Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-09-21

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 The capture of St. Quentin and clearing of St. Gobain forest it is felt here will almost certainly send the enemy main forces back to the first of his new defensive positions.
 It is when that movement begins that the moment for launching a new offensive effort will come, in the op- inion of many observers here.
 With The British Armies in France, Sept. 20. (By The Associated Press.) The occupation of the series of re- doubts under the Malassise farm was accomplished in the face of stiff re- sistance. This throws the British line nearer the St. Quentin canal at Vend- huille. On the battle front between Villers- -Guislain and the defenses of St. Quentin only three fortified vil- lages remain in German hands on this side of the Hindenburg system. These villages are Villers-Guislain, Pontrust and Fayet.
 Fresh prisoners taken during the night state that the German losses since Thursday have been extremely heavy especially between Gouzeacourt and Moeuvres.
 The enemy's troubles are intensi- fled by the necessity of moving near ly all his troops across the canal on bridges. He is restricting these move ments to certain bridges he is main taining, but which are kept under constant artillery fire. The back areas east of the canal are being ranged to a deadly accuracy, as for the first time complete observation is secured over wide stretch of country be- tween the canal and St. Quentin.
 The German batteries were unusual ly quiet today. According to prisoners, the guns were shifted back when it be- came clear to the high command that the three ridges west of the Hinden- burg main defense bad been lost.
 Steady thrusts made by the victor ious British divisions on the battle front northwest of St. Quentin gave them additional ground during the night. No heavy attacks were made but the obstinate German machine gunners yielded number of prison CTS and the exhausted enemy forces sheltered in the Hindenburg main de. fense were given no rest.
 The recapture of Moeuvres last night completely restores the British line in that section of the Canal du Nord. The Germans fought hard for the village.
 Moeuvres is a solid mass of trench es and dugouts covering square mile of ground. It is the junction of the main and support iHndenburg line and is the most difficult obstacle which the British have encountered any where in that defensive system. The enemy regards it as the Ley to the position north of Harincourt.
 British Headquarters in France, Sept. 20 (Reuters via MontreaD = German casualties in the battle for St. Quentin, which is now quieting down have been most heavy owing to the close character of the fighting and the sturdy resistance of the Teutons
 The principle centers of the fight ing yesterday were around Epehy, where an Alpine corps continued a stout resistance and between Gouzea- court and Villers-Gueislain, where the Sixth Brandeburg division was raked to shreds by a machine gun barrage.
 The villages of Holnon and Lem pire have been entirely cleared of small pockets of Germans
 North of St. Helene the Australians pushed on.
 The Germans were not disposed to come to grips and only six were made prisoner.
 In addition to the IS enemy divis- ions engaged on Wednesday between Gouzeacourt and the Somme, prison CTS have been taken from at least two further divisions of the reserve.
 One of these divisions was with drawn from Gouzeacourt only a week ago after losing one thousand in pri- soners.
 The other was withdrawn from Nes- le on Sept. 3 after losing 800. Neither of these units had been refitted or rested.
 Despite strong resistance the Brit ish drove the Germans through the ruins of Moeuvres, gaining the ceme- tery and the line of railway consider able part of the enemy held after the British had got through but being cut off from endorsements, their posi- tiOn was nractica1lv honeless