Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-24
HA|G SWEEPS ON;
CAPT TUR|NG TOWNS,
PURSUING FOE
Prisoners Now Mount TO 2O,o0o;
Huns Unable to Check Onrush
of British Army.
ALLIES LOSSES SLlIHI
Bv Associated Press to Every Evening

With the British Army IN France,
Aug. 2l.-A large number Of cannon,
including complete batteries OF howitzers
and trench mortars, have been captured
nv the British north of the Somme'
Immediately, south Of the river the brit-
lsh have taken twelve cannon.
The village of Behagnies, two miles
and n half north of Bapaume, on the
Bapaume-Arras highway, has been reach
cd bv the British. British troops are
operating east of Bihucourt. within TWO
miles and n half Of Bapaume, m the west
British forces are reported 10 nave
reached points cast of llenin, on tue
Coirul rivcr. FIVE miles southeast ol At
rms They arc in the outskirts oi NJ.
Icpcr farther south, and have captured
Fryillcrs. two miles east OF tourociies.
They still are advancing.
The battle continued successfully fof
the allied arms last night The Brltisn-
advanced everywhere and the enemy SUI
fcrcd heavy defeats.
Achict-lc-Grand was reported taken
late Yesterday after heavy lighting ne
British advanced beyond Blhucourt
At the same time, the British were re-
ported 10 he still driving the confused ter.
mans before them east Of ienin ana
further south at St Leger and Erviiiofs
Sharp fighting has taken place along
tho rles-(irevillcrs road. The ''erfiiaiis
arr clinginp TO Miraumont, on the Ancre
northc,st nf Albert and To be fighting
desperately.
HUNS BRING FRESH TROOPS.
T,rcd and depleted German divisions
which have been withdrawn from the
battle since August are beang rushed
back into the fight Troops from the
enernv'g strategic reserve divisions, which
had been held for later counter attacks
also have Appeared along the front
British advance troops were reported at
one time last night 20 have reached "a
ugnics. Just north Of Bapaumc, but they
were pushed back slightly 10y an enemy
counter-attack They are reported to
hc rcattacking this village The town OF
Behagnics. Just TO the north, has been
wrcsted from the Germans,
10000 GERMAs Ms CAPTURED.
The Third and Fourth British Armies
have SINCE August s captured over 30
600 men. Two thousand were taken yes
ter,lav south Of the Somme. The British
Fourth Army has captured nearly 5000
IN the mast two DAYS. The prisoners
counted since August total 20. lao men
and SOS officers
North of the Somme q large number OF
guns have been captured. They includ-
complete batteries Of howltzers and
trench mortars Immediately south of the
Somme twelve guns have been taken by
the British
South of the Somme 900 Germans
were killed in ono combat They were
closely huddled in front Of the British
instead Of being in the customary open
order. Allied losses are small.
TANKS LED THE WAY
Tanks participated heroically in the
fighting Yesterday, II Is reported. One
engaged in a dual with an enemy battery
and silenoed the German guns. Another
group of tanks co-opcrated with a group
of alrplanes when the latter attacked
German anti-tank guns which had them
strategically located at the head OF gully
through which the tanks had TO 90. One
tank suffered seven direct hits and all
the crew was wounded except the pilot,
who kept the monster running, finishing
off machine gun nest and brought the
wobbly, badly damaged tank and his
wounded comrades back safely through
the rain of fire.