The sun., 1918-09-02
OFFICIAL REPORTS OF THE BATTLES.

LONDON Sept to-day on the fighting on
BRITISH (NIcT)-Austraan troops captured Peronne this
morning
beating the enmy counter attacks at Mont st. Quentin
yesterday evening the Australians morning
advance conjunction English troops At an early
attacking Australians had omed the German no.on west
and north of Peonne and pressing fighting
taking place the ruined buildings
The Australians hold Peronne, and St Den and
have made important the
On the Australians troops attacking southeast of
Combes have taken Bouchavesnes high
ground overlooking these villages
skirts of st. PerreVaast Wood
In the attack in which stiff opposition
was met and by both English and
prisoners and a few guns
On the remainder of the
operations at number of points south of the
Our troops have driven the from the high
val and captured Beauencourt and
We are pressing the hard in lie Tnsoy and
nave completed the capture Of Bulecou and Lndec6urz
Casnieour Several hundred
operations.
An enemy counter attack launched against positions
gained by the Canadians this morning north
Our patrols have pushed forward slightly
On the Lys front continues.
Douleu lie Verrier
the enemy about Neuve Esise and wulverehen.
BRITISH (DAY)-The repeatedly attacked
new positions at Mont St. Quentin yesterday evening
on each occasion after fighting leaving
We have made in the direction of lie Tansloy
during the night cleared the enemy from the villages Longa
Ecoust St Mein, taking 100 prisoners
North OF the road than fifty prisoners
captured by operation Haucour
In the Lys sector advance continuing Our troops
FRENCH (NGHT)-Durng the day great artillery
activity the somms region and along the Canal du Nord
Crecy-au-Mont
condition From low altitude bombing twenty
three tons OF to-day enemy concentrations and
in the region of Vauxain Melville
teuiaFosse a northeast of cartridges
were fred in the same regions troops
FRENCH (DAY)-The actions continued during the night
French infantry
Further south French troops captured RopyeP We
the region north captured Leury and
conquered centres of resistance which strongly by
the enemy One thousand prisoners hands
GERMAN (NiGHT)-Fighing proceeding Scarpe
and the Somme British attacks here At isolated
places they pressed back lines east
Between the Disc and the Ane French partial were
repulsed y "
GERMAN (DAY)-Between Ypre we shortened
our front by giving the salient which toward
ments which had been carried out few days
The British yesterday strong forces against our
old lines Our mixed attachments which had in
the foefeld of the positions fighting them
The occupied KENNEL followed Baeul
Neuf Berqun and across the River Lave.
On the ArrasCambrai British infantry collapsed be-
lore our positions Strong enemy attacks between Hndecour
VaulxVraucourt which until evening
broke down. After fighting Buecourt and EcouS
Men remained in the hands OF he enemy.
Between Moval English Australian division,
attacked after violent artillery preparation Near south
west OF they were repuse Bouchvesne held by
attacks Further conclusion of
ran to the Bouchavesnes- Peronne road
Enemy attempts to the Somme B were
frustrated. w."
Somme French
attacks against cana POSITIONS and the
French divisions which advanced in the
Nesle arrested by attack
Toward between Beauieu Morlncou attacks carried
out unison broke down with heavy enemy the
the attack which again launched
hrusts everywhere Strong forces which
advanced north of vaesnes Bgny were
thrown back
Between the Disc and the Asne the infantry commenced
again yesterday evening after strong artillery Immediately
south of the Disc the unable our
tiey and machine Champs the enemy
advanced from the owlands the old .ua
ton restored by attack
Between the Aee the Aisne started forward with
strong forces for united attack.
East of uvigny the far as Ternv
Sonny local brought to standsl severa,
times repeated attacks extending direction as far
the Asne shattered before lines