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ENEMY ATTACKS REPULSED.

FURTHER BRITISH PROGRESS. AUSTRALIANS ON HINDENBURG LINE c . _ London, Sept. 19. bir Douglas Haig reports: The enemy opened a violent bombardment from many guns yesterday afternoon in the northern portion of the battlefront. The hre rapidly cut all telephone communication with the divisions in the line, The German infantry at 5 o'clock in the afternoon strongly attacked on a wide front from the neighborhood of Trescault nortnwards. The Guards, 3rd and 37th Divisions, completely repulsed the enemy at all points, with great loss. Another strong attack northward of Moeuvres was driven off with heavy losses. In certain localities bodies of the enemy succeeded in reaching and entering our trenches, where our counterattacks overwhelmed them. Our line in these localities was re-established intact. Many prisoners were taken, and great numbers of German dead lie before our positions on the whole front attacked. Southward of Gouzeaucourt the operations of the 3rd and 4th British Armies continued successfully in the evening and during the night. English troops progressed northward of (Pontruet, reaching the Hindenburg line. _ On their left the 4th Australian Division renewed the attack at 11 o'clock in the evening, and carried outpost positions of the Hindenburg line after heavy fighting, capturing many prisoners and a number of machine-guns. This division and the Ist Australian Division hold the outpost positions of tiie Hindenburg line on the whole of their respective fronts. Further north, severe fighting occurred eastward of Ronssoy and Epehy. We took possession of L'Empire and beat off detarmined counter-attacks. In the Villers Quislin sector, the 17th Division, which took several hundred prisoners, yesterday recaptured Gauche Wood, which the enemy had regained. Later they repulsed with heavy loss a strong counter-attack from Villers Quislin. Repeated enemy attacks on Gauche Wood in the afternoon and evening were repulsed. Successful local operations yesterday morning improved our positions southward and eastward of Ploegsteert, and a number of prisoners were captured Aus. N_Z. Cable Assoc, and Reuter. General Monash announces that the Australians on Wednesday took 3000 prisoners, 30 guns, and hundreds of ma-chine-guns and trench mortirs. The Australians are now right against the Hindenburg line. The United Press reports that the Germans vainly threw in forty batteries and six divisions at one point south-east of Havrincourt. The fighting was the fiercest of the whole battle, and the German death roll was fearful. The British withstood heavy counter-attacks. A French communique says: In the region of St. Quentin we are continuing our advance, and penetrated Contescourt, where the enemy is defending himself desperately. North of the Aisne there is great artillery activity. A strong enemy counterattack, on Moisy Farm was without result We maintained all our posts on the Vesle front. German attacks northeast of Courlandon were broken by our fire before they reached our lines. Enemy raids in the Champagne and on the heights of the Mcuse were repulsed.— Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc. FIRING ON METZ. SEVERAL EFFECTIVE HITS. Received Sept. £O, 11.55 p.m. Ottawa, Sept. 19. The United Press correspondent on the West front states that American aviators have reported that the American heavy shells are falling in the centre, of Metz. A big factory was hit, and" several direct hits on the fortifications were scored.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assoc. FRENCH EXTEND GAL\ T |S. Received Sept. 20„ U-55 p.m. London, Sept. 20. A French communique states:—Our troops on the 19th inst. continued their attacks in the region westward of St. Quentin, extending their gains, despite stubborn resistance. We advanced beyond Contescourt, which is ours. Southward, we reached the outskirts of Benay, on the plateau westward of Jouy. The enemy again counter-attacked unsuccessfully. We inflicted heavy losses on the enemy and appreciably increased our advance. GERMAN OFFICIAL. Received Sept. 31, 12.20 a.m. London, Sept. If). Wireless German official: Between Havrincourt Wood and the Somme the English resumed their attacks on our positions before the Siegfried front. The attacks northward and against the village failed. Between Gouzeaucourt and Havrincourt we repulsed tho English, who stormed forward several times with strong forces and armed cars. Epehy and Ronssoy remained in their hands. The enemy in the evening repeated his attacks on the whole of this front, and were everywhere repulsed after hard fighting. We brought the Australians, who advanced by Hargicourt and Pontruet, to halt westward of Bellicourt and Bellengiise. The Anglo-Frendi who attempted to break through at St. Quentin and northward thereof were driven back.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc, and Reuter.

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Taranaki Daily News, 21 September 1918, Page 5

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ENEMY ATTACKS REPULSED. Taranaki Daily News, 21 September 1918, Page 5

ENEMY ATTACKS REPULSED. Taranaki Daily News, 21 September 1918, Page 5

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