Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-09-04
PETONNE FALLS TO ALLIES.
Railroad Center on Sonnme Taken by
British and Australians.

River Somme, taken by the Germans
in their offensive OF last March, was
recaptured to-day by forces OF Field
Marshal lIaig.
The towns Of Bullecourt and Nor
vel also were captured by the Brit
ish.
The British have reached the sub
lMrbs Of Lens. Large fires are burn
ing In the neighborhood Of Lens and
Armentieres. These are regarded as
an indication Of further German
retirement.
The British line in the Lys sector
now runs as follows:
From Iillebeke to Voormezeele to
Vuerstraet to Lindenhoek to La Gre
che, to Doul!eu, to the western edge
OF La Gorgue. a suburb Of Estairs, to
La Couture and then to the old bat
tie line north Of Festubert.
All the places mentioned are In
British possession
London troops have captured
Bouchavesnes and Rancourt. To-
gether the English and Australians
In the two operations took more than
two thousand prisoners.
The British day statement reads:
yesterday evening the enemy re-
peatedly counter attacked our new
positions at Mont st. Quentin and
was repulsed on each occasion after
severe fighting, lea ing prisoners in
our hands.
We have n'.de progress in the di-
rection Of '.e lransloy and during
the night '"ared the enemy from
the village OF !.ongatte and Ecoust-
st. Mein, taking 100 prisoners.
North of the Arras-Cambrai road
more than SO prisoners were cap
tured by us In a successful minor op-
Grafton east Of Harcourt
In the Lys sector our advance is
continuing. Our troops have crossed
the Lave river and are approaching
the La Bassee- -Estaires road"
French Take Many Germans.
Paris, Sept. lin the region
north OF Soissons French troops last
night stormcd the town of Leury and
captured a thousand Germans, the
French war office announced to-day.
French troops have crossed the
Sommc canal at Epenancourt, seven
miles south of Pcronne, and Rouy
lie Petit, two miles northeast Of
Nealc. has been captured by the
French.
Berlin, Sept. 1.-The Official state
ment issued to-day by the war office
reads:
Between Ypres and La Bassee We
shortened our front by giving up the
salient which projected toward Haze
brouck, thereby relinquishing KEN
mel to the enemy. The German
movements, which had been carried
out few days ago, were unnoticcd
by the enemy.
yesterday the British advanced
with strong forces against our old
lines. Our mixed dctachments which
had been left behind in the forefeld
Of the new positions are in fighting
touch with them.
The enemy occupied KENNEL and
followed up beyond Bailleul and
Neuf BerQuin and across the River
Lave.
ION the Arras-Cambrai road,
British infantry attacks collapsed be-
fore oar positions. Strong enemy at
tacks between Hendecourt and
VauX-Vraucourt, which were renew
ed several ii; IS until evening, broke
down. Afte huctuating fighting
Bullecourt ana Ecoust-St.- .-Mein re-
manned in the hands OF the enemy.
Between Moryal and PerOnne,
English and Australian divisions at
tackled after violent artillery preDa-
ratiOns. Near Morval and southwest
Of Rancourt they were repulsed.
BOUchavesnes was held by counter
attacks.
Further south our line at the con-
clusiOn Of fighting ran to the Bou-
haveSnes-Peronne road.
ENEMY attempts to cross the
Somme near Brie and st. Christ were
frustrated. Between the Somme and
the Oise the French launched strong
attacks AGAINST our canal positions
and the massii northeast OF Noyon.
"F'rench divisions which advanced
In the evening on both sides Of Me-
sle were arrested by our counter at
tacks.
"Towards noon, between Beaulieu
and Morlincourt attacks carried out
in unison broke down with heavy
losses to the enemy.
"In the evening the attack, which
again was launched, consisted of
separate thrusts and was everywhere
repulsed. Strong enemy forces
which advanced north o: Variesnes
and across the Disc near Bretigny
were thrown back.
Between the Disc and the Aisne
the infantry battle commenced again
yesterday evening after strong artil-
lery fire. Immediately south of the
Disc the enemy was unable to ad-
vance. owing to our artillery and
machine gunfire. On both sides OF
Champs the enemy advanced in force
from the lowlands of the Ailette, but
the old situation was restored by a
counter attack.
Between the. Ailette and the
Aisne the enemy's attacks and par
tial thrusts continued. In the even
ing the enemy atarted forward With