The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-02
Break Through Drocourt-
Queant |FSwitch" on
TWo-nile Front
OVERCOME SEVEN
ENEMY DIVISIONS
G erm a n Troops We're
Heavily Massed to Pro
tect Ground Taken

Canadian Headquarters in France,
Sept. a2.--(canadian Press.) Cana
dian troops attacked this morning
astride the Arras-C Cambrai road on
a front OF five miles and broke
through the Drocourt Queant switch
line on a, front OF two miles.
The Canadians ara reported to be
in Dury and also to have reached
the western edge of Cagnicourt. Con-
siderable fighting is taking place on
the high ground between Dnry and
Etaing. A large number OF Ger
mans have been taken prisoners
London, Sept. Q. II .. m.)-The
British have penetrated the vitaIly
important Drocourt Cueanf switches
OF the Hindenburg line, according To
reports from the battle front this
afternoon. They have reached tfa
western edge OF Cagntcourt. about
two miles northeast of Queant.
A large number Of prisoners were
taken in this forward push against
extremely stubborn enemy resist
ance. The Germans had seven DIVE
sions massed on a front Of five miles
there.
The British advance along the Cam
brai-Bapaume road is continuing.
On this road the British are ap-
preaching the village Of Beugny,
nearly four miles northeast of Bap-
aume. but 1t is not yet definitely re-
ported captured.
The taking OF the Drocourt 0ueant
line. In which tanks co-operated. Is
considered of enormous Importance,
IL the British can maintain their
gains. Very heavZ lighting is ex-
pected but it viii be open fighting
and considered likely to be costly
to the enemy.
Front OF 100 Miles.
Paris, Sept 2.-The allies ara
keeping up the battle in the faco
of increasing resistance by the en-
eny and more than that they have
extended the fighting until it now
embraces q front of some 40 miles
from Ypres to SoissonH. This is
moro than many Wen informed OBJ
servers had hoped for.
Peronne has fallen and with IT the
enemy's last chance Of holding on
to strong defensive position along
the Somme.
While the principal features now
are being performed ON the British
part of the battle line. Gen. Mangin
continues to forge ahead, adding
every day to the enemy's losses and
TO his danger. Gen. Mangin's sue
cess Is due not only to the vaIor
of his Franco-American troops but
TO the skill In maneuvering that he
has shown.
Not contenting himself with at
tacking frontaily the heights be-
tween Crecy- Mont and Juyigny,
he maneuvered at the same time BY
the south and filtered through suc-
cessfuliy the long raYine running
through Vaux-Regis, Chavigny, Ju-
vigny, Leury and Passing by pasly,
Cuffs and Crony he is forcing the
Germans TO retire on their LEFT as
far as Bucy-le-L Long and thus giving
completeness and solidity to the
movement.
French troops last night made ad-
dttional progress on the north of
Soissons, gaining ground in the
woods west Of Coucy Ie Chateau, the
war office announced today.
Germans Retreat.
Paris. Sept. 2.--( (Havas. -Entenle
allied airplane observers report that
German conveys are moving to the
eastward In the region of Roisel and
beyond that town. Roisel is about
seven miles east of Peronne. The
Germans are said to be rapidly mov-
ing their stores or blowing them ND.