The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-18
WONDERFUL LAND
SHIP IN BATTLE
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came from an alrman'S wireless
which said tank is walking up the
high street Of Flers with the British
army cheering behind"
1T was an actual fact. One of the
motor monsters was there enjoying
the German heads"
how the tanks" pushed their way
through and over brick cottages,
crushed German machine gun posi-
tons and dugouts and told how sur
prised were several German officers.
made prisoners and hauled aboard
the land battleships.
Begin Closing in.
LONDON, Sept. 1S.-British troops
began closing in upon Thiepval last
night after capturing Mouquet farm.
and took several German trenches
south Of the village, General Haig re-
ported this afternoon West of Mou-
quet farm, the Germans, resisting
desperately the advance OF the British
pincers, entered British trench by
a heavy counter attack, but were lat
er driven out.
The ThiepvaI village position which
has held up the progress OF the Brit
ish left wing since the Somme Of
fensive began July 1, was made most
precarious for the Germans by the
loss of the we'll fortified Mouquet
farm yesterday.
North of Martinpuich, Haig's men
improved their positions last night
and east of Courcelette minor attack
on enemy trenches was successful.
The Germans bombarded various
parts Of the British line with great
violence last night, as If in prepare
ton for a counter attack.
Asquith's Son Killed.
LONDON, Sept. 1S-Raymond As.
quith. son of the British prime minis
ter, has been killed it was announced
today.
He was the eldest son of the prime
minister and lieutenant in the gren.
adler guards. The official announce.
ment said he was killed Friday.
/ Premier Herbert Asquith has five
sons Three of them have seen ser
vice since the beginning OF the war
and Arthur was wounded at the Oar
denelles. Raymond Asquith was re
Gently in France and it is more than
probable that he was killed in the
great battle on the Somme front Fri
/ day, when the British resumed the of
| fensive.
Successful Bombardment.
| LONDON, Sept. 1S.-British nava
taeroplanes successfully bombardeC
! the German atrodrome at ST. Denis
Westrem in Belgium yesterday, the
admiralty announced today. One o.
the flyers was forced to land in HoI
land where he was informed
Cannot Stop Onward Rush.
! by Ed. L. Keen, United Press Stat
Correspondent
LONDON, Sept 1S.-The most des
perate Teutouic counter attacks have
failed to stop the onward sweep o
the Anglo-French armies on botl
sides of the river Somme.
The German war Office this after
noon admitted the loss of Berry
Deniecourt and positions between
Barleux and Sermandovillers in tn,
new French drive south of the river
The capture of Deniecourt has not We
been announced from Paris, though
an official statement issued at moor
reported the vi-iage surrounded TIL,
French war Office last night reported
the capture of Berry and Vermando
yillerS.
North of The Somme. the British
closed in on Thepval last night afte
repulsing German attacks, Genera
Haig reported and captured enem,
positions south of the town.
Aside from the allies successes oil
the Somme, the word that the Rus
sian and Rumanian forces have haltet
their retreat in southeastern Rumani,
and are now making a stand agains