In the West

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 46, 19 September 1918, Page 5

In the West

ENEMY COUNTER-ATTACK,

FRENCH MAINTAIN CAINS.

Press Asspciation^T^pyright \ Austra lian and ;N.Z. 'Catle Association.'' ;,.- '^R^ceived"9.2o a.m.) ;• ' - '. : '"\ 'London,' September 18. The Germaris'are' violently"-counter-attacking' at Sahcy, north-east of Sblssons. Tlie r; French "maintained 1 their gains. "' , " ' FRENCH FIGHT FIERCELY. GERMANS EXPECT HEAVY ;•"' ;.;;■';; *, f BLOWS. • •;.■.' . Press Assocmtion— Copyright Router's Sejryij^."-. . ' London, September 16. .; Renter's correspondent" at French headquarters reports'the: fiercest fight? ing on -Sunday':- at: Ti'gerwobd, nearVailly, where the French -overcame -stubborn resistance and advanced their line." • ■''"•'•

; General Mangiri Captured Hill 154, Vauxaillon • 'and Meunejeau. Each of these places dominates the Soissons—iMaubeuge. Road for two kilometers,, and the Chemin des Dames.

The French also occupied Hill 189; dominating Vailly, : at the head of the Sancy arid Jouy valleys. Judged by the corpses, the enemy losses musthave been 'exceptionally heavy. Thej Germans are still holding the plateau of Jouy, but the French overlook the positions:"''"'' '•'. ' ■•'". - ' ~ There is plenty of '.evidence that the' enemy is anticipating further concert-" .ed- attacks in various places. ■'•"'?

. A captured order points out that tJ&e tAlli«ss 'must now he expected to .strike heavy blows. The order N he-" Wails-ithe lack of assault troops as rendering'the jjSrospeets of successful-coiinter-at'ta't'ks for effective resistance impossible: ' '• ' Recent prisoners state that every efforjb has been riiade to suppress allthe/news' of the American success at iftlarming rumors prevail. The general Impression seems to be that the American victory js so overwhelming that the German Command dare not admit the fact.

EAST OF ST. MIHIEL.

ENEMY BURNING TOWNS'. v- London, September \7. Jt-euter'si correspondent with AraeiTcW.Headqiiarters states that evidence is accumulating that the enemy intends, to withdraw behind the. Hut" denburg line in Lorraine, if further pressed/ '' The burning' towns along the rivetMoselle are likely to fall into our hands. They include Pommartin •:u\d Lockbausse,; botli of which are within 'k the Hindenburg line. |S- The Germans arranged for Austrian "troops to bear .the brunt of the attack east ofsSt. Mihiel, and ordered theift tp hold its back until all the Germans were withdrawn. The Austrians 'cofc' sequently'suffered the heaviest, e/tfpeciallyifu prisoners. The entire artillery of the Thirty-first German Divi T sioh was captured-.. >'

THE AMERICAN ARMY.

REPINCTON'S ADVICE.

AUGUST REINFORCEMENTS.

Pruss ! vAssui—Copyright.—Australian lian and N.Z. Cable Association. "' r I London, .September ,17|..;, ' The* Press Bureau states,'that the number of American, trppps. : that,, em- ' barked for Europe in (August was u si3,6(p, whereof 180,000 wore'in Brit>, islr shjps. , ; ~ .... ~,., ~.(.

ALLIED REPORTS.

DESPERATE ENEMY FIGHTING.

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• -' r >l ! -'».,..,:,,,..,-London, September 18. ■ Sir iPouglas Haig reports; As the j 'rfe'siitt ■ ,, : opera t,joiiSj,j .we„ gained possession of Holnon village. This' morning, we attacked, vinorth-west-ward of St., .Qiientin.. Last night-, the enemy- attacked at. Moeuvres .under; cover of a heavy.harrage and pressed: us back-to the western, outskirts, .f>( I the. village... By ;a.' t su/;'cesgful .. incuL (Operation in the.night.time.;.we.slight- i .-ly advanced the-'- line,. t jpimediately .south,, 0f,.. La Basse. Canal.,,. ~. ,"; ;ii ~., j

FRENCH PROGRESS. IN FRONT OF ST. QUENTIN. ■r on'aisne-ailette front. Press/ Association—Copyright, Austra,, - . lian 'arid N.ft. Cable Association. : ' ' (Received 8.55 a.m.) .' - " -'I/dridoh', September 17. A French communique states: West of St. Qiientin we progressed in the Holnon-Savy district. Wo coritiriued' to enlarge our gains between the Ailette and the Aisne. We progressed by local attacks on the plateau east and north* of Allemant. We ea'ptured i» the morning after sharp fighting a strongly-held point east of Saucy.;:: The' number of bodies. found 'nortlr of. Laffaux proves the heaviness of-the enemy losses in the recent 'fighting. The Germans on the Tesle front- 1 thrice' counter-attacked our positions in the' Glennes region, but were, repulspcl witn heavy losses. Six fjiiemy aeroplanes were felled on the;i6th/ 'Our bombing squadrons dropped ten tons at night on enemy atatimis, bivouacs and aerodromes, despite a tempest.

HEWS OF THE ADVANCE.

BRITISH CAPTURES.

'•ess Association—Copyright, Austo lian' arid NTZ."' Cable Associatiw ~»•'-;.'.;. ; (Received 9.50 a.m.) 'h ••■ ('.'New Yfirk, September 18. Tlie. British advanced three miles .tt/St., Qiientin arid captured fifteen hundred prisoners. ! The British surrounded Epchy arid crossed the Hin(lenhufg, line at Villeret and Gouzeaomir.t.j,,.,. BRITISH AND FRENCH. SUCCESSFUL ATTACK. ■Press: Association—Copyright, Austra. .' lian jind. N-Z. Cable Association. "'.■ ' "' (Received 9.55 a.m.) ,' ' '. London, September IS. .- The United Press correspondent, reports: The British attacked on a considerable front.: at Peiziere.s, and Savy wood at 5.20 in- the mqrning. The French from Savy southward arc adviujoing',' supporting the flank simultaneously. Despite heavy rain, the attack is progressing successfully.

A VISIT TO THE FRONT.

Prens Associs tiou —Copyright, Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received 9.55 a.m.)

Loudon, September 18

| Colonel Repington, on visiting the i'British front, warns the War Cabinet against relying on artillery, aviators, and tanks. These auxiliary .services' are wonderful, he says, but it is the infantry which storms and holds;, the; positions. It is essential that .drafts should he received to enable the infantry to be properly rested and trained. It „wa« not the tanks that Avon the battle on August 8; it \*ns the grand Dominion infantry, which attacked with the firm intention of succeeding. No tanks shone in the supremely wonderful adventure of'the- 1 Australians in the night surprise of .Mont St. Quentin. The way to ruin the infantry is to teach them to" ■Jva'it for someone else to do their''jblfi'-fW way to ruin the army is for a'badly-' advised Government not to keep the infantry units to their strength.. I

AUSTRIANS IN BELGIUM.

ENCOUNTERS WITH GERMANS.

Press Association—Copyright, Austra* linn and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received 8.55 a.m.) Amsterdam, September 17. Thirty thousand Austrian troops are employed on garrison duty in Belgium. Several bloody encounters j between the Austrians and Germans j occurred because the Germans alone | were ordered to the front.

NORTH-WEST OF ST. QUENTIN.

BRITISH CAPTURE HARGICOUKi

"ress Association —Cop* i ignt, Australian and N.Z. Cable- Association. (Received 12.50 p.m.) New York, September 18. Tim British captured HargicoiU't.