UNITED PRESS REPORT.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 October 1918, Page 2

UNITED PRESS REPORT.

ATTACK AT ST. QUENTIN.

[per PRESS ASSOCIATION.—COPYRIGHT.] LONDON, October ’ 2. The United press reports that the . Hindenburg system lias become a sieve and soon will be a memory and open warfare on a similar scale to the first invasion, will be made possible. British 90th Corps, in co-operation * with Australians on the right, smashed the German resistanco along the main' lino and traversed the supporting trench system, the Beaurcvoir line j taking Beaurevoir, Wiancourt, and Sequehart. This enabled a French advance straight eastward above St Quentin, cutting off the latter and compelling its evacuation. The French found it necessary to pierce the Hindenburg system only on .a narrow front, the Germans getting out of the trench which form 8 a semi-circle in front of the city.

THE ST. QUENTIN SUCCESS

LONDON, October 2.

The United Press Correspondent states: St. Quentin lias been one of the real bastions of the enemy superdefensive system. Its fall might have happened two days earlier, in connection with the Americans who had drive* hut for the unexpected strength of the Germans in itlie vicinity of Vendhuille, which enabled them to force a wedge between the Americans who had gone ahead, and the Australians, thus requiring that the latter should spend two days in mopping up. This delayed Vie plan, but- finally the Australians made a complete job of it as is shown by their capture of Vendhuille. Some of the finest fighting in tho whole operation was that of the British Forty-Sixth Divisions and part of the Ninth Corps, which, following tho Americans’ first rush, broke up the Hindcnburg line on the adjoining.sector, and maintained the alignment; They made prisoners of four thousand.

POSITION AROUND CAMBRAI.

LONDON, Oct. 2. The United Press correspondent savs: There are now fires burning in Cam bra i and the city is believed to bo heavily mined. Three great underground chambers there offered the Germans ail unexampled opportunity for mining. The Allies are still avoiding a direct assault. There were 1700 Germans taken prisoner in the capture of Crevcoeur and Rum illy, with all the heights northwestward of these. IN ARGONNE FOREST. NEW YORK, October 3. The United (Press • correspondent states the Americans have advanced 4» miles in Argomie forest, since the beginning of the offensive . A BRITISH ATTACK. (Received This l?nv at 10.15. a nO NEW YORK, Oct. 3. A United Press London message states the British attacked on a elevenmile front north of St. Quentin, taking Sequehart, Gotty, Ramicourt and Le Catelet. BRITISH RECAPTURES. .-.i T’.i* *>♦ U 25. a.mj LONDON, Oct. 3. . The United Press reports General Ilawlinson attacked on a ten thousand yard front at six in the morning between Bouy and Sequehart. He retook Le Catelet, Gouy, Ramicourt and Senuehart. and prisonered two thousand.