The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-08-27

With the British Army in France,
Aug. 2G-With the battlefront widened
by surprise attack in the north so
that it now extends all the way to the
river Scarpe, the British again made
steady progress eastward all day long.
The enemys resistance, offered on
many sections, has taken on more and
more the aspect of rear guard actions
-stubbornly fought but nevertheless
rear guard actions.
There are rumors that counter at
tacks have been developed by the
enemy in an effort to gain the time
which he badly needs as his main
roads, especially in the center OF the
Lattle zone which are required for
moving material TO the rear, have been
broken or are under fire from the Brit
ish big guns, which have been showed
up so that they range far behind the
enemy's lines.
In many localities the retreating
machine guns supported by single
field guns IN an effort to delay the al
vancing British. These field guns have
had no effect
lCapDy, the little town Just south OF
the Somme was lined with machine
guns. when the Australians in the mid
die OF the night and during a driving
4 1ansr "a
eun in the rear of the town threatened
to do some damage until daring
group c,rcled around and crept upon
IL from the rear and hurled themselves
on the gunners killing them Then
with the assistance Of tanks, Cappy
was cleared of the live machine gun
uers and the Australians pressed on.
About the same time Suzanne, almost
across the river from Cappy fell in
somewhat the same manner
TO the north British patrols are now
operating with more freedom. Com
bles an important position south ol
Bapaume, has been gradually en-
croached upon and the town. through
which pass many roads which the
Germans must use is under hot fire
Combles also is a logical point for
the concentration OF troops and un-
doubtedly heavy damage has been in
flicted upon men and material there
1t is an interesting feature OF the
battle that the Mametz wood which
has been taken and passed, was az
tackled and captured by the same units
tafhi attacked
position in July 1916.
The German retirement is' contln--
uing along many parts of the battle
front tonight. The British are over
whelming the enemys rear guards IN
heavy fighting
Reports indicate that at least one
counter attack has been broken up by
the British artillery concentrating its
fire on massed enemy troops,
South of the scarpe the Canadians,
driving along the Arras Albert-Cam-
brai road have gained more ground
and added more than thousand Ger
mans to the British total of prisoners
during today's fighting.
Many letters taken from prisoners
and dead Germans indicate that hope
less dispair is beginning to prevail on
the German side of the line. A letter
written home by German who was
stationed in a town which now has
been captured said:
THE war has been lost for some
time, only those high up are falling to
admit it,"
The letter added: "Oh poor Ger
many Only the dead at the front have
forgotten this swindle."
Another letter said:
This cannot last much longer,
while still another German wrote;
Our losses greatly exceed all the
drafts Germany is sure to lose very
soon"
It is a fact that many letters taken
from prisoners, whether written by
them to be posted home, or receivey by
them from civilians in the interior 81
Germany are in the Same vein. O1e
German in Berlin chided HIS brother
at the front about making rapid prog
ress TO the rear He then predicted
that the war was surely coming to ar
end and that with the allies then max