Republican farmer., 1918-10-04
BERLIN ADMITS
 WITHDRAWALS IN FLANDERS SECTOR
Declares, However, Allies Have Been Repulsed in
 Several Actions.
DETAILS FIGHTING
 FURTHER IN SOUTH
Asserts Allies Attacks Have Been Thrown Back With
 Great Loss Near Cambrai.

Berlin, Monday, Sept. 30, via Lon- don-Admitting withdrawals by the Germans in Flanders, but declaring Allied attacks there had been repulsed in several sectors, tonights war office statement details the fighting farther south along the front. It reads:
 Sixteen divisions were led by the enemy into the fight against Cambrai and on both sides of the town In their effort to break through our front the strong enemy attacks were re- peated eight times north of Cambrai. These attacks broke down before our lines near Sancourt and were broken by. successful counter attacks at Tilloy.
 'ia the suburbs of Cambrai, at Neu- vile and Cantimpre, the enemy gain ed a footing. We are standing here on the western outskirts of the town behind the Scheldt river and repuls- ing enemy attacks. Attacks by the enemy on the canal sector north of Marcoing collapsed before our lines. This also was the result along the Cambrai-Masineres road.
 South of Marcoing the enemy forc- ed us back behind the canal sector from Masineres to Crevencourt. With equal energy he attacked our front from Gonnelicu to south of Belleng- lise Fillers- -Guislain, which was lost for time, was retaken. Local breaks in our positions were cleared of the enemy by counter attacks. Divisions fighting heavily on the front near Gonnelieu and Villers-Guislain drove back with their reserve battalions in determined counter attack the enemy coming against their flank from the direction of Marcoing. Between Bellicourt and Beilenglise the enemy thrust forward over the canal We brought him to a stand still in the evening on the line formed by the northern border of Bellicourt and the western border of Joncouet and Lehaucourt Regiments north of Gricourt which had warded off all at tacks, had to withdraw their wing to Lehaucourt in the evening. "In the great successful conclusion of yesterdays heaTy fighting troops Of every German race took an equal part. The British bought their local successes with very heavy and san gufnary losses.
 Armies of the Crown Prince and General von Gallwitz:
 | "The enemy forced his way toward our new lines on the Oise-Aisne canal. | We took prisoners here in successful forefeld fighting.
 Between the Suippe and the Alsns the French continued their bitter at- tacks as did the Americans against | the eastern border of the Argonne for est and < farther east toward the Mouse. The enemy yesterday brought several new divisions into the fight. Between Auberive and Somme-Py we repulsed often repeated attacks and northwest of Somme-Py we stop ped assaults which were repeated nine times. Farther east Manre and Ard euil remained in the enemy's hands In the evening, after the repulse of the enemy we stood on the line north of Ardeuil, north of Sechault and Bouconville.
 | American forces also stormed with especial force against the eastern bor- der of Argonne wood and against our front between the wood and the | Meuse Their assault completely col | lapsed. On both sides of the Aire valley we took from the enemy Apre- mont and the wood of Montrebeau and threw the Americans back more than a kilometre.
 eve shot down 45 enemy airplanes yesterday"
 | A supplemental official statement issued tonight by the war office reads:
 "In Flanders the day was generally quieter.
 "Renew:d mass attacks by the Brit ish against and on both sides of Cam brai failed with very heavy losses to the enemy. In the evening engage ments developed west of Le Cate'et. i Tn the Champa gne, French partial attacks were repulsed, as were attacks by Americans east of the Argonne forest"