Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-03
AMERICAN,

September 2, section A-North OF
the Aisne our troops have continued
to advance in spite Of the strong re-
sistance of the enemy. and have
taken the village Of Terny Sorny. In
the operations yesterday in this re-
gion they captured 572 prisoners, two
105-caliber guns and seventy-eight
machine guns. North of the. Vesie
two local hostile attacks west OF
Fismes were repulsed with loss.
September 1.-Section A-North OF
the Aisne our troops have made fur
Their progress east of Juvigny. There
is nothing else Of importance to re-
port.
BRITISH.
September 3-Our operations car
ried out yesterday south Of the River
Scarpe were completely successful.
The enemy was heavily defeated in
his prepared defenses Of the Drocourt-
Queant system, with the result that
he is retiring, this morning along
s'In the course of yesterdays battle.
in addition to INJECTING heavy losses
on the enemy, we captured 10000 pris-
oners.
1--WE are now advancing and are re-
ported to have entered Pronville,
Doignies and Bertincourt.
Canadian troops showed the great
storming the Drocourt-Queant line.
These lines had been perfected by the
enemy in the past eighteen months.
They provided the most formidable
obstacle as they had been furnished
with every device Of modern engineer
ing: IT.
a front Of 5000 yards no less than
eleven German divisions were tdenti-
fed"
September 2.-This morning Ca
nadians and English, accompanied by
tanks, attacked astride the Arras-
Cambria road and carried on wide
front that position Of the powerfully
organized defensive system known as
the Drocourt-Queant' line, which lies
south of the river Scarpe.
The enemy was holding his trenches
in strength and opposed determined
resistance to our advance. On the
whole front Of the assault this re-
to the enemy. The Canadians have
taken Dury, Neutrality-suspicious.
and Cagnicourt and have made prog
ress beyond these places.
On their left English battalions
fought their way forward through
out the German defenses northeast
OF Eterpigny. On the right of the
attack English and Scottish troops
pressed forward beyond Riencourt-
lex=Cagnicourt In the direction of
Queant and captured many strongly
fortified positions. including the viii
iage OF Noreuil.
/ South of this point also our troops
made progress and early in the
afternoon repulsed q heavy counter
attack which tho enemy launched in
great strength east OF Vaulx-Vrau-
court
The English reached the outskirts
Of Beugny and have taken Villers-
au-Floa. There was sharp fighting
throughout the day about LIE Trans-
10y. In this locality also hostile
counter attacks were repulsed, and
the English captured the village.
Between Saillisel and Peronne Eng
lish and Australian divisions have
driven the enemy from ST. Pierre
WAIST wood and captured the villages
OF Allaines and Haut-Allaines.
East and southeast Of Peronne re-
peated German counter attacks were
beaten OF by the Australians with
heavy loss to the enemy. Ssvnral
thousand prisoners were captured
during the course Of the day
Our patrols have made further
progress In the western outskirts Of
Lens. On the Lys front our troops
continue TO gain ground and are In
close touch with the enemy.
Aerial-on the morning of Septem-