In the West

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 45, 18 September 1918, Page 5

In the West

WOEVRE-LORRAINE FRONT IMPORTANCE OF ALLIES. Press Association—(Jopyrighi, Australian and N.Z. Cable Association (Received 10.•) a.m.) London, September 17. General .Maurice writes: General Pershing's victory has altered llii l whole character of the eastern I'mnl in Franco. The' French lighting on the American loft considerably progrossed in the direction of Kliiin. therefore, the front now runs one hundred miles' in a straight lino in a south-easterly direction from north of Verdun to beyond Luneville, (ionoral Poch can now make this new front an offensive front wherever he desires. The Germans are now obliged to actively defend their direc) railway communications between .Met/, and the north and between and Stassburg. More important still, they arc obliged to protect the invaluable lirioy iron mines; therefore, the new front in the Woovre and Lorraine lias become of the greatest importance to the enemy, and can no longer be held lightly. '•

THE GERMAN RETREAT.

VILLAGES FIRED ON LINE OF THE MOSELLE.

iVess Association---Copyright, Austi lian and N,Z: Cabin Assoeiatir* (Received 8.55 tun.) London, September 1.7. Reports from the American front state that the Germans arc burning the villages along the Moselle, preparing for further retreat. ALLJED REPORTS. SUCCESSFUL FRENCH WORK. BRITISH PROGRESS. AsHociatiou—tJopyright, Anstra lian and N.Z. Cable Association • Received 9.15 a.m.) London, September .17 (1.25 a.m.) A French communique states: During the .day the French continued their ntaoks northeast and west of Saucy, and despite resistance advanced a kilometre on a front of foui kilometres, capturing six hundred prisoners.

Aviators were active, blazing away at tiie enemy and making observations. Big stations and roads beliinu the enemy lines were heavily bom'oed. A bio- (ire was seen, much damage being done. Sir Douglas Haig reports: We progressed on Monday in the direction of Le Vergnier, north-westward of St. Quentin. \Ve also slightly improved our positions north-westward of Hulluch and north-westward ol Neuve Chappelle.

THE NEW ZEALANDERB. GOOD FICHTINC RECORD.. Press Association—Copyngnt. Published in "Tiio Times." London, September 17.

Mr Robinson, reviewing the New Zoalanders' fighting since August 11. says they were almost continuously in the front line, being splendidly workman-like. They held, at limes, a front extraordinarily wide For their strength. Their successes were won very eheapW, especially at Gouzeancourt, Bapaume, and , Ruyaulcourt. The total casualties for the whole advance were below the number of prissoners taken. ONE OF "KULTURS" CLIQUE. Press Association—Copyright, Austva« iian and N.Z. Cable Association. Loudon, September 16. Renter's correspondent at American headquarters states that the Americans captured in ThiauconrtProfessor Otto Schmeerukase, the exploiter of chlorine gas for military purposes, who is reported to have been developing some new atrocity of "kultur." s THE FRANCO-ABVSERSCANS. PROGRESS CONTINUES. Press Association —Copyright,, Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. Paris, September .17. The news from the Woevre front is excellent. The Americans have gone beyond Yillers Sosremy and reached Yandicres, 2J kilometres IV the frontier station east and north-east of J'uluy.

Tho Americans, following the valley of the ltuVuptdema.il, carried :i series of sti/ongly fortified positions in the direction oi' the, Gor/.o do Chautblnv.

Towards Kresnes the Freiich advanced three kilometres on a front oi

eighteen kilometres, and readied the line oast: of Watronville and west ol Hautecourt Nieppo, and Orgoville. GERMAN REPORTS. Press Association—Copyright, Austra iian and N.Z. Cabl<» Association London, Septembei' IG. Wireless German official: The enemy between the Ailette and the Aisne somewhat extended the point at which j lie broke through on the previous day, l and obtained a looting in the southern part of the valley, lictween Cotes, in Lorraine, and the Moselle vigoroils infantry engagements developed before our. new positions. The eiiem.Vj at evening stood approximately on the' line Presnes, St. Hilairo, Bauuionf, Rambercourt, and Pappes forest. I

As a reprisal for bombing German towns, our' squadrons last night dropped 2% tons of bombs on Paris.

BULGARS IN BELGIUM. ARRIVAL IN NORTH FRANCE. (Received 12.30 p.m.) Pans, September 17. Bula.ar.inn units have reached Belgium and Northern France.

MAN'CIN'S THRUST.

OPERATIONS SOUTH OF LAON

THE CAINS MAINTAINED

Proas Association—Copyright

Jleuter's Service. (■Received 12.30 p.m.) Loudon, September 17. 'Renter's correspondent at Frond

Headquarters, writing on Kith Si

temher, states: On the plateau east of Lafl'aux Mill. General .Mangin attacked in the morning in the direction of Angegardien on the Soixsons-Mau-Ix'Uge road, and Colomhe Farm, near ,I'ouy, and advanced one kilometre, on a front of four kilometres, capturing several positions in the valley separating Sauoy from the Plateau Jouy. Despite machine-guns and artillery sweeping the plateau and vigorous counter-attacks, the French maintained themselves in the' captured positions. The chief feature of the day's lighting was the capture of numerous subterranean passages dug under the plateau, wherein the Germans put up a desperate ami furious resistance and lost most heavily.