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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-03

sidered of enormous Importance, if the
British can maintain their gains. Very
heavy fighting is anticipated, but it will
be open fighting, and considered likely
to be costly to the enemy.
Considerable progress was made by
Field Marshal Haig's forces on the
whole thirty three-mil front between
the River Scarpe and the River Somme.
Counter attacking heavily, the Ger
mans to-day drove Haig's troops out Of
the Bots de Vaulx, to the east of
Vaulx-Vraucourt, which the British
had occupied in the morning.
Noreuil Taken by British
The capture of Noreuil, northeast
of Bapaume, was reported this morn
ing.
The British advance along the Cam
brai-Bapaume road is continuing. On
this road the British are approaching
the village of Bcugny, nearly four
miles northeast of Bapaume, but it is
not yet definitely reported captured.
Between 1900 and 1000 prisoners
were taken by the Australians in the
vicinity of Peronne yesterday.
The French met with slight set
back to the east of Neslc, losing the
crest of Hill n, which they had capt
ured during last night.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-03
Kaiser Tells Berlin
Need for Sacrifices

AMSTERDAM, Sept. 2. - Emperor
William, replying to message from
the municipality Of Berlin on the occa-
SION of Sedan Day, declared that he
was firmly convinced that no enemy
VIII ever be able to shake the strong
structure Of the German Empire
Never, he added, could the German
people be vanquished when it. was
united. Continuing, the message. as
quoted in dispatch from Berlin. saws:
Il know that the whole brave Ger
man people are ready for all sacri-
fees; that it is at one with me in
the firm determination to obtain an
honorable peace. No other people is
able to accomplish what the Germans
have done at the front and at home
IN .heroism, energy and loyalty to
the death for the defence of our OK
lstencc and for our hottest rights.
"unshakaby brave and hard as
steel, we look forward, closely
united. We will and shall success
FULLY and gloriously overcome all
storms. May God grant it,"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-03
The Great War-1489th Day

plishod the feat within an hour and
with loss to themselves Of only TWEEN
ty-fivc men, according to the DAILY
Mail correspondent at British head
quarters in France.
Continuing his narrative of the
achievements of the Australians, the
correspondent says that tho better part
of three German divisions crumbled
to pieces before one Australian unit
The Germans appeared to have felt
some sort of nameless terror, similar
to that which takes possessions of
troops fighting against Indians in their
native haunts.
The capture of Peronnc, according
to the correspondent, should turn the
enemy's present line and hasten his re
treat. He has now in this southern
quarter only one good position to
hold before he reaches the linden
burg line from st. Quentin northward
The core of the whole battle is nov
between the Scarpc River and Ba-
raumc and it is here that the Germans
are really fighting, says the CORE
spondent In this sector the Germans,
he says, arc fighting we'll to keep the
Allies off their great line of defence
that winds along the most favorable
ridges from st. Quentin to Drocourt.
Here London, Manchester and Liverpool
troops are operating, while to the
south the Canadians arc fighting a
fierce battle against stubborn resist
aNcC
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-03
Mangirs, in Approach
To Coucy, Continues
To Capture AustvaQ17s

PARIS, Sept. 2.-Numerous Austro-
Hungarian prisoners continue to be
taken by General Mangin's army, which
is approaching Coucy, north of Sois-
sons. The general situation of the
front between the Disc and Aisne riv-
ers is very good.
Entente Allied airplane observers re-
port that German conveys are moving
to the eastward in the region of Roisel
and beyond that town. Roisel is about
seven miles east of P6ronne. The Ger
mans are said to be rapidly removing
their stores or blowing them up.
Not contenting himself with attack
ing frontally the .eights between
Crecy -au-Mont and Juvigny, Genera!
Mangn mannuvrcd at the same time
by the south and filtered through sue
cessively the long ravne running
through VauX- Regis, Chavigny, Juvigny
and Leury. Passing by Pasly. Cuifics
and Crouy, he is forcing the Germans
to retire on their left as far as Bucy-
le-Long and giving completeness and
SOHQitV to the movement.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-03
FRENCH

