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WESTERN FRONT.

ON THE FRENCH FRONT. STUBBORNLY DEFENDED POSITIONS TAKEN. London, Sept. 1. A French communique stales: The battle continues with extreme, violence in the region of the Canal du Nord and north of Soissons. We made progress foot by foot, successively carrying stubbornly defended centres' of resistance. We carried Campagne, on the east bank of the canal. The enemy'* resistance was particularly violent in the village of Ciievilly, which the Germans twice recaptured, it finally remaining in our hands. We enlarged our gains north of Happlincourt and Morlincourt, carried by assault Juvigny and Crony, and reached the western outskirts of Leury. —Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc, and Reuter. A French communique issued on Sunday evening reports: Operations continued during the night. Infantry detachments crossed the Somme Canal east of Epenancourt. Further south the French captured Rouy-le-Petit, taking i 250 prisoners. In the region north of Soissons they captured Leury and reduced several centres or resistance which were strongly held, taking 1000 prisoners.—Aus. N.Z. Cable and Reuter. ; New York, 'Sept.. 1. The French stormed Crouy (northeast of Soissons) and captured 1000 prisoners. They also captured Rouy-le-Petit (north-east of Nesle). —United Service. London, Sept. 1. General Mangin, after a great fight, has reached Crecy-au-Mont.—Times. Paris, Sept. 1. The Matin states that the French troops traversed Noyon at the double. There arc no soldiers in the town at present, as they are unable to stay owing to the dense clouds of smoke overhanging it. After shelling and destroying tiie greater part of the town the Germans are now sprinkling it with incendiary shells. Two French prisoners and 30 German deserters from Toul sought safety in the French lines. The Freuehnxi stated that they were kept in bombarded positions with many English prisoners, who were even worse treated, having to handle shells and dig. THE BRITISH FRONT. ADVANCE ON THESCARPE. ENEMY DRIVEN FROM LYS SALIENT London, Sept. 1. Sir Douglas Haig reports: Strong hostile counter-attacks in the Bullecourt sector led to hand-to-hand fighting. The situation is not materially changed. Further northward the Canadians engaged 5n successful operations immediately southward of the Arras-Cambrai road, inflicted many casualties, and captured 15 machine-guns. Between the Sensec river and the Scarpc we advanced our line 1500 yards towards the Trinquige river. Tiie increasing demand upon the enemy's reserves, due, firstly, to the enormous casualties incurred in his massed attacks during the earlier part of the year, and, secondly, to the heavy casualties in killed, wounded, and prisoners inflicted on his armies since July 18 by the Allies in a series of successful attacks, has compelled the enemy to withdraw from the Lys salient and yield, without a blow, positions of high tactical importance which he won at great cost. We took possession of Kemmel Hill and readied the general line Voormezeele-Lindenhoek-La Creehe-Dou-lieu, and are approaching Estaires. We are closely pressing the enemy in his retirement and have taken a number of prisoners. A later message says: The enemy, in the, evening, repeatedly counter-attacked at Mont St. Quentin,' but was repulsed on each occasion after severe fighting.

We mnde progress towards Le Transloy and cleared out the enemy at nighttime from Longatte, Ecoust-St. Mein, and tool; 50 prisoners northward of the Arras-Cambrai road in successful minor, operations eastward of Haucourt. In the Lys sector our advance continues. We" crossed, the Lawe river and are nearing the La* Bassee-Estaires road. —Aus. KZ. Cable Assoc.

