Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-13
'CUT GAPSIIN HUNLNES.
Americans Advance Five Miles On
South And Three Miles On East
Side of Sector.

South And Three Miles On East
Side of Sector. ~
With the American Army on Lor-
raine Front, Sept. 12.-(Sight)-The
battle which opened with the big
American drive between the Meuse
and Moselle rivers this morning still
continues.
The French, VINO went into the at
tack on our left flank and center, are
still advancing. II,
| Late in the afternoon thunder
/ storm blew up and somewhat inter-
ferred with operations.
With the Americans on the Metz
Front, Sept. - (night.) lit is unof-
ficially reported the French have oc-
cupied st. NIihiel Cat the top of the sa-
lient.)
The important town of Thieacourt
!! was taken by the Americans. They
also seized Pannes, Bouillonville. and
Nonsard.
All the American first detectives
have been reached on scheduled time.
With the American Army on the
Lorraine Front, Sept. 12.--(Mid-
night French troops fighting with
the Americans in the offensive SOUTH
east of Verdun have captured Mont
Sec.
(The high ground in the Mont Sec
region is the key to the German front
on that sector.)
The total German prisoners taken !,
is now put at about 10000.
Two American corps captured 5000
prisoners.
The enemy has withdrawn from all
ten northern part of his line from st.
Mihiel to Weinvile.
American troops tore great holes in
the German line around the st. Mihiel
salient in the offensive begun by
France American on 20-mile front
in Lorraine early yesterday.
The Americans drove in on both
sides of the salient capturing the i'm
portant town of Thiaucourt, northwest
Of Pont Of Mousson, where they are
fully three and onc-half miles inside
the German positions They took like
wise the towns Of Pannes and Non
sard on this front, and pushed on until
their total penetration is reported to
have reached the distance of five :
miles.
On the westerly side of the salient
he americans captured Combres sauci-S
pushed as far as Domnartin, where .
their advance seems to have been :.
distance of approximately three miles. :
Thus marked headway already has
been made in pinching out the salient J,
bv the converging attacks. Mean
while the French at the tip of the.
bulge have struck towards st. Mihiel;;
and have reached the western out-:-
skirts Of that place. ....r.. =,
Paris, Sept. f3~-The first big.
American offensive. which began at
laybreak Yesterday between the Meuseee'
IND Moselle rivers. was conducted un-. :
lcr General Pershing's personal SUI
3ervision and was executed under or
lcrs of Aemrican officers with Amer,
can soldiers. This was the first dis
-inctlv American operation of ma
or character launched on the western
'front.'.
London, Sept. l3.--American troops
on the Lorraine front have captured
she towns of Thiaucourt, Pannes and
.Nousald.
North Of st. Mihel General PERISH
mg's forces have captured Combres
rhey are reported to have reached
The wcsteren outskirts of Donmartin
ld
French troops cooperating with the
Americans in their drive on the st.
Nihiel salient have reached the west
crn outskirts Of st. Mihiel.
London, Sept l3.-The British nave
made further important progress to-
ward Cambria. having captured the
towns of Havrincourt. Trescault ana
Mocuvrcs. penetrated into the ola
British defense line at several places
and crossed the Canal du Nord north
Of Havrincourt. according to Field
Marshal Haie's communication, is-
sued last night. Approximately 1000 :
Germans were made prisoners in the
| oporationS