TRESCAULT-HAVRINCOURT SECTOR.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 14710, 16 September 1918, Page 5

TRESCAULT-HAVRINCOURT SECTOR.

\ 1500 PRISONERS TAKEN. { . ATTACK WITH LIQUID FIRE I BEATEN OFF. I -(Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) « (Reuter's Telegram.) LONDON, Sept. 14 (2.10 p.m.) , Sir JDouglas Haig reports : The number taken prisoner by lis during the successful operations, on Third : n the Trescault-Havrincourt sectoi* on September, 12 exceeds. 1500. As a result of the ■ progress ' made' yesterday north-west of St. Quentin our line is now established' eastward of Bihecourt and Jeancourt. ' Dhring tlie past twenty-four hours j;he enemy made several determined hut ansuccesslut efforts to recover the,positions captured m the neighborhood of JGouzeaucoure' arid Havrinc'ourt; ' *•' ■ Yes-; terday a strong hostile attack, m which the enemy employed flammenwerfers, *was repulsed ' with heavy 'loss* southward ? of . Gouzeaucourt. At Havrincourt the 3nemy .'attacked . yesterday morning m force uiuleiv cover of a heavy artillery •bbmbar_men't, and penetrated the eastern portion* of the village, but after !Hards fighting were driven back and tne positions restored. « Northward of Havrincourt we advanced slightly between the village and "he canal. In the evening the enemy attacked eastward 'of Trescault, and gained a footing m the trenches, but was driven out immediately. A strong bombing attack was launched, m which liquid" fire ! was employfed, against our positions northward of Gouzeaucourt. After our advanced posts were forced to withdraw, this attack was successfully beaten .off. ''There' was 'Ideal fighting yesterday m the Moeuvres sector without any material change m the situation. Another attack southward of Moeuvres was repulsed. We established ii few posts along the west bank of the Canal d_ Nord m the neighborhood of Sauchy-Coucy.