Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-26
HA|G'S MEN TAKE
MAMETz, lie SARS
AND MART|NPUICH.
Bapaumt Nearly Surround
ed and Must Apparently
Soon Be Evacuated.
GERMANS HAVE LOST $1,000
PRISONERS SINCE WEDNESDAY
Are Being Forced Back Toward
Old Hindenburg Line at
Bullecourt.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS CAPTURED
Enemy Launches Strong Counterat-
tacks Against General Mangin's
Army Between Disc and Ailette.
AUsTRo-HUNGARIANs CAPTURED
lBy Associated Press.l


Notwithstanding the fact that the
Germans have brought up strong re-
endorsements on both wings OF the
battle front, the British and French
forces everywhere have beaten off the
enemy and continued their victorious
program. Many additional towns have
been captured by Field Marshal Haig's
men in the north, while the French
have successfully overcome obstacles
placed in their way and reached terri
tory north of Soissons. which adds fur
ther to the danger of the Germans In
the Noyon sector and to their line run
ming eastward from Soissons to Rheims.
All along the front from Arras to
the Somme the Germans are gradually
teing driven back to the old linden
Sommc the enemy is being harassed
we'll to the east of Bray, while farther
north strong counterattacks have been
repulSed and the town of Mametz, the
Mametz wood, Martinpuich. lie Sars and
lie Barque have been captured.
mans are Keeping up their strongest
efforts to hold back the tide that Ia
surging against them. but the British
lares'cUntinuinG to make slight gains
daily In the process of surrounding the
town. which seemingly soon must be
evacuated. rhe taking OF LIE Sars and
lie Barquc appears to be forerunner
Of this eventuality. lie Barque is only
two and half miles southwest Of Ba-
HRTrlSH WELL ACROSS
BAPAUME-ALBERT ROAD
Everywhere' except directly south OF
Bapaume the British are we'll across
of the town they are fast pressing for
ward toward the Hindenbu1E line I'm
G19lai h rep9Tts haye of paGed the British
just west OF the old line.
Since last Wednesday the British
have taken more tnan 1900 prisoners
and large numbers of guns and great
quantities OF supplies have fallen into
aen ineir hands hand IS, Some Of III the prisoners
from Austro Hungarian units.
AUSTRO-HUNGAhIA
RE-ENFORCE GERMANS
The Germans are launching strong
tween the Oise and Ailette Rivers. in
an cndeavor TO hold back General
Mangins army, which is threatening
the entire German front in this region
here also the Germans have been re-
enforced by troops from the dual mon
arcny. North OF Soissons. in the re-
gion of Bagneux, the Frencn have
made further progress eastward and
now are abreast the railroad line run
siderable number of additional pris-
oners nave taiien into French hands
AS yet there has been no movement
by the Germans along the Vesle River
to indicate that u retirement toward
me -Aisne is in immediate prospect.
The Americans and French in this re-
Slon continue heavily to she'll the
enemys back areas.
Farther east, in the Vosges region,
the Americans are keeping up their pa
troll activity against the enemy. The
Americans also are busily engaged In
bombing German points behind the line.
Thirty-eight bombs were dropped from
atrplanes on Confians Saturday, and ten
direct hits were scored. Considerable
ishting in the air also is taking place,
one American airman apparently hav-
ing disposed of two German Fokkers.
and two other Americans each send
ing down one enemy plane.