The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-02
AMERICANS ARE
MENTIONED AS.
FIGHTING ON THE
FLANDERS FRONT
British Report Tells of
Them Capturing Several
German Positions
BITTER FIGHT
FOR BULLECOURT
Town Has Thrice Been Lost
And Won in the Last
Two Days
BITTER FIGHT
FOR BUIlL.ECOURT
90 AsRoclatea Presa.l )

(5y Associated Press.9
With The British Army In Fland-
ers. Sunday, Sept lin their first
lighting in Belgium the Americans
Cd eured Voormeselie and several
stE8ng German positions in that i'm
mediate vicinity. On their entrance
ii Voormeselle the invaders found
flaa all remained Of the town were
plies OF debris, for the shell fire has
been so intense that hardly one
bTiek was left standing upon an
other.
As the Americans advanced the
German rear guards from what little
cover remained, opened up with their
hine guns but these were quick.
ly silenced without much trouble.
Elsewhere in the same locality the
Americans also advanced rhe line,
kaaping in contact with the retreat
ing enemy. Counter attacks by the
&grmans resulted in their gaining
little more than a slight foothold
which in every case was quickly
loosened by British and American
sft8cks. In most places the Ger
mans did not even get a foothold for
the advancing formations We're met
iEh hurricanes of fire under which
Trey melted away. There has been
especially heavy lighting in the
whirlpool of the battle around Bulle-
court and Hendecourt, where the
British are holding positions almost
resting against the Drocourt-
Qneant, or Wotan line.
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1T is believed that Bullecourt Itself
has thrice been lost and won in the
past two days.
First the British were In the town
and then the Germans. While one
side had the control the machine
glnners and bon.bers from the
other would filter in and get the
position and then the place would
become most active. From ruin to
ruin, through cellars and throughold
trenches the lighting has continued
and all of the time almost the same
tactics were being followed in the
country surrounding. In the lam
guage OF the British soldiers 1T has
been a dog fight" here for two
days.
The British have retired only when
hordes of Germans appeared but
their retirement usually has been
to the positions where they could
pour machine gun bullets into the
enemy. Just now it appears that
Bullecourt and Hendecourt again
are in British hands and that the
cellars, dugouts and hiding places
are being mopped up. Similar fight
ing has been going on in the villages
19 Elscoust, st. Mein and Longatte,
and these places also are in the
possession of the British.
Ilaa ground In front of the British
lines throughout this region is piled
with dead Germans for the British
have not hesitated to temporarily re-
tire slightly in the face OF strong en-
emy attacks when it appeared that
their own strength could thereby be
conserved and at the same time Sc
cure an opportunity to NOW down
masses OF Germans. These tactics
have had g. most disastrous result
for the foe. The British casualties
continue extremely light while all
positions are finally retained. At
Mont st. Quentin the Germans have
at great cost but the line there re-
mains Intact.
Peronne Swept Glen.
The enemy seems to have remov-
ed virtually everything he had in
Peronne for he realized that the
town surely must come into British
hands soon, but nevertheless there
was fighting there before the place
was captured.
Late yesterday the enemy deliver
ed powerful counter attacks east OF
Fremicourt on the Bapaume Cam
brai road, the infantry being assist
ed. according to reports, by few
tanks. The Germans succeeded in
penetrating a short distance but the
British Immediately reattacked and
the ground which the Germans had
occupied became a shambles. In this
operation the British captured many
prisoners. Among the German dead
at this point was a battalion COM
mander
The British were also counter att
tackled at Vaulx-V -Vraucourt the Ger
mans gaining a. corner in the north
east section OF the village and hold
ing 1t for a time only to be driven
OF. South OF the Arras-Cambrai
road the advance continues. During
the night it was helS up by a strong
fire from a lone trench just south of
the road. The Germans appeared to
be determined 60 hold on here and
fought desperately. Finally the
British kicked Off from their
positions and charged tho enemy.
During the fighting that followed the
British either killed or captured ev-
cry man of the enemy garrison and
in addition bagged fifteen machine
guns. This was accomplished with
casualties so light ais to sound in
crediable In the north the Ger
mans steadily continue their re-
treat.
In the Lys salient the British are
on the heels of the Germans Be-
yond Yierstraat and VoormeseIe the
enemy has fallen back east of the
Ypres- Confines canal. The British
have reached Doulif and Lacreche.
RayeIsburg ridge has been captured
after some opposition from the Ger
mans rear guards who put up a
fierce though brief fight Other adj
vanced troops are on the outskirts Of
Neuveeliz. Lindenhouk and Kemmel
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