Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-09-20
Rindenburg Line Crossed at Two
PIaceS.
ATTACK DURING HEAVY RAIN
Haig Advances More Than Three
Miles on Fifteen-MiIe Front and
Occupies Outer Defenses of
ronghold-French Gain
Mile In ST. Quentin
Sector.

IOIQOus sept. IJ.-1en NiiidbeSs u
600 prisoners and an advance of more
than three miles were the results of
the British offensive launched on
15-mile front extending northwestward
from st. Quentin, as reported by Field
Marshal Haig.
The outer defenses of the linden
burg line were captured over wide
sectors" Field Marshal Haig reports,
the British having swept over the old
British trench system of March.
The enemy's positions were carried
by assault, after brief preliminary
bombardment. The attack was made
In a heavy rainstorm.
The French are attacking on the
British right, somewhat more than
three miles west of St. Quentin, and
are reported to have made good prog
ress
Haig Reports Successes.
Field Marshal Haig reports that the
British have captured Fresnoy-Le-
Petit, Berthaucourt and Pontru, and
the Australians have occupied lie Yer
guier, Villeret and Hargicourt.
The high ground south of Gouzeau-
court has been carried by the British,
who reached the outskirts of Villers-
Guislain and occupied Gauche wood.
Templeux-Le Guerard Ronssoy, Epe-
ny and Peizire have also been taken,
the troops penetrating to great depth
along the line.
Take Many Guns.
Numerous guns, including a COM
plete battery, with horses, have been
taken, according to battlefront dis
patches.
The front under attack by the Brit
ish ran from Holnon wood west of st.
Quentin northward to Gouzeaucourt.
The British have crossed the Hin
denburg line at two points-yilleret
and Gouzeaucourt. The extent of the
penetration is not reported.
The town of Epehy, toward the
northern part of the front under at
tack. is almost surrounded by the Brit
fish.
The town of Harglcourt was cap
tured by the British. The front under
attack ran from Holnon wood west of
st. Quentin northward to Gouzeau-
court.
The British attack took item far
nearer the lire from which the German
offensive started on March 81 last The
latest reports placed Field Marshal
Haig's troops at an average distance
oF oh -
British army and navy aviators in
the last 4S hours have dropped 10 tons
of bombs on the docks of Bruges and
on German airdromes in Belgium, ac-
cording to statement by the admir-
atty.
British Capture Holnon.
British forces attacked northwest of
st. Quentin, according to official report
from Field Marshal Haig, received at
the war office.
The village of Holnon. three miles
northwest of st. Quentin. has been
captured by the British, the field mar
shall reported.
A German attack during the night at
Moeuvres under heavy artillery protec-
ton resulted in the British being
pushed back to the western outskirts
of the village.
French Advance Mile.
Paris, Sept. 19.-The French attack
on the right of the British in the st.
Quentin sector resulted in an advance
of a mile and third along six-mile
front, according to the war Office an
nOuncement
French Hold Gains.
German troops launched violent
counter-attacks against the French po-
sitions on the plateau northeast of
Sancy, seven miles northeast of Sois-
sons. The French war office statement
says that the German attacks were I'M
successful and that the French troops
maintained their gains.
French troops penetrated the German
lines in the direction of Pinon and
south Of Chavlgnon, Berlin says, but
holds they were driven back by coun-
ter-thrust