Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-24
Enemy, Confused by Rapid
Progress Being Made by the
Victorious Troops Directed
by Field Marshal Haig, Are
Swept Out of Positions
TOWN AFTER TOWN IS
CAPTURED BY ENGLISH
Huns Recoil Under Terrible
Punishment; 1000 Dead
Men Killed in One Contact;
Allied Casualties Small For
Tremendous Work
BY Associated Press

With the British Army in
France, Aug. 24.-The Third
and Fourth British armies have
since August 8 captured over
$4,000 men. Two thousand were
, +aken yesterday south of the
Somme. The British Fourth
army has captured nearly 5000
in the past two days. The pris-
oners counted since August 8
total 20, men and 59S officers.
The battle continued success
fully for the allied arms last
night. The British advanced
everywhere and the enemy suf-
fered heavy defeats.
Bray is reported to have been
captured by the British.
The British were smashing
through the German positions
this morning all along the battle
front.
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The British are reported to
have captured Becordel and to
have reached the high ground
southwest of Fricourt.
The British have passed we'll
beyond Happy valley.
Several thousand German
prisoners have passed through
the cages behind General Byng's
third army to-day. No effort to
count the guns captured has
been made up to this time.
The village of the Behagnies,
two miles and a half north of
Bapaume on the Bapaume-Arras
highway, has been reached by
the British. British troops are
operating east of Bihucourt,
within two miles and half of
Bapaume. on the west.
Advance Goes On
British forces are reported to have
reached points east of Henin, on the
Cojeul river, five miles southeast of
Arras. They are in the outskirts of
st. Leger. farther south, and have
captured Ervllers, two miles east of
Coucelles. They still are advancing.
Achiet-le-Grand was reported
taken late yesterday after heavy
fighting. The British advanced be-
yond Rihucourt.
At the same time the British were
reported to be still driving the con-
fused Germans before them east of
Henin and further south at st. Leger
and Ervillers.
Huns Are Desperate
Sharp fighting has taken place
along the Irles- -Grevillers road. The
Germans are clinging to Miraumont.
on the Ancre northeast of Albert,
and to be fighting desperately.
German prisoners say it was ex-
pected by them that the British
would stop at the Arras-Albert rail-
road and the unexpected success
them had confused the Ger
man forces.
Tired and depleted German divi-
sions which have been withdrawn
from the battle since August are
being rushed back into the fight.
Troops from the enemy's strategic
reserve divisions, which had been
held for later counterattacks also
have appeared along the front
British advance troops were re-
ported at one time last night to
have reached Sapignies. just north
of Bapaume, but they were pushed
back slightly by an enemy counter
attack. They are reported to be re-
alta cking this village. The town of
Behagnies, just to. the north, has
been wrested from the Gel mans
North of the Somme a large num-
ber of guns have been captured
They include complete batteries of
howitzers and trench mortars. I'm
mediately south of the Somme twelve
guns have been taken by the British
South of the Sornme 1000 Germans
were killed in one combat. They were
closely huddled in front of the
British, instead of being in the Gus
tomary open order. The allied cas-
ualties are very small.