CANADIANS AGAIN PROVE THEIR VALOUR AND RESOURCE

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 297, 4 September 1918, Page 5

CANADIANS AGAIN PROVE THEIR VALOUR AND RESOURCE

DROCOURT#EANT LINE SMASHED, ; . ■■■■■■■•.,■■■■■ ■..■■■■■• ■■■■ : ' ■' V : " ■- .' .. ■" I • HEAVY LOSSES INFLICTED ON THE ENEMY; ' .;■ ' . By T«lcgraph-PrflßH ABMCiation-Copyrisht. : ■■ - ■■'-.' '■..■-...■■!■■ •. ; r; .':■'■, London, September 2. V ■ Early this morning• the" Canadians attacked on a five-mile front astride the Arras-Cambrai RoaS, and broke through tho strong Drocourt-Queant line in spite of a most stubborn resistance. Tanks played a most important ■ part in the attack,'and penetrated to Dury, and also the western edge pf Cagnicourt. ■We have captured Noreuil.and Villers-au-Flos. Heavy ngntine is proceeding for the high ground between Dury and Mamg. lossifly the front has been piorced on .a width ofvfmjr miles. A large num--ber of prisoners from seven German divisions was :. taken. The capture, or Noreuil and Villers-au-Floß means that lo Transloy is outflanked on both Bides, and it may.be regarded as practically ours.; We are nearing Bsugny, / ■'but have- , not yet captured it.' The capture of Sailly-Saillisel is; most- im- , portant. It is the highest ground in the Somme area, and commands the Tortille River. If we can retain it tho German position m the TortiUo ValJey will belcrffcic-Jl. General Debcney's army, yesterday xapured Hill /7, east of Nesle; , - The Germans counter-attacked strongly, and drove the I'rencli from,;tho crest, but'the French, fighting,ha,rd, recaptured the position.—Aus.- ' N.Z. Cable Assn.- : ,... ■ / ~. / ;>; : ; FAMOUS SWITCH LINE DEFINITELY SMASHED : : ."■■' ■ ■ .- ■•.:'■■■ Later. "■■■■ The Drocourt-Queant switch line is definitely smashed on a six-mile front, ' fend- a heavy haul' of prisoners has been made. Le Transloy and St. PierreVaast Woo'd have been' captured, and we have Moislains and Allaines, on the Tortille River. Ten counterattacks pushed the Australians flank back on Mont St. Quentin, but tho summit was held, and the Australians recaptured their flank positions and won .further ground— Cable Assn. ' ' ( , . \''.';■: CANADIANS STILL ADVANCING. CRcc. September 3, 9.40 p.m.) London, September' 2. :. The English and Canadian troops ;at fvo o'clock; this' raorning: attacked m-. « twenty-nve mile front south of tho Scarne. The Canadians, after breaking through the switch line,: were still advancing at. three, o'clock, in the noon The enemy is heavily counter-attacking south of Queant.—Aus.-JN.^. '.Cable Assn.'. . A • . ' .. ■ ••.■•■ ■■• ■

■; N ~ THE BRITISH LINE IN i ? , (Wee. September 3; 9.40 p.m.) ' ! , , ...",- - London,, September 2. ■ Router's, correspondent learns that the lino in Flanders runs from Voormezeele immediately west of Wulverchfim, through Ne.uve Eghse and Steenwerk to the east of Estairesand La Couture. , The German retirement is . eontinuing. • We penetrated 'from the worftern edge of Etaing to the westernedge of Cagnicpurt, from which place's/are approaching Queant.—Reuter. VIVID DESCRIPTION OF THE BATTLEFRONT •'.' V LONDON COCKNEYS' UPHOLD THEIR TRADITIONS. ■ ~'. London, Septeniber 2. ■• Reuter's correspondent, "writing on Sunday evening"from British Headquarters, says:—"Yesterday I saw the lighting .front of the British armies from north'of Voormezcelo ■to south of Peronne. On both flanks our troops have advanced victoriously.. In the centro they bitterly contested the vast meshwork of defences guarding the Drocourt line. The battlo round jßullecourt, although it resulted: in slight'territorial changes, has-been par-, ticularly bitter. Early yesterday morning the attack hero was resumed. , The formidable Station Redoubt, which had been previously taken and lost, ■ was recaptured, and the Londoners, advancing on a front of 2500 yards, sup- •• ported by tanks, once again brilliantly emphasised the long-accepted truth that as .a soldier the, Cockney is second to none in the world. ) The Germans clearly anticipated the 'attack, for at dawn they opened with the heaviest barrage of considerable depth. On the right another British division was fighting its way valiantly through the honeycombed defences of Ecoust and Longatte. Long after the assaulting waves had gained their objectives tho jnopping-up parties would unearth machine-gun burrows containing many dismounted troopers, of the 15th Dragoons, which had been hurriedly thrown in to relieve the infantry. This is an indication of the serious shortage of German reserves. , ,'—Reuter. ... BRITISH LABOUR CONGRESS APPLAUDS VICTORIOUS FIGHTERS i"NO PEACE TILL HOHENZOLLERNS' AND HABSBURGS ARE ■•■;.■ crushed; ,, . •. . ' London, September 2. In connection with the Trade Union Congress which is to open on Monflay a big pro-Ally demonstration carried a resolution, with only seven dis- ' sonticnts congratulating tho Allied armies and navies on their magnificent victories.' Tho resolution says:—"There will be no peace until,the Holienzollerns'and the Habsburgs are crushed." Mr. AVill Thome proposed, and Mr. Ken Tillett seconded, the motion. Mr. J. H. Thomas said that rather than accopt peace at Russia's expense, ho .would prefer to see Britain wiped out.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. OFFICIAL REPORTS CAPTURE OF SAILLY-SAILLISEL AND SAILLISEL London, September 2. Sir Douglas4iai<' reports:—"Welsh and East County troops on Sunday cveniii" captured SaTlly-Saillisel and Saillisel after heavy lighting. The I'jng- ; lish troops have drawn nearer le Tninsloy and Noroml, where thc.y took u number of prisoners. The English and Scottish troops during the night captured Riencourt-lez-Cagmcourt and positions to tho south, with hundreds or prisoners In' the sectors south of tho Scnrpe, the Canadians and English ettacked at 5 o'clock in the morning, and reported making good progress. In the Lys sector we reached the Lys River east of Estaires, and captured Neuve iegliee."-Auß,-N.Zi. Cable Assn.-Reuter.