AUSTRALIANS' DARING. LEADS TO FALL OF PEROXXE. SUBURBS OF LEXS REACHED. , London. Sept. 1. Sir Douglas Haig report.-: .The Australian* arc showing great das.h. enterprise, and daring, By brilliantly exeintetl night operations they seized the hill and village of .Mont St. Quentin. northward of Peronne, thereby gaining possession of an important tactical feature commanding Peronne and the angle of the Sommc river. They also captured Fouillaucourt and over l"i(l0 prisoners. Our casualties ware light. The English, on the Australians' left, attacked in the morning with complete success and captured Marrieres Wood and the high around eastward and northward thereof, taking prisoners in considerable numbers. We successfully repulsed day-long counter-attacks, and drove off, with heavy enemy losses, strong hostile attacks astride the Bapaume-Cambrai road. We completed the capture of Rcincourt-le-Bapaume, and slightly improved our position at certain points between Vaux-Vraucourt and Bullecourt. — Aus. ST.Z. Cable Assoc, and Reuter. London, Sept. 1. The British have captured Peronne, Morval. and Bullecourt, and reached the suburbs of Lens. Mr. Gilmour, writing on Saturday, says that Peronne is merely broken rains. After its demolition by the Germans last year hardly a habitable house remains. Referring to the mines and boobytraps left by the Oermans in abandoned places, Mr. ftilmour says: These ruses are now unfruitful, because the Australians, however casual about other matters, avoid evacuated towns and villages as they would the plague, knowing that traps are set which might prove their graves. He gives instances of the discovery of several sueh traps. The enemy blew up the bridges in the Peronne Bector, but failed to prevent the Anglo-Australians advancing and outflanking the town, which at the time of writing had not been captured, but its fall then was considered a matter of hour*.

THE AUSTRALIANS AT PERONNE. FURTHER HEADWAY MADE. Received Sept. 2, 9.10 p.m. London, Sept. 2. Sir Douglas Haig reports: The Australians captured Peronne after beating off the enemy counter-attacks at Mont St. Quentin last night. The Australians this morning renewed their advance in conjunction with the English on the left. The Australians soon stormed the German positions west and north of l'eronne and pressed on, while fierce lighting continued. among the ruined streets and buildings, and was carried to the eastern suburbs. The Australians hold Peronne, Flamicourt, and St. Dennis, and have progressed on the spurs east and northeast of Jlout S't. Quentin. On the Australians' left London regiments attacked south-east of Combles and took Bouehavesnes and Rancourt With the high ground overlooking them. They reached the western outskirts of St. Pierre Vaast wood. The Anglo-Australians overcame stiff opposition and prisonercd 2000, and took a few guns—Aus. X.Z. Cable Assoc.

ALLIES' RAPID MOVEMENTS. SOMME BRIDGES CROSSED. London, Sept. 1. Mr. Gilmour pays a tribute to the rapidity with which field guns and batteries were, moved, keeping up with the infantry in their big stride forward, while the patrols were so close to the heels .of the enemy that they caught up his machine-gunners and crossed the Somme bridges before the Germans had time to blow up tho mines, pushing forward in faco of severe close-range gunfire and machine-gunning. The long advance has been unbelievably fatiguing. The men have had few opportunities of resting, but find satisfaction in the knowledge that these are unquestionably victorious operations. They are heartened by the fact that the enemy's retreat is necessitated by the great thrust begun on July 18. He has not been given a moment's respite since. German prisoners of various regiments give a dismal account of the state of affairs on their side of the line. They admit that the retirement was disorderly in many places. The officers apparently lost control. Some say that the beldams ultimately will stand on the old Cambrai-St. Quentin line. i ! CALM CONFIDENCE. GERMAN PRAISE OP AUSTRALIANS. London, Sept. 1. Reuter's correspondent at British headquarters says: A lately captured note issued by a German battalion commander contains the following: The Australians arc a powerful type of men, exceedingly clever, versatile and enterprising. They know how to creep through high crops and capture our outposts. They also understand exceedingly well lmw to carry out large patrol operations. Their characteristic is that they lake few prisoners, but bayonet or shoot everybody "

