Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-09-03
BATTLE IS FURIOUS AND 1T HAS INCREASED
 IN INTENSITY AS THE BRITISH ADVANCED
Break Thru the Line at Bullencourt Menacing linden burg Lines From the Rear and the Flanlzes-En-
 tire German Garrison Surrenders

With the British Army in France, Sept 2.-(By the Associated Press. J. The British have pierced the Dpocourt Queant line.
 In fierce battle, which has been raging since dawn and which will probably prove to be enc of the most important of the war, Canadian and English troops, at last reports had at one point driven in about five kilo- meters, or little more than three miles, and were still going.
 Rush Up Hun Reserves.
 The fighting was as furious as any since the war began and increased in intensity as the British battled their way forward, meeting the ever grow ing resistance of the enemy who had put in every available man and was rushing up reserves at the rear.
 Thousands of prisoners have been captured; the roads to the British rear are literally damned with them
 There has been fierce fighting in Dury, which was taken by the Brit ish and Mount Dury which the Ger mans held in great strength, was stOrmed.
 Kill Enormous Numbers.
 The British went On after killing enormous nmbers of the enemy. The Germans died fighting here, as else where.
 Cagnicourt wood and Cagnicourt have been captured and Bois De BOuche, to the southeast, is reported also to have been occupied.
 Australians Cross SOmme.
 Australian troops having crossed the Somme, capturing Peronne,, arc hopping it up during the course of which there has been brisk fighting in the streets.
 They have captured other towns and positions in the same neighbor- hood and one force is pushing north ward astride the Canal Du Nord.
 At last reports it had reached AL lanies on the east side of the canal and the high ground opposite on the west bank.
 BOche's Defense Strong.
 The canal Du Nord constitutes an- other heavily defended boche defense system and the British in the fight ing along this waterway have killed an enormous number of Germans who seemed to have been packed into that locality.
 Another force is pushing eastward following generally the course of the Cologne river from Peronne More Bapaume- PerOnne Road Taken.
 More .rof the Peronne- -Bapaume road has been taken.
 There has been heavy fighting in Sailly-S -Saillisel where 100 presOners were taken and another large group of Germans killed by the British. Other forces are pushing forward down the Hirondelle valley and are close to Noreuil which also is being approached from the north of Long atte.
 Overcome All Resistance.
 This force is engaged in overcom- ing heavy resistance. Early this morning the British began operating in the area northeast of Hendecourt.
 After three counter attacks on the town had been smothered the Brit ish. attacked the headquarters at the chateau from which 70 prisoners in- cluding a battalion commander and his complete staff were taken.
 British Are Too Fast.
 So swiftly did the British advance that at one point in the recent fight ing a complete horse ambulance. in- cluding two doctors and $50 prisoners were taken.
 At one place British officer with one man bombed an enemy trench and then advanced.
 German Garrison Surrenders.
 Eighty Germans of the garrison surrendered to the pair. The effects of the recent entente allied fire are shown in an order signed by General Ludendorff. which also apparently dis closes a shortage of German artillery. General Ludendorff says that during one 1llonth the allied shell fire de- stroyed 130 per cent of the German guns in action.