Evening star., 1916-09-13
PERONNE IN PERIL
ASRESU[T OF NEW
DRIVE ON S0MME
French East of Bapaume-Pe-
rome Road, Cut by Them
Yesterday.
COMPLIES NOW is PLACED
IN A DANGEROUS SALIENT
Capture of Bouchavesnes Village in
Night Attack Admitted
by Berlin.
BRITISH HOLDING TO GINCHY
Apparently Making No Effort to
Gain Ground in Conjunction
With the Latest French
Offensive.

LONDON, September 13, ? 40
p.m-Instead of resting on the
ground won in yesterdays great
attack north of the Somme, the
French continued their thrust
last night, capturing the village
of Bouchavesnes and a wooded
area nearby.
Bouchavesnes lies east of the
Bapaume-Peronne road, cut in
yesterdays drive, and its capture
with adjacent territory apparently
clinches French possession of this
main highway to Peronne.
Peronne Seriously Threatened.
Combles is now cut off from the south
and in a dangerous Salient. while Gen.
Foch is in favorable position for
:troke from the north at Peronne. which
appears seriously threatened by the new
French advance, ope of the most i'm
portant made in any single operation
since the Sonlme offensive began
The British. who hold the lines north
west Of Combles, are maintaining a firm
grip on Ginchy, but as yet apparently
have made no attempt to gain further
ground to the east. the war office today
reporting the general situation un-
changed.
Taken in Night Battle.
PARIS. September 10. noon. = The
French have captured the village Of Bou-
chavesnes, on the Somme front
The official announcement OF today says
the village, which is in the region of
Combles, was taken from the Germans.
last evening. The French also took by
assault wood 500 yards east of the road
from Peronne to Bethune.
On the Verdun front the French made
progress in the northern part of the
Vaux-Chapitre wood.
The official statement says:
North of the Somn1e fighting con-
tinued last evening with distinct sue
cess for our arms The village of Bou-
chavesnes was attacked toward 8
its entirety by our troops in a brilliant
night despite the enemy's resistance
He had strongly entrenched himself
During the night our infantry organ
lied itself in the conquered position
The Germans did not attempt a coun-
ter attack.
This morning our troops, continuing
their advance eastward. took by assault
the Bois Liable farm, situated 500
meters eastward of the Bethune road
southeast of Bouchavesnes. We took
some additional prisoners during these
actions, and captured a large amount
OF material No precise figures have
yet reached us on this subject.
To the north of Astre a surprise at
tack directed against a German trench
In the region of Andechy gained us ad-
ditional prisoners.
On the right bank of the Meuss
t.erdun 'front.' @e made some progress
In the northern portion of the Vaux-
Chapitre wood. Artillery fighting con-
tinues with moderate activity in the
Fieury-Le Chenois region. Every
~here else the night was calm"
Berlin Admits French Gain,
BERLIN. September 10. by wireless
to Sayville.-The capture by the French
of Bouchavesnes. on the, Somne front
is reported in the official announcement
from the war Office today. The state.
ment follows:
Front of Field Marshall Prince Run
precht OF Bavaria-The battle north of
the Somme has recommended Our
troops are engaged in heavy fghting
between Combles and the Somme The
French entered Bouchavesnes. Artil-
lerS duels Of great violence continue
on both sides Of the Somme
Front Of the German crown prince
East OF the Meuse fNerdun 'front.'. at
tacks made by the French in the sector
of Thiaumont and SouvilIe failed caus-
ing them sanguinary losses