THE FRANCO-AMERICANS.

Taranaki Daily News, 11 October 1918, Page 6

THE FRANCO-AMERICANS.

FIGHTING SOLIDLY London, Oct. 9. A French communique reports: Northeast of St. Qijeptin we, in conjunction with the British, attacked this morning on a front of ten kilometres, and, despite stubborn resistance, we penetrated strong positrons and made important We captured Fontaine-Utertre and Bellecourt Farm and reached the south-western outskirts of Essigny-le-Petit. We conquered the woods east of Tilloy, Hill 134, and the village of Bouvroy. Hitherto over 1200 prisoners have been secured, including 500 captured at Bellecourt Farm. _ ' On the Suippe front fighting continued all day. The Germans strove vigorously to recover the captured positions, but their counter-attacks on the north; bank against Orainville and the Pontavert bridge-'head were repulsed. Farther east the enemy several times unsuccessfully attempted to eject us from Bazancourt. North of the Ames the Franco-Ameri-cans gained fresh successes, supported by tanks. They drove back the enemy over three kilometres north of St. Pierre d'Arnes. On the right bank of the Aisne we captured the plateau north-east of Outrey and reached the southern outskirts of Lancot, taking numerous prisoners. American official: We captured Cornay and, against stubborn fighting, continued to advance in the Argonne forest. French and Americans, eastward of the Meuse, brilliantly attacked in the vicinity of the Bois-de-Caires and the Bois-d'Aumont and occupied the villages of Consenvoye, Brabant, Haumont, and Beaumont, and drove the enemy well beyond them. We, in co-operation with the French, are astride the Meuse, pushing back t'he enemy from the scene I of the desperate struggles for Verdun, i To-day's total of prisoners exceeds • 3000, of whom 1000 were taken by the • French eastward of the Meuse. This , command has taken over 4000 prisoners !in the last few days.—Aus. N.Z. Cable : Assoc. and Renter.

GERMAN OFFICIAL. London, Oet. 9. Wireless G«rman official: There has been fresh heavy fighting between Cambrai and St. Quentin, in Champagne and on the Meuse. We repulsed the enemy I south of Cambrai and north of St. Quentin The enemy gained ground m the Surf tto sitikWd. m are fighting westward of Bohwn,