The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-09-03
LIENS CAPTURED BY BRITISH
IN SMASHING OFFENSIVE;
CAMBRIA LINE THREATENED
Huns Perilously on Verge of Disaster Because of
Swift Unexpected Blow of Allies-Take
10000 Prisoners.
(BV Associated PresS)

(By Associated Press)
has been dsSdn S north Pn and %n%e
northeast Soissons and Loan railway with great vgor
s well as line the right along the north 5ank Of the
south vest The lines Of the enemy for hours have
be 5en edns Su"St @ n % oras @ villages
n vitih. Wth the British Army France Sept 3-Whis
inside the Drocourt- -Queant line today, attack
launched Just to the south where strong British force
s lime o Again there has been FURIOUS uric fighting
has suffered terrific losses
Operation by the French south may
counted to work toward such result There is hint
pending southern
burg line is under Franco American uressure.
On front Of virtually miles just below Ypes
Peromle on the Sonme the German army is in retreat
This retrograd is voluntary the part Of the
enemy but has been forced by the emting blows inflicted by
Marshal Focl during the last six weeks.
advance ored and German casualties in killed or wounded
are declared have been notably high their ticky massed
So speedy the retirement if the enemy
ne has not met with disaster erolsy the OF
CAPTURE HAMBLAIN-LES-PRES.
A e m sttaf vafs
Pres just south Of the scape in the direction Of Doua
CONTINUED ADVANCES.
troops north the Asne in spite of the strong enemy resistance
reported General Pershng his for Monday
secten North Of the 2isns troops have
s to v3he % spite Of the of the and have
o5 s a% they No % M ss two
local hostile attacks west of Fes repused with oses
GERMAN LOSSES HEAVY.
had hospital while probably
than 1900 additional captures have been effected the
At place along the battle eight German divisions and
British divisions An his d.
vision had been the fighting for than week and it's e
only himself of his survived declared
He added German losses had been heavier than they had
RETIREMENT AccENTUArED
In what like effort to time, the OF
the retirement which had been proceeding somewhat leisure
north and south Of the som"e has been markedly accentuaed
This morning % the 's"r r"? mining city Of FL Lens & at the gates
OF which the British ated Wy last year has been evacuated
Of Lens Germans apparently acknowledging them
selves beaten the ocorQuen line and this
vay important without attempting drive.
STEADY ADVANCE
Still further south the retirement has resulted III the evacua-
deep both sides the Bapaume
Cambria road the British taking after in this in
Although the German somm" must have been expecting an at
mnt The Germans have been surprised with the quckess
with which as Canadian and other British forces organized
crushing attack against the line itself.
This morning. mile front where the British
mainly engaged they reported to have advanced less than
maximum of four miles This have emphasized the clear
the break and with of prisoners points demor
azaion of the German forces in this
1t is too early to estimate with degree of accuracy what
fall Of ury and Cambria which seems not Improbable would
put the German line of joint from the North Sea to Rheims and
would force the evacuation of Of northern France
occupied by the Ge1ma4s; 1.w1 rrsn.n Ann sr.nn
With the British in France Sept 3-The
morced north and southwest of Queant He pouring heavy
machine the British who returned the fire gained
a the
the battlefield the British driving the Canal
where have Their trenches
here. though. have only been half dug.
The be expected, will offer determined
along this line they doing front Of and then
back of the canal if necessary
the north half the Drocour ueant battlefront there
some taken last night.
! HARRASsED BY AIRPLANEs.
Paris Sept 3-Consant toward the of the Ger
line the somme front eween Ham and Guscard are re-
correspondent lie Journal British
aud dressing stations being cleared while
moving eastward harrassed b.. allied airplanes.
! CAPTURE QUEANT
eofth of the