| Show S CAP T RE E AMERICANS WIN PRISONERS f NEAR R JUVIGNY I 9 Lens and l Threatened by Advancing i Allied Forces II Huns uns Destroy Supplies as They Retreat 1 j i 7 JUA rc JU A Associated d Pr Press 3 I t With the British Army in Flanders Sept 1 1 For I.-For For the first time timo American Amer Amer- scan ican troops fought on Belgian soil today They captured and were engaged engage i in the operations elsewhere in the same locality m London Sept Reuters Reuters' 1 Reuters Reuters' correspondent at British headquarters says say he the Americans besides taking have bave captured several several sev sev- eral strong positions between and Ypres Paris Sopt Sept 1 l.-In l. In the region north of Soissons French troops last night stormed the town of Leury cur and captured a Germans the French h war Avar office announced today French troops have crossed the Somme canal at sc seven eri miles south of Peronne buy Houy Lc Le Petit two miles north of Nesle Nesles has bel captured by hy the French YANKS MAKE GAINS OF TWO MILES f y yI I Associated Pre Press With ith the An Am American rican mean Army in France Sept 1 Again Again the German de defenses Lenses north of Soissons have been cracked cracke b by the Americans who tonight untie hue made secure their new nely positions nC ner r Terny-Sorny and on a line along the Soissons Bethune-Soissons roa road The Americans are at the apex of the he allied forces in that part of the general front and l the commanding officer the French General today today supplemented his messages of co congratulation expressing to the American en nander admiration for his units' units work fork and anel admitting surprise that troops comparatively nN neav should have conducted themselves with such dash and brill brilliancy aric 1 f- f e t The rh l American merican tl tI their drive rie be beyond ond J l tod today ad advanced abo about lt two miles and captured n nearly OO prisoners tog together with considerable war supplies lies The advance from J Juvi Juvigny lI ny began at 4 0 o'clock clock Saturday and the Americans Americans Americans Amer Amer- had gained gaine their objective by 9 0 o'clock clock 0 at night Ragged points in the new line were smothered smother out oui today In addition to the GOO prisoners ers two pieces of artillery were captured and a great number of machine guns gums and trench mortars mortals Tre Trenches shell holes and the open field were strewn with German dead The lIJe drive proved a field da day for the tle Americans and French The artillery artil levelled the time while allied maintained coil coil- lery ground planes uninterrupted co con connection 1 by radio with batter battery commanders The infantry responded like v veterans and with enthusiastic shouts began the pursuit 1 With th the infantry went the tanks and it was a different story stone from that when they first advanced against lugn ny Thirty tanks had bad b been en a de detailed detailed de- de tailed for the tile work They were wore light two-man two French tanks capable of f a a. speed over rough ground of ten or fifteen m miles 1 s an hour and almost a as easily handled as an automobile Ground Is Easily Overrun When Chen the order for the advance was given the Americans American leaped out of o otheir L their positions plunging ing forward toward the he points that had been indicated 1 11 f 1 4 R I f im Ll I Ii i 1 vs i t 4 li A i i i l-fc l rv f t nl l 4 In r io erl 4 ln li r 1 mm nests t s-t- o K North t l of i t J-t jin J th there l w was a hill a hill on which which the Germans had C concentrated con cou- 0 ll- ll a str strong machine gun force but bui there was little to do clo there r- r J the t infantry ry arr arrived In some some cases the positions actually had been crated There here was no organized resistance it was a case of mopping up Tather an extended district The Germans who AVIO were still left in the area were detached detached de de- de- de forces many of them in caves some in sections of pf the old oM trenches Terny-Sorny was reached without a struggle but practically every every- other position between the thc American line linc of departure nn and the objective was yielded yield yield- ed cd only because the Germans were unable to retain it Prisoners said aid that within the past few days two o new German divisions the Two Hundred and Thirty eighth and the Two Hundred and Twenty Twenty- seventh the thc the first o of which marched from Rheims and the other from Metz had been in the sector Both were excellent organizations but like others encountered Jt recently were afflicted with that m mysterious something which caused them to crack when pounded A new variety ar ety of barrage was used b by the Americans Prisoners characterized characterized char char- it as a crazy craz fire tI Others solemnly d declared dared that they had been subjected to a n counter counter- r. r barr barrage e by their own army That did clid occur in at nt least one instance due t to tV the confusion in the German aerial service I. I 1 ENEMY RESISTANCE SOON OVERCOME Associated Pry ms With Kith ih the American Forces on the Aisne Front Saturday Au Aug 31 TU TUn g n the time ruins o of oC a village e north of Soissons that the Germans fought so 10 so sot t desperately to retain is is well vell within the American lines tines It was taken Friday Fri Fri- ri- ri da day but publication of details of its capture was not permitted The Americans have ha consolidated their position to the cast of Juvigny They Thc control the zone in advance of the village e. e American artillery artillery- dominates dominates dominates domi domi- have been left with slight slight- Slig- Slig ll nates the country countr an and the Germans