Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-09-26
GERMAN Base
IN ALLY TRAP;
KEY FORT TAKEN
vendeuil Falls to Foch as Haig
Moves Down From
North.
ALLIES GAIN IN MACEDO IA
Serbian Troops Cut Main Railway
Line Between Uskup and salonilsi
and Are on Western Bank Of
the Vardar River

Paris Sept 24--Le Temps prints ~
report that the Germans are evacuat-
ing Cambrai. Civilians are being sent
to Mons. the report adds.
French Reach Oise.
Paris. Sept 24.-The French have
reached the Disc river south of ST.
quentin, the war Office announced
The fort and village of Vendeuil have
been captured from the Germans.
The French continued to advance
all along the front of attack.
The woods north of La Fontaine, in
the zone south of st. Quentin. We're
penetrated by the French.
The drive against the ST Quentin
bastion from the south by the French
is being pressed tenacously.
Enemy raids north of the Vesle
river and in the Vosges were repulsed.
British Reports Gains.
London, Sept 24-British troops
made another gain on n front of three
quarters of mile OH the northern
end of the Hindenburg line in a new
attack east Of Gavrelle, the British
war office announced. Sixty prisoners
were captured.
British again advanced in front of
the German strOngholds, capturing n
German strong point on the Ronssoy-
Bony road. Eighty prisoners were cap
tured there.
A group of German trenches and
strong points were taken in British
thrust at Sacur, northwest of Ven
deuil, northwest of st. Quentin,
where number OF Germans were
made prisoners.
Progress was made in the direction
of Tombois also.
German Thrust RepeiIed.
The Germans attempted by means
of counter-thrust to hold up the
British advance in front of Guile
mont farm, but the assault was re-
pulsed with heavy loss.
In local attack In the sector Of
Villers Guislain the British took an
other 100 captives.
An attempt by the Germans to pene-
trnte the British lines at Berthau-
court succeeded temporarily, but the
Germans were thrown back by q colln-
ter-attack.
Smash Three German Attacks.
Paris, Sept 24.-Ihe French have
smashed three German counterattacks
north Of Allemant
South of ST. Quentin General Mangin
has enlarged his positions east of
Hinancourt and La Fontnlne.
To the east of Sancy northwest of
Vhilly) the French won new ground
and took prisoners.
These successes were announced by
the war office in its night communique.
Win at Four Points.
London. Sept 24.-The German re-
sistance on the Cambrai-St. Quentin
sector of the Hindenburg line is stiff
fleming, but despite heavy counter-at-
tacks the allies have improved their
line at four points in the last "a hours.
Serbs Cut Railway.
London, Sept. 24-Serbian troops
have cut the main railway line between
Uskup and Saloniki and are on the
western bank Of the Vardar river. ac-
,cordlng to the Serbian official state
ment.
West of the Vardar the Serbians
have cut the railway line to Prilep,
which is the main line of German com
1nunication in this region.
Serbian infantry units now are in
the mountainous regions and advanced
25 miles in one day. The number Of
prisoners and the amount of war ma
terials captured increases daily.
The neighboring German and Bull
garian sectors now are feeling the
loss of their communication lines.
Enemy re-enforcements have been
forced to retreat. Since September
10 the Serbians have advance 40 miles.
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