The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-07

BRITISH tNIGHT)-We improved
our positions slightly in local engage
ments southeast and north Of Auben-
cheul-auN- Bots.
North Of the Scarpe Gin the Arras
sector) our troops gained possession
OF Fresnoy and established themselves
In the eastern outskirts OF the village
BRITISH (DAYy--Stubborn fight
ing took place all day yesterday both
at Montbrehain and Beaurevoir. Hav-
ing captured the former village early
In the morning together with some 600
prisoners the Australian troops con-
cerned were severely counter attacked.
Throughout the remainder Of the day
the enemy made repea ted attempts with
troops brought up from the reserves
to regain the village.
Al! his attempts were repulsed and
In the course OF fighting heavy losses
were inflicted on his troops. British
tanks doing great execution among
the German infantry. The village
rests in our hands.
The possession OF Beaurevoir was
also fercely disputed and remained
long in doubt The enemy had been
strongly reinforced and spared no ef-
fort to retain the village.
After making progress during the
day by hard fighting In the evening
English troops again attacked and
carried the village. establishing their
line firmly to the east and northeast
OF IL.
North OF Beaurevoir our troops
have gained possession of Aubencheul-
aux-Bois and are established on the
high ground running northward to-
ward Lesdain.
Noya than mn ,1.;.onar., x.,nra an ~
tured by us in our operations yester-
day north of st. Quentin.
On the remainder of the front en-
counters between patrols and outposts
have taken place in different sectors.
FRENCH (NIGHT)-Tne victorious
attacks carried out in the last few
days by our troops in conjunction with
the American forces on the Vesle
front and on the Champagne front
have forced the enemy to make n gen
eral retirement toward the Suippe and
Arnes rivers. The enemy has aban-
doned all the high positions power
fully fortified for four years and de-
Tended with unrelaxed stubbornness
and is retreating on q front of forty
five kilometers Twenty eight miles).
At the present hour Rheims has
been redeemed. Fort Brlmont and the
massif OF Moronvillers are in our pos
session and Nogent rAbbesse Is COM
pletely enctrcled.
Our advance guards. keeping In
close contact with the enemy rear
guards, have passed beyond the gen.
eral line Of Granville. Bourgogne.
Cernay-les- Rheims and Betheniville.
Further east we hold the Arnes River
along its whole course. We have
crossed the Suippe at Granville and
| the Arnes at several points.
FRENCH DAYJ-The pursuit OF
| the enemy continued all night on the
whole OF the Suippe River front. On
the left the French crossed the Aisne
|. Canal in the region OF Sapigneul and
| reached the outskirts of Aguilcourt.
Further east the French are APP
! preaching Aumenancourt-le-Pe The
massif of Nogent rAbbesse is In our
possession and we have advanced far
beyond It. The French are progress
ing on a general line north of Po-
macle. north of Lavannes and north
ofEpoye.
On the right the French have occu-
| pied the village of Faverger-sur-
Suippe.
On the Arnes River French ad'
vanced elements outfianked the wooded
| crest 10 ING IOl III VI thC wv
eral hundred prisoners were captured
Yesterday and last night.
South OF the Ailette River Italian
units operating in the region of Ostel
and Soupir (south of Laon), after
storming important supporting posi-
| tons of Soupir. including n part oil
| the village, fought sharp battles yes
terday on the plateau to the north
east. The Italians after heavy fight
! ing conquered trenches strongly held
by the Germans on the height OF the
Croix Sans Tete and the Metz Farm.
North OF st. Quentin the fighting
continues with stubbornness In the
region OF Lesdins. where the French
have made further progress to thu
CAST of that district.
GERMAN tNIGHT)-The day wai
quiet in Flanders and before Cambrai
There was lively recommending activity
at many points of the front.
During the night before last we gav'
up projecting positions between Creve
cnur and Beaurevoir, on the cana
and on the Banteux-le Catelet line
and withdrew our troops there to 6
rearward line.
Partial engagements took plac,
north Of st. Quentin and in the Cham
l pdHHC. Ibct"VSh eho ohA NV
Mouse violent attacks by the Amer
leans were repulsed.
GERMAN (DAD - English - an,
French troops have continued their at
tacks between lie Catelet and s.
Quentin. Beaurevoir and Montbre
hair remained In their hands. On TIN
remainder of the front their attack
failed before our lines. In to-day
(Saturday's) fighting near Beaurevol
the Fifty-sixth Infantry Reserve Reg!
ment, under command of Major Vloob