Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-27
HA|G At BAP PAUME..
CITY NOW DOOMED:
GREAT HUN LOSS
Fall of Big Base Fatal Blow TO
German Defenses on Whole
Line.
ALLIES SWEEPING ON
ny Associated Press to Every Evening

ny Associated Press 70 Every Evening
London, Aug q 3 q m British
forces arc established IN tho northern
outskirts of Bapaume. saws today :
War Office statement
There has been heavy fighting at
LonRucval and on the adjacent ground
where the Germans launched a heavy
counter attack with fresh forces brought
IN especially FOR tic purpose from Sedan
In the face Of this counter attack, the
British fell back % the edge oi Lougueval
In the course OF the night the New
Zealanders. according TO reports, swept
around Bapaumc at tho north and
reached tho railway Just north ot the
Bapaumcl ambral road
The Germans arc offering stiff resistance
in the ncighhorhuod Of Tmlloy 10 the
south Of Bapaume.
Reports have been received from the
advanced lines that british patrols have
aEaln entered the outskirts Of Rapaume
and that there has been street fighting
between the British and Germans on the
edge of the town
The British have penetrated the Hin
denhurg line at a point to the east OF
Heninel which is between Bapaume and
the Scarpc river and hard fighting Is re-
ported 20 he IN progress here. The British
advanced lines now arc reported 10 tie
east. of Monchy-le-preux, German rear
guards are fighting to retain their hold on
the south bank of the Scarpe tho British
having reached the edge of the town.
North Of the Scarpe progress is being
made by the British on both sides of the
road to Douai As Haig' IS troops advanced
south of the river. the Germans soon
found that the ground north of the
stream WAS extremely dangerous. Here
they are being forced back. leaving their
rear protected with a large number of
machine guns and are employing the same
tactics as they generally are using along
the rest of the battle line.
North of the Scarpe river Scottish troops
renewed their attack against the Germans
last night and have advance towards
Plouvain.
Since last Wednesday the British have
taken p 900 prisoners
The British have pushed through the
town of Montauban, three miles north
OF the Somme, and. capturing the wood
near that place have reached Longueval
Australian troops have made substantial
progress toward Dompieres south of the
Somme and cast of Suzanne north of the
TIver
In their advance in the region of
Monchy, le-Preux Monday, British troops
captured more than 1000 prisoners, the
newspapers here say.
Between the Ailettc and the Aisne.
the French have rcpuised German counter
attacks and have advanced their line
about three quarters of a mile in the
district east Of Pagnux. This advance
should bring Gen. Mangin's armies
nearly Droth of the town Of Juvigny which
appears to be important from a defensive
point Of view
This is little indication, however that
the German armies are demoralized IN
the battle that is going on from Arras
to Scissors At every point they seem
TO be fighting savagely and to be com
pelling the British and French 10 extend
themselves to the limit This resistance
seems to be especially vigorous in the
region of Croisilles and farther north
between the Coieul and Scarpe rivers,
where the British ATTACKED yesterday
morning
With the British Army in France,
Aug. "a. Ii a. m.-The Hindenburg line
has been penetrated by British troops at
a point east of Heninel. Troops of Field
Marshal Haig are advancing astride the
river Scarpe and are pushing forward to
the south of Bapaume. Elsewhere
along the British front, their progress also
continues.