The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-24
Thousands Are Added To
The Rapidly Growing ,
List Of Prisoners =
GERMANS ARE
GIVEN NO REST
Enemy Is Making Desper-
ate Efforts To Save His
Base At Bapaume
tRy Associated Press.l

With The British Army in France,
Aug. 24.-Bray is reported to have
been captured by the British. Sew
eral thousand German prisoners have
passed through the cages behind
Gen. Byng's third army today. No
effort to count the guns captured
has been made up TO this time.
The British were smashing through
the German positions this morning
all along the battlefront.
The British are reported to have
captured Becordel and to have
reached the high ground southwest
OF FTicourt.
The British have passed we'll be-
yond Happy Valley.
A battle is raging in the vicinity
OF Blhucourt and Sapignies. The
Germans are trying desperately to
save Bapaume.
Noyon is expected to fail at any
moment, according to information
received here this afternoon from
The battlefront.
Field Marshal Haig's forces are
lighting on the slope OF Thiepval
ridge and along the eastern bank OF
the Ancre river north of Albert,
where British patrols have entered
the town Of Miraumont. From the
latter village the British line runs to
Blhucourt, thence to Ervillers, which
is in British hands, and then to
Bovelles ard Boiry- Becquerelle. Join
ing the old line near Mercatel.
There was some heavy fighting in
Flanders this morning on small
scale in the neighborhood Of Dram
outre ridge. in the Lys salient which
is reported to have been captured by
the Germans.
On the other hand the British
gained some ground in the same
region and the fighting continues.
Many more prisoners have been
taken everywhere.
Planned to Retire.
London, Aug. 24.-There can be
no doubt that prior to the British
attack today the Germans were con-
templating retirement The British
attack had the effect Of ilustling the
enemy and preventing him from
carrying out his plans. This had
been proved by the large number Of
prisoners taken.
No return has yet been made OF
the total number of prisoners taken
by the French, but a conservative
estimate Of the total of Anglo French
captures since July 18 confirms the
earlier report from Paris placing
them well over 100000.
Paris, Aug. 24.-(Havas Ageucv.)
In the three days ending Friday
the British troops have captured
5000 prisoners. says The Petit
Journal. Friday. it adds, they cap-
tured 5000 Of this total.
Aviators Do Great Service.
With the British Armies in France.
Aug. 24.-At Bihucourt the Boche is
desperately trying to hold up the ad-
vance of the British by fighting from
the ruins of a large sugar factory,
The British are fighting in the vi.
ctnity of Mory and are pushing for
ward east of the Arras- -Bapaume road
as well as at st. Leger, Just to the
northward
Never before have the entente air
planes had such ground targets. al
large number Of planes are swoop-
ing over the roads, emptying their
guns and cargoes of bombs
into the enemy masses, jamming the
roads with dead and wreckage and
the greatest confusion.
The allied aviators emptied their
guns and dropped their bombs as
fast as they could and returned
time and again for more ammuni-
ton.
The British Advance.
With the British Army in France