The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-10-04
BRITISH BREAK
THROUGH ENEMY
FIGHTING
IN THE OPEN now
Pour Through Breach in
Hindenburg Defenses
North of st. Quentin
CHANCE TO TAKE
HUNS IN REAR
.Haig's Men Have Been
Hammering Away at this
3. Point Since Monday
(By Associated Press,)

CBy Associated Press.)
Northwest of st. Quentin the Brit~
ish today are reported as fighting in
the open country beyond the Hin.
denburg line after having pushed
ahead five miles since Monday,
From Lens northward and from
Rheims eastward to the Argonna
the allies continue to bend back tha
German flanks in smashing attacks.
The breach drive through the
German detenses south OF Beauge-
voir Is on a front of five miles. To
the north the British are piunging
forward east-southeast from Ls
Catelet while on the south the
French are attacking successfully
between Sequehart and Lesdins.
The German resistance is bitter,
but there has been no let up In the
strong allied pressure. In the fight
ing in this area Thursday Field
Marshal Haig's men captured 1000
prisoners.
With British in the open country
northeast OF st. Quentin and the
cavalry and tanks pouring through
the breach, the German positions
about Cambrai and Laon will become
most precarious Though the openz
ing in the line. Marshal Foch will
be able to throw troops to take both
Cambbrai and Laon in the rear.
Advance In North.
West Of Lille the British continue
to press the Germans eastward while
extending their line south of Lens
TO Mericourt, where good advance
also has been made. Between Lens
and Armetieres the British have
moved forward an average Of more
r2Nz d gNaTT IT, a
and east of the Bois Grenier are
within six miles OF the outer walls
OF the fortress Of Lille. Meanwhile
the British and Beigians in FTan-
ders are widening the salient east
OF Ypres, which threatens the cer-
man positions on the coast and the
network Of railroads west Of Ghent.
There are no Indications that the
Germans have halted their retire.
ment in the Lille SALIENT. The enemy
is still several miles west Of the
Deule canal which runs from north
of ArmentiereH through Lille 10
north Of Lens and which probably
will form part of the German de-
ferise system before Lille.
1T Is not probable the Germans will
give up Lille without heavy fight
ing. -. .'. ~
Salient Near Rheims.
Around Rheims and east Of the
Suippe Generals Berthelot and Gou-
raud are drawing closer the sides OF
the German salient east of Rheims
American troops have Joined the
French in their operations east OF
the Suippe and have assisted in the
advance northwest OF Somme -py.
capturing the strong positions oe
Blanc Mont and the Medeah farm.
Further east the French have taken
Orfeuil and BemontA chateau. North
Of Rheims the French are working
their way across the Aisne canal Tt
would seem that unless the Germans
withdraw from the Champagne sa
lient they are in danger Of being
caught DIN a trap between the armies
OF Berthelot and Couraud.
The British Report.
London, Oct. 4.-British forces pur-
suing the Tetreating Germans in the
Lens region have reached the rail-
way east of Lens. Field Marshal
Haig announced in his Official state
ment today. To the southeast the
British have made progress between
Oppy and Mericourt.
More than 1000 prisoners were
taken yesterday by the British In
their operations north of st. Quen-
tin,
The point OF the British wedge fin
the region north of st. Quentin has
been pushed at the end of yester-
days fighting to the high ground q
mile northeast of Sequehart. The
British are holding this gfound, hay-
ing repulsed q counter attack.
The text Of the statement reads:
AT the end OF the fighting yesteF~
day we held the high ground one
mile Of Sequehart and had success
fully beaten Off the eneray's counter
attacks at Gouy and lie Cateiet "A
second hostile counter attack at
Sequeshar also was Tepulsed.
THE number Of prisoners captured
by MS in yesterdays operations north
Of st. Quentin exceeds 1000.
During the night local fighting took
place to our advantage southwest Of
and in the southern out
skirts OF Cambrai
I'VE advanced our posts slightly
northeast of Epinoy and repuised q
hostile attack on one OF our posts
south Of Biaehes-St. Vaast (betweem
Lens and Arleux)"
North of the scappe we pro-
gressed between Oppy and Mericourt
Further north our advanced troops
reached the railway cast OF Lens
and the general line of vendin le
Well, Wingles, Berclau. Fournes and
The French Report.
Paris, Oct. 4.-FTench troops in
the st. Quentin region have advan
csd east OF Lesdins, says the war Of
fce statement today. American and
French troops in Champagne have
made further advances northwest OF
Blanc Mont and Medeaf farm.
The statement reads
During the night we made an ad-
vance east az Iesdins In the region
OF ST. Quentin.
North and northwest of Rheims
detail operations enabled the French
to enlarge their bridgehead east 81
the canal and TO improve their poEts
itons in the region Of Betheny One
hundred prisoners remained In cur
hands.
I'm Champagne the Franco amer
leans increased their gains norfhr
west of Blanc Mont and BIedeah
farm.