Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-08-23
RIJISB CAPTURE [IRtR1 AND HUNS 1 AGA|N FALL BACK
[.u,s Men Advane Two
 More Miles on Six Mile Front.
Lnv PRISONERS
 ANT ARE CAPTURED
.,. sweeping Teutons B"eA on
 ,r, ~,de Front South of Arr"s
 and Nearly to the River SOmme.

and Nearly to the
 River Somme.
 l Ldon Aug. 22.-The town of lonoGaaa' on aa niles les northeast of Amlens' ert, 40 nncre "e river, has been recap the T h,, At inc British, who also have , Id by a1l s1ls their objectives in the Ptms and rCI' Albert according to the {, n!ne me ssonnn,munication snn from Field sihs rshal Haig tonight. p.;+;sh |'sar snsl the @ @six-mile front the British snced two miles. ,oxs ,!,s esptSe' the British Army in France, l:s o1 II 1Rv The Associated Press. s.)- Ba n z m. 1m,..)-There has been fierce s;,r r. today 5 along a large section Pss t','1 British front to the south Of ss a,' virtually through! to the rlver c me. m Again the British nave been orious. c., A,oro r.oed 's |dav v~t, long, while 10000. yards to sa1 smith another British force which h ssd ssd the Ancre during the night 'on onened an attack at daybreak, ine steadily into the enemy posi- sDS en the high ground and had aI- 'y Vs eaptured a thousand prisoners.
 Germans Retreating.
 ,e Germans are retreating from section between the two points re the British armies are hammer them and where they are threat with being left in a pocket. $ the northern half o fthe battle {. the British stormed the enemy lions and captured them, inflict- terrible losses on the enemy. They pushed eastward at various It's. hey occupied Hamelincourt trench to the east of the embankment were reaching out similarly at points, at the same time beat down desperate attacks launched he enemy in an effort to regain valuable lost positions.
 Counter Attack Crushed.
 counter attack this afternoon h of Courcelles was completely len down by the British before the gained a single foot of ground, Bite his evident determination to b. The value of the position along embankment can readily be seen. he country is flat and the railroad along the top of a high ridge, Fh overlooks and controls consid : le shell cleaned ground on either of it.
 the south from Achiet-Le- Grand he Ancre, the armies in battle been sweeping backward and Iard, attacks and counter attacks s repeated again and again.
 British Patrols Far Advanced. itlsh patrols have been in Mira nt but at the moment it appears the British lines are actually a hundred yards west o fthat town, ne neighborhood of Beauregard Lovecote, on the road between umont and Pouisieux-Au-Mont. ora has just been received that Germans launched another vicious ef attack against the British posi- on the outskirts of Miraumont, sl1er sharp fighting were driven .ne lace of streams of bullets Oazlng machine guns the Ger ranks "a withered or were disper-
 me British are still west of etLe. Grand, but patrols have in the town.
 Vauture 1,4OO Prisoners.
 text of the communication fol. U. our attack between Bray Sur. he and Albert we have been com. s successful, capturing the whole N n,ns Soeetlves at an early hour ane asng ssg two miles on a front o1
 than six miles.
 . 2 nave retaken Albert.
 e'ts;, rsss was considerable resistanc, .'~ln saa points, especially on tn, io,a' nU.tn of Bray, the town itsel
 \ e,;s nave captured over five thou 7s .'.svaers aaas Tn two days.
 ,n1 .aP.ufed in Albert 1,4OO pri
 .as.l sStnter attacks in the mirau ions sv'tUr saE. the enemy entered ou <. isas s..at but was v,! driven out again. %
 of of saa same thing happened north esst 'e '. attacks east of Coucelle Iss' ]ssd, or Moyenneville were als