Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-09-29
ALLIES CAPTURE
COMPLIES BY STORM
French and British Drive Ger
mans From Base.
.1,2o0 PRISONERS ARE TAKEN
iFreaicourt and Woods Beyond Seized
by Joffre's Troops-100 Machine
/ Guns and other War Material
Found in Stronghold.

London, Sept. 27.-Combles was
captured by the allies in hand-to-
hand battle through the ruined streets
and maze of defenders. British and
French forces share the honor of tax
ing the German base which has been
their immediate objective for weeks.
Continuing their successful often
sive the French late in the day won
a wood north of Fregicourt and strong
ly defended positions between Corne
woods and west of Atbaast woods,
Paris officially announces the cap
ture of 1000 prisoners and more than
100 machine guns. General Haig also
claims rich booty in Combles
French Report Of Battle.
The French midnight communique
says:
The fighting continued successfully
curing the day north of the Somme,
the allied troops extending their gains
of yesterday and attaining the object
ives set for the day within a few
hours
Beginning in the morning, the
French troops, continuing their offens-
i've, captured all that part of Combles
situated east and south in the direc-
ton of the railway. French patrols
then secured contact with the ele-
ments of the British right wing, which
were cleaning up the northern and
western sections of Combles. In a
short time the entire village was in
our hands.
THE booty captured at Combles Is
considerable, the Germans having
stored in various underground posi-
items an enormous quantity of ammu-
milton and material of all kinds. We
found about 100 wounded who had
been abandoned by the Germans. Com
ibles is filed with German bodies.
Advance in North.
''In the afternoon our troops adj
vanced further, capturing a small wood
north of Fregincourt and half way to
MOrval, and the greater part of the
strongly organized ground between
and east of the Bethune road.
''The number of unwounded prison
ers taken by us since yesterday and
so far counted is more than 1000. UI
to now we have been able to count
only 100 machine guns"
Attacking the German positions ST
simultaneously from the north and
south, the British and French WED
with each other to be the first to en-
ter COmbles, the honor falling to Gen
eral Haig's men. However, the French
were able to occupy the southern out
skirts and Combles cemetery, on the
eastern edge of the town.
To the east of COMPLIES the Ger
mans were rolled back from fortified
villages, which they strove stubborn
~ to hold. BY the capture of Fregi-
court, a mile east of Combles, by the
French, the allies forged a steel ring
around the town and cut the only line
of communications that the Germans
still held
The Germans tried unsuccessfully
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front by attacking south of Bethune,
These attacks were repulsed.
Pushing forward in powerful night
attacks after strong bombardment
of the German positions, the French
occupied both Combles cemetery and
the outskirts of the town.
COmbles res about midway between
BapaI - and Peronne, the other two
Objectives of the allies.
The British are only three miles
from Bapaume.
British Take COMPLIES.
The report from General Halls
says:
Yesterdays operations were entire
ly successful. Fifteen hundred prison
ers have already reached the collectin.
stations and more are arriving. Mucl
material has also been taken.
Further progress was made las
night and this morning, a strong re
doubt between Les Boeufs and Guede
court being taken with its garrison.
Our troops entered Combles iron
the west and are now overcoming al
resistance there. The enemy's losse
We're enormous"