In the West

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 40, 14 September 1916, Page 5

In the West

FRENCH SUCCESS. CAPTURE OF A VILLAGE. London, September 13 1 p.m. The High Commissoner reports: The French official report states that on the north of the Somme they had a pronounced success. The whole village of Bouchavesne, where the enemy was powerfully entrenched, was captured after brilliant fighting. REMARKABLE FRENCH ADVANCE. GERMANS HARD PRESSED ATPERONNE. Press Association —Copyright, Australian and. N.Z. Cable Association. (Received 10.45 a.m.) i, London, September 13. An extraordinary feature of the French advance on Tuesday was its speed, which was unprecedented since the commencement of trench war. In some cases, positions were taken in fifteen minutes. The French now command Hlill 76, two miles north of Peronne, and also Mount St. Quentin, both of which are important artillery positions, and unless the Germans hold they must evacuate Peronne, THE FRENCH CAINS ON , TUESDAY. GERMAN EVACUATION OF PERONNE IMMINENT. DISORGANISATION OF ENEMY PLANS.

Press Association—Copyright. Published ia ' —.u Times.” (Received 11.45 a.m.) London, September 13,

The brilliant french dash under General Fayolle on Tuesday carried the hill commanding the Rancourt road. Combles and Alt. St. Quentin are now seriously outflanked. The gains included a commanding hill two miles north of Peronne, and a few yards more will necessitate the evacuation of Peronne, and the disorganisation of the German system for victualling the army at Roye.

SPLENDID FRENCH DASH. / Press Association—Copyright, Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. Paris 13. A communique states: A vigorous offensive was nias| over a six kilometre front in the area southward ot Combles to the river. The attack was very rapid. The whole of the first line of trenches were captured. Owing to the splendid dash of the troops further gains were made towards Po«onne. Upwards of fifteen hundred men and many officers were captured. A communique reports: The first lino southward of Combles was captured within half an hour, and pushing eastward with the same vigor the infantry successively carried (Hill 145, Marrieres wood, as well as the whole

system of trenches protecting the road from Bethune to Peronne, and established d line parallel thereto from the southern outskirts of Rancourt to southward of Bouchavesnes.’ Wo also carried out lines further south to Hill 71 j westward of Feullaucourt, THE ENEMY STORY. FRENCH SUCCESS ADMITTED. Press Association—Copyright, Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. .{Received 11.10 a.m.) , London, September 13, A German communique states; After heavy fighting between Corabies and the Somme, the French penetrated Bouchavesnes. The enemy attacks on Thiaumont and Souvillo failed sanguinarily. BRITISH SITUATION UNCHANGED (Received 11.10 a.m.) London, September 13. General Haig reports that the situation is unchanged. BRILLIANT FRENCH ACTION. MANY PRISONERS AND MUCH WAR MATERIAL. Press Association—Copyright, Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received 11.10 a.m.) London, September 13. A French communique reports: Battle is being 'continued north of the Somme. Wo achieved pronounced success in the evening, capturing the entire village of Buchavosncs, the brilliant action overpowering strongly entrenched. positions of the Germans, who have not attempted a counterattack. We crossed the Bethune road south-east of Bouchavesnes and took by assault the farm at Bouslab|)o, with many prisoners and war material. We progressed at Vans and Chapitro Wood.