Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-09-05
Large Part of Famous Position
Won by the British.
SIX-MILE GAP TORN IN LINE
Terrific Attack Made by Canadians
and English Troops With Tanks
Caused Heavy Casualties for
Huns-Roads damned
With Prisoners.

London, Sept. 3.-Ihe northern
part Of the famed Hindenburg system
Of defense fell before q furious on
slaught by Canadian and Englsn
troops, Field Marshal Haig announces.
The report says the position was car
ried on a wide front"
Six-MiIe Gap Torn in Line.
According to battle line dispatch,
the gap torn at one point in this line,
known as the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT switch
line. is over six miles long. From the
overrun the position perhaps to the
extent of a ten-mile front. Beyond,
to the east, lies fresh, open country.
The attack, delivered with tank sup
port, caused terrific casualties for the
enemy 1t is reported the roads are
damned with German prisoners.
Over a front Of nearly thirty miles,
from the Scarpe river to Peronne, the
allies are pressing eastward.
Drive in Three Miles.
With the British Army in France,
Sept. 3.-The British have pierced the
English troops have at one point driven
in about five kilOmeters, or a little
more than three miles, and were still
going.
The fighting was as furious as any
since the war began and increased in
intensity as the British battled their
way forward meeting the ever grow
ing resistance of the enemy, who had
put in every available man and was
rushing up reserves at the rear.
Thousands of Prisoners Taken.
Thousands of prisoners have been
captured the roads to the British rear
are literally damned with them.
There has been fierce fighting in
Dury, which was taken by the British,
and Mount Dury, which the Germans
held in great strength, was stOrmed.
The British went on after Killing enor-
nous numbers of the enemy. The
Germans died fighting here, as else
where.
LDury is only eight miles west of
Cambria, one of the most vital enemy
bases in the north
Cagnic0urt wood and Cagnicourt
have been captured, and Bots de Bou-
che, to The southeast is reported also
10 have been occupied.
128,302 Huns Taken by Allies.
Paris, Sept. 3.-French troops are
continuing their advance east Of Crecy
al Mont and Juvigny and have occu-
pied NeuiIIy and Terny-Sorny, north
east of SOiSSonS according to the war
office announcement.
The allied forces on the western
front have taken a total of 12S,302
prisoners, including 2,674 officers, from
July Is to August 81, it was an
nounced in an official statement. In
the same period 2,0G9 guns, 1874 mine
throwers and 1873 machine guns
were captured.
On the French front 10000 prisoners
and 700 guns had been captured by the
French since July Is, it is announced.
British Take Five Towns.
London, Sept. 2.-tield Marshal
Haig reports that in addition to the
capture Of Peronne by the Australians,
Flamic0urt and st. Denis, in the same
sector, were also captured. London
troops have captured Bouchavesnes
and Rancourt. Together the English
and Australians in the two operations
took more than 1000 prisoners.
Peronnc is the railroad center at
the bend of the River Somme taken by
the Germans in their offensive last
March. The towns of Bul}ecOurt and
Merval also were captured by the
British
The British have reached the sub
urbS of Lens. Large fires are burning
in the neighborhood of Lens and Ar
m0nJiGreS. These are regarded as an
indication of Il further German retire
ment.
British troops continue to advance
i'll the Lys salient southwest of Ypres.
The British have crossed the Lave
river and are nearing the high road
running from EStaireS TO La BaSSee,
according to the British war office
statement.
French Drive North of Scissors.
Paris, Sept. I'm the region north
of scissors, French troops Stormed the
town of Leury and captured 1000 Ger
mans, the French war office an
nounced. French troops have crossed
the SOmme canal at Epenancourt,
seven miles south of Reronne. Rouy-
le-Petit, two miles northeast of Nesle,
has been captured by the French.
The French in their advance on the
Somme canal have captured the vii
lage of Rouy-le-Petit two miles north
east Of Nesle.
Anzacs Captured Peronne.
At the British Front, Sept. 2-Pe-
rome was captured by Australian
troops on Sunday. They had previous
~ recaptured Mont st. QuentiR, with
an additional 800 prisoners, following
the Germans temporary success Satur.