ST. QUENTIN TO THE SCARPE

Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 79, 30 September 1918, Page 8

ST. QUENTIN TO THE SCARPE

GREAT BATTLE RAGING

CREEPING-UP ON' CAMBRAI,

(IDS. AND N.Z.. CABLE ASSN. AND RSUTBIt.)

(Received September 30,' \ p.m.)

LONDON, 29th Sept., 2.10 p.m. Sir Douglas Haig reports : The British and Americans attacked at 5.50 this morning, north-west of St. Quentin. The battle is proceeding fiercely oh the whole front from St. Quentin to the Scarpe. There . ,was heavy fighting yesterday about Gonhelieu and Welsh ridge. We made progress on the high ground southwest of Gonnelieu, but were pressed back slightly at Welsh ridge

Wo attacked. this morning, and made progress at M.ircoing. We enlarged our bridgehead position eastward, of the Canal de l'Escaufc, and drove off a hostile counter-attack. •!

More to the northward, English naval units established themselves east of the Escaut River, opposite Cantaing. Northward i>f the Bapaume-Cambrai road the Canadians took possession of the defence' system' known as the Marcoing-Mas-nieres-line, as far north as Sailly, The English'completed the capture of Aubon-cheul-au-Bac and Palleul, and are fighting in Arleux. We crossed the Trinquis River, in the neighbourhood of Sailly-en-Ostrevent. . :