Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-03
SUPPLY OF FUEL IS
RESTORED TO
ALLIES
ALLIES DRIVE ON
GAIN MUCH GROUND OVER WIDE
TERRITORY FIGHTING Ex-
TENDS OVER A FRONT TWEEN.
TY MILES IN LENGTH.

London, Sept British 3 troops adj
vancing on wide front in northern
France and Belgium have taken Lens,
Queant and Wulyerghem. The Ger
mans under the terrific blows Of the
British evacuated Lens and Wulverg-
hem BY powerful drive against the
southern end of the Wotan line. the
British occupied Queant
Lens is the key TO the French coal
fields, which the Germans have held
since the early days of the war.
Queant is he chief batstion on which
the Southern end of the WOtan
switch lines rests The British ad-
vanced two miles to the eastward OF
the Wotan line and are now three
miles from the new German defense
lines.
Advance on Douai
london, Sept. 3. t435 p. Nj
~Enblain, between six and seven
miles southwest of the German key
position OF Douai has been captured
by the British, according to informa-
tiOn this afternoon.
Retreat in Confusion
With the British Army on the Flan-
ders Battle Front, Sept. 3, (Noon -
The Germans are reported to be in
wholesale retreat amidst scores of
greatest confusion opposite the Third
British army, south of the Somme.
The War in Summary
Field Marshall Haig, British
army, has won an overwhelming vic
tory in Northern France and the
Germans have been forced into a
new retreat over front of more
than 20 miles, giving up Lens,
Queant, Waulverghem, Vronville
and possibly other places
The smashing of the Noton line,
the chain OF positions supporting
the northern end of the Hindenburg
line, the occupation of Lens AMI
Queant and the continued sweep
onward by the British represents a
triumph comparable with the deci-
siye victory at the Marne.
The British advanced four miles
on a twenty-mle front in Flanders
capturing over 10000 prisoners
Monday and adding an enormous
number of captured to this toll to-
day.
The gateway has been opened to
the great French coal fields that the
Germans have been utilizing since
they swarmed into France in the au.
tumn Of 1914.
Lille which the Germans have
been using as base since the early
days Of the war will have to be
given up If the British advance CON
tinues much farther.
Already British patrols are push.
Ing In the direction of the mighty
German bastions at Cambrai and
Douai.
The whole German front running
far into Belgium and southwark into
Picardy has been shaken by the
British victory.
The Hndenburg line which the
Germans termed their Gibraltar in
France is crumbling and the Brit.
ish are striking sledge-hammer
blows toward Douai in an effort to
work down behind this chain Of
Notifications from the north.
While the British pound away at
the northern flank the French and
Americans are thrusting with Wig
orous strokes against the southern
flank.
The Germans continue their re.
treat across great front pursued
and harassed without pause by the
allied fighters
The taking Of Queant was an
achievement Of vast strategic i'm
portance for the southern end Of
the Woton support line rested there
Following the occupation OF
.Queant the Brtons plunged onwart
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