Arizona republican., 1918-08-16
British and French Gain Ground, In Important
 Sectors, Take Villages, Ob-
 literatc Heburtine Salient
lRx The Associated Pressl


 battle front still continues of a minor character compared with that of the early part of the week. when the Ger mans reinforced their line and stopped the eastward sweep of the allied forces.
 Clearing Woods of Enemy Nevertheless the British and French again have been able to gain ground on two important sectors-the British short distance northwest of Rove, where they took the villages of Dam- cry and Parvillers, and the French on the southern wing of the battle front, where they have captured two farms in the process of clearing the hilly and wooded district around Lassigny of the enemy.
 North of the Somme between Hlbert and Arras the Germans are continuing to fall back and the British are keep i ing in close contact with them. Thus 1 far the Germans have definitely given up the towns of Beaumont Hamel, Serre, Bucquoy and PuisieuXA Au Mont, and at several points have crossed the Ancre river, with the Brit ish following closely on their trail.
 Hebuterne Salient Obliterated No official explanation has yet been advanced on the retrograde movement
 
 is not at all unlikely that the opera tions on the Somme front and the har- assing tactics the British recently have employed made the enemy desirous of establishing himself on new ground eastward, with the Ancre river a bar rier between him and his foes. At any rate, the Hebuterne salient has virtu ally been obliterated by the retirement of the Germans and seemingly they now will be compelled to make a re- adjustment of their line between the Somme and Arras.
 Allies Capture 34ooo Prisoners
 In the week of fighting on the Pi- cardy front, 30,244 prisoners have fall en into the hands of the British Fourtf army and the French First army, ac- cording to an official announcement Of this number the British captured PISA. Unofficial reports, probabl! compiled since the official data wa sent from the front give the numbe of prisoners in the allies hands sine August as 34.00o and say also tha 670 captured guns thus far have beel counted
 Russian Situation Looms Large
 The situation in Russia again looming large Soviet leaders havini fled from Moscow, the bolshevik capi tai, to Kronstadt. the soviet troops nov are declared to have begun the evacu ation of Moscow. American troop have begun to disembark at Nladivo stOk to aid the CZecho- Slovak army il its campaign in Siberia. an allied fore is chasing the enemy more than a hun dred miles south of Archangel on tn railroad; further allied troops hay made landing southwest of Arch angel and are endeavoring to cut of the retreat of the soviets, while Britis troops have arrived at Baku, in tn Caucasus on the Caspian sea. to as sist the Armenians in defending thi important seaport against the Turk! to whom it was given by the Brest Litovsk treaty in the attempt made b the Teutonic allies to dismembe Russia.
 Allies Operating Jointly
 Thus it will be seen that allied fore es now are operating jointly on thre important sections of Russian territor -on the north with base in tn White sea, in the east with a base O the Sea of Japan and on the south i Trans Caucasia.
 Important Enemy Conferences
 Probably realizing the seriousness of the situation as it now affects tf central powers, with defeats on tf western front and their military pos tions in the other theaters none tc secure-with the feeling in Russi daily growing more intense against tf / bolshevik and GermanIc rule, and wit the spectre of more than millio Americans already in France and mol millians of them soon to be in read ness for overseas duty. important COT ferences are in progress at Germa headquarters. The German and Au trian emperors and their suites ar Field Marshal von Hindenburg ar General Ludendorff are the main col ferees.