
"What has happened on the British
front has happened on the fronts of our
allies less than six months after the
launching of the great German often
sive, which was to have cut the allied
front in two.
"The allied armies are everywhere
advancing VIGOROUSLY, side by side
over the same battlefields on which,
by courage and the steadfastness of
their defense, they broke the enemy's
assaults"
$4,000 Huns Taken.
The order called attention to the
: magnitude of the British achievement
by pointing out that $4,000 German
soldiers and 750 guns have been cap
| tured in the last four weeks.
"Even more than that has been
done. Already we have pressed be
yond our old battle lines of 1917. We
have made wide breach in the enc,
my's strongest defenses. In this glo.
rious accomplishment all ranks and all
arms Of service in the British armies
have borne their part in q most wor
thy and honorable manner.
"The capture of $4,000 prisoners
and 750 guns in the course of -four
weeks fighting speaks for the magni
ture of the achievement.
"We passed through many dark days
together Please God they never viii
return.
| "The enemy has now spent his eff
fort. I rely confidently upon eacl
man to turn to advantage the oppor
tunity which your skill, courage anC
resolution have created"
Huns Afraid of Negroes.
With the American Army In France
Sept 1.-THE enemy heavily shelleC
, towns in the Woevre sector behind ou
lines Monday. One of his patrols at
tackled the American outposts, but wa
easily driven off.
There was considerable patrol activ
ity in the Vosges district. One en-
counter took place, the enemy retirin
with one wounded man. Negro troop
have occupied one Vosges village il
which French civilians were held prls
oners. The Frenchmen, on comin
through to the American lines, de
clared that the Germans were consid
erably excited at finding themselve
opposed by negroes, of whom they ar
said to be afraid because Of report
that the American colored troops Gu
off the ears of their prisoners.
Belgians Win Nearly Mile.
Paris, Sept. 1.-THE Belgian offlcia
communication follows
Our troops enlarged on their SUI