PARIS (NIGHT) During tho day
our troops who last evening crossed
the Canal du Nord opposite Nesle
advanced to the east OF the canal
and have gained a footing on the
western slopes Of Hill II. We took
prisoners.
Between the Ailette and the Aisnc
we continued our progress on tho
platcaus east OF Crecy Mont and
Juvigny despite the enemy's- stub
born resistance. We occupied Lcuilly
and Terny Sorry and have advanced
north Of Crouy.
PARIS DAY)---ln tho region of
the Canal du Nora the artillery ac-
tlvity was violent. The French re-
pulsed two counter attacks by the
enemy upon the village of Champagne,
maintaining their positions.
In the region of the Ailctte the
French units made fresh progress in
the wood west of Coucy- le- Chateau
and east of Pont ST. Mard. One hun
dred prisoners remained in the hands
of the French.
In the Champagne an enemy raid
in the region of Auberive was with
out result.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-03

advantageously near the famous Ger
man defensive system.
Another attack was launched by the
British this morning in the region
north Of Pdronnc.
Australian troops having crossed the
Somme, capturing Peronne. are mop
ping it up, during the course of which
there has been brisk fighting in the
streets. They have captured other
towns and positions in the same
ncighborhood. and one force is push
ing northward astride the Canal du
Nord. At last reports it had reached
Allaines, on the east side of the canal,
and the high ground opposite on the
west bank.
The Canal du Nord constitutes an
other heavily defended Roche defence
system. and the British in the fighting
along this waterway have killed an
enormous number of Germans, who
seem to have been packed in this
locality.
Another force is pushing eastward,
following generally the course of the
Cologne River from P6ronnc. More of
the Peronne- Bapaumc Road has been
taken.
There has been heavy fighting in
Sally Saillisel, where 100 prisoners
were taken and another large group of
Germans killed by the British. Other
forces are pushing forward down the
Hirondelle Valley, and arc close TO
Noreuil, which also is being approached
from tho north of Longatte. This
force is overcoming heavy resistance.
At Mont st. Quentin the Germans
have counter attacked again and again
at great cost, but the line there re
mains intact.
In the Lys salient the British are on
the heels of the Germans. Beyond
Nicrstraat and Noormezeele the enemy
has fallen ,back cast Of the Ypres-
Confines Canal. The British have
reached Doulf and Lacrecho. Ravels-
burg Ridge has been captured after
some opposition from German rear
guards, who put up a fierce though
brief fight. Other advanced troops are
on the outskirts of Neuve Eglise
Lindenhock ard KENNEL village have
been captured.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-03
BRITISH

LONDON (NIGHT.-This morning
Canadians and English, accompanied
by tanks, attacked astride the Arras-
Cambria Road and carried on a wide
front that portion Of the powerfully
organized defensive system known as
the DrocourtQueant line, which lies
south Of the River Scarpe.
The enemy was holding his trenches
III strength and opposed determined
resistance to our advance. On the
whole front of the assault this resist
ance was broken, with great loss to
the enemy. The Canadians have
taken Dury, Neutrality-suspicious.
and Cagncourt, and have made prog
ress beyond these places.
On their left English battalions
fought their way forward through
cut the German defences northeast
of Eterpigny. On the right of the
attack the English and Scottish
troops pressed forward beyond Rien-
coUrt-les-Cagnicourt in the direction
Of Queant and captured many strong
ly fortified positions, including the
village of Noreuil.
South of this point also our troops
made progress, and early in the
afternoon repulscd a heavy counter
attack which the enemy launched in
great strength east of Vaulx-Vrau-
court
The English reached the outskirts
Of Beugny and have taken Villers-
au-Flos. 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 P6ronne Eng
lish and Australian divisions have
driven the enemy from st. Pierre
Vast Wood and captured the villages
of Allaines and Haut-Allaines.
East and southeast of Peronne re-
peated German counter attacks were
beaten off by the Australians, with
heavy loss to the enemy. Several
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.
LONDON DAY-Yesterday Welsh
and Eastern County troops captured
Sailly-Saillisel and Sailisel after
heavy fighting.
The English have drawn nearer LIE
Transloy and Moreuil, where they
took number of prisoners. Rien-
court-les-Cagncourt and the German
positions south of the village were
captured during the night by Eng
hsh and Scottish troops, together
with some hundreds of prisoners.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-03
Americans Cut
Acres of Wire
In Night Gain
Continued from page I

