7 SEPTEMBER 1918, page 1

The Centre Of The English Line From Lens To The

Somme above Monne attained its main objective on Thursday week, when the New Zealanders entered Bapaume, and the enemy began a retreat to the south of that town In three weeks,......

The Preliminary Operations On A Wide Front North And South

of the Scarpe led on Thursday week to the recapture of Greenland Hill, dominating the Scarpe valley from the north and forming a firm defensive flank to cover the troops acting......

News Of The Week.

rilHIS has been a wonderful week on the Western front. Along the whole line from Lens to Soissons, the Allies have won victory after victory, culminating in the great British......

The Grand Attack On The Famous Positions Began On Monday

morning. The Germans had worked at the fortifications for eighteen months, and, to make assurance doubly sure, had concen- trated an incredible number of men to hold the line.......

The Effect Of The Victory Was Instantaneous. On Tuesday Sir

Douglas Haig reported that the enemy was retreating along practi- cally our whole battle-front. He was evacuating Lens itself. On Wednesday our troops forced the passage of the......

Our Right Wing Directed On Peronne Now Took Up The

running. On Friday Conbles and Clery were taken, and the Somme was crossed both to the west and to the south of Peronne. The Austra- lians, who had pushed up the river valley to......

Meanwhile Our Left Or Northern Wing On This Vast...

had begun its final advance on the Hindenburg or Wotan line east of Arras. It may be as well to explain that the Hindenburg line was constructed during the battle of the Somme......

The, Enemy Has Accelerated His Withdrawal From The Lys...

having no reserves to spare for this sector. On Friday week we re- entered Bailleul. On Saturday we reoccupied Mount Kemmel. On Tuesday we regained Wulterihein, while further......

The Paper Shortage.

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