THE FRENCH OPERATIONS.

Colonist, Volume LX, Issue 14871, 20 September 1918, Page 5

THE FRENCH OPERATIONS.

MARKED PROGRESS WEST 01' ST

QUENTIN

IMPORT ANT CAPTURES

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nieco-vcd September 19. 11.SO p.m ) London, September 19.

A F:vuo;i communique states: —

During the day our troops, operating in eont "motion with the British Army, progressed in the region west of St. Quentbu between Holnon and Essigny-le-(?ra.iid on a front of ten kilometres.

Notwithstanding a desperate... resistance, •*•<? advanced our lines an average I depth of two kilometres nnd reached tlie woVk-rn ..utsLirts of Franeelly ancj Siloncy We captured Savy Wood and j ! Fontaine. , • ' j ' Farther south we hold the southern [outskirts of Contescourt. We apprc;ach<!'l Essigny-le-Grand and took j several hundred prisoners. North of the Aigne we continued t:> ' make progress west of Jouj*. The enemj- delivered strong oounter-attack« ,on the plateau east ...of Allemant. Our counter-attack drove the enemy; back ;anc! resulted vi fresh gains oi ground land pvi&'oners. . ■