The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-03
OFFICIAL REPORTS OF THE BATTLE

LONDON Sept s-The statements to-day on the fghtin
ON the front follow:
BRITISH (NIcHT)Canadian English accompanied by
tanks attacked asde the morning.
rd on wide front that portion powerfully organized
@ system known as the ne which lies south of
The holding strength opposed
TINS broken with great loss to the The
Canadians have taken Duy Cagncourt
have made progress beyond these places.
On their left English fought way
throughout the German Eterpgny right
the direction of Queant and captured
strongly fortified positions including the village
south OF this point also made early
the afternoon repud enemy
launched in great strength east of vaulxvraucourt
The English reached the outskirts
There was sharp fighting throughout the day about lie
Iransoy In this locality also hostile repused
and the English captured the village.
Between sale Peronne English and Australian divisions
have driven the the
villages OF Allaines and Haut-Allaines.
East southeast repeated German counter
were beaten off by the Australians
er thousand captured during
Our patrols have made further in the
skirts OF Lens On the Lys front ground
and are in close touch with the enemy.
BRITISH (DAYYeserday Welsh and eastern county troops
captured SailySailisel Sale heavy fighting
The English have drawn
LOOK NUMBER OF prisoners Rencourlez Casncourt and the
German positions south of the village during night
English and Scottish troops together with hundreds
the sector scrpe English troops at
good progress.
In the Ly Lys east Estaire,
FRENCH CNIGtT)-Durng day troops evening
crossed the Canal du Nord opposite Ne
and have gained footing the western slopes of Hill H. We
Between the Aette continued our progress on
the plateaux east enmy stub
north of Crouy ' ~ ~ ~
Bad weather operations on September
four enemy airplanes brought down
captive balloon set afre out bonn
from 81 quentin and La Fee subjected to machine
During the night 9s6s os dropped the railway
stations at Mar aon and Ham, causing Eight pro-
were dropped on bvouacs in the neghborhood
Franqueux and stations Guigncourt Four
ha tons OF proces were dropped the latter place.
FRENCH (DAY)n the region Canal du Nord the artil
ery activity violent The rpused attacks
upon the village of Champagne, maintaining positions
In the region the Aete progress in
the wood west Of St Mrd One
hundred prisoners remained in the hands
In the Champagne enemy raid the
GERMAN (NIcHr-The English have attacked between the
and the somme To the southeast Ara
Of Peronne they gained ground Reserves both
sides of Bapaume the enemy repulsed
Between the Disc and the Asne developed this
afternoon after strong artillery fighting.
GERMAN (DAY-There have been forefed on
both sides Of the Lys. "
Between the scarpe somm the British are continuing
their attacks on front fOrfve klometers weneght
The effect of artillery against troops placed readiness b
the southeast Of of Bapaume an
precably contributed towar their repulse
The hottest points the fighting Noeu
the shell field Bapaume between Rancourt and
The enemy north of Hendcourt
direction of Cagourt He driven back by
counter attack Fighting took long Noeui
1t remained possession.
On both sides of failed During
this period the occupants of airpane Lieut.
Guenter shot tank into machine
guns Another destroyed by artillery fire..
Southeast Bapaume attack the main
weight of which directed against Vllers-au
North of the Somme III.
morning had pushed forward a the line
Of ST. Pierre Vast Wood
and Mont ST. Quentin.
Peronne occupied by the
On both sides of Nese the French After the
strongest druffe ne attempted by deeply
infantry attacks to break through position
North of the railway line Infantry
the leadership of Major Loedbeke enemy assault
renewed attacks during the cooperation with Ha
company it drove the if its
hem Field artillery which
counter attack played important in this
South of the NesleHam railway Brandenburgian and
troops completely repulsed the their lines
French attacks during the evening Lbermont broke
down. ~
On both sides Of Noyon infantry after fighting
If August 3D. which productive for them
NAMED inactive Also between Aisne fighting