The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-06
British Mop Up Eastern
Bank and Push For
ward Rapidly
FIRE OF THE BIG
GUNS DWINDLING
Enemy Making Desperate
Efforts To Get Them
Out of Danger
fRv Associated Press.l

With The British Armies In
France, Sept, 6.-Australian troops
have crossed the river. Somme on q
wide front to the south Of Peronne.
British troops have captured the
towns of st. Christ, Brie, LIE Mesnil,
Doingt and Athies and are now ad-
vancing to the east of those places.
long the whole front from its south
ern extremity to the Bapaums-
ambgai road the FIRE OF the enemy's
big guns is dwindling. This tndi-
Gates that the Germans are making
strenuous efforts to get their artil-
Iery behind the Hindenburg de-
fenses.
The British have captured more
posts around Hayerincourt wood.
In many places north of the Sen
see river the Germans are firing
thousands of gas shells indiscrim-
inately.
The Germans launched three
counter attacks against Hill SO in
the Llys salient. Two were repulsed
and once the British fell back to the
north of the Hill for a moment.
Further north the British have
reached the crest Of the important
ridge northeast Of Wulverghem.
West of LaBassee the British
have reached Canteleux and are
pushing toward Vfolaines. Many
fires are raging and explosions are
occurring over the whole area from
which the Germans are retreating.
Attention frequently has been
called to the Somme Du Nord and
Tortille water line as being a check
to the progress Of tanks. This check
now has been overcome and except
in the north there is now no water
line between ftee entente allies and
the Hindenburg line.
y From Havrincourt the British line
now runs to the west of Equancourt
and through Bussu to Mond-an-
Chaussee, Athies and Matigny, three
and half miles northwest Of Ham.
The British Report.
London, Sept. advancing east
of the river Somme to the south of
Peronne, the British have captured
the villages of St Christ -Briest and
LIE Mesnil -BrunteI, Field Marshal
Haig reported in his official state
ment today A number Of prisoners
were taken by the advancing troops.
On the Flanders front the British
are established in portions OF the
old German front line east Of Neuve
Chapelle and in the old British line
in the F'auquissa-t. sector.
The British also have advanced
northwest Of Arnentieres
North of Peronne, British forces
are in possession OF the town of
Bussu and are in the immediate vic
unity of Templeux-Ia F'osse, Nurlu
and Equancourt.
Southeast of Peronne the British
have reached AtEies and Mons-e :.
Chaussee. They have captured the
village of Doingt.
Tins Fronch Report.
Paris, Sept. 6.-French troops last
night continued to push forward on
the entire front between the Som
me and the Vesle, says todays war
office statement.
South of Peronne, French troops
made further crossings of the Som
me in the region of Epenancourt.
Further south, the Ham -Peronne
road was reached at several points.
South of Ham the towns Of LIE
Plessis Patte-d'Oie and BerIancourt
were captured anu sun 1uIlASI HOutdI
the French pursuing troops pushed
beyond Guivry, Caiilouel- Crepigny
and Abbecourt.
The American troops advancing
from the vesle have captured the
town of Glennes, southeast OF Re-
villon and have advanced their lines
as far as the outskirts OF Villcrs-en-
Prayeres, on the Aisne.
In the region north Of the Ailotte
the French reached the outskirts Of
the Sinceny and the plateau north
Of Landricourt and south OF the
AiIette the advancing forces are