The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-29
BRITISH PASS
FURTHEST LINE
OF LAST YEAR
Germans Are Driven Back
on Plain From Vimy
Ridge to DOuai.
GROUND IS A GRAVEYARD
Canadians Capture Woods of
Monchy and Last Strong
hold in Vicinity.
GROUND Is A GRAVEYARD
By PERRY ROBINSON.

SPECIAL Cable Despdtch 10 The srs from the
London Times Serrice.
copyrigAf. 1913; oil rights ,ese,red.
WITH THE BRITISH Army IN france.
Aug 2S--In the rolling country south
of the Scarpe and across the valleys
Of the Cojeul and Sensee rivers the
men OF the First British Army. under
Sir Henry Horne, are hghting now in
a region well beyond the furthest
point to which we penetrated in the
battle in this area last year.
On the plain which slopes gently
from Vimy Ridge to Douai. We are
practically once more at our furthest
eastern line. for Gavrelle and Arleux
are ours, although now as then the
Germans are clinging stubbornly to
positions in Oppy Wood.
Last year as now we broke through
the lower end OF the enemy's line a;
Fampoux, far to the north of Gavreile.
This morning We were on precisely
the same line. the only difference
being that on the north bank Of the
river We had gone further than ever !;
We had reached beyond Roeux and
held positions Immediately north Of
Pelves.
Maps Repeat Themselves.
Some Scots batta,tpns are fighting
here, Just as they hammered their va
through the defcnces OF RoeuI in May,
c. 20 h. =
produced that the lines on M maps
from Arieux TO the Scarpe showing our
positions a year and quarter age
served to show also the exact line o'
our starting place this morning. Below
the river the lines now are being drawn
IN new places.
II was the Canadian troops that won
a great success here east OF Aonchy
The Canadians yesterday cleared and
captured the famous woods, the Boss du
SaTt and the Bois Vert For nearly
a year while We held Monchy the enemy
held these woods and the ground be
tween them is almost one great grave
yard Yesterday the Canadians carried
both woods and the last OF the enem:
strongholds. the ruins ot Pe!ves upon
The rive- bank.
East o. the woods the Carsdiar
patrols pushed on 20 the edges OF Boiry'
SoSre Dame and the out.S'-'s o. Rerny
They forced a passage o, me Co5sli be
rord srrohart Factory and entered VS.
er-Artois simultaneously otls- cana
/ dams captured Cherisy. Saiie Scottsf
troops crossed the Sensse !n'o Fcntaire
! les-Croisilles.
On Ground Lost In 1914.
Last year English troops reached
Cher.sy but could not stay there. Th'
story ot the struggle for Fonta!ne-Ies
Cro!silles forms ore ot the b:ood!es
pages IN the history or the war. ou
that is all behind US now Since yester
! day the Canadians and Scots have beer
! on ground that British soldiers have TO
/ reached since 1914.
! Local gain or loss OF ground counts To-
I little when the end is not territorial. bu
. to break the strength aGd spirit OF tn
Z German armies. Even IN this region ~
Typographical feature, however fortified
, mas more than a secondary irnportanc'
As an outpost OF the great German !in'
! Of resistance behind here, namely III
} Drocourt- -Queant extension OF the Hin
| den5urg line.
! But II small local gains count any
: where they should count here. At Fon
! ta!ne-les- roiSi,lNs va are on the oil
, H!HdenbuTS line Itself To the eastward
CoHtiHued on Sec, nd Puoc