NEW BRITISH ADVANCE.

Taranaki Daily News, 30 September 1918, Page 8

NEW BRITISH ADVANCE.

Towards Cambrai. Many Prisoners Taken (London, Sept. 27 The United Press correspondent states that ...the British, attacking at dawn towards Cambrai, crossed a sevenmiles strip of the Uindenburg Line, including five miles of the CanaL du Nord. Tlie attack is on a thirteen-miles front, and the farthest penetration is over ' three miles. Hundreds of prisoners have been taken.—Aus.-'N.Z. Cable Asstt! The British have launched a new offensive along the Sensee Kivcr and made good progress. Jfew York, Sept. 27. The British are within three miles of Cambrai i London, Sept. 27Sir Douglas TTaig reports: During the past few days the Ist and Bth Divisions of the 9th Corps, under Lieut,General Braithwaite, have captured T»y hard fighting at small cost an intricate system of trenches and strong points in the woods and villages north-west of St. Quentin, talcing 1500 prisoners. Enemy counter-attacks have been Tepnlsed with great gallantry and deter-mination.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. and Reutef. New York, Sept. 27. The French have captured Butte-du-Mesnil, Butte de Taliure, and Cernay, •with 7000 prisoners. They also carried the German positions from the Siuppe to the Argonne to a depth of three miles-—Aus.-N.Z. CaMe Assn.

THE GERMAN VERSION.

REVERSES ADMITTED. Received Sept. 29, 5.5 p.m. London, Sept. 27. A German official report states. We repulsed partial attacks eastward of the Meuse. Austro-Hungarians specially distinguished themselves. Franco-Ameri-cans advancing westward of the Aisne and eastward of Argonne employed mij merous tanks. Our advanced posts, in 'accordance with orders, retreated, fighting, to their allotted defence lines. The enemy reached the heights north-west-ward of Taliure and as far as Fontaine en Dormois, where our reserves shot the bolt to the enemy's local break through. The enemy's attacks between Auberive and south-westward of Sommepy, also northward of Cernay, broke down. Between the Argonne and the Meuse the enemy reached Blainville, Montfaucon and the-bend of the Meuse north-east of Montfaucon, where he was brought to a standstill by our reserves. —Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assoc. and Reuter.