Arizona republican., 1918-09-30
BRITISH
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Republican A. P, Leased Wire] LONDON, Sept. 29.-f5rit1sh and American troops launched an at tack at $50 o'clock this morning northwest of St. Quentin, Field Marshal Haig reported today. Fierce fighting is taking place on the entire front from St. Quen- tin to the Scarpe, about 8 miles.
 The British encirclement of Cambrai progressed favorably. Canadian troops have captured the defense system known as the Mar coing- -Masnieres line as far north as Sally. Since Friday morning the British have captured more than 16,000 prisoners.
 Field Marshal Haig's statement reads:
 At $50 o'clock this morning British and American troops at tackled northwest of St. Quentin. The battle is proceeding fiercely on the whole front from St. Quen- tin to the Scarpe.
 Heavy fighting took place yes terday about Gonnelcu and the Welsh ridge. Our troops made progress on the high ground south west of Gonnelucu. but at Welsh ridge were pressed back slightly. We renewed the attack on this sec tor at an early hour this morning and made progress, taking prison CTS.
 At Marcoing we enlarged our bridge-head position yesterday evening. east of the Canal De L'Escaut (Scheldt canaD, and drove off a hostile counter attack. taking a number of prisoners. Fur ther north Englishs naval units es- tablished themselves east of the River L'Escaut, opposite Cantaing.
 North of the Bapaume- Cambrai road, Canadian troops gained pos session of the defense system known as the Marcoing- -Masnieres line, as far north as Sally.
 English troops completed the capture of Aubencheul-Au- Bac and Palluel and are fighting in ArleuX. We crossed Trinquige river in the neighborhood of Sally en- Ostrevent.
 ''The number of prisoners cap tured by British troops since the morning of the 27th exceeds l6,- 000.'
 An English division crossed the Scheldt canal on life belts. mats. rafts and improvised bridges, and stormed the main Hindenburg de- lenses around Belleglise and cap tured the whole German position.
 The statement reads:
 At dawn this morning the battle was successfully developed south ward fn tho nniohhorh44I Df Ss% Quentin. It now extends over a front of nearly 30 miles from that town to the Sensee river north of Cambrai.
 On the extreme right the 2Oth corps launched an attack at $50 a. m. across the Scheldt canal from Belleglise, inclusive. northwards. The 46th north midland division, provided with life belts. mats, portable bridging material and rafts, and under cover of con- centrated artillery and machine gun fire, stormed the Hindenbure defenses, which here run along the eastern bank of the canal.
 notwithstanding the depth of the water, the breadth of the canal and the strength of the enemy'S defenses, which included the village of Belleglise and nu- merous tunnels and concrete work the division succeeded in chargine the whole German position op- posed to them. They then pressed forward with great bravery an6 determination up to the slopes ol the hills beyond the canal. talk ing many priSODerc il, tho oo,,r,, of their advance.
 During the past three days ovel 22,00O prisoners and 300 guns have been captured by us on the St Quentin -Cambrai battle front"
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