The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1918-09-03
LATEST OFFICIAL REPORTS
BRITISH.

S-foH0Wlng S
by the War Office:
operations carried out yesterday south of the Sarpe
were completely successful The enemy heavily defeated his pre-
pared defence of the system with the result that he
retiring this morning along practically the whole battlefront
"In the of yesterdays battle addition TO nhictng heavy
losses the enemy captured 10000 prisoners.
1--WE advancing and reported to have entered Pronve
.Doignies and Berincourt
Canadian troops showed the greatest skill and courage yesterday
omng the DocouQ Quent line These lines had been perfected by
The enemy the past eighteen months They provided the most forn
dabe obstacle they had been furnished with every device of modern
engineering
The enemy had reinforced his defences ere such degree that
front of 5000 yards less than eleven German divisions
identified Undeterred by the strength of his defensive organization the
Canadians assisted admirably by British troops on their left carried
all before them.
"S the Canadian Corps English Scottish and naval troops
the 18th Corps under command of Lieut. Gen. Sir Charles Ferguo
Bart, c. b. X NJ G M " O., d. S o. performed no less gal
liant and aduo task Storming the junction of the Droco uant
and lintenbmg systems
ose defenses of the formidable character but
troops swept and around tem encing Quean from the NORTH
with the result that this important pivot fell rto hands ngfa
The Tank Corps assisted materially the success of those operations
... -.... FRENCH.
PARIS Sept 3Te text of todays War Office statement reads
as follows; . r.. ,tt. .....-.... -
During the night there were artillery actions on the front of the
Somme and between the Oise and the Alsne.
Enemy raids along the vee River and in the Vosges region
without result"
.-n .....,,. AMERICAN
WASHINGTON Sept 3The following communique Gen.
Pershing, dated Sept ?, made public to-day:
Norh the Asn troops have continued to advance spite
he strong resistance of the enemy and have taken the village Teny
Somy In The operations yesterday this region they captured S72 p
two io5abre guns and seventyegh machine guns North
the Ves two local hostile attacks west of Fmes pused with
loss"
a., - GERMAN
BERLIN (va LOndon) Sept 3-Foowing is odays War Off
I statement: ,..s...
Between the Stape and the Some English attacks continuing
Southeast of Aas de the AnasCambra road they thrust back
infantry line getting the eastern fringe Of Dury East of Cagncot
northwest Of Qean and the northern fringe of Noreu held
| the enemy thrust.
"On both sides of Bapaume enemy attacks epubed North
the Somme retained the heights east of Sally Mobans Acourt
he-iau and on the eastern fringe of Perohne ,.'.,
Between the Disc and the ASn French Coona and American
yesterday afternoon attacked Their attacks from the Ae Plain agains
Peuenenande and Fombay both northwest of Coye-Chateau
failed In isolated places counteatcks drove back the enemy
Ade the HamNeSe railway line repeated French attacks wer
repubd Between the Somm and the Disc areryng Yes
terday shot down thirteen balloons and yye aeoplanes
Several enemy attempts press further forward the heigh
d before Duy east Of Cagncour failed" 'rr''" ' !.
II ITALIAN. ...... ...-.
ROME, Sept Sour patrols penetrated the enemy lines in II,
Contei Valley yesterday bringing back prisoners and MATERIAL III
War Office announced to-day
I'm the Grappa region there violent aleyng the Tona