Magnificent British Victory.

Levin Daily Chronicle, 1 October 1918, Page 4

Magnificent British Victory.

On 30-mile Battle Front.

GREAT GERMAN [DEFENCE SYSTEM SMASHED. 20.000 PRISONERS IN THREE DAYS. Received this day, 10.50 a.m. London, September 30. Sir Douglas Haig report®: At dawn tlie battle was successfully developed southward to St. Quentin and. now .extends on a. thirty mile front between St. Quentin and the Sensee river. On our right we attacked across tihe Sehokllt Cana.l from Bell© Egliee northward. The Forty-sixth Division provided with lifebelts, mate, portable bridging " materials and rafts, covered by concentrated artillery and machinc-gnn fire stormed the main Hind en burg defences 'along the eastern ibank of the Canal. Despite the broad fell and dieptli of the Canal andi the strength! of the enemy defences, which include Belle EgTise, numerous tunnels and concrete works, we. captured the whole German position opposing w. Our troops pressed forward with great bravery and determination up the slopes of the lull beyond the Canal, l>r,honoring many. We captured Bello Eglise, le 'Harcourt and Magny la 'Fosse. Further north at the same hour the | New York, Tennessee and North and [ South Carolina troops under Maijori General Read attacked Utile Hindenburg line on a front of 5000 yards where the Canal passes through a tunnel. _ The Americans, pressed forward dashingly and captured! Belliconrt and Nauroy on the left bank. Fighting proceedls- in tlie neighbourhood of Bony. In the centre th:e British*, captured Vl'lliers Guislain. The New Zealanders cleared the "Welsh Ridge, breaking tip a hostile counter attack, and captured La Vacquerie and the spur between Bonavis and ■ Meanwhile th!e Sixtv-sepond Division secured, the. Canal crossing? and confr'iiuedl tkeir advance. They cantured Masnieres, iLe Hruesvere'es and the de. fensive system covering Rumilly. On 'their left the Second Division cm-o<s sod the Canal about iNoyelles and; advanced one and 'a half miles up rising ground eastwards o'f tfhte Canal line. . The Sixty-third Naval Division forced the passage elastward of Cnntaing and readhedi the southern outskirts of Cambrai. Ou the left the Canadians fought forward through the dePenslive system covering Cambmi into tlie outskirts of the town. Further north they captured Saneourt, beating off heavy counter attacks, while the English troops cleared thle slopes southward op the Canlal de Sensee/ We have captured 22,000 prisone'ra and 300 guns during three. d»ye.