The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-08-30
3 Allied Armies
Are Smotherinf
HOrdes of Huns

With the British Army in France
Aug. 25.-0n both sides of the Scarpe
River hard fighting continued today
the British launching fresh attacks
and wrestling from the desperately re-
sisting enemy additional valuable
stretches of ground, many more ad-
vantageous positions and numerous
towns, including Croisilles.
In the center of the wide battle
field on which three British armies
the First, Third and Fourth-are op-
Grating there seems to be slight
pause.
South of the Somme, Fay and Alb
laincourt We're taken by the British
without much difficulty, for the Ger
mans, being hard pressed south of
these points by the French, were there
fore ready to go with slight persua-
sion.
Smother Hsrdes Ct Huns. -
Since early this morning storm af-
ter storm has, been sweeping, across
this section of France, but despite the
unfavorable weather the forces in the
north have driven deep into the hur-
riedly arranged enemy defenses,
smothering with their fire hordes Of
the Huns. ,,'ra...
These Huns had been thrown into
the fighting in this section in an ef-
fort to keep the British from peBe-
trating the famous Queant-D rocourt
switch line which formed the northern
continuation of the old Hindenburg
line after the British, last year beat
the Germans back from Arras. This
line has been approached in several
places and has been reached in at least
one place in the neighborhood of the
Sensee River. So, cams, So, NO,
have just been identified in this fight
ing, and more may appear ere long.
But while they are opposing the AL
lies and in most cases are battling
hard, there have been some instances
in which the enemy troops have shown
themselves to be excessively nervous,
which is as it, should be, considering
the pounding they have had, and are
still getting, from the British cannon
and the defeats they have suffered at
the hands Of the advancing infantry.
Germans Refuse to Fight.
A large Boche. force was brought
up to counter attack the British posi-
tions east of Monchy. Some OF the
companies, at the last moment, ac-
cording to prisoners statements, re-
fused to participate and the rest went
on without them, the British withdraw
ing 400 yards. .s.....
: Later the British reattacked, pay
ing particular attention to the TANKS,
and drove the Germans out. Then a
second time the enemy troops were
called upon to counter attack. This
time, it il reported, the whole body
refused, and only q few patrols were
seen by the British. 49,. -,
All sorts Of troops. have been hurled
into battle South Of the Scarpe, as
well as north OF that river, but many
formations have been finished off al
most as SOON as they appeared. The
ground over which the advance was
made today is covered with large
numbers of German dead. Just south
of the Scarpe one place was carpeted
with bodies in field gray.
There also was very heavy fighting
in the Croisilles region before and af-
ter that town was stormed and cap
tured this forenoon.
Enemy Fleeing from Bullecourt
Fierce fighting has been reported
from Croisilles Ridge and the beaten
Germans are said to be fleeing from
Bullecourt and the country to the
north and south. The capture of
Croisilles eliminates a spot which had
been holding up the British advance
on this part of the battle trent. Stiff
resistance had been offered during the
counter attacks and the British swung
around on the tanks, driving especial
ly down from the north and following
the general direction Of the old Hin
denburg line and the town became too
hot for the enemy to hold.