The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-02
FROM BAP PAUME TO
SCARPE RIVER Is
KEYSTONE OF THE
PICARDY BATTLE
Germans Are Putting Up
Desperate Resistance on
This Front
LIE TRANSLOY is
SURROUNDED
Enemy Trying to Save Hin
denburg Line From Be
ing Rolled Up
(By Associated Press.)

important point on the line between
Bapaume and Peronne, where the
Germans have been holding stub
borniy. lis considered by the British
today as virtually in their hands.
They have captured the villages OF
Villers, au-Flos to the north and LIE
Transloy now Is outflanked on both
sides.
The core of the whole battle now
is between the Scarpe river and
Bapaume and 1t is here that the
Germans are really fighting, ac-
cordfng TO the Daily Mails CORES
pondent at British headquarters in
France. In this sector the Germans,
says the correspondent, are fighting
well to keep the allies off their great
line OF defense that winds along the
most favorable ridges from st.
Quentin to Drocourt. London, Man
chester and Liverpool troops are ops
Grating here, while TO the south the
Canadians are fighting a fierce bat
tie against stubborn resistance.
Lost Only IS Men.
The Australians who captured
Mont st. Quentin with 1,500 prison.
ers and thereby made the fall of
Peronne inevitable, accomplished the
feat within an kour and with loss
to themselves OF orly 25 men, ac-
lcording. TO The Daily Malls corres-
pondent at British headquarters in
France.
The correspondent says that the
better part OF three German divis-
ions crumbled to pieces before one
Australian unit The Germans ap-
peared to have felt some sort OF
nameless terror similar to that
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| troops fighting against Indians in
their native haunts.
The capture of Peronne, according
to the correspondent should turn the
enemy's present line and hasten his
retreat. He now has in this south
ern quarter only one good position
to hold before he reaches the Hin
! denburg line from st. Quentin north
ward.
The capture of NoreuiI, northeast
OF Bapaume, was reported this
morning. Between 1000 and 1000
! prisoners were taken by the
Australians in the vicinity Of Peron-
ne yesterday.
The French met with slight set
back to the east OF Nesle, losing the
crest Of hill II, which they had
captured last night.
The British Official.
London, Sept. 2.-An attack was
| launched this morning by Canadian
and English troops In the important
sector south of the Scarpe, In the
Arras region. The war Office In its
announcement this morning re-
ported that good progress was being
made.
To the northwest of Queant the
Village Of Riencourt les -Cagnicourt
and the German positions south OF
that village were captured last night
by the British, together with several
] hundred prisoners.
! British troops last night captured
the villages Of saillisel and Sally
Sai1isel, on line north of Peronne to-
days official announcement says.
Southeast Of Bapaume the British
have drawn nearer to the village of
lie Transloy and on the line between
Bapaune and the Scarpe further
advance has been made toward
Noreuil.
on the Flanders front the British
have advanced as far as the Lys
river east of Estaires, while furtf1-
er northeast in the direction Of
Ypres the village OF Neuve- Eglise
has been captured.
Peronne Is Captured.
London, Sept. I.--Field Marshal
Haig reports the capture Of Peronne
| by the Australians, in his communi.
cation from British headquarters to-
tonight. FlamiscouTt and st. Denis,
| in the same sector were also captured.
/ The British have reached the sub
| Iurbs of Lens. Large fires are burn
ing in the neighborhood Of Lens and
Arnentieres. These are regarded as
/ an indication OF a further German re-
| tirement
The report says in part:
This morning Australian troops
captured Peronne.
"After beating of the enemy's
counter attacks at Mont st. Quentin
yesterday evening, the Australians at
$50 this morning renewed their ad-
vance in conjunction with English
troops on their left. At an early hour
the attacking Australians had storm
| ed the German positions west and
north of Peronne. and pressing on
while fierce fighting was still taxi
ting place among the ruined streets
and buildings, carried the eastern
suburbs Of the town.
"The Australians hold Peronne.
Flamicourt and st. Denis, and have
made important progress on the spurs
Feast and northeast Of Mont st. Quen-
tin.
"On the Australians left, London
troops, attacking southeast Of Conn
bles, have taken Bouchayesnes and
Rancourt, with the high ground over
looking these villages, ana have
reached the western outskirts Of ST.
Pierre Vast wood.
K 4sssa a 90 Fss.t
tack, In which stiff opposition was
met and overcome by Both English
and Australians, ever 2,000 prisoners
land q eew guns were taken"