The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-10-08
PROGRESS MADE
in new ASSAULT
Field Marshal Haig Reports
Joint Effort Of English
and Yankees.
LAUNCHED BEFORE DAWN
French Reach Outskirts Conde
Sur Suippe, at Junction Of
Suippe and Aisne.

London, Oct. s.-(3:55 p.m.)
.-American and British troops
that began a new drive between
Cambria and St. Quentin this
morning advanced from three to
-four miles.
9 Many villages and many pris-
oners were captured.
The advance was still continu-
Eng at last reports from the front.
It was indicated by official and
sunoffi cial advices that the attack
was launched on a wide front,
possibly twenty miles in extent
u Despite Stiff Opposition.
With the Anglo-American
forces Near St. Quentin, Oct. 8.
IA. P.)-American troops go
ing into, battle in conjunction
with the Fourth British army on
the St. Quentin Cambrai front to-
day attacked near the point
where the last line of the Hinden-
burg system already had been
smashed. The early reports in
6icated that progress was being
made despite stiff machine gun
opposition.
London, Oct. S.-English and Ameri-
can troops attacked this morning on
the front between st. Quentin and
Cambria, Field Marshal Haig an
nounced today. Satisfactory progress
is being made, the field marshal states.
In successful local operations near
Mont Brehain and Beaurevolr on this
front yesterday more than 23o prison.
ers were taken by American anu
English troops.
roday's attack was launched just
before dayl3reak during a heavy ram
which began last night.
Reach junction Point:
Paris. Oct, S.-Northeast and north
nf Rheims the French continued their
vuccessful advance. The war once
announcement today says tnat frehcn
troops have reached the OUTSKIRTS Oh
Conde- sur -Suippe at the junction OF
the Suippe and the Aisne northeas' oi
Berry au-B Bac. ,,,
have Lenetrated into Isles-sur- Sulppe
ond to the west have captured Bazan-
court.
Means Mile Advance.
Paris. Oct. S.-.(Noon)-Two more
villa ees have been taken by the French
in their drive north and northeast OIL
Rheims. the war Office stated To-Day.
The capture of Conde-sur- Suippe,
represeHNs an advance of a mile ana
ma rter northward from Agullcourt'
across the Aisne river.
Northeast of Rheims, the French
have captured BGZancourt, ana pehe-
trated Isles sur-Suippe, nearby.
Evacuatina Belgian Coast.
Amsterdam. Oct. 8.-The evacuation
nv the Germans of the Belgian coast
,ep,on Is continuing, the frontier cor
RESPONDENT of tn Telegram reports.
rhe telephone lines between the from
her and the coast were being taken
down Yesterday and oday.
The stores of materials at knokke,
near the coast, five miles from tine
Dutch border, have heen set on nre'
the reports state, md many factories
have been undermined in preparation
Tor their quick destrNctlon.
Americans Still Advance.
With the America nArmy Northwest
of Verdun, Oct. s, Noon.-(A. Po-The
American troops continued their ad-
vance east of the Argonne until iate
Monday night. After the capture OF
Chatel Chehery they gained further
ground.
The advance was aided somewhat
by the use of smoke bombs and heavy
fog. A platoon of minenwerfers was
captured.
During the night patrolling was ac-
tive. There was intermittent artillery
firing during the night on account OF
infantry movements behind the enemy
lines.
Isles sur Suippe has been penetrated
by the French.
There Is no relaxation Of the steady
British pressure against Lille. BY
capturing Oppy and Biache st. Vast,
,he British have advanced their lines
10 q point about flve miles from this
great German base.