Bisbee daily review., 1918-08-31
BRITISH ARE
 GOING FORWARD
 AGAINST GERMAN
Battles Within Battle Being Fought for Important Posi- tions With Tommies Hold ing Upper Hand

WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN FRANCE, Aug. 3O.-(By the Associ- ated Press, 4 p. m.)-It is reported that Bailleul on the northern side of the Lye salient has been evacuated by the Germans and that the British are either entering the town or may soon occupy it. Longotte and Ecoust St. Mein. southwest of Bu1lecourt, are reported to have been captured today by the British. All the country south and west of the river is now free of the enemy.
 The fighting British armies again smashed their way forward today all along the line. There has been very heavy fighting almost everywhere be- tween the Somme and Scarpe rivers, and under the force of repeated blows, delivered with machine-like precision, the foe has been forced to abandon many more town positions and large strips of ground.
 Once more the Germans have suf- fered terrible losses. The British have freed all the country south and west of the Somme. the last Germans being driven behind the river this morning. Even there the enemy is not finding rest, for the British have crossed the stream at least at one place south of La ChapeIiette.
 From Peronne southward first the British cannon and then the French guns are hurling projectiles, big and little, on the other side of the river. Just north of the Somme after it turns west the British have captured Clery and are pressing toward Peronne.
 The Germans have been trying ever since the fall of Bapaume to hold the line running along the road between that town and Peronne. British pa- trols have reached Le Transloy, direct ly on the road. and it is reported that Le Transloy has fallen and that a fierce battle within a battle is raging almost along the whole length of the road Hard fighting is going on around | Beaulencourt. which Is astr1de the road between Le Transloy and Ba- paume. The Germans hold the major portion of this village for the moment. but they seem destined to be thrown out A struggle is in progress at Nor val. southwest of Le Transloy. The fighting appears to have reached a hand-to-hand character. and the Ger mans are said to have suffered from British bayonets. Other towns in this immediate neighborhood fell this morning or during last night.
 From this locality the line of battle swings wide around Bapaume and there has been more heavy fighting here. Bancourt, east of Bapaume, fell after being stormed.
 Astride the road to Cambrai from Peronne, the British crashed into the Germans and smothered their resist ance. some times again at the point | of the bayOnet Fremicourt seems to have been taken and the British have | driven on eastward. North of here Vaulx-Fraucourt, which contained a ! large enemy garrison that offered the strongest resistance with machine guns. apparently has fallen in it's en- tiretv to the British. Ecoust St. Mein | and Longatte in its suburbs. are again reported to have been captured by the British.
 Here the Germans delivered a DOW erful counter attack. and the British withdrew The artillery was turned into thestrap and after it had finished the British moved back again and mouned up what remained of the Ger mans
 Bullecourt is well in their hands. as apparently also is Hendecourt. Rien- court and Cagnicourt. The British have reached a point only a few hun dred yards from the DrocOurt-oueant switch lines which apparently is gar risoned with every man the German
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