The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-22
OFFICIAL REPORTS OF. THE BATTLES.

OFFlClAL NEfONl y VI LIE D<AA AAE0'
oNDoN Aug sTh to-day of the fighting
the front follow:
FRENCH (NIcHT)-Beween the the Disc the
despite his resistance under the energetic thrust OF our
troops, and Lasigny fell into hands
Further footing Pemont and occupied Orval
Wood the outskirts Of Chry- ourscamps
Disc continued their during the
of the On the left Carpon Wood fell into our power
Noyon between sempgny and
Pontose.
Noyon and Coucye-
Chateau We took Cameln-eFesne and Beancourt and ad
vanced our lines t9 the outskirts of St. Aubin.
Since yesterday have liberated about twenty villages and ad
vanced eight klometers at certain points.
FRENCH tDAy-Dune the night the situation between the
Disc and the Asn remain unchanged The enemy did not attempt
reaction This morning continued their advance along
the front
Cariepont Outs We have taken
ground west of Lasssny after sharp fighting
number of German surprise attacks in Champagne were re-
pulsed.
BRITISH (NcHT)-An attack morning
of neigborhood of Moyennevile
penetrated deeply into the
positions the enemy numbers of prisoners.
In the opening assault under mist captured the villages Of
Observation-Disclosures Puux auMont Bucquoy Ablainzevle and
Moyenve Afterwards we neghor
hood Of the railway capturing the Log
east Wood and Courceles.
Achietle strong repulsed
East of the Ancre line reached between Boiseuxst Marc
and Mercae.
fighting place a result
of which has advanced the of lie Toure
east of Parads between Meve and few prisoners
taken by these encounters.
In successful local operation carried by this morning
south of Locre captured 1873 prisoners.
BRITISH (DAY)-We attacked o'clock this
wide front north of the Ancre River Our troops reported to be
making satisfactory progress.
Yesterday afternoon hostile attacks accompanied by heavy
bombadments against positions south and north Of the
scarpe completely repused
We improved slightly the neghborhood of
Fampoux least of Arras) and captured few prisoners
We advanced line during the night Festurt and the
Lave River the southern side of the Ly en
session of lie Touret.
Early this morning British troops carried out local
m Of mi the
detectives Of the attack taken number prisoners
captured.
GERMAN NCHT)n partial engage
west of KENNEL North of the English attacks
launched wide front the direction of
renewed French attempt through
and the Ane failed.
(DAY)-Near Berquin Mervile and south
of the Ly infantry deachment which had behind
foref of lines beat back several British husts partial
attacks.
In these engagements machine artillery
considerable losses on the enemy
There have been infantry both scarpe
and north of the Ancre.
Northwest Roye division consisting guards and lower
Saxon regiments which August fighting
the foc of the battle During
the thrust which made the lines
Between the Avre the Disc artillery
the afternoon to great intensity On both sides of Crapeaumen and
north and south of agy and the heights southwest
several times advanced The
down under our fire or in attacks.
On the battlefield between the Ancre and the
the reports of troops August than 500
have been taken been destroyed by
Between the Disc and the Asne renewed
had been preceded August Is 10
terda After the strongest increase the
French supported by
morning deep formation komeer
penetrated our front lines in places.
Toward midday the first assault enemy our fighting
the Carlepont
Pomme broken Strong German chaeur
drove the who had thrusng forward for
time the Juvigny ridge, back to Beuxy.
The French continued their bitter the evening
when they collapsed the whole under the fire of our
artillery and partly in thrusts.
The attempts of the through brought
sandsti the first battle to him. not
outstanding his reckless bringing
took effective part in repellng the attacks.
In nocturnal flights bomb squadons attacked
bombs machine
cenrated in villages and on railroads and highways.