The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-09-11

BRITISH MOVING FORWARD
TOWARD ST. QUENTIN WHILE
FRENCH PRESS FORWARD SOUTH

FkENCf1 PKEON fUKWAKDOUUlH
OBSTACLES THAT FACE ALLIES
French Army (Tueday Sept 1.-THE rapid
y splendid operation wed the initiative of the battle
@ s17 r %q their @ forces forces and
son the basis for sasa%s ing the he speed " o"
ordinary maps by which the ts reader M tha follows the @
is known of them to reconstue them in general
H1NDENBuRG's FoRTREssEs.
First the general forfcaton of General Won Hndenbrg
Quean Coban forest 1t consists of elaborate
of trenches multiple lines of arbcd wire block houses for
shelter for the infantry and further protected by
flooded stretches of country where the dams were available for that
'"'p''' STRONGHOLD OF METZ
The line of defense of defense from the forests
dn1ure line the north Of Rheims at distance varying
scissors Rheims it southeastward join
ing Ved and continuing from there to Pagny
the Mosee river secondary attached
to es Es v"y Of he 6se and z and
IaFere along the suippe river, north of Rheims
By Associated Press
British again moving forward toward the Hindenbg
where they still distance of it, the
center of the allied battlefront
Some %;s the g R the "en
the north while the French pushing up from the south
Further today by the British where they
ndenburg line oposte LeCaeee The resisting
strongly here this section OF the line forms part OF the efeS
of Cambria OH the south @ss.@& B .~- >~.~
STRONG COUNTER ATTACKS ,.&x} i
Their resistance in this sector also taking the form form" OF strong
British post hard fighting here last night but otherwise
completely repused
The defense Of Cambria being
stand for inside the denug line having Quent-
Drosr In nn this asgreff the the ea y c
Quentin north of the Arras Cambria road In both
the British held their ground repung the Germans in stiff
''S"s' NOTABLE PROGRESS
French drive La Ferc nothey defense of the st. Goban
capture of the of T%yecy on the nndenbng m two mos
hanking La Fere on the northery side
been attacking desperately the French
'front.' where the line runs nor from the As towa the st. G%nam
there off the Mt Ruse plateau the allied occupation ion of wie
threatening the flank Of the line far the east All their efforts
however have been fruitless~ 49,. --..' 80.
BEAT OFF ATTACKS -- -.
With the American Troops France Tuesday, Sept H.
At 80 clock the Germans began heavy artillery action the
ns a%ah % ZINES f ne nH hroy a. 30 he p
strong fire communication stations
The reports entering their lines
with wounded probable that the raid which developed
after the artillery fire beaten off with casualties to the
TAKE VILLAGE OF TRAvEcY. .r
Paris (Havas Sept 1.-THE village OF Travecy the SOUTH
ndenburg line has been by the French
reports received here II the French hold this
the position at aere northr defense OF the St
Goba Mass two miles south Of Travecy will be virtually out
During August aanes dropped than 629 Of
IN the same months so machines were downed or seen
falling control and $50 baons set fire
third line of defense runs from the river south OF
Lille the Meuse from Sedan then to the iron
region Brey which it protects from the west and
defense works to this ne the region Of vervins
fourth line as yet uncompeed intended to furnish fur
her defense Escau the Belgian frontier and
the Meuse at Givet.
furnishes strong refuge for armies
obliged retire The lines also offer to forces dndng
numbers advantages of progressively shortening the battle
front.
FIRST OF LINES BROKEN.
With French in France, Sept 1.-THE first of the
lines been broken between Quean and The develop
whether the Germans
pel the allies to- divert to trench warfare.