Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-08-23
Soldiers Battle Open Shirted,
or Without Upper Garments, as
SWedt Streams DOwn Their Half
Naked Bodies; Hun Losses HeaUy
tBy MORNING .Iournal spcclaI Leased Mirel

With the British Army in France
Aug, 22, 3:30 p. m. (by The Associat-
! ed Press There has been fierce
fighting today along a large section
of the British front, to the south of
Arras virtually through to the River
Somme.
Again the British have been vic
torious. The battle north of the An,
ere ragged all day long while 10000
yards to the south another British
force, which crossed the Ancre dur
ing the night and opened an attack
at daybreak was driving steadily in
to the enemy positions on the high
ground between Bray.zSur -Somme and
Albert and bad already eaptnred
4 Thousand prisoners.
The Germans are retreating from
the section between the two points
where the British armies are ham
mering them and where they arc
threatened with being left in pocll-
ct. The town of Albert is unofficiaily
reported to have fallen into the
hands of the British, who are press
ing the enemy hard.
Along the Arras-Albert railway en-
bankment and on both sides Of it
heavy fighting continues,
On the northern half of the battle
front the British stormed the enemy
positions and captured them, inflict-
ing terrible losses on the enemy. They
then pushed eastward at various
points. They occupied HameIincourt
trench, we'll to the east of the em-'
bankment and were reaching out
similarly at other points
German Counter Attack Fails.
A counter attack this afternoon
north of Courcelles was completely
broken down by the British before the
Boche gained single foot of ground.
The value of the position along the
embankment can readily be seem The
country is flat and the railroad runs
along the top of high, made-to-or-
Ger ridge, which overlooks and con
trolls considera shell cleaned
ground on either side of 1t.
To the south from Achiet-Le-Grand
to the Ancre, the armies in battle
have been sweeping backwards and
forwards. attacks and counter at
tacks being repeated again and again.
British patrols have been in Mira
umont but at the moment it appears
that the British lines are actually q
few hundred yards west of that town,
In the neighborhood Of Beauregard
and Dovecote, on the road between
Miraumont and PuissieuX-Au Mont
The British are still west of Achiet-
Le-Grand, but patrols have been in
the town. The I3oohe counter at
tacks here, as we'll as at Mraumont,
were carried out by fresh troops
which have been seen rushing toward
the front from the rear in an ef-
fort TO relieve Genral Otto von Be
lows harassed seventeenth army.
Germans Are Slaughtered.
AT Achiet-Le- Grand the attacks
were in such strength that the Brit
ish retired for a short distance from
the outskirts of the town and con-
tented themselves for the time being
with pouring bullets into the enemN
forces, who in heir eagerness to win
something. no matter how small, |
rushed right into the center of the
target formed by the town.
Southwest of Miraumont the Brit
ish at latest reports had the enemy
With his back to the River Ancre.
Tanks have been working well to
the front of the British lines almost |
everywhere The battle was fought
under a scorching sun. the men fight !
ing over the dusty, shell-churned
ground, open shirted. or without up
per Iiit S"Sdb
down their half-naked bodies.
At many places heaps of German |
dead, moved down by the British fire. !
lay baking in the sun.
The total number of prisoners taken !
is still uncertain. but it is known that |
at least 5000 have been captured. In I
with those taken yester-
day the prisoners today were tire,l,
dirty. hungry and thirsty. Among
them was an Austrian artillery Off
GER who arrived at the cages with all |
the elegance that usually surrounds /
officers in Emperor Charles army.
He had his soldier servant with him
but the servant got lost in the mix-up !
and. much to the annoyance Of both.
man and master they were put into
cages
incidentally. the German prisoners
took occasion to make fun of the Aus
trian soldier.
Doesn't Dislike Teut0ns
The Austrian officer said that he
had been at this front for q month