Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-26
FOUR MORE TOWNS
TAKEN BY B1ITISH
IN NEW OFFENSIVE
Germans Making Strongest Pos
sible Resistance But Cannot
Check On slaught of Allies.
AT OLD HINDENBURG LINE
nv Associated Press TO rvcry Evening

London Aug. 26 - Z. NJ tbs
mornings attack was launched between
the Scarpe river ~ Fampoux and the
heights northeast of Neuville-Nitasse
In a few hours the British made an
advance Of two miles on a front Of four
miles according To adviccs received here
from the battle front.
In the battle area south Of the Sommc,
Cen Dcheney's French army has capt
ured Frcsnoy- -Roye about three miles
north of Roye. according TO todays DIS
patch. Gen. Mangin's army also has
made n slight advance betwee the Ailette
and the Aisne. Four hundred prisoners
were taken by this army yesterday
Neutrality-suspicious. Guemappe and Wan
court a lttlc less than five miles southeat
Of Arras have been taken IN todays
attack Farther south the British
have taken Alory and made progress
10 the southeast of the village.
The towns Of Nonchv-le-freu t,uem-
appe and Wancourt were on the linden
burg line as it stood PRIOR 10 the German
drive on March p In tins sector the
Germans drove ahead slightly but were
held up after he second day OF the fight
ing and after that could not get nearer
Arras
THIS mornings attacks apparently
were between the CoIuel river and the
Scarpe and adds about four miles 10 the
length of the battle
The official statement issued tins after
noon saws:
al three clock tins morning. our
troops attacked ~ the Scarpe sector and
are reported 10 have made good progress.
"On the southern portion OF the battle
front. We have advanced our line slightly
astrldc the Somme and 10y successful
operation carried out yesterday afternoon
have made progress in the direction OF
Naricourt
Yesterday evening, the enemy launch
ed strong counter attacks south and north
of Rapaume, in the ncighborhood OF
Eaucourt rAbbayc and Favretul In
both localities the attacks were iepulsed
North ol FavreuIl our troops met the
enemy with the bayonet, lntiletng heavy
casualties upon him and taking prisoners.
Another counter attack attempted by
i the enemy late IN the evening IN tins
neighborhood was unsuccessful. taEreml
a mile and half northeast OF Baupaume,
+ IS in our hands and We have made progress
beyond the village
j North of this point we have improved
our position southeast OF Mory and west
OF CroIsIllcs-
Fighting is reported proceeding at
Hennel
The line of battle starting with FampoaN
on the Scarpe nver follows:
/ AIonchy-lc-PreuX. Guemappe, Wan
/ court uenlmc, Croiselles, east OF Alory,
Favreuil. Avesnes, Faueourt lAhbaye,
Alartinpuch. west OF Bazentln-le-Petit
Mametz. and Carnoy, and thence 70 the
Somme just to the west Of Maricoart
i There is little change south Of the Somne
] except that the British line has been
improved to the east OF Chmgnes
With the British Army in France,
i sunday Aug. . British troops are
+ reported to have reached the outskirts
/ of Suzanne, two miles east Of Bray-Sur-
+ Somme and to be near GappN, slightly
less than two miles southeast Of BRAY on
the south bank Of the somme. \ heavy
RAIN fell tonight
! Paris. Aug. 26 The number Of pris-
! oners taken by the british since August