and an appreciation Of the country. and
in the branching jumbo Of ravines
they outpointed the Germans in work
ing their way through without losing
touch with their own line or being en-
velopcd by the enemy. 1t was in con-
sequence of their craft and good shoot
ing that the American captures reached
such high figure, $50 being cleverly
rounded up for the Bocho wasn't there
to surrender. lie was there to fight.
and had fought as long, at least, as
hope remained.
Progress had been made by the
French on our right and eventually a
practically impossible position was Gre
ated for the Germans, who we're still
trying to cling to the Soissons-St.
Quentin road.
: Before noon the struggle, which
had given us five strenuous DAYS.
reached point where one could
breathe freely. For all practical nur-
poses Of the future the Juvigny Pla-
teau may be considered ours"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-03
U-Boat Canouhaged
With w avelike
Lines, Says Skipper

y GLOUCESTER, Mass, Sept. 2.-The
German submarine operating among
the hshing fleets off the Nova Scotia
coast is camouf1aged with large wave
like lines, according to Captain Manuel
Quadros, Of the American fishing
schooner Rush, sunk by the U-boat .
week ago. Captain Quadros, who. With
nineteen members of his crew. reached
his home here tonight, said that the
undersea craft was painted dark grav
and that for several feet above the
watcrlinc the Disgusting marks were
invisible. The U-boat, he said. was
about $50 feet in length.
Captain Quadros and three of his
men We're aboard the enemy craft for
about three hours and had a lengthy
conversation with its commander, who
spoke excellent English and Portu
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-03
Crowder Issues Call
For 6,O54 as Clerks
Especial Dispatch to The Tribune

WASHINGTON. Sept. Under The
War Departments plan to utilize ever,
available man in the draft who is no.,
exempt on physical or occupations
grounds or because of dependents, Pro
vost Marshal General Crowder TO-DAY
called upon the states to furnish s,oS
limited service men for use as clerical
assistants at local and state draft
boards. The men are to entrain Sep
TENDER for military camps and posts
and from there be sent to the cities for
service until January l n aiding drs.
boards and advisory boards in classifyl
ing the men made available under II
enlarged man-power bill.
The call directs Alb New York lin
ed service men to report to Camp +
ton and 1874 New Jersey men to rerr
to Camp Dix.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-03
Another British Ship
Is Victim of U-Boat

A CANADIAN ATLANTIC PORT.
Sept. 2.-The British steamer Escrick.
4,l5l tons, bound from Bordeaux to
Montreal was torpedoed on the night
Of August 16, when about 500 miles off
the French coast. Thirteen survivors
of the crew Of thirty have ar
rived here on an oil tanker which
picked them up.
An engineer and two fremen are be-
lleved TO have been killed when the
torpedo struck the engine room. Two
lfebcats, containing the remainder of
the crew. including the captain, are
missing, but the survivors now here
beheve they had good chance of be-
ing picked up by another vessel
The men were afoat in their life
boat for three days before the oil
tanker came along.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-03


