The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-19
Against a Very Bitter
 Resistance Allies Are
 Moving Swiftly Onward
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 circlement of that town, according to In a continued advance north of Pom truet they reached the outpost posi- tions of the Hindenburg line.
 The Australians renewed their at tacks and carried the Hindenburg outposts Many prisoners and some machine guns were taken by them.
 The town of Lempire was captured as was Gauche Wood. (Lenpire is four miles west of Le Catelet.
 The Germans later started a heavy bombardment on the northern part of brai, between Gouzeacourt and the rras-Cambrai road. The fire was of extreme intensity.
 The enemy followed his lombard ment by strong infantry attack on a wide front northward from the vi- cinity of Trescault. He was com pletely repulsed at all points, with great losses.
 Paris, Sept. 1e.---French troops last night continued their progress in the region of St. Quentin and penetrated the German positions at Contestcourt, | three miles southwest of St. Quentin. l With the French Army in Picardy, Wednesday, Sept. 18.---By The Asso- ciated Press.) ---Evening. g.---The troops 1 of the French army under Gen. De- beney who pursued the Germans from the region of Montdidier, have, after a few days of comparative inactivity, successfully resumed their attacks in the region of St. Quentin in conjunc- tion with the British.
 l The French have advanced close to 1 Dallon, less than two miles from the western outskirts of St. Quentin. Here, on the Hindenburg line, every inch of the ground Is being disputed stoutly by the enemy. Apparently the Ger mans are determined to hold the pla- teau, which lies west of St. Quentin, south of Francilly, east of Sa%y and north of Dal1on.
 The Allied lines, however, are sure ly advancing toward the outskirts of 1 St. Quentin from the south, west and north.
 With the French Army in France, "Wednesday, Sept. 18.---General Man gins army attacked along the front northeast of So1ssons today and cap- tured the Colombes farm in the p1a- teau east of Sancy and south of the point where the Chemin des Danes branches off from the road leading from Soissons to Laon.
 A strong counter attack led by Grenadiers of the Prussian Guard was
 
 the enemy back of the road leading from the plateau of Ange Gardiene to the Colombes farm. This road is less than half a mile from the Chemin des Danes.
 This success drives deeper the wedge south of the Hindenburg posi-. tions in the St. Gobtin region and fa- Icilitates operations in the direction o1 Pinon.
 The fighting in this region has been most severe during the last few days
 Prisoners now are complaining thai they are frequently left in the front line to shift for themselves. RarelJ do their officers stand by them wheE they are attacked, they say. It oftea happens that machine gun crews aPe ordered to hold positions and discover some time afterward that the troops behind them have abandoned the field They attribute the concealment iron them of the retreat of the infantry tt the fear entertained by their officer, that they might be tempted to aban. don their posts if they knew thai they were to be sacrificed.
 London, Sept. 19, via Montreal Correspondents at the front empha size the stiffening of the enemy re sistance, making yesterdays Britisl advance all the more remarkable.
 An important feature of the ad vance is that the British have no merely passed their old line of Marcl 21, but have attained their greates Quentin canal, which virtually Is al Quenin canal, which virtually is al integral part of the Hindenburg line runs three or four miles underground This tunnel begins near Bel1icout ant i. ends near the village of Le Catele
 Lempire heights commanding tn tunnel, now is largely in Britisl } hands, and the Germans at this poin = cannot hope to oppose the advance 0 : tanks by flooding the country. l With the British Forces in France :, Sept. 19.-An assault delivered by tn = Australians at Il o'clock last night f g the center of the Vi1leret sector force, I the Germans back to strongly fortif1e l defenses in the rear.
 Q Furious enemy counter attacks de @ 1ivered at numerous places along tn @ line late yesterday resulted in san y guary fighting. In every case tn v Germans were thrown back and thei = losses were exceedingly heavy.
 1 More than 300 prisoners includin Il 13 officers, were taken by the British !. Forty guns and many machine gun 9 and trench mortars also were captur - ed.
 : Southeast of Havrincourt, north C
 the main battle, Germans threw in si fl divisions supported by 40 batterie: 9 They were completely repulsed wit d heavy losses. .-............ ', With the Ameriuan Forces in LOT f raine, Sept 19-(By the Associate a Press) ss)-Entrenched in the secon r lines of the Hindenburg system tn
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 Metx the employing wholly defensiv . tactics. carrying out a seemingly per a functory bombardment of the Amer
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