The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-08-27
NIpPER MOVEMENT Being
WORKED AGAINST BAPAUME
French Are Again Hammering Away
at Roye, the Capture of Which
Would Force the Enemy to Give Up
the Entire Salient on the Sommc
North to Noyon.
(By the Associated Press }

While the Germans were busily en-
gagged in defending themselves against
the attacks of the British and French
region of Soissons, Field Marshal Haig
early Monday morning struck another
surprise over a new front north OF the
old battle zone. The new offensive
was launched from the east of Arras
on the Scarpe river and southward 70
the Cojeul. All along the front The
British pressed forward, at some
places to a depth of more than two
miles and captured a half dozen or
more villages, among them iMoncay-
lePreux, Guemappe and Vancourt.
Across the Cojeul the new British
attacks on the old battle front brought
them to the villages of Mory and St.
Leger, and farther south the small
town Of Favrcuil, one and one hat
miles northeast of Bapaume, from
which the British pressed on eastward
about mile, Further south the Brit
ish are reported unofficially, to have
reached the western outskirts of Thil-
10y in the nipper movement they are
carrying out against Bapaume. With
Hag's men now standing well with
in gun range of the town il seems
likely that the Germans will be forced
to eyacuate Bapaume in short order
Additional gains also have been
made by the British east of Albert, aud
on both sides of the Somme river. in
fact, Notwithstanding the efforts Of
the Germans through the use OF large
reinfogcements to hold thhem in
check, the British and French all along
the line from Albert to scissors have
materially bettcred their positions and
carried further forward their plan Of
making the Picardy battle ground un-
tenable for the enemy.
The French again are hammeriag
away at the environs of Roye, one of
the strong points of the Oise-Somme
front, the capture of which would
doubtless cause the giving up by The
enemy of the entire salient ON mo
Somme north 10 Noyon
Fresnoy Les -Roye to the north and
st. Mard to the south of Roye both
have been captured by the French. de-
spite the desperate resistance of the
Germans, and Roye, like Bapaume IN
the north, apparently is in danger of
yeloping movement More than 500
prisoners weer taken by the French
in the operation.
The Germans have thrown further
heavy counter attacks against the
French in the region north OF Sois-
pressure northward in maneuyers
which seriously threaten to outflauk
the Chemin -Des-Dam and Laon sec
tors and 20 put the entire German line
from lpres to Rheims in jeopardy. All
the attacks have been sustained by
General Mangin's forces and the
French even have pushed back the
Germans beyond the points from
which they started. The famous
Prussian guard has been thrown into
the battle to check the French, but, as
in their efforts against the French ant
Americans in the Vesle sector, they
met with defeat.
The operations Of the British on thc
northern part of the front from tkt
east OF Arras to the regon of Bulle.
court have brought them virtually OF
or very near the old Hindenburg line
Theer is still considerable aetivit,
on the eastern part of the battle from
/ in the Vosbes Mountain region Where
forces of Americans recently have
been fighting. The operations. how
ever, continue of the nature of raids
and small surprise attacks. Seyera