ADVANCE EAST OF MOSELLE

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIII, Issue 10086, 27 September 1918, Page 5

ADVANCE EAST OF MOSELLE

BY FRANCO-AMERICANS ALL OBJECTIVES GAINED < ■ll ■ i i BULGARIAN RETREAT CONTINUES 40,000 PRISONERS TAKEN IN PALESTINE

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. Australian and New Zealand Cable Association. (Received September 26, 7.25 p.m.) OTTAWA, September 25. The United Press correspondent at the West front states that Americans and" French attacked east of tho Moselle. Their advance resulted in gaming their first objectives. ENEMY ATTACKS AT GRICOURT REPULSED ONE THOUSAND PRISONERS TAKEN NEAR ST. QUENTIN. Australian and Now Zealand Cable Association and Reuter, j . LONDON, September 25. ‘ Sir Douglas Haig reports:—Further progress was made on Tuesday evening and night in the neighbourhood of Selency and at Grioourt. The enemy counter-attacked several times, twice in great strength north of Gncourt, where he was repulsed on both occasions. Two companies of the Second Battalion of the Royal Sussex Regiment in one instance got the enemy with the bayonet, inflicting heavy casualties l and capturing a number. In the evening the enemy again attacked a - . Gricourt. At first he made progress, .but we immediately counter-attacked and completely restored tho situation. , We took a, thousand and a large nuriiber of machine-guns northwest of St. Quentin on Tuesday. ■ ■ : A successful minor operation on Monday night slightly advanced our line south-east of Inohy. Wie repulsed raids east of Demicourt and north of Lens. ‘ . . An enemy raid west of Saucily Oauchy captured a British post, ana tho enemy again attacked the same posts and was repulsed. We made successful raids on the Wulvorghem sector. (Received September 26, 10.15 p.m.) LONDON, September 25. Sir Douglas Haig reports:— There was sharp local fighting this morning in the neighbourhood of Selency, which we captured, taking several prisoners. Our rifle fir© and machine-gun fire broke up with loss three counterattacks north-west of Fayot. We beat off the enemy’s attempted surprise attack eastward of Epehy. Many Gorman dead were left in front of our positions. We repulsed raiders at night time south-east of Inchy. ’ - A strong enemy party entered a cost in the neighbourhood of Moeuvres but was ejected by our oounter-attaclr. SUCCESSFUL FRENCH RAID IN LORRAINE / LONDON, September 25. A French communique states:—There is artillery activity in the region of St. Quentin and between the Ailette and the Aisne. A German attack in the region of Moisy Farm failed completely. On tho Voslo front "there is a lively artillery struggle. W© repulsed enemy raids in the Champagne and Lorraine. We made a successful raid in Lorraine. FIGHTING TO WEST OF ST. QUENTIN (Received September 27, 1.40 a.m.) LONDON, September 26. A French communique states: West of St. Quentin, the enemy attempted to eject us from the Epine de Dallon. All his assaults were repulsed between the Ailette and the Aisne. The day was marked by violent enemy counterattacks on the Moisy Farm plateau and in the region north of Allemant, where desperate fighting took place all day long. Despite repeated efforts, the enemy failed to recover our gains of the previous days. He lost heavily and left prisoners. GOOD PROGRESS MADE AFTER HOLD-UP Australian and New Zealand Gable Association. (Received September 27, 1.40 a.m.) LONDON, September 26. Mr Philip Gibbs writes: The French made good progress at Epine de Dallon, south-east of St. Quentin, but were held up for some time at Manchester Hill Redoubt. This recalls the German offensive of March 21st, which began with the capture of these two points. The Sixteenth Battalion of Manchester defended the Manchester Hill to the last man. GERMANS CLAIM CAPTURE OF GRICOURT Australian and New Zealand Cable Association and Reuter. LONDON, September 25. A wireless German official message states:—The British and French resumed the attack at St. Quentin, and gained a footing in Fontenot, Grioourt, Francilly, and Seency. We recaptured Pontruot end Grioourt.