The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-10-02
ST. QUENTIN now
WELL TO REAR OF
FRENCH TROOPS
STILL ADVANCING
Capture City Despite Des-
perate Resistance and
Pass Beyond It
FRENCH ALSO
GAIN AT RHEIMS
Take Important Positions
North and Northwest y
Of City
BRITISH DRIVE
DEEP SALIENT
Pushing Wedge Into Posi-
tions Between Cambrai
and lie Catelet
BRITISH DRIVE
DEEP SALIENT
az Aseoclafed Presa.l

Paris. Oct. 2.-FTench troops now
have passed beyond st. Quentin.
Northeast, east and southeast OF the
town, according to the Havas agency
they hold line running along the
Somme from Tronquoy TO Rouvroy
and then along the st. Quentin La
Fers road to the river Otse at Ven
deuil.
Heavy fighting took place in st.
Quentin last night Resisting stub
bornly. the Germans were driven
back to the east bank OF the canal,
according to the French war state-
West and north OF Rheims the
French have made further important
gains. The entire rnassif Of St.
Thierry now is III french hands.
Northwest Of Rheims the French
nave taken Bouillon and Tl1A and
have reached the southern outskirts
of Villers- Franuuieux North Of
Rheims they have pushed forward
their line to the outskirts Of Betheny.
There was no change In the Cham
pagne during the night.
The British Report.
London, Dot. 2.--Wide gaps have
been torn in the German line be-
tween ST. Quentin and La Catelet by
Field Marshal Haig's forces. The
British commander reported today
the breaking OF the German line on
the Fonsommes-B -Beaurevoir front.
(Beaurevoir lis two and half miles
from lie Gatelet and Fonsommes is
nearly five miles northeast of st,
Quentin0
sequehart, four and q half miles
southeast Of BeIiicourt, has been
tYsTs Ia4
.PreseIles, Just to the month.
South of Cambria Bfitish and
Scottish trsops, together with New
Zeafanders have occupied Crevecoeur
and Rumilly.
The British are pushing further
into the German positions on the
front between st. Quentin aand LIE
Catelet. Field Marshal Haig report
ed today that the Australians had
finished the work OF closing out the
German defenses south OF LIE Catelet
and Gouy ana had freed Joncourt
just to the south, OF enemy troops.
The text of the statement reads:
After maintaining strong pres-
sure on the enemy throughout the
earlier part OF the day. the 2nd divia-
ion successfully attacked the center
of the German defensive line which
runs from Fonsommes to the neigh
borhood of Beaurevoir.
"The Village OF sequehart and the
Hamlet of PreselIes were captured
and the Fonsomnes- Beaurevoir line
preached.
North of this point, Toncourt was
cleared Of the enemy and the Aus
tralians completed the capture OF the
enemv's defenss south Of Ise Catelet
and Gouy.
TN the sector south Of Cambrai a
fierce struggle all day was termin-
ated by successful attack at Dusk,
as a result of which New Zealand
and Anglo Scottish troops drove the
enemy from Crevecoeur and. Rumilly
and established themselves on the
high ground east and north of those
villages.
Several hundred prisoners were
taken NV ra in these operations"
British Advance Helped.
With the Bradtish Army IN France.
OCT. q, (10:20 Al. M.)-British forces,
breaking through the German line
of the Beaureyoir Wiancctfrt front
and capturing both these% villages to-
gether with Sequ chart, created q sa-
lient which aided materially in the
capture -of st. Quentin by the
French.