SUCCESSFUL BRITISH OPERATION

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue LXXIV, 26 September 1918, Page 5

SUCCESSFUL BRITISH OPERATION

FRESH ADVANCE BY FRENCH

A GERMAN PRESS ADMISSION

LOSS OF ST. QUENTIN LIKELY

c-^ , -tr .LONI>ON, Sep. 34. feu* Jiaag reports: A successful operation took place this morning, in co-operation with the French, in the St. Quentin sector. Thei English attacked at dawn over four miles of front in the neighborhood of the Omissy river and southwards and made good progress on the whole of this front, taking 800 prisoners. Vigorous resistance was encountered at a number of points, especially in the neighborhood of SeJeney, where figh.ting continues. We slightly improved our positions north-east of Epehy as the result of local nghting.-^Aue.-N.Z. C:A. and Reuter.

LONDON, Sex>. 25.. ♦-•■ A Frenchi communique states: West of St. Quentin, in conjunction with th© Britrah, we. made a fresh advance during the morning, ;,and captured Fran«illy and Selency, and the village of Diallon, despite vigorous resistance. Further ebuth we reached the western outskirtsl of Giffeeourt, capturing prie•nera and numerous machine guns. The Germans, violently attacking in Glerines, on the Vesle front/ gained ft footing m the advanced elementa. Cur oounter-attack completely restored cur line, and yielded prisoners belonging to three regimients.—Aus.-N.Z. O.A. and Rbiter..