Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-09
AMERICAN,

October s.-Section A. We captured
Cornay and against stubborn fighting
continued our advance in the Argonne
forest. East of the Mouse French and
American troops serving with the LIST
Army made a brilliant attack in the
vicinity Of the Bots des Caures and
the Bots dHaumont. The villages OF
Consenvoye, Brahant Haumont and
Beaumont have been occupied and the
enemy has been driven we'll beyond
them.
On both banks of the Meuse our own
troops and the French now are push
ing the enemy from the scene of the
desperate struggles for ,Verdun. The
OF the days operations exceeds 5000
VI these 1000 were taken by French
units east of the Meuse. This brings
the total number captured by this
command in the last few days to over
1000. =. The French also captured
other material
October 7.-Our troops have driven
the enemy. out of Chatel Chenery, and.
overcoming resistance. have seized
the commanding heights west of the
nothing of Importance has occurred.
BRITISH.
October S.-The Sd and 4th Armies
attacked on a front of about TWEEN
ty miles this morning between
St. Quentin and Cambria and have
advanced along the whole Of this
front to an average depth of about
three miles.
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the assembly of troops difficult. and
the assault was lunched in a down
pour of rain. AS the attack progressed
tho weather cleared, favoring the de-
velopment of the operations. when
from the first were completely sue
cesSful.
On the extreme right of the British
attack English divisions have driven
the enemy from the ridge of high
ground southeast and east of Mont
brehain and have captured the hamlet
Of Beauregard.
In the right center the 3oth Amer1-
can Division, comprising troops from
North and South Carolina and Ten
nessee. under command of Gen Lewis.
captured Brancourt after heavy fight
ing. Farther to the northeast they
took Fremont, completing success
the course of which they cleared the
enemy from a number of farms and
woods.
On .leir left English, Scottish and
Irish battalions captured the village
of Serain early in the day. In the
center English and Welsh battalions
broke through the German defense
system known as the Beaurevoir-
Masnieres line and captured Malin-
court and the trench line west OF
Walincourt.
Obstinate resistance was met from
strong bodies of the enemy with ma
chine guns at Villers Outresaux. After
hard fighting, the Welsh gained pos
session of the village.
In the left center the New Zealand
ers broke through the Beaurevoir-
Masnieres line and made deep prog
ress to the east of it. The New Zea-
land troops storrned Lesdain early in
the morning and. pressing on. carried
ESneS.
hard lighting about Seranvillers and
Niergnies and along the lines of the
Esnes-Cambrai road. In this sector
the enemy counter attacked strongly
using tanks to support his infantry
After pressing US back short dis
lance, the counter attack was stop
ned, the enemy tanks being put out OF
action. We regained possession OF
Seranvillers and NiergnieS and re-
sumed our advance.
North of the Scarpe we have cap.
tured a German trench system known
as the F'resnes- Rouvroy line, from the
Scarpe beyond Oppy. and have taheT
Fresnes- es-Montauban and Neuvireuil
A thousand prisoners and many guns
have been captured in these success.
full operations. Progress continues
to be made along the whole front