Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-02
LIE Transloy Soon to Fall

LIE Transloy Soon to Fall.
LIE Transloy, the Important point
on the line between Bapaume and
Peronne, where the Germans have
been holding stubbornly. ie consid-
cred by the British today as virtually
in their hands. They have captured
the village OF villers-au-Flos, to the
north, and le Transloy now Is out
flanked on both sides.
The capture OF Noreuil, northeast
Of Bapaume was reported this morn
The British advance along tho Cam
this road the British are approach
ing the village OF Beugny. nearly
four miles northeast of Bapaume. 1t
is not yet definitely reported cap
tured.
The taking Of the Drocourt-Queant
line, in which tanks co-operated, is
considered Of enormous Importance.
if the British can maintain their
gains. Very heavy fighting is expect
ed, but it will be open fighting and
considered likely to be costly to the
enemy.
The French met with . slight set
back to the east of Nesle. losing the
crest of Hill u. which they had cap
.Ca0AO1Au8 v1CCVI1OUSs
CANADIAN HEADQUARTERS IN
FRANCE. September 2 Canadian
troops attacked
this morning astride the Arras-Cam-
brai road on q front Of Ave miles and
broke through the Drocourt-Queant
switch line on a front OF two miles.
The Canadians are reported to be
in Dury and also to have reached the
~ A..
erable fighting is taking place on the
high ground between Dury and
Etaing. A large number of Germans
have been taken prisoner.
Several Villages Taken.
LONDON, September British
troops last night captured the viii
lages of Saillisel and Sailly-Saf1lisel
on the line north Of Peronne, today's 8
the northwest Of Queant the village
Of Riencourt-lez-Cagn and the
German positions south Of that village
| were also captured, together with sew
| eral hundred prisoners.
An attack was launched this morn
| ing by Canadian and English troops
in the important sector south OF the
Scarpe, in tho Arras region. The an
nounoement reported that good prog
ross was being made.
Southeast Of Bapaume on tho line
between Bapaume and tho scarpe
further advance has been made to-
ward Moreuil.
| Adv.nc. in Flanders.
On the Flanders front the British
have advanced as far as the Lys
river east Of Estaires. while farther
northeast in the direction Of Ypres the
| village Of Neuve-Eglise has been cap
tured.
were taken by the Australians IN the
vicinity of Peronne yesterday.
Sundays Fighting Bitter.
BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IN
FRANCE. September 1. evening (Ca-
madam Press).-Yesterday saw fight
ing on the front of the British armies
ao,,fh Of Peronne. On both fanks the
British troops advanced VIGOROUSLY.
| In the center they bitterly contested
the vast network of defenses guard
ing the Drocourt line; shour The res,Ifi. BATTLE
ing in only slight territorial changes
has been particularly bitter. Saturday
a formidable station redoubt that had
been previously taken and lost wat
On the right another British d.
vision was fighting it's way valiantly
through the honey-combed defenset
Of Ecoust and Longatte: Long after
the assaulting waves had gained theil
obiectives mopping-up parties would
unearth machine gun burrows. get.
ting as many as ten machine guns
Small tanks captured many dis.
mounted who had been hurrfedl5
thrown in to replace the infantry
This is considered an indication Of .
serious shortage of German reserves
The British casualties have beer
amazingly small, working out at one
| 4.nfh tina number taken prisQnerA.