Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-02
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TAKE MANY TOWNS
Germans Lose Their Great Strong
hold AT Bend of Somme and
its Suburbs
HUNS FLEE HAIG PURSUES S
~ Associated Pres, 20 Every Eveutns

Ry Associated Press 20 Every Evening
London. Sept Pcrnnnc the Ger
man stronghold NJ the great bend Of tho
Somme fell vcstcrda, bcfore The assaults
II the lIstraltane whotook two suburbs oi
the town m he same operation
Co-oDeratlng with tho ii.irailane,
london troops captured Bourhavesnee
four miles north ~ Porannc and Ran
court i've miles both village on hr
roed - Bapaumc
More tran 300o praoncr~ were taken
IN fheee operations
Further north the British drove he
Germans from several village south 81
I}apaume
Tho struggle astrde The Iilnd"nhurR
Inc northcas' oi HapAum" continued
NTH succoe- for tho British. who accord
my 10 lield Nlarshil ling night rcptrf.
nov hold the piftorly contested runs -
Rullecourt aud IIendeoolrf
Ihc Gcrmaus continue to reiraat and
thc rrti~h "a advance 10 the Tvs -aiieni
Hang foops are ~ close pursuit q the
cnetnt AID oaylng occupied n the last
II bant< several Villages ia i strip 81
territory about two miles pIdc. along a
considerable par of - mlr front ere
/ 6rhting nn the western borders uf \Cuve
elise and WnIvcrphem lhc tdfer
town IS loss than two mIlos Vcsf nt ihc
fatnous MceSlnce Ridge
The British havc reached tho rihurfS
of cns Large fires are burning ~ he
nclghhorhood If iDns ani Nrncntlctes
Those arc rcpariod rs m Indication ~ 2
+ further German retirement
tvFHre ~. c.rrtpF ltlteNY srrFR OK
rFFsTF HArtIr
III. 49,. E@r..rt
sept Iusigne inc rims of rilage
north of ~ot.eon- iha' thc Gormar
fmicht a. desperately Is retaiu II now well
within tho american lines u was
taken late FRIDAY hut not tptd unw hae
tic punlcation # detail- u i raptpr'
been permitted
The Amcr3eaus concentrated fhrr posl
irons to hc east ol laSIgnt last night an
tonight after nak,ue further progress
during Tho da1 llr control tire lnr'
considerably in advance nt 'he village
The Nmor,.au artillery dominates "a
raglntrs for manv mfies fa tho ea~t ,n'
tin Germans have been ieit WITH 'iigh
chance of effective resistance unth 'hes
reach the broken tcrrun around N"tlviie
The extension - he lmc hrauQh tuv
lgnv was ! dramatic addition - fhc al
readl brilliant record If ne DIVISION : ha
accnmpli shed # Thc German officer
were ouimancuyercd and thcir men wcr
! avtfoarifs p
Enemy machine guns proved terribi
barrior fo The progress of the tmericans
hut Il vas not enough And Whcn q
vas over the Germans nnwittlnglT ldde'
huaI touch af tragedy when they droT
ped 4 high explosive shell INTO hc nld>
oi = prisoners that the Americans ma
removed 10 the roar Five 'r"rinan
capiivrS were Killed ana scores Wer
terribly wounded
When the objective Of General Pe'
shings men was attained The German
within the town were caught mapping
The Americans had managed completel
to encircle the town German Hachin
guns and trench mortars all were pointe
. 10 the west and the northwest. but tn
assaiantS appeared out Of an arc draw
about their rear
FRENCH OCCUPY LEURY
London. Sept , French troops und'
! General Mangin achieved successes mort
and south of the Aiiette river ypSterda
capturing Crecv-au- Mont, near he souti
ern bank and gaming s footing IN ii
wood west of Coucy hateau, 10 II
north
\ few miles further south betwee
Crecy-au-NIon and scissors. the tren'
storrned the town OF Leurv and capture
; loo Germans.
, French forces have crossed the NoInn
Canal At kpenancourt, seven mil'