Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-09-03
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 The British attack launched south C. the Scarpe river early this morn ing had as its jumping off place the positions close to the German de- lenses reached several days ago. A furious battle, involving extensive possibilities is in progress, but up to this hour reports were lacking at correspondents headquarters as to the result of the attack. Bullecourt, Hendecourt and the surrounding territory were we'll in British hands at the time the advance began. The Germans are known to have brought up re-inforcements here and it is reported that all five of the I heavily wired trench lines of the ene- my defense system are strongly gar- risoned.
 A break through this line here will take the British into the open coun- try and menace the Hindenburg line from the rear and the flank.
 The attack was launched on a con- siderable front at five a. m. with strong British forces. The Germans had tried repeatedly, but unsuccessful ly, to eject the British in the fighting of the last three days from the posi- tions whence today's drive was started, so advantageously near the famous German defensive system
 There has been heavy fighting in Buissy, northeast of Queant where large numbers of prisoners have been captured and some progress has been made against the northern end of the Queant- Brocourt line for some distance.
 All during the night there was very heavy fighting around the Brit ish positions, which were almost jam med up against the great German de- fense syste.
 Piles of dead Gerans was one of the results. During one enemy attacy a sergeant with machine gun killed sixty Germans who tried to rush him.
 It was soon after o'clock in the morning that the massed British can- non broke loose with a roar that was heard for miles in crash barrage.
 The whole sky seemed ablaze as thousands of British shells poured in- to the German wire and lines.
 When the barrage raised the Cana dians and English swarmed over the top.
 Just behind them were numerous tanks of all sizes.
 They had been over only minute when the enemy opened with a coun- ter barrage, which is said to have been by far the strongest he has put down since the British offensive be- gan.
 The instant the British appeared the Germans in many cases jumped out of the trenches and held their hands high above their heads.
 In some cases, however, the ad- vancing British met with hail of machine gun bullets, but notwith- standing they pushed on.
 Quickly the first line was over come.
 From all along the line came re- ports that Germans in dugouts were absolutely panic stricken. and any of them were found covering in holes and screaming with fright.
 By 7:30 o'clock the British had completely passed the German front and support lines.
 It was then that the motor machine gunsh dashed onto the good roads at the Gerans rear.
 Tanks also managed to get through and they are working far in advance of the infantry.
 Some of the fast motor machine guns are reported by the. airplanes to have made their way along the canal Du Nord on the roads between Douai and Marquion, while others are re- ported to be holding the bridge heads against large numbers of German re- serves, who certainly are coming up| in the rear.
 < Along the Arras-C Cambrai road the British have made good progress and