The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-09-20

east st. Quentin gave them additional
slOund during the night Exhausted
enemy forces sheltered in the Hin.
donhurg main defeces were given no
fSNsAlon Sept 2O.--British troops
sESxE&sA int made further progress
~fprtlh'Ssl OF St. Quentin, capturing
lhe\gtrcrg point of Malassise farm
Catelet. says Field Mar
- HaVs official statement today
Important gains We're scored by The
British in the Lempre-Ephey sector.
their troops pushing to depth of
over mile The town Of Moeuyres,
an important point on the canal Du
Nord opposite Cambria which was
taken by the Germans in a local
counter attack recently has been re-
captured by the British.
Paris, Sept. 20.-ln the enyoloping
al ST Quentin from the south French
have carried Essign lie Grand says
war Office statement The Germans
during the night made strong attacks
sainst new French positions north OF
Auomant The enemy was repulsed
with heavy loss
The French have gained further
eround northeast Of Valid in the di-
rection OF Chemin Des Danes. a
German attemp, 10 cross the Nesle
whore American troops are in line
vas repulsed
Associated lrei - 5ammary Last
Night: Thursday saw both the
French and British armies in picardy
materially develop their plans for
the eaye'oping of. St Quentin and
Cambria The British made further
-ainc around Gouzeaucourt and east
Of Bpehy The French. striking
southeas. OF ST. Quentin brought the
southern part OF their nipper into a
a;ill better position for the squeeze
against the town which daily is grow
~. nearer
( Mere than 10000 prisoners and in
excess Of sixty large guns fell into
he hands Of the British during the
big operation begun by Field Marshal
iaia Wednesday northwest Of
S. Quentin In addition extremely
heavy casualties were inflicted on the
Germans in the frontal attacks and
during violent counter attacks made
/ o. them in an cndcayOr to recoup
their losses of ground So badly was
he enemy hammered during this
/ fighting that he did not attempt on
Thursday to stir from his trenches ex.
eept near Epehy and Gouzeaucourt
md to give listless bate on isolated
/ sectors to the south,
Nor.hcas OF scissors the Germans
are counterattackng viciously against
.hc allied forces holding strategic
positions which are threatening the
high ground along the Chemn des
I Danes, which the enemy hopes to
saye as temporary haven OF refuge
in the event of a forced retirement
from the west and the south The
French everywhere repulsed the
anem'
Likewisc south OF the Aisne in the
region of Courlandon the Germans en-
ie2yored TO beat back the French
oat again met with defeat, the French
artillery cutting the attacking waves
20 pieces.
On the Lorraine front there has
been considerable mutual shelling
b' . 40 big in'autry engagement Al
attack by the Germans against Gen
eral Pershings men came TO naught
In the Macedonia theatre the Bu'
eariaus arc still in full flight before
The Serbians who have captured nun
erous towns taken large numbers %
prisoners and great quantities of wa
stores Following the usual tactic
Oi the Toutonic allies the enemy q
devastating the country he traversel
leaving It q Wilderness through th
use OF The torch and explosives
I'm European Russia The Bolsheyik
and the Germans for the mumon
seem to'have the upper hand over TN
Croeh Sloyeks, who has been CON
pcl'c1 To- eyacuate Nolsk, Simbrs'
! and Nazan The success OF the enem
forces Is attributed 20 a lack of am
: munition and other supplies BIS Nh
la Csecbo.sloyohs. M trranscaucasia IN
= British forces which recently wont {
:, the re'ile .ok the bosieged Armenian
u in Bal,u has becn compelled TO will
{ draw into northern Persia in tn
J. face of the large Turkish forces an
u the menectivenc3s OF the RussoA
u mgnl1r ail
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