New-York tribune., 1918-08-31
lBy Tho Assocruted Press

FRANCE, Aug. 80 & p. ne.).-The
fghting British armies again smashed
their way forward to-day all along the
line. There has been very heavy fight
ing almost everywhere between the
Somme and Scarpe rivers, and under
the force of repeated blows, delivered
with machine like precision, the foe
has been forced to abandon many more
towns, positions and large strips of
ground
Once more the Germans have SUI
fered terrible losses. The British have
freed all the country south and west
Of the Somme. the last Germans being
driven behind the river this morning
Even there the enemy is not finding
rest for the British have crossed the
stream at least at one place south OF
La Chapellette
From Peronne southwark first the
guns are hurlng projectiles, big and
little. on the other side of the river.
Just north OF the Somme, after it
turns to the west at Peronne. the Brit
ish have captured Clery and are press
ing on toward Peronne
Patrols Reach lie Transloy
The Germans have been trying ever
since the fall of Bapaume to hold the
line running along the road between
that town and Peronne. British pa
trolls, however, have reached lie Trans
10y, directly on the road. and it is re
ported that lie Transloy has fallen and
that fierce battle within battle is
raging almost along the whole length
of the road.
Hard fighting is going on around
Baulencourt, which is astride the road
between lie Transloy and Bapaume
The Germans hold the major portion
of this village for the moment. but they
seem destined to be thrown out from
it. A bitter struggle also is in prog
ress at Morval. southwest of lie Trans
10y. The fighting appears to have
reached a hand -to-hand character, ant
the Germans are said to have suffered
from the British bayonets Other
towns in this immediate neighbornooo
fell this morning or during last night
From this locality the line of battle
swings wide around Bapaume, ant
there has been more heavy fghtn1
here. Bancourt, east OF Bapaume, fel
after being stormed
German Resistance Smothcred
Astrde the road to Cambrai from
Peronne the British crashed into tn,
Germans and smothered their resist
ance, sometimes again at the point o
the bayonet. Fremicourt seems to hav
been taken and the British TO har
driven on eastward. North of here
Vaulx- x-Vraucourt, which contained
large enemy garrison tha, offered tn
strongest resistance with machine gun!
apparently has fallen in It's entirety I
the British. Ecoust-St. Men and Lon
gatte, in its suburbs, again are re
ported to have been captured by tn
British.
Here the Germans delivered a power
ful counter attack and the British with
drew in the face of it, The artiller
was turned into the trap the German
had made for mselves, and after
rad finished the British moved bac
again and mopped up what remained o
me Germans
Buliecourt In British Hands
Bullecourt is well in British hand,
as. apparently also IL Hendccour
RiencouN and Cagnicourt seem to b
in The possession Of Field Marsha
Haig's men. Heavy fighting is reporte
in this locality, as here the Britis
have reached a point only a few hun
dred yards from the Drocourt- Quean
switch line, which apparently Is garri
sored with every man the German hig
command has been able to lay hand
on. They are waiting for what they ex
pect may> come in their FIVE lines 0
trenches which arc protected by man
belts Of barbcd wire.
But sven AZ they wait they are bcin
harasscd by heavy fire from the BIRTHS
cannon. which throughout this zone 0
tne battle arc laundering away as har
~ their gunnefs can force them.
Fronn here northward across tho Al
ras~Caplbrai road and along the Rive
fcafpe the British arc pushing TO,
~ard, gaining more ground straight
"oing their line and drawing asnerall