The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-25
HUN ARMIESFAU,
TO STOP ONRUSH
OF HAIG'S FORCES
Muaumont Is Inferno
(By The Associated Press)

Without pause the British forces battling against the
Germans moving forward in the direction of
Bapaume The fighting has been extremely heavy but
there has been stopping Field Marshal Haigs men, and
the latest report from British headquarters says that they
are making along the entire front of the British
attack.
The important towns of Bray, Thiepval and Grand.
court together with several smaller places have been cap
ured and than 1000 prisoners have been taken in
the latest advance of the British army which now occu-
pies the strategicaly important Thiepval ridge.
Near MiramOnt, which lies little north of Grand
court the fighting has been of great intensity and this
place apparently has faen General Haigs report says
that the enemy held out until outfanked byadvancing
columns"
British detachments have reached Avesnes-ez-
Bapaume which lies very close to Bapaume, whose cap
tre is expected at early date but without severe
fighting.
American troops holding the ground around Fismes
have moved to the SOissOns Rheims road along front
of about half me while the French though not exten.
sve engaged have made progress souh of Crecy-
Au-MOnt.
London Aug. 24-"Despite considerable hostile rein
forcemen Field Marshal Hag report from the British
front in France tonight progress has been along the
whole front Of attack Bray captured and num-
Der of prisoners secured.
Further has been made along the high ground
southeast of Albert Several hundred prisoners taken
LA Boissee Ovlers Mouqe farm, Thepval and Grand
court have been captured with over 600 prisoners
vancng eastward
There heavy fighting about Miraumont. where the
enemy
With the British Army in France Aug 24-(By The AS
sociated Press) Field Marshal Haigs fighting armies
achieved further victories today They delivered blow
blow to the staggering who, places
the Thiepva salient reported be Of great
fusion.
Thiepva itself mighty position atop comparatively high
hills from which the surrounding country for miles
observation has been occupied by the British the
British line has been Strengthened between Grandcour north
of Thiepva and La BOssee the south. There has been
hard fighting in this locality.
Miraumont, the Boche position which has held out for
in rof haa holm
rounded all Sides The choked with dead
many living Germans be captured there shortly
Advance Bapaume.
In h- advance Bapaume, the village of Avesnes-Lez-
Bapaume just the edge of the larger town has been
reached and certain that Bapaume will fall at early
date but than heavy fighting is expected here British
troops have advanced point north of Moy and have also
entered Crosles which miles of the Arras
road and probably marks the peak of the advance
eastward in the northern battle
There also been fighting north of the Scape to-
the British here have made penetrating the
line for than 500 yards. The British
Gvenchy the old front line from which
they retired during n attack last evening.
While Field Marshal Haigs pressed forward with
mighty strides the main battle front today they had to fight
ground Considerable numbers of and
prisoners have captured all along the line and the British
inflicted the heaviest possible casualties the
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