The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-09-02
AGAIN THE BRITISH
MOVE AHEAD.
Poured Their Thousands Sun
day into Peronne
At ONE POINT, THEIR CHARGING COLUMNS HAVE UNLOCKED
A SWITCH OF THE HIND[NDURG LINE

4 SWITCH OF The
London, Sept. 2.-The British en-
tered .Peronne Sunday evening, driv
ing out the few remaining Germans
who had remained in spite of the
bombardment poured on the town for
several hours.
AMERICANS IN FLANDERS
Americans signalized their entrance
in the Flanders battlefield by captur-
ing Vormezeele and taking prisoners.
BRITISH REOPENED THE BALL
London, Sept. 2.-An attack was
launched this morning by the Canad-
ians and English in an important sec
tor south of the Scarpe, in the Arras
region. The war office reports good
progress being made to the northwest
of Queant village, Riencourt-Les-
Cagnicourt and south of the village
ground has been taken and several
hundred prisoners captured by the
British. The British last night took
the villages of Saillisel and Sally
Saillisel, north of Peronne. On the
Flanders front the British advanced
as the Lys river, east of estaires. The
village of Neuve Eglise was captured.
AUSTRALIANS MADE A BIG
HAUL
London, Sept. 2, p. m.-Le Tras-
10y, an important point between Ba-
paume and Peronne, where the Ger
mans have been holding out stubborn
ly, is considered by the British today
virtually IN their hands. They have
captured Villars-Au-Flos to the north
and LIE Trasloy is now outf1anked on
both sides. The capture of Moreuil
was reported this morning. Between
three and four thousand prisoners
were taker by the Australians in the
vicinity of Peronne yesterday The
French met slight setback east of
Nesls, losing the crest of mill No. ~.
TURNED THE SWITCH ON THE
TEUTONS
London, Sept. 2, ! p. m.-The Brit
ish have penetrated the vitally inn
portant Drocourt- Queant switch of
the Hindenburg line, according to re-
ports this afternoon. They have
reached the western edge of Cagni-
court, two miles northeast of Queant.
OF GREAT IMPORTANCE
A large number of prisoners were
taken in this forward push. The Ger
mans had seven divisions massed on
a five-mile front. The British advance
along the Cambrai-Bapaume road is
continuing. The taking of the Dro-
court Queant line is considered of en-
ormous Importance, if the British can
maintain their gains. Very heavy
fighting is expected.
AMERICAN DRIVE AT JUvIGNY
With the American Army in
France, Sept American troops, in
their drive beyond Juvigny last night
and today, advanced about two miles
and captured nearly 600 prisoners,
together with considerable war sup
plies.
The advance from Juvigny began
at o'clock Saturday and the Ameri-
cans had gained their objective by 9
o'clock at night. Ragged points in
the new line were smoothed out to-
day.
In addition to the 900 prisoners,
two pieces of artillery were captured
and great number of machine guns
and trench mortals. Trenches, shell
holes and the open field were strewn
with German dead.
From prisoners taken it was learn
ed that within the past few days
there had been placed in the sector in
front of the Americans two new Ger
mand visions-the Two Hundred and
Thirty-eighth and the Two Hundred
and Twenty first of
which marched from Rheims and the
other from Metz. Both were excel
lent organizations. but, like other
divisions encountered in the past few
weeks were afflicted with that mys-
terious something which caused them