Bisbee daily review., 1917-08-21
TANKS PLAY B|G PART IN
 ALLIED GAIN
German Soldiers Surrender or Flee in Terror as Huge Me chanical Monsters Number Across Fields.
BRITISH ARTILLERY
 MOWS DOWN DEFENSES
Teuton Prisoners Declare Mo- rale of Their Regiments Has Been Wrecked by Youthful Soldiers.

RITISH FRONT IN FRANCE AND D BELGIUM August 20, - British h tanks scored another triumph in
 the capture of important Ger man positions yesterday morning m the neighborhood of the Ypres-Poel- capelle road, north of St. Julien. It was tank show almost from start to finish and the infantry in this case rlayed the part of supernaumerarles in support of the leading actors, while large numbers of the enemy troops added a final melodramatic touch by surrendering abjectly or fleeing in terror as the heavy leads numbered on inc stage and reached for their shoot ing irons.'
 As recorded in the official communl- cation the British captured German desenses along a mile-front to depth of 500 yards Among the strong-holds occupied were the Famour Triangle, Hibau and Crockraft Farms, the sites of exceedingly strong concrete and steel machince gun redoubts that nienaced the infantry advance.
 Infantry Follows Tanks.
 It was down when the tanks lined I'D and waited for the signal to "go over the top The British artillery observing no less of chivalry to the tanks than to the infantry in the past, poured a preliminary stream of shells into the German lines, then dropped barrage ahead of the iron monsters, which started forward looking for all the world like great dragons that had rolled out from one of Han Ander- sons fairy tales into the grey morn ing light that shrouded this battle field in the cockpit of Europe"
 Behind them came the infantry ready to do the cleaning up of the re- maining enemy after the tanks had finished their part But there was lit- tie for the infantry to do except as semble and care for the prisoners as the tanks progressed on tleir way.
 The tanks wheeled into position and turned a heavy fire on the fortih- cations and the Germans were killef or else they surrendered. The enc my casualties were heavy. Great num- bers of Germans were seen fleeing ter rorized, stricken as the tanks appeared in the distance and a considerable number threw down their arms and surrendered without offering resist ance.
 Air Activity Heavy.
 ln hnl tory desired and then troundled back home. They suffered no damage and the casualties for the operation totaled fifteen This has been the most strlk- ing incident of the latest fighting along this front
 There. have been incessant lombard ments and the air activities of both sides have been unusually heavy. Last night the air was full of British and German planes which bombed their way into each others territory amidst picturesque but awesome flashes from shrapnel and long white rays from searchlights.
 The French engineers have en- countered considerable difficulties
 
 among the marshes into which the troops have advanced on their left, but the work is proceeding with mar velous rapidity.
 Up to date the French have cap tured about 25 German guns since this offensive began on July 31 and the machine-guns taken are innumerable. Some of the captured redoubts were found to be veritable nests of machine guns. One field-gun, which a German artilleryman was about to blow up, was taken near Les Lilas. the gunner being shot just as he was placing the explosive.
 German Morale Poor.
 The examination of German prison CTS taken by the British continues and out of $40 questioned only 25 per cent were found to belong to the 1917 class. Non-commissioned officers re late how they are hampered by the demoralization of the younger recruits with whom they are supplied. They say they cannot rely on these youngs- ters and similar complaints are heard about the inefficiency of the young German officers in the battle of the Flanders