Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-09-27
BRITISH CAPTURE
Is TOWNS, 10000
HUNS IN DRIVE
Hinosnburg Line Crossed at Two
Places.
ATTACK DURING HEAVY RAIN
Haig Advances More Than Three
Miles and Occupies Outer Defenses
of ACKNOWLEDGMENT Gain in
ST. Quentin Sector.

London, Sept. 21.-The battle of st.
Quentin is about to enter into it's final
phase, To the east of Holnon village
the British are now but little more
than two miles northwest of st. Quen-
tin. but their main efforts are now di-
rected toward swinging their entire
line to level with the HOlnOn position
and, by capturing LIE Catelet, the link
between Cambria and st. Quentin, out
thanking st. Quentin.
In this endeavOr the Third and
Fourth armies made new important
Roadway in the last twelve hours. The
British line is less than a mile from
Bellenglise, which lies four miles
northwest of st. Quentin. The fighting
now in progress is of the hammer-and-
tongS nature, with the British main
tanning the whip hand throughout.
Substantial progress has been made
toward LIE Catelet. The strongly for
titled Malassise farm has been cap
tured. Between Lempire and Ephey,
southwest of LIE Catelet, the British
also pushed their lines forward. Moeu-
vres, which had been retaken by the
Germans, is once more in British
hands.
French RepuIse Attacks.
Paris, Sept. 21.-Five violent Ger
man cOunter-attacks were repulsed by
the French in the sector of the Ailette
river during the night, while French
troops gained more ground in front
of st. Quentin and north of the Aisne,
the war office reported.
Capture 10000 Huns.
London, Sept. 20.-More than 10000
prisoners and more than sixty guns
have been captured in their new drive
by the British Third and Fourth arm
les against the Hindenburg line be-
tween Cambria and st. Quentin, Field
Marshal Haig announced.
A fierce battle ragged all day with
the British in possession of IL miles
of the Hindenburg line outposts. At
some points fighting took place in the
foremost defense positions of the ia
nous German main line.
French Also Advance.
During the day the British made
further progress north of Gauche
wood. Fierce fighting ragged in the
region east of Epehy and Gouzeau-
court.
The French, who joined the British
drive southwark from HolnOn 1.-TWO
and a half miles west of st. Quentin),
also made substantial progress. Dur
ing the night they penetrated the Ger
man defenses around ContescOurt,
three miles southwest of ST. Quentin,
and during the day, continuing their
attacks, reached the outskirts of Be
nay, according to the war office an
nouncement.
Capture More Than rs Towns.
More than % towns have been re-
captured so far in the drive.
Before dawn the allies renewed their
attacks and savage fighting ragged all
day. Lempire and Gauche wood,
where the Germans put up desperate
defense, fell to the British early.
Lempire lies three and half miles
southwest of LIE Catalet and Gauche
wood is near the extreme left of the
British attacking front, some four
miles to the north of Lempire.
Hun Attacks. Fail.
Two determined German counter
attacks were smashed by the British.
The first was launched on an eight
mile front after a heavy lombard
ment. The assailants were beaten off
with great losses to them.
The object of the cOunter-thrust was
to drive the British back northward
from Tressault (three miles north of
Conveniently.