The sun., 1918-10-03

have been requisitioned by the German
commander to carry or material which
may be of value to the Kaiser's forces.
The British captured Rolleghem to-
day and advanced nearly two miles
southeast OF Roulers. They have seized
also Ledeghem, on the Roulers-MeIin
railway, and a detachment has crossed
the Lys between wervicu and Com
mines. In this same region the British
Second Army continued Its encircling
movement about Armentieres, taking the
village Of Le Biset close by on the
north.
On the Cambrai-st. Quentin front the
British broke the German line between
Le Catelet and st. Quentin. about hve
miles northeast of the latter, on the
Fonsomme- Beaurevoir front They are
stated to have broken through, but 1t
IL believed the Hindenburg system at
this key point Is much deeper than that
and doubtless other lines will be found
further to the east. In this operation
SeQuehart, some four and half miles
southeast of Bellicourt, was taken, but
the Germans rushed in all the reen-
fofcements they could collect and re-
took the village.
Enemy Resists stubbornly-
Northeast OF st. Quentin In fact tht
British ran into stiff fghting almost
everywhere and II Is still in progress.
but the result is not in doubt.
Already the action Is proclaimed as
great victory for the British. The Ger
mans threw Ia their reserves with
prodigal hand and the most furious
frhting developed, but the British
pushed steadily forward; II was clear
that the Germans best was not good
enough.
In the sector south OF Cambria this
kind of fighting continued all day, Gull
minating in a tremendous attack deliv-
cred just at dusk by the British. which
drove the Germans out of Crevecoeur
and Rumilly 1t is reported that the
whole Hindenburg system below the Bel
licourt tunnel now Is In the hands OF
the British, who are cautiously clearing
the tunnel itself.
st. Quentin has been completely oc-
cupied by the French. whose advanced
guards entered It yesterday. There was
lively fighting In the streets last night
with the German rear guards. who
finally were thrown back to the east bank
OF che canal, which passes around the
city on the south and east. The Ger
mans still were fighting at that point
this afternoon. The City Hall appears
to be intact. but the French suspect 1t
has been mined as a trap and are work.
ing about 1t very cautiously.
The greatest progress of the day was
made IN the sector between the Vesle
and the Aisne, northeast Of Scissors.
the right hand side of the 1S0-mile
salient. Here the French drove back
the Germans to the line OF the Aisne-
Marine Canal. north of Rheims. The
whole massif Of St Thierry il now In
French hands Northwest Of Rheims
they have taken Pouillon and Thil and
are At villers Franqueux. They are
also In the outskirts OF Betheny. Alto
gether the French captured in this re-
gion eight or ten villages and advanced
about four miles The fighting front
here Ii about ten miles
Advance I'm East More Troublesome
The movement Of the eastern jaw OF
che huge pincers that are to close the
enormous 500 mile salient and clean out
the Germans from France has been
slowed down, but It still Is moving
Obviously the time has not we,
come for this elimination of the grand
manoeuvre; II may not come this year
but the present indications are that II
win
In the Champagne the railroad run
ming through the Argonne forest has
been put out Of business by the French
who are pressing toward Challerange
A corresponding movement by the
American army to the east may bt
hooked for at once. IN the meantime
the Americans have advanced slightly
north and west of Montfaucon, in the
centre of their line.
The German statement says that tn,
Americans were thrown back west o.
the Aeuse out OF the Bois des Ogons.