Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-08-27

Many more prisoners and guns
'and. another German battalion
tceurnsNder have tssaaH taass1l. The
officer fell into the hands Of the
British in the fighting north Of
Bapaume. 81. ses
The total number Of machine
guns taken in the present drive
must now run away up in the
thousands. Stacks of these weap-;
ons have been captured but it sd
probable there will be no oppor-I
tunity for counting them in ,thei
immediate future. y
Old Hindenburg Line Reached.
With the British Army in France,
Aug. 26 (Monday Evening).-(Byth the
Associated Press 1.-The extension Of
the British line north Of the Scarpe
has brought the attackers to within
striking distance of good part of the
Hlndenburg line. back Of which is
open country with the terrain and
roads in excellent condition for the
movement Of tanks and horses.
The British made steady progress
again today, especially on the new sec
ton of the front, around Bapaume
and astride the Somme. German re-
slstance again was stubborn. How
ever, it is beginning to look as though
the enemy was fighting rear guard
actions with the hope Of holding up
the British.
No fresh German divisions have
been identified in the recent fighting.
q ~ tha l.
mand now is to leave battered di-
visions to fight rear guard actions and
incidentally, to have a large part Of
the remnants of these formations
chewed to pieces by the British fre.
Elements Of nearly thirty German
guns, many of which have been badly
hit and crippled, are striving to hold
off the British. There are signs OF
even greater confusion behind the
German lines. Companies Of various
regiments have been thrown in almost!
any place. The strength of a large,
number Of these companies has been
whitfield down until they hardly COM
tain rs men, according to prisoners
General Ludendorn perhaps has
some plans to make stand to the
rear of the present line and is saving
what men he can for that purpose. It
would not be surprising If the enemy
somewhere on a line running generally
north and south through Peronne.
There was hard fighting today
around Bapaume. Favreuil. just north
Of Bapaume, has been taken and the
streets run red with the blood OF the
Germans killed there The enemy was
prepared to launch q counter attack
here but as his troops moved toward
the town from the east they were
caught under the fire Of the British
artillery. The British then stormed
into the town and captured what re-
manned of the enemy's force-110
men and five officers. From Fnvreuil
the British pushed east and south,
encircling Bapaume.
British shells have been raining
down on Bapaume for many hours.
The new section of the battle front
south of the Scarpe offers great pOssi-.
bilities. The attacking forces here
are driving eastward astride the Ar-s
ras-C -Cambrai road and beyond Monchy-t
Ile-Preux and Wancourt. These poG-
tions virtually are on the HindenhurI
line. The rain during the night ala
not interfere with the RritiAh aA- J
vance, for the operations now Ares On
hard ground. The rain put the sold 8
iers at disndvantage. particularly
those In crater holes with machine
guns. A. many OF the holes W6r0
turned to puddlea. sSS5s slss u sssssss3E
AZ soon - the rain ceasad scoraa
OF British planes took the ar and con-
tinued their Systematic attacks uro1
tinguisheds themselves BY verghalnAs 9
ling difncuit points where thu col0a u
/ (ComtinuNd ~ r1ea Z. 1 So