Evening star., 1918-08-29
OFFICIAL WAR REPORTS.

oners were taken In. the course Of
We advanced curssline during the
day north OF LOGON (Ypres sector3.
Aylation.-On August 27 our low
lying airpisnes were again active on
aa oss a.sn I. spts s sl9ass s
transport were constantly attacked
from the aif with bombs ana machine
Much Information; regarding the
both by airplanes and Balloons. Aerial
course of these We dsstroyed nine
hostile airplanes and drove down five
failed fSna 70 evss :, ger asrnss ssis
looms were also shot down In flames.
Our anti-aircraft IRE also brought
down hostile scout machine.
Twenty Twenty-two w -, tons H Of s bombs n were
Stormy weather made flying inn
possible at night,
GERMAN.
August 20 {night) Of
Arras renewed enemy attempts to
break through failed.
North Of Bapauine and north Of the
Somine English attacks broke down
with heavy losses. 4e. 49,
Between the Somme ana the Disc
there have been foreheid engagements
before our new positions
French attacks north Of the Aisne
were sanguinarfiy repulsed.
Day-Enemy partial attacks were
repulsed near LAngemarck and north
Of the Lya
Gen. Won Bellows army was again
engaged in heavy fighting yesterday,
the center OF gravity Of the British
attack bong south Of the Scarpe.
By employing masses Of tanks and
enemy agein attempted to effect q
break through on both sides Of the
military road between Arras and Cam
brai. Our troops, fighting on the line
running from Pelves. east Of Monchy,
and Croisilles. Pomeranian, west Prus-
sian, Hessian and Aisatian regiments
broke the enemy's thrust. which was
delivered early In the morning with
enormous superiority in men and ma
teriai, after bitter fighting Immediate
" east Of Peives and near vis-en-Ar-
@ tois and Croisillea In co-operation
caused the enemy.s attacks. which
were carried forward in the afternoon
with fresh forces in deep formation
against the military road, to collapse.
Enemy onslaughta several times re-
northeast Of Croisilles, also broke
down. The enemy suffered the heav-
lest losses yesterday. Many tanks
were destroyed in our front lines by
gunfre and minnenwerfera
Our batteries Of reserve field artil-
our infantry. fred at short range into
the enemy's dense linee Toward mid
day the battle extended to the north
bank of the Scarpe and south as far
as Mory. The enemy attacks were
repulsed here.
On both sides Of Bapaume the fores
Of the enemy's attack was less than
on previous days The British. who
advanced several times on both sides
OF the town in surprise attacks, with
artillery preparation. but without
bringing tanks into the action, were
driven back everywhere.
North Of the Somme the British d.
reoted violent attacks against our
new lines between Flers and Curlu.
We repulSed them and In a counter
stack we csptured Flers and Tongue
val. where the enemy had temporarily
penetrated.
South of the Somme the enemys
partial thrusts broke down.
Between the Somme and the oise
wo withdrew our lines q distance
from the enemy. thus giving up to
him without lighting the heaps Of
ruins Of Chaulnes and Roye.
Owing to our successful defense the
enemy has been forced to discontinue
his attacks on this front since Au-
gust 40. This has rendered II pos
sihle to carry out movements without
dimcuIty: they have been accom-
plishsd tundisturhsd during the last
Between the oise and the Aisne
nghting activity has been confined to
minor infantry. engagements. On the
Veeie, ,'Mecklenburg Grenadiers, thanks
70 the energetic Intervention Of their
leader. First Lieut. Boeicko frus-
trated an attack by Americans aeainst
Bazoches. Baden troops took Fis-
metts, in the valley Of the Vesle, by
storm.
In both enterprises the ensnv suS.
fered heavy losses and left more than
$50 prisoners in our hands
IN the Argonne italian prisoners
were captured as result Of a sue
cesaful thrust