Americans Reach Kreimhilde Line.

Levin Daily Chronicle, 5 October 1918, Page 3

Americans Reach Kreimhilde Line.

Franco-British Advance East of St. Quentin. Extensive German Retirement From Lens Turkey's Awkward Predicament. Received This day 9. a.m. NEW Y O RK, October, 3. The Americans have reached the Kreimhilde line south of Brieulles. The Kriemhilde is a prolongation of the general defensive system from Laon and is believed to be heavily fortified# PARIS October 4, The Americans in conjunction with the French advanced three miles east of Rheims. The British have captured 4,000 prisoners north t>f St. Quentin. <' The French have advanced east of Les Duis (north east of St. Quentin). American submarine chasers destroyed two Austrian submarines at Durazzo. v Received This Day 11.20. a m. PARIS, October. 4. The Serbians have entered Nish (the old capital), also and "Vrania. NEW YORK, October. 4. The British have advanced six miles between Arm entieres and Lens. . [EfcECTHIO TELEGRAPH —COPYRIGHT.] fPER PBEBB ASSOCIATION.! Another 4000 Prisoners. ' Turkey's Flight,

BAGGED IN NEAV BRITISH ADVANCE. ' HiAIG HOLDS HIS GAINS. Received! this day, 8.45 a.m. London, October 4. Sir Douglas Haig reports: At dawn the Brutish infantry amd tanks attacked on an eight-mile front from Sequehart to the Canal northward of Bouy. T'lue attack was successful at ■all points. On the right of the attack the (English and Scottish' of the 32nd Division , re-took Stequehart, talking prisoners, and later beat ofi a counter-attack with . lOCS. In the centre the iEnglish .stormed Ramicourt and WLaiicourt,. prisoneiting several hundreds, while the Second Australian Division broke through the i Fonsomme—Beaurevoir line west andi southwest of Beaurevoir. Pressing for. waiwL the troops of these two Divisions, • accompanied by tanks, reached the western outskirts of Montbrehain audi secured the high ground southward and fcouthwiestwardj of Beaurevoir. On the left of the attack the English mud Irish forced tine passages of the Scheldt Ofinal at Gouy and Le Catelet, - capturing both villages andi the high ground eastward. The enemy counter attacked strongly in. this locality in the afternoon andi heavy fighting continues. We prisonered a large -number Sn Übiese successful operations. On- the remainder of tihe St. QuentinCambrai baittlefront only patrol encounters occurred wherein we secured prisoner's. ■ In the area of the enemy's withdrawal northward of the Scarp© we progressed steadily all day, maintaining constant pressure on the German rearguards. Lens has been cleared of the enemy. Our advanced detachments have ireached the general line Avion,V Vien, Hantay, Wicres, Herlies, and we , are eastward of Bois 'Grenier. ! Wei occupied Armentieres. Received this day, 11.5 a.m. London, October 4. Sir Ifouglas Haig reports:/ At the conclusion' of yesterday s figh. ting we hold the ibagh ground a mile northeastward; of • Sequenart and had successfully Beaten off counter attacks at Gouy, Le Oatelet and Sequehartt. We prisonered over 4000 in yesterday's operations north of St. Quentin. During the night local fighting to our advantage oocurredl souibhiwestward of Beaurevoir and on the southern outskirts of Caanbrai. We slightly advanced our poets northeastward of Epiney and repulsed a hostile' attack on our post southward of Biachesevast. Northward of the iSoarpe we made progress between Oppy and Mericourt and more northward our advanced troops reached the railway eastwardt of Lens and tihe general line Vendin-le-"Vjen-—Wingles — Berceau — Foumes-en-Weppes—HoupTines. m ... An American communique says: With the French we drove back the enemy and took Mont Blanc and other 'positions in the Champagne. Between the Moselle and the Argonne forest there wiw artillery and patrol activity.

CAiN SHE KEEP CONTACT WITH GERMANY. 'Received this day, 8.45 a.m. j London, October 4. In order to avoid; the invasion of ' "Austria and keep Turkey in the war, it will be necessary for the Central Po■wers to establish a new line on the Danube front-where they have an excellent railway. The only troops available are 33 Ger_ man and, thirteen Austrian divisions in 'Russia and these are of inferior quality. The diversion of troops there means the abandonment of the gains of the Brest Litovslc treaty. Germany's control of the Blacik Sea allows her to reinforce Constantinople very quickly, but'it is very doubtful whether she can afford to send troops to Turkey. We have captured 60,000 prisoners and 325 guns in Palestine since September 19. The Turks have considerable forces at Aleppo, but the serious danger now threatening .pie will probably compel the transfer of the greater part of the Turkish Army f«r the diefenoe of European territory.