AMERICANS ADVANCING TOWARDS METZ

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 309, 18 September 1918, Page 5

AMERICANS ADVANCING TOWARDS METZ

VAILLY CAPTURED BY THE FRENCH

SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONS BY THE BRITISH • By Telegraph-ProB! Asaooiatlon-Ooryriirht. New York, September 16. . The United Press Agency in London learns that the Americana havo advanced two or three miles towards Metz on a front of 33 miles, and that Metz ,18 being bombarded by long-range guns—Aus.-N.Z. CablelAssn. THE PRESIDENT'S CONGRATULATIONS Washington, September .15. President Wilson has sent the following message to General Pershing:~ ''Accept my warmest congratulations on the brilliant achievements of the army under'your command. The boys have done what we expected of them."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.' 1 . SIR DOUGLAS /HAIG'S TRIBUTE. '. (Rec. September 18, 0.50 a.m.), London, September 16. Sir Douglas Haig, in a special'order, congratulated General Pershing on the victory in the initial American offensive. "We convey to all ranks our unbounded admiration "and pleasure."—Aus.-N.Z. Cabe Assn.-Reuter. . v. —^ — GERMAN ORIGINATOR OF GAS ATTACKS CAPTURED. (Roc. September 17, 7.25 p.m.) ; ' ' London, September 16. Reuter's correspondent at American Headquarters states that the Ameri-jahs-captured at Thiaucourt Professor Otto' Sclimeeruknse, the exploiter of chlorine gas,for military purposes, who is reported to have been developing some new atrocity of "Kultur."—lleuter. TRIBUTE TO THE NEW ZEALANDERS v ■ ■' ,: • *".. ! (Rcc. September 18, 1.35 a.m.) London, September 16. Mt. H. P. Robinson, reviewing the New Zoalanders' fighting since August .11, says: "They were almost continuously' in the front line, and were splendidly workmanlike. They held at times a. front extraordinarily wide for their strength. Their successes were won very cheaply, especially at »J!ouzeauco;irt, Bapaume, and Royaulcourt. Their total casualties for the whole advance were below the number of prisoners taken."—"The Times." " $> THE OFFICIAL REPORTS ■■ ; . SUCCESSFUL BRITISH MINOR OPERATIONS. • London, September 16. Sir Douglas Haig reports:—"We conducted a successful minor operation during the night astride the Ypres-Oomines Canal, advanced our lino on a front df over two miles, and captured a number of prisoners and machineguns. Raiding and patrol encounters occurred in the neighbourhood of Moeuvres and Gavrolle. We established new posts in tho vicinity of SnuchyCauchy and Oppy."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reuter. FRENCH CAPTURE VAILLY London, September 16. ' A French communique states:—"Between the Oise and the Aisue we continued our progress, and carried Mont de Singes. Further south we captured Vailly."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reuter. ( THE ENEMY REPORT (Rec. September 17, 9.40 p.m.) London, September 16, 6.55 p.m. A wireless. German official report states:—"Tho enemy between tho Ailette and the Aisne has somewhat extended the point at which he broke through on tho previous day, and obtained a footing on. the southern part of tho valley between Cotes-Lorraine and the Moselle. Vigorous infantry engagements liavo developed before our new positions. The oncmy by tho Hyening stood approximately on a lino from Fresnes to St. Hilnire, Ilaumont, Rembercourt, and Papes (? Prctre) Forest."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.Reuter. , THE WAR IN THE AIR (Rec. September 18, 0.50 a.m.) London, September 16. The Air Ministry reports: "On the night of September 15-16 our aeroplanes heavily and repeatedly attacked four enemy aerodromes with excellent results. They started 'four fires, wrecked three enemy machines that were on tho ground, demolished two hangars, directly hit two other hangars, lit a transport convoy four times, and bombed the railways at Metz-Sablonsi causing a firs. We successfully attacked the railway junctions at Mainz and the sidings at Karlsruhe with good results on both targets. We scored jeventeen direct hits on Karlsruhe, whore 3J tons were dropped. A total of 850 bombs, 16J tons. AH our machines returned."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable ABsn.Reuter.