Canadian and English troops attacked
at o'clock this morning They arc
reported to be making good prog
rcss.
In the Lys sector we have reached
the Lys River east of Estaires and
have captured Neuve Eglisc.
GERMAN
BERLIN (NIGHU.-Thc English
have attacked between the Scarpe and
the Somme. To the southeast OF
Arras and to the north of Peronne
they gained ground. Reserves met
their thrust. On both sides Of
Bapaumc the enemy was repulsed.
Between the Disc and the Aisne
French attacks developed this after
noon after strong artillery fighting.
BERLIN (DAY)--Fronts of Crown
Prince Rupprecht and General Won
Boehn--There have been forefeld
engagements on both sides of the
Lys.
Between the Scarpe and the
Somme the British are continuing
their attacks on a front forty-tive
kilometres (twenty- Eight miles)
wide The effect Of our artillery fire
against troops placed in readiness
by the enemy southeast of Arras
and on both sides of Bapaume appre-
ciably contributed toward their re-
pulse.
The hottest points in the fighting
were at Hendecourt and Moreuil, the
she'll crater field east of Bapaume
and between Rancourt and Boucha-
vesnes. The enemy north of Hende-
court won ground in the direction
of Cagnicourt. He was driven back
to Hendecourt by our counter attack.
Fighting took place for a long time
around Moreuil. 1t remained in our
possession.
On both sides Of aulx-Vraucourt
tank attack failed During this pc
riod the occupants Of an airplane,
Lieutenant Schweiffegor and Vice
Sergeant Major Guenter, shot tank
into flames with their machine gun.
Another was destroyed by artillery
fire.
Southeast OF Bapaume we repulsed
an enemy attack the main weight of
which was directed against Villers-
au-Flos.
North of the Somme we brought
the enemy, who since the early
morning had pushed forward strong
forces, to a standstill on the line
of Sally Saillsel- Pierre Vast
Wood and east of Bouchavesnes and
Mont St Quentin.
Peronne was occupied by the en-
envy.
On both sides of Nesle the French
continued to attack After the
strongest drumfre he once more at
temped, by means Of deeply eche-
Toned infantry attacks, to break
through the canal position.
North of the Nesle Ham Railway
line Infantry Regiment Sc, under the
leadership Of Major Won Loedbeke.
made every enemy assault fail. In
renewed attacks during the evening,
in cooperation with a Hessian COM
pany, it drove the enemy out of it's
lines where he had penetrated them.
Field artillery, which advanced with
the first line Of infantry to counter
attack, played an important part in
this success.
South of the Nesle- Ham Railway
lines Brandenburgian and Silesian
troops completely repulsed the enemy
before their lines.
French attacks during the evening
south of Libermont broke down.
On both sides of Noyon enemy in
fantry, after the heavy fighting of
August 81, which was productive of
heavy losses for them, remained in
active. Also between the Disc and
the Aisne fighting activity was re-
strlcted mostly to artillery duels.
Powerful enemy attacks on the
Allette plain and north of Scissors
were repulsed.
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Association-New York Tribune)
east of Arras, and toward Douai, to
the northeast Of Arras. And Cam
brai and Douai are both well east of
all the barriers which the Germans
established in Northeastern France
in 1916 and 1917, when they &C
cepted the defensive there in order
to have freer hand in dealing with
Russia and Rumania.
The British attack yesterday
went through the supposedly invinci
BILE Queant Drocourt positions-the
work of two years-in spite Of all
the German divisions holding them
could do. The positions were no
stronger than the infantry defend
ing them. In few hours the lower
half of the Queant Drocourt belt
was practically abolished.
The British First Army pene-
trated, north of the Arras- Cambria
road, to Dury, and south of it, to
Villers-les- Cagnicourt and Cagni
court. They also took Noreuil,
which lies just north Of Queant.
On the Arras-Cambrai highroad
they are now nearing Marquion,
which is only about five miles north
west of Cambria. Unofficial reports
said that British patrols pushed yes
terday five miles cast of the Queant-
Drocourt line.
Byng was held up last November
southwest Of Cambria. Horne is ap-
preaching it this time from the
northwest. His army has crushed
German resistance in that direction.
And it is far better prepared than
Byng's was last year to face and
overcome any reaction on the part
of Ludendorf's reserves.
Horne's troops arc very close to
the section of the Canal du Nord
which runs from P6ronne to Douai.
Crossing that canal and following it
south would bring the British in the
rear Of the old Hindenburg line
nearly down to Marcojng. And such
a move would compel a REIMBURSEMENT
of the present German positions
from st. Quentin north to Ypres.
The British also advanced couple
Of miles to the east all the way down
the line from QuGant to Peronne.
They are hurrying the German re-
treat everywhere. They are already
east and northeast Of Peronne. They
have thrown the Germans out Of the
strong position of the Forest of st.
Pierre Vast, four miles east of
Combles.
But these successes are eclipsed
by the brilliant stroke between Cam
brai and Arras. Here is the most
dangerous break yet made IN the
German defences in France If it is
exploited the battle will take on new
life. 1t will run more bitterly than
ever against the Germans, for it will
open up the rear of the Hindenburg
line, to which Ludendorff is retreat
ing and behind which he had hoped
to find respite. This may be a prel
ude to a new retreat, which will
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-03
Americans and
British Take Towns
On Flanders Front
OH The Associated Pres.


WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
FRANCE, Sept. 2.-American troops
fighting with the British on the Elan
ders front made further progress to-
DAY in tho Noormezcelc region. They
have passed through Voormezoele in an
eastcrly direction, overcoming stiff
enemy resistance
Opposition developed near Stcen-
werck, but it was beaten down The
advance east of KENNEL continues. The
British have gained ground toward
Panbroek Moulin.
On their entrance into Noormezeclc
the Americans found that all that re
manned of the town were piles of dc
bris, for the shell fire had been so in
tense that hardly one brick was left
standing upon another.
AS the Americans advanced the Ger
man rearguards, from what little cover
remained, opened up with their ma
chine guns, but these were silenccd
without much trouble. Elsewhere in
the same locality the Americans also
advanced the line, keeping in contact
with the retreating enemy.
Counter attacks by the Germans re-
suited in their gaining little more
than a slight footnoid, which in every
case was quickly locsoned by British
and American reattacks. In most
places the Germans did not even get
a foothold, for the advancing forma-
tions were met with hurricanes of fire
under which they melted away.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-03
Military Comment
By William l.. Mcpherson

Copyright, 1918, by The Tribune
EN A telegram to Chancellor Won
Hertling ca the latters birth
day Field Marshal Won linden
burg wrote: Germany is fighting
a bitter battle" He didn't go into
details, because going into them
would have marred the occasion.
The battle now going on on the West
front, is unparalleled in its bitter
ness TO the Germans. 1t has lasted
more than six weeks 1t has just
brought another notable Allied vic
tory. 1t has cost Ludendorff more
than 10000 prisoners and nearly
200 guns. 1t has reduced the Ger
man strength in the West from 300
divisions to about 1875 divisions. 1t
has recovered the greater part Of the
ground gained by the Germans in
their five great offensives. And Lu
dendorff has not as yet found any
way to break off this terribly costly
battle.
That is because foch has departed
widely from the German form of Of
fensive. He has discarded vast con-
central tons on limited fronts and all
the cumbersome machinery of the Won
Hutier wave system of assault. Lu-
dcndorff attacked four times on lines
varying in length from twenty to
fifty miles. Then he failed signally
on front of perhaps seventy miles.
But Foch has now developed a puz-
zling alternating attack on front
of at least 1875 miles. And he has
involved over 100000 men (Allies
and Germans) in the biggest and
longest battle in history.
The battle is going on without a
pause. There is no oldfashioned
passage through the stages of at
tack, pursuit and sterilization. There
has been no positive sterilization
anywhere, as there was after each of
the completed German offcnsives.
Consequently, there is no way of
gauging the positions in and before
which the struggle will slow down.
The latest hope of the German
High Command has been to hold fast
on the old Hindenburg line. But, as
yesterdays brilliant operation east
of Arras proved once more, lines
have lost the value they used to have
in the days of strictly positional war
fare. The rigid line of 1916 has be-
come death trap for those who de-
fend it. A line is only belt nova
days, and every such belt, held light
ly in front and strongly in the rear,
is vulnerable.
The Allies have lost their respect
for mere geographical lines They
have smashed too many of them.
The British moving east from Arras
easily broke the famous Wotan line,
on which they were held all through
1917. They then pushed ahead to
the alternative Queant-Drocourt line.
And now they have driven through
that line VIGOROUSLY on very wide
front. They are bearing steadily
down toward Cambria, to the south
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-03
Enemy Burns Supplies,
Huge Fires Indicate
ON The Associated Prcss)

WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN
FRANCE, Sept. 2.-lIuge fires which
were seen in the direction of Naux-
aillon, northeast of scissors. at three
O'Clock this afternoon indicated that
the enemy was burning his supplies
There is said to be nothing else in
flammable in that region.
To-day's successes completed the
conquest Of the scissors plateau,
which will compel the Germans to re-
tire to the Chcmin DIES Danes, which
itself is menaced by the French ad-
vance toward NauXallon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-03

guese. He told the fishermen that
there were American magazines and
newspapers on the U-boat. and he nc
cused the newspapers of distortinp the
ruth about the submarines. He said
mat when his vessel left Germany it
was under Instructions to sink only
three- masters. but that because of the
attitude OF the American press orders
had come to the U-boat by wireless to
sink everything in sight
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-03

The submarine commander had list
& vessels he had sunk. 1t was headed
~ the American swordfshing schooner
Progress, one of eight fishermen sent
TO the bottom off Nantucket early in
August. IN response to query by Can
'a'p Quadros, the commander said he
ald not have on his list the Gloucester
sch0oners Rob Roy and Annie Perry.
time later.