El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-02

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Americans captured VoormezeeIe, and
several strong German positions In
that immediate vicinity
On their entrance into VOorme-
zeeIe. the invaders found that all
that remained OF the town was
piles Of debris. for the shell fire
had been 80 intense that hurdly
one brick was left standing upon
another.
AS the Americans advanced. the
German rear guards. from what little
cover remained. opened up with their
machine guns. but these were qulckly
silenCed without much trouble Else
where in the same locality, the Amer
leans also advanced the line. keeping
in contact with the retreatiug enemy
Counter attacks by the Germans re
suited in their gaining little more
than slight foothold, which, IN every
case, was quickly loosened by British
and American reattacks. In most
places. the Germans did not even get
q foothOld, for the advancing lorna
tions were met with hurricanes OF
fire. under which they melted away
There has been especially heaNy
fighting in the whirlpool Of the battle
around Bullecourt and Hendecourt'
where the British are holding posi-
lions almost resting against tie Dro-
Ccurt-Queant, or WOtan line.
RulIecourt Changes Hands.
1t is believed that Buuecourt itself
has thrice been lost and won in the
past two days. First. the British
were in the town and then the Ger
mans While one side had the control,
the machine gunners and Domoera
from the other would filter IN and ger
the position. and then the place would
become most active. From ruin 10
ruin. through cellars and through
old and new trenches. the fighting
has continued. and all Of the time al
most the came tactics were being fol-
lowed in the country surrounding
In the language Of the soldiers,
It has been n 'dog fight here for
two days
The British have retired only when
hordes Of Germans appeared. but their
retirement usually has been 70 the
positions where they could pour ma
chine gun bullets into the enemy
Heavy losses were inflicted upon the
Germans Just now it appears that
Bullecourt and Hendecourt are AGAIN
in British hands and that the cellars
dugouts and hiding places are belns
mOpped Up. Similar fighting has been
going on in the villages or Escousl
St Nein and LOngdtte, and lnese
places also are in the possession OF
the British
Ground Covered With Dead.
The ground I'm front Of the BRUSH
lines throughout this region is pilea
with dead Germans, FOR the Britlsl
have not hesitated TO temporarily
retire slightly. I'm the face Of strong
enemy attacks when il appeared thal
their own strength could thereby be
conserved and at the same time secure
an opportunity TO NOV down masses
Of Germans These tactics have haa
q most disastrous result Tor the zoe
and that the British have not lost any
thing is shown by the fact that their
casualties continue extremely light
while all positions are finally re-
tanned
At Mount st. Quentin. the Germans
have counter attacked again and again
at great cost, but the line there re-
mains intact
Enemy Evneuates Peronne-
The enemy seems 20 have removed
virtually Everything ne had in
Peronne. for he relied that the Town
surely must come into British hands
soon. but nevertheless there was
fighting there before the place was
captured
Late Saturday. the enemy delivered
powerful counter attacks east OF
Fremicourt. on the Bapaume- CaIilol -l
road. the infantry being assisted. &C
cording TO reports by a few tanks
The Germans succeeded in penetrating
a short distance. but the British i'm
mediate1v reattacked and the GROUND
which the Germans had occupied
quickly became a shambles. In TINS
operation. the British captured many
prisoners. Among the Germans ceal
at this point was battalion com
mander.
British Counter Attacked.
The British We're also counter at
tackled at Vaulx-Nraucourt the Ger
mans gaining counter in the north
east section Of the village and holdlns
IL for a time only to be driven of
South OF the Arras-Cambrai road
the advance continues During the
night it was held up by a strong fire
from a lone trench, just south OF the
road. The Germans appeared deter
mined TO hold on here. and fought des-
peratelv- Finally. the British -Siche1
orr from their positions and charged
fi,a enemy During the fight that fol-.
lowed. the British either killed or cap
tured every man Of the enemy gar
rison. and in addition bagSed 10 ma
chine guns This was accompllsnel
with casualties so light as 10 souna
incredible IN fact. the number was
so small that it was not made known
In the north. the Germans steadily
continue their retreat.
On Heels OF The Huns.
In the Lys salient. the British are
on the heels Of the Germans Beyond
Vierstraat and Noormezeele- lne
enemy has fallen back east OF the
have reached Doulif and la Greene
Ravelsburg ridge has been captured
after some opposition by German rear /
guards. who put up fierce though
brief fight. Other advanced troops
are on the outskirts OF Neuvre Eglise- I
Lfnedenhouk and KENNEL villages
have been captured