The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-09-19

More than 500 prisoners, including
thirteen officers were taken 10y the
British IN the midnight fighting.
la addition to capturing forty guns
the British took many machine guns
and trench murtarH.
\ most prcteutious counter attack
came Just before dusk Ia the region
southeast of HavrincOurt, little
north - the mnin battle. Here the
Gerfnnns threw In six divisions sup
ported by forty batteries. They were
completely rcpulaed and their CASUAL
ties wore extremely heavy
The opposition to the British assault
varied. At many points the enemy
fought to the last ditch. while at 9TH
ors he surrendered freely.
The moral sffeHt Of The British
tanks was very great Numbers OF
gray coats surrendered on sight OF
them before the land drcadnoughts
fired a shot
Il was late In the afternoon before
the Germans began To- make serious
counter attacks. Then all thcir avail
able infantry was thrown against
strong points with the greatest de-
termination.
British troops in desperate fighting
ur, pluuging further into the Hindcn-
burg line north of ~ quentin. while
west ht AltUNNl tIlfN itANf NAtitHhp'h
Viciou * counter attacks. The enemy
b. making every effort 10 retain his
positions on the thirty mile front and
to check the new allied move which
threatens both ST, quentin ana Cam
brai.
In Macedonia the Rulgarinns are
In flight uorthwlrd before the Ser
bians aud French. Hurled from im-
portapt heiehta the enemy has been
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suit continues
How serious was the menace To- the
security 81 the Hindsnburg line by
the British thrust north of 81 Qucn-
TIN b. shown by the strong counter
attacks the Germans have thrown
against M, british lines from Goukca-
ucourt tu the Arras-Cambrai road,
thus extending the battle line nearly
twelve uiias rurthwurd. ON the front
attacked W., sesdHy the British ara
pushing ahead against bitter resist
ance toward the - Quentin -cauhrut
high road, railway ana canal-threc
/ important enemy defense lines.
From I.ampire 10 Pontruet which
the British row hold. the Germans
have been hurled from the forward
lines Of the Iiindenburg position. Tho
British az Lempire are four niles
from I.e Catelet and within one mile
/ Of the high road and the canal. on
"a short front west of -. Quentin the
/ French are working steadily toward
7 the town and are on the outakirt OF
/ Dallon. two miles from St Quchun.
German counter attacks AZ Tres
cault and Mocuyres southwest and
west uf Cambria, were preceded bN
an intense artillery bomhardment
which ssN cred tho British Comuuui
cation lines. A. both points the Ger
mans were hurled back with heavy
LOSSES The enemy entered the Brit
ish trenches az som" points but was
Immediately overwhelmed.
The bulgarian retreat from tho
tSsrbo-Greck border rs reported 20 he
In the nature OF q flight aud the en-
cmy is burning stores and villages IN
his path The allies have captured
additional prisoners aud war material
I which have not been counted. so fast
has been their advance. \ score or
more serbian villages have been re-
conquered and the Bulgarians have
been driven beyond RasimboN on IN"
Cerua river. fifteen miles southwest 81
Priop. the immediate objective.
n is not unlikely the Rulearians
will continue their retirement AZ least
10 the improved road running east
and west through Prilep. should the
allies succeed in pressing the Hulga-
I riuns back a. the north OF Prilep a
complete adjustment uf ihe Teuton
lines in Macedonia and Albania from
the Adrlatic 60 salUniki would be ine-
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