WEST FRONT

Grey River Argus, 20 September 1918, Page 3

WEST FRONT

BRITISH OFFENSIVE

NEAR ST QUENTIN

FREiNOH CO-OPERATING

HUU **'&' WUiO -A.&01L.)

LONDON, September 18

The United I'^ess correspondent reports : Hie -linusa atiuckeu on a conoideruble front troin Lizieres to Savy Wood at o.SJU o'clock i n the morning, 'lhe French from bavy southward are advancing and supposing the flank simultaneously. Uespite heavy rain the attack is progressing successfully. Sir Douglas Haig reports: Yesterday .morning we attacked north-west of 'St Quentin and gained possession of tiuliiun village. '11ns morning we attacked northwest of Sb Quentin. Last night the enemy attacked at Aloevres under cover of heavy barrage and pressed us back to the western outskirts of the village. By a successful local operation i n the night time we slightly advanced ouriiije immediately south of Jva. Basse Canal. « A Frenich communique states: West of. St Quentin we progressed in the dolmon-Savy district. NEW YORK, September 18 The British advanced three miles at St Quentin and captured fifteen hundred prisoners. The British surrounded Epehy and crossed the Hindenburg line at Villererit and Gouzeaucourt.