The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-03

There has beeu fierce lighting In Dpry,
which was taken BY the British and
Mount Dury, which the Germans held in
Great strength was stormed. The Brit
ish went on after killing enormous NUM-
bers Of the enemy. The Germans died
fighting here, as elsewhere.
Cagn1court wood and Cagn1court have
beer captured and Bots Gle Bouche. to
the southeast, is reported also to have
been occupied.
There has been heavy fighting IN
BUissy, northeast Of Queant, where large
numbers CT prisoners have been cap
tured, and similar progress has been
made against the northern end OF the
Drocourt limo for some distance. All
during tho night there vas very heavy
fighting around the British positions
which were almost janlned up against
the great German defense system Piles
Of dead Gernans was one Of the results.
During one enemy attack sergeant
with = machine gun killed sixty Ger
1rnns who tiled to rush him
1t was soon after O'Clock in the
morning that tho maxSed Brttiah cannon
broke loose with a road that was heard
for miles in crash barrage. The whole
sky seemed ablaze as thousands Of Brit
ish shells poused into the German wire
and lines.
when the barrage raised-the Canadians
and English swarmed over the top. Just
bcniud them were numerous tanks OF
ell Sizes They had been over only a
minute when the enemy opened With .
counter barrage, which Is said to haVe
been by far the strongest he has put
down since tho British offensive began.
The instant the Bsttish appeared tho
Germans in many cases jumped out OF
the trenches and held their hands h12n
above their heads. In some cases, now
ever, the advancing British met with
hail of machins gun bullets, but, not
withstauding this, they pushed on
Quickly the first line was overcome.
From Ill along the line there came re-
ports that Germans in dugouts were ah-
solutely pantc-stricken, and many OF
then. 9are found covering in holes and
screaming with fright.
Sy 7.ao o'clock the Brias hhad oofn-
ple.ely passed the German front and
support Limos. 1t was then that the
motor machine guns dashed out onto the
good roads at the German rear. Tanks
also managed to get through and they
ere working far In advance OF the IL
fantry.
Some Of the fart motor machine guns
are reported by the n-planes 70 nave
made their way along the Canal du Ford
on the roads between Souai and Mar
ouotn, py1i1o Others are reported to %
roldin9 the hridgeheads against largo
numbers Of German reserves, who GER
tstnly are coming up in tho rea-.
Along the krras-Cambra1 road tile
British have made good progress, and
v1,uers-lez-Cagn agn1court, which was pro-
tected by special bolts Of wire and
powerful trench system, was tho scene
of desperate fighting. Both "nliers-lez-
caqptcourt and Cagr1court 40 in Brit
ish hands, and the British have carried
rho battle con siderably to the east OF
this.
Lo-..DoN, Sept. 2-Thc strongly
fortified German system Of defense
known as tho Drooourt- Queant line,
soutn Of tho Scarpe river, was carried
ON a Wide front today In an attack by
canadiane and English troopa, aided By
tanks, according to Field marsha1 Haig's
communication, issued this evening.
LONDON, Sept. 2~(7:1o p. MY
British troopr today captured lie Trans
low, eoutheaEt Of Bapaume, and took the
whole OF st. Piorre vaast wood.
Tho procourt-Quennt switch line was
brokeu IN two on q SIX mile front, Many
nrisoners vere captured by the British.
Considerable progress Was made by
Field Marshal Hatg's foreor on tho
whole thtrty-three milo front between