FULL STRENGTH EMPLOYED.

Northern Advocate, 30 September 1918, Page 3

FULL STRENGTH EMPLOYED.

UNPRECEDENTED BLOWS.

HUNS CRUMPLED UP.

(Received 5.5 p.m.) The Sensee River attack within 24 hours of the Champagne advance indicates that General Foch has commenced to use the full Allied strength. Blows on the biggest scale ; are now coming. Never before have -"..there been two offensives simultaneously on this scale. ■' The American offensive in the Ar--1 gonne began at daybreak on Thursday, preceded by a savage barrage of gas shells which lighted up the skies "for miles and drenched the German

■• gun positions. The Germans worked i desperately to improve their rear de- I f fences when the saw their front lines ..failing, but the Americans swept on relentlessly, killing the machine gun- [' : ners and mowing down other obstacles with baby tanks which only paused when they reached mined bridges. A number of villages were captured by skilful encircling movements. The Germans to-day are throwing in shock troops in an attempt to stem disaster. - In places the Americans charged in :15 or even 20 waves. Varennes .fell quickly before these tactics. £Then the Americans went across east to Cheppy, which was Kiickly taken despite long-rango antink fire.—A. and N.Z.