apparently ac chance of effective resistance until the they reach the broken terrain around Neuville ille The German officers were outmaneuvered ef l and their men out out- fought foughi the of the the- Enemy machine guns bY proved a n terrible barrier to progress Americans Americans but out it was h not enough When Chen all was over ocr the Germans s unwittingly unwittingly tingly added a final touch of tra trag- trag tragedy ily when they dropped a high explosive shell into the thc mi midst st of 8 prisoners the Americans had removed to the rear Five German captives were killed and scores were terribly wounded Enemy Forces Arc Are Caught Napping r When the objective of General Pershing's men finally was attained tho tho thou Germans Germau within the town w were re caught napping napping- The Americans had corn com corn encircled them German machine guns suns and trench mortars mortals all wt were were pointed to the Il west cst and the lime cst northwest but the i assailants aI appeared 1 out of an arc drawn drown about their rear The rhe 1 mopping a up of oe the town lown and mIll positions immediately adjacent to it it netted the Americans s j prisoners The Lime German dead have hac not been count count- ed cd The Thc number is big Two days das ago o American patrols were a mile and a a- h half lf beyond Juvigny But the Germans German's were not exhausted and there was a repetition of the experiences ex ex- experiences of certain American J divisions north of the talc Marne when town after I town passed back buck Hn and forth before the were definitely y pushed back Thursday night when an nn American detachment escorted by hy tanks en- en Continued on Page 2 AMERICANS AMERIC ANSco WIN P PRISONERS PRISONER Continued u From ro Page lago 1 creel Juvigny the German line Hue once more was behind the railroad west of the he town A tremendous struggle e began Friday the Americans were instructed to pound the German lines and anti ando to o harass them in every manner while the French w were re bringing bringing- ll up forces o on the flanks but not to make any effort to a advance I The French came caine up rapidly and late in the da lay day the Americans were Americans were were ordered to attack Associated Press s 4 L LONDON f ODON Sept 1 Pc onne the railroad center a at the bend benl of the River LJ Somme taken by the tile Germans in their offensive c of last March larch was re recaptured recaptured re- re captured today by hy forces of Field Fiehl Marshal arshal Haig The towns of Bullecourt an and Morval 1 also were captured by the British The British have reached the suburbs s of Lens Large fires are arc burning in n the thc neighborhood of Lens and These are arc regarded e as an indicatiOn in- in n of a n. further German retirement The British line linc in the Lys sector now runs as follows I From to to to Lindenhoek to La Ln I to to the western e edge gc of La ue Gorg-ue a sll suburb of to o La Couture and then to the o old battle attle line north of Festubert All of these hese are in British possession GENERAL HAIG GIVES CREDIT TO AUSTRALIANS London Sept 1 Field I. Field Marshal l reports the tib capture of Peronne by jy the Australians in his communication from British headquarters in France tonight and St. St Den Denis s in the same sector were also oc oc- oc London troops have ve captured Boucha and Raucourt t. t Together the he English and Australians in in the tw two operations took more than 2001 2000 pris pris- I BRITISH ADVANCE IS CONTINUING London Sept 1 British I.-British British troops continue to advance in ill the Lys 15 salient southwest of Ypres The rhe British e crossed crosse the Lawe and are arc nearing the theroa roa road from Estaires to La Bassee according to the war office statement to- to day Northeast of Bapaume the British forces have cleared the enemy from and St. Mein 1 South of or they have hac made plo progress ress toward towar Le Ie Transloy I TRENCH FRENCH TROOPS TAKE NEW NEV GROUND Paris 1 I. French French troops have captured Cree Crecy Au An Mont font south of the river North Korth orth of the they have ha gained a footing in the I west of Coucy Couey Le Chateau the tile war office announces tonight for tor the first tint time In nel Belgium lum They rhe aro are aiding the British in iii mopping up part pan of or Mont Kemmel and are pursuing pursuing ing Ins the retreating Germans across the territory beyond It was wai this unit of or Yankees that captured captured cap cap- lured two miles south of or Ypres and aull another took tool The Time Americans reached the Flanders front on July Jul Julto 4 to 4 The Time Americans entered the he battle on the tho northern end of or the British line yesterday morning The They are still fighting tight fight ing big without let Jet The They attacked ed on ona ona ona a yard front and advanced c 1000 yards on the opening da day In the face of of Hot machine gun sun th fire Barring a few fe minor patrol encounters encounters this Is the thim first Important action I In Iii which the lie Americans ans have par participated since they entered the tha British h t trenches me aches Our 11 I boys OS O'S flanked the lie northeast end endor of or Kemmel following a which opened o Hl like e a curtain The center let lt them push forward first The enemy fought a rear guard action screened by machine guns suns which dotted the mountain bastion In iii great numbers Meanwhile the British swept Swell up lip the e slopes joining the Americans Sappers were ero sent ahead lot for tear fear that thal the height might be mined as ns German min German ing parties ha had been reported at work Jf it C there were vere all any ami mines they did dill not explode however r |