The correspondent adds that the British 3rd Army, since August 25, litis captured 100 guns arid 18,000 prisoners. The Ist Army, since August 20, has captured 20 guns and 4000 prisoners. The Zcalanders tool;, among some other booty, some 5.9 howitzers at Bapaume.— Ucu-.er. Reuter's correspondent at British headquarters says: The unanimous spirit at the front is calm confidence. Everything has gone excellently, and the great machinery of our initiative continues to work perfectly and smoothly The way transport facilities creep (crwaid in the wake of the advancing line is a marvel of organisation. To-day broad guage trains are carrying troops and stores into places that a week ago were in enemy occupation. Considering the extent and importance of the operations the net casualties are very light; moreover, a great proportion are clean bullet-wounds, caused mainly by ma-chine-guns.—Keuter. INCREASE IN ENEMY DESERTERS. London, Sept. 1. An increasing number of German deserters, including Prussians, are coming into the Allicd'lincs. Austrian "dicer prisoners say their men held the lines only because the Germans were behind with orders to shoot slackers and deserters— Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc. GERMAN 'PISTOL SECTIONS. London, Sept. 1. .Mr. Robinson says that the Germans are forming pistol sections in every i:ifaniiv rompany, urmed with automatic pistols with an ISin. barrel.—Times. CHOLERA IN BELGIUM. Amsterdam, Sent. 31. In an outbreak of cholera in Belgium there have been 30 deaths in a week in the village of Wardriest.-Aus. NZ. Cable Assoc. AMERICAN SUCCESSES. London, Sept. 1. An American communique, states: Northward of the Aisne. we took Jnvigny bv assault. In Alsace we made successful raids, penetrating the enemy tr.>;u-.iu'S. —Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc. COLORLESS GERMAN REPORT. London, Sept. 1. German official wireless; The English are following up our retirement via Kenimel, BaiUeul, Neuf Berquin. and across the' Lawe. The French attacked this afternoon on both sides of Noyau and between the Oise and the Aisne.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc. Received Sept. 2. 8.30 p.m. London, Sept. 1. Wireless German official: After fluctuating fiditing the enemy recaptured BuUecourt and Ecoust. Eastward ot Jnvigny the enemy advanced as far as Tcni.vsorny.~Aus.'N.Z. Cable Assoc, and Reuter.

' GERMAN RETIREMENT. OX A LARGE SCALE. MOST ENOOURAOmG NEWS. Keceived September 3, 1.40 a.m. London, September 2. The latest news is most encouraging. Peronne has been captured. We are pressing the enemy's rearguardsFires eastwards of Lena indicate that the enemy is destroying stores preparatory to evacuating the town. There are also fires eastward of Armentieres, indicating that the enemy is contemplating a inurement on a large scale from this sector. Our patrols pushed forward in the direction ol' Lens, south, of the Scarpe. We have reached the western edge of Hamblain, capturing Bullecourt and iforval. Tho First French Anny has taken Roys le Petit. In the Champagne, northward of Noy* on, General Mangin's anby is operating between the Aisne and the Ailette. We have captured tho villages of Leury,Couchy, and Thiemy, and reached the western edge of Crcsy. Two thousand prisoners were captured on Sunday on the whole front. Small local operations show that only strong rearguards are holding the German lines.

PRESSING THE ENEMY HARD. 57,318 PRISONERS TAKEN IN AUGUST Received Sept. 3, 1 a.m. London, Sept. 2. Sir Douglas Haig reports: We carried out successful minor operations at a number of points south of the ArrasCambrai road. We have driven the enemy out of the high ground at Marval and captured Beaulincourt. We are pressing the enemy hard in Le Transloy, and completed the capture of Bullecourt, Courtlezc and Agincourt, prisonering hundreds in these operations. The Canadians repulsed a counterattack against the now positions gained tliis morning northward of Hendecourt. Progress was continued in the Lens and Lys sector. We have reached Doulieu, Le Verrier, and Steenwerck, and are engaging the enemy at Neuve Eglise and W r ulverghem. During August we prisonered 57,318, of whom 1283 were officers, and took 657 guns, including 150 heavies, 5750 mo-chine-guns, and 1000 trench mortars. Other captures included three trains, 9 locomotives, numerous complete ammunition and engineer dumps, containing many hundred thousand rounds of gun and small arms ammunition, besides immense quantities of other war material. Wireless German-official: The English ;pressed us back in places between the Scarpe and the Somme. \ THE GERMAN ARMIES. LOSING CO-ORDINATION. -Received Sept. 2, 11.50 p.m. Paris, Sept. 1. Marcel Hutin says it is unlikely that General von Below will remain long on the Somme, as the British are threatening all the positions below the bond. The feeling now is that the enemy has so generally lost the initiative that he can no longer co-ordinate even in a defensive action. His armies give the impression that each is fighting independently.—Times Service.

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Taranaki Daily News, 3 September 1918, Page 5

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WESTERN FRONT. Taranaki Daily News, 3 September 1918, Page 5

WESTERN FRONT. Taranaki Daily News, 3 September 1918, Page 5

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