Arizona republican., 1918-09-03

 HAVING TAKEN PERONNE, ARE
 M0PP|NG| T UP
Capture Other Towns Across
 Somme and Kill Enor-
 nous Number of Germans. Thousands Taken Prisoner

WITH THE BRITISH FORCES IN FRANCE, Sept 2.-(By The Associated Press.)-Australian troops having crossed the Somme, capturing Peronne. are moppingit up. During the moppinc Up there has been brisk fighting in the street. They have captured other towns and positions and one force is pushing northward astride the Canal Du Nord. At last reports they had captured Allones on the east side of the canal and the high ground opposite On the west bank
 The Canal Du Nord constitutes an other boche defense system and the British along this waterway have killed an enormous number of Germans who seem to have been packed into this locality.
 Another force is pushing eastward. following the course of the Cologne rlver from Peronne. More Of the Pe- ronne- Baqaume road has been taken.
 Heavy Fighting; Many Killed
 Inere has been heavy fighting in sally Saillisel where 100 prisoners were taken and another large group of Ger mai-s killed by the British. Other forces are pushing forward down the Hlrondelle valley and are close to Mo reull which also is being approached rom the north of Longatte. This force IS engaged in overcoming heavy re- sistauce
 Early this morning the British began operating in the arc northeast of Hen decourt. After three counter attacks on the town had been smothered the British attacked headouarters and the chateau from which 70 prisoners in cludins battalion commander and his complete staff were taken. Eighty Germans Surrender
 50 swiftly did the British advance that at one point in the recent fighting complete horse ambulance, including two doctors and $50 prisoners were | taken. At one place British officer | with one man bombed an enemy trench and then advanced. Eiyhtv Germans of the garrison surrendered | to the pair.
 The efefcts of the recent entente atlled artillery fire are shown in an or
 ier signed by General Ludendorft whlch also apparently discloses a short age ct German artillery. General Lu- oendorf says that during one month the allied shell fire destroyed 13 her cent Of the German guns in action. He dlreets that strong counter battery measures be taken.
 Continue to Advance
 lhe British, assisted by the Ameri can troops, continue to advance in the Lys salient on the heels of the retiring 1ermans' driving the enemy rear guards before them. Doulieu and le ,Nerrler have been occupied. ,Y OnnOSitiOp daralona5
 wreck but it was beaten down. The ad- vance east of Kemmel continues. The
 British have gained ground toward Il Spanbroek Moulin.
 Ihere has been heavy fighting in
 bulssy, northeast of Queant Large , numbers of prisoners have been cap- tured and progress made against the ; northern end of Queant- -Drocourt line.
 Sergeant Kills Sixty Huns During the night there was heavy ilghtlng around the British positions. winch were almost damned up against the great German defense system. files Of dead Germans was one of the results. During one enemy attack a sergeant with machine gun killed l sixty Germans who tried to rush him.
 It was soon after five o'clock in the : morning that the massed British can l non broke loose with a roar that was 6 heard for miles in a crash barrage. g The whole sky seemed ablaze as I thousands of British shells poured into ,. the German wire and lines. l Tanks Follow Over Top Q When the barrage raised the Cana l 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 counter barrage. which is said . to have been by far the strongest he g has put down since the British oi . t fensive began.
 The instant the British appeared the s Germans in many cases jumped out of the trenches and held their hands high
 above their heads. In some cases the s British met a hail of machine gun t bullets. They pushed on. Quickly the first line was overcome Germans Are Panic Stricken s From all along the line came reports 2 that the Germans were panic strick en , and many of them were found cower-
 ing in holes, screaming with fright | By seven-t thirty the British had
 passed the German front and support } lines. Then the motor machine guns , dashed out into the good roads at the German rear. Tanks also managed to \ get through and they are working far
 in advance of the infantry.