Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-02
BRITISH PIERCE
H|NDEN4URG LINE
At VT Al SECTION
Fight Their Way Through Seven
Hun Divisions on Five Mile
Front; Punish Foe Terribly.
GAIN TOWN AFTER TOWN
Nv Associated Press to Every Evening

Ry Assoctstcd Press 70 Every Evening
london. sept , = m rhc Brush
havr penetrated he yitallt important
Drocorirt Oucant switch 81 the tilnden-
burg line. according - reports from he
battle FRONT this afternoon They have
reached the western cdgc OF CagEieoirt,
about two miles northeast 81 Quennt
4 large number oi prisoners were tax
cn IN thiS forward rush against extreme
L. stubborn enemy resistance he Ger
mans had seven divisions messed on q
front of five miles IN tins area.
An attack was launched this morning
~ Canadian and English troops IN the
important sector south OF the Searpe IN
the Arras region The war office IN Its
announcement today reported that good
progress was being made.
To the northwest of Qucant, the village
Of Ricncmrt lex Cagnlcourt and the Ger
man positions south OF that village werc
captured last night by the British, to
gcther with several hundred prisoners.
Southeast of Bapaume the British have
drawn nearer Ia the village OF L. Trans
lov and on the line between Bapaume and
the Scarpe a further advance has been
made towards Noreull
On the Flanders front the British have
advanced ;tS far Is the lvs rNer east oi
Eastaires while farther northeast IN q he
direction Of y pre- the village OF Neuve-
/ Fglis mas been captured
IL Translox the important point on
/ the line between Bapaume and Peroune
where the Germans have been holding
i stubbornly i considered bN he British
todaY aS virtually III their hands They
have captured the village Of killess aa-
] FIos 10 the north and Ie rransloy now Is
outhaukcd on both sides
The capture Of Norsiil northeast OF
Bapaume was reported this morning
Between 1000 and iQo0 prisoners
were taken Is the Australians IN tbs
/ vicinity Of Peronne YESTERDAY
/ The French lnct with light setbac,
to the east oi Nesle. losing the crest O
hill -. which they had captured during
last night
The British advance along the Cambrai
/ Bapaumc road Is continuing On thc
road the British are approaching the vi
lagc Of Beugny. nearly four miles north o
Bapaume. but il IS not yet definitely re
! ported captured
The official statement issued at , q cloei
by the War OffifI.cc reads
YESTERDAY Welsh and eastern count,
troops captured SAillIsel and Sally
Saillisel after heavy fighting
"The English have drawn nearer l.,
Transloy and NofeHil, where they took /
number of prisoners RlcncoHrt-lez
Cagnicourt and the German positions soutl
Of the village we're captured during tn,
night bv English and Scotch troops, to
rcther with some hundred of prisoners
.In the sector south Of the Scarp
Canadian and English troops attacked 4
5 5o'clock this morning They ware report
ed to be making good progress.
In the Lys sector we have reached tn
Iys river east of Estalres and have cap
tured Neuve Eglls.
Pans. Sep, French troops las
night made additional progress on th
front north Of Scissors, gaining groun
in the woods ewest Of Coucy-le-C Chateal
the war office announced today
An advance also was scored IN tins II
gion. to the east OF pont st Mard
The Germans twice counter attacke
along the canal du Nord al the yillag
of Campaqne. but the French position