The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-28
BIC DOUBLE ALLIED VICTORY HAS BEEN WON
IN UNCHECKED HUN SMASHING RUSH

have made further advances south Of
beyond the Hindenburg line.
sin Flanders the British advanced
on a four mile front, astrice the Neuf-
6erquin-Estaires road, taking num-
Der Of prisoners"
yesterday our troops south OF tho
Somme took Foucacourt which the en-
envy had held strongly with machine
gums" the statement said. "North Of
the Somme we attacked and captured
the greater part Of Trones wood, TAX
ina number of prisoners from Prus-
Sian guard division.
"South OF the Scarpe, troops Of tho
first army have Improved their posi-
tIons astrlde the Arras-Cambrai road
and have reached the outskirts Of
Haucourt (eight miles southeast OF
Arras), Remy (half a mile north Of
Haucourt) and Boiry4Notredame IA
mile and half northwest Of Remy).
"North Of the Scarpe strong hostile
counter attacks were launched yes
terday afternoon along the line Of the
Arras-Dpuai railway forcing our ad:
vanced troops back a few hundred
yards to the old German trenches on
GreeIand hill, where the enemy at
tack broke down under our fire.
"British troops carried out suo-
cessfuI Iocai operation yesterday
astride the Neuf-BerquIn road, advanc-
ina our line on front Of about four
miles and taking a number Of prison
ers."
$4,000 German Prisoners.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2S.-German
prisoners taken from July 1 to date
number about $4,000, and the heavy
guns captured number over 1900,
Chief OF Staff March stated today IN
his conference with newspaper men.
In answer to questions, March
stated that the ninety-first division
is in training in France with Briga'
dier General Foltz acting as COM
mander. One of the new major gen.
erals will be named to take com
mand.
March's latest statistics on troop
shipment and other subjects were
not disclosed today. He devoted him.
self solely to review OF the allied
movements since last Saturday.
The allied advance, he said. con-
tinued Saturday and Sunday. Mon
day the British captured the Arras.
Orange hill, and Tuesday continued
along the Cambria road to a
depth of five miles.
By this movement the British over
ran the TIindenburg line one mile on
three-mile front.
Pressure there against the German
line extended on forty-mile front
Tuesday a new offensive began
opposite Roye over a ten-mile front
advancing two miles. Roye, an I'M
portant railway center. is in allied
hands along with important terrain
i, To the east the pressure extends
over a fifty-mile front
This morning, according to the
| French official statement, a deer
salient has been driven in the Ger
man line: Nesle has been reached
and allied forces are now within two
miles of the Somme and the British
are still progressing beyond the Hin
denburg line.
The Austrian attack in Albania has
| succeeded in driving the italians
back to Berat. This means the los:
of most of the successes gained by
the Italians some weeks since.
HIT and Run Game.
TBy Lowell Mellett, United Press
staff Correspondent
| WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
FRANCE. Aug. 81 (nighD.-It Is cas-!
to understand why the German stat
ia confused by the Kaleidoscope
events in the constantly changing
somme fighting line which today
nav attack north Of the Scarp'