Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-03

treat. He now has in this southern
/ before he reaches the Hindenburg lin G
from st. Quentin northward.
. TIDE OF BATTLE EBBs
AND FLOWS AT MANY POINTS
BY Associated Pressl
/ WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN
l FLANDERS. Sunday, September LIN
Americans captured voormezeele and
/ immediate vicinity. On their entrance
/ into Noormezcele the Americans found
that all that remained of the town was
/ piles OF debris. for the shell fire had
been SO intense that hardly one brick
was LETT standing upon another.
AS the Americans advanced the Ger
| cover remained. opened up with their
| machine guns. but these were quickly
Silenced without much trouble. Else
where in the same locality the Ameri-
/ cans also advanced the line. keeping
IN contact with the retreating enemy.
smIlnd r, tack by the Germans re-
Il slight foothold. which in every case
vas quickly ioosened by British and
the Germans did not even get foot
hold. for the advancing formations
melted 1'Sars ~, away under hurricanes Of fire.
ing in the whirlpool of the battle
around Bullecourt and Hcnecourt.
Where the British are holding positions
L
Qucant or Wotan line.
1t is believed that Guilecourt itself
n mas i mr. been los, and won in the
N the town and then the Germans.
While one side had the control the
machine gunners and bombers from the
ton and then the place would become
,aost active From ruin TO ruin,
through cellars and through old and
ne" trenches the fighting has con-
tinued and all of the time almost The
same tactics were being followed in
me country surroundinG. In the lam
EuaGc OF the British soldiers IL has
hcen dog fight here for two days
tiHITISI NOW MOPpING
UP HARD-wON POSITIONS
me British have retired only when
.'o'ueS oil Germans appeared. but their
retirement usually mas been 70 rho no
sit.ons where they could pour machine
gun bullets into The enemy. Heavy
losses were inflicted upon the Germans.
aust now, now II appears that Bullecourt
ano hendicourt again are in British
hands and that the cellars, dugouts and
n!;alng places are being mopped up.
similar lighting has been going ON IN
the villages of Escou-,-St Mcin and
t.onEate. and these places also are in
INC possession OF the British.
me ground in front OF The British
mes throughout this region is piled
Win dead Germans. for the British
rave not neSitated TO temporarily retire
shGht!y in the face of strong enemy at
lacks when i, appeared that their own
strength could thereby be conserved
ana at the same time they could get an
Germans. These tactics have had a
most disastrous result for the foe and
ina, u inc British have not lost anything
is shown by the fact that their casue
tiiieS continue extremely light, while
all POSITIONS are finally retained.
~ Mont St Quentin the Germans
at great cost, but the line there re-
mains intact ,
The enemy seems to have removed
virtually everything he had in peronno
Tor ne realized that the town surely
must come into British hands soon, but
nevertheless there was fighting there
before the place was captured
ENEMY DELIVERS
STRONG COUNTERBLows
Late Yesterday the enemy delivered
no~erfui counterattacks east OF Free
nlicourt on the Bapaune- Cambria Road
me infantry being assisted, according
| 70 reports. by few tanks The Ger.
mans succeeded in penetrating a short
n ra;.n: put the British Immediately
Ieal'acked, and the ground which the
/ 1erihans had occupied quickly beca me
shamhles. In this operation the Brit
~, in Sapsured many prisoners Among
battalion commander.
The British were also counterat
, rit at aulx-Vraucourt. the GER
section OF the village and holding !,
ior a time. only TO be driven off, South
oi the Arras-Cambrai Road the adj
! vance continues. During the night il
vas held UP by strong fire from a
rome trench Just south of the road The
oermans appeared determined to hold
on here and fought desperately. Finally
.me Br!tish kicked or from their no.
SiIions and charged the enemy. .rne
brtish either killed or captured every
Ii ino OF INC enemy garrison. and In adj
dition bagged fifteen machine guns
rms Is vas accomplished with casualties
80 Hgnt as to sound incredible. In fact,
she number vas so small that il was
not made known In the north the
treat. '"e" ie-
In the Lys salient the British are on
V W. .cels or the Germans. Beyond
tierstraate and Voormczeele the rnemv
mas ma; fallen back east OF the Ypres- Co.
T, l,,,s, ANA The British have reached
i,ouiit and La Creche. Rayclsburr
lI"ee mas been captured after SOM.
gpapS!tiom from the German rear
brief fight 'iouS"
VIner advanced troops are on the
putFElrts OF Neuvc Eglisc. Linden
: nouck and KENNEL village nave peen