Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-25
Get Strip of Foes Old Line
10000 Prisoners
Are Bagged.

London. Aug. 26. British
troops attacked this morning in
the Scarpe sector east OF ArTaS
and good progress is being
made according to official state
ment issued a. the war office to-
day.
The British position south
east of MOTy and west of Croi-
stiles has been improved in
spite OF a heavy rain which Is
falling on the battlefield, the
statement says.
FaYreuil. 2 mile and a half
northeast OF Bapaume. has been
captured and the British have
advanced beyond the village,
the statement says.
The British lines have been
advanced slightly astrlde the
SOmme and progress has been
made in the direction Of Mari
court. four miles northeast OF
Bray. the statement says.
Advance Two Miles.
This mornings attack was
launched between the Scarpe river
at Fampoux and the heights north
of Neuville-Viasse In few hours
the British made an advance of two
miles on a front of four miles, ac-
cording to a dispatch received here
from the battlefront
Monchy-le-Preux, Guemappe and
I Wancourt. a little less than FIVE
miles southeast Of Arras, have been
taken in tOday's attack. Further
south the British have taken Mory
and maCe progress to the southeast
of the village
The towns OF MonChy-l y-le-Pheux.
Guemappe and WancOurt were on
the Hindenburg line as il stood
prior to the German drive on March
2l. In this sector the Germans
drove ahead slightly. but were held
UP after the second day of the fight
ing and after that time could not
get nearer Arras.
This mornings attack apparently
was between the Cojeul river and
the Scarpe and adds about four
miles to the length of the battle
'front.'
Fighting is reported proceeding
at Heninel
LiHe OF BaIU q.
The line of battle. starting with
FampouX. on the Scarpe river, fol
lows:
Monchy lie Preux. Guemappe.
Wancourt. Heninel, Croiselies. east
of Mory, Favreuil, Avesnes. Eau
court-lAbbaye Martinpuich. west
OF Bazentin-le-Peti Mametz and
Carnoy and then proceeds 10 the
Somme just 10 the west OF Mari
court. There is little change south
Of the Somme except that the Brit
ish line has been improved 10 the
east of Chuignes.
Take 2O.OO0 Prisoners.
The British third and fourth ar
mics suffered casualties estimated
al about % 800 between August -
and August %. according 10 adyic-
es from the front. During this
same period the German losses in
prisoners alone have amounted m
10000 men in the battle east or
the Ancre
British Headquarters IN France.
(Reutersl, Aug. &c British troops
yesterday took 1900 prisoners and
made a further collection Of guns,
trench mortars and machine guns
Field Marshal Haig's forces swung
forward as far as Longueyal in
their advance north OF the Somme.
Bapaume Being Surrounded.
With the British Forces in
France, Aug. 26-CBy the Associ-
ated Press British troops in their
new drive on the Arras front this
trprpfFy rauartaF ty,.,
tered the Town of Mouchy- lc- PreuE
and TO have captured Orange Hills
North Of Bapaume the Germans
have been driven further back Ac-
cording 10 report from the from,
liEes the British have reached the
Bapaume Beauguatre road ami
have established themselves there
The Germans are making great ef-
tCrts TO hold Eapaume but the
town is gradually being surround
cl.
tBy the Associated Press.
Re!entIessly The British are
pushing the Germans back 20 the
{ Hindenburg line Fresh enemy
troops thrown io'o the desperate
battles along the 80 mile front have
failed 10 stop the men OF Field
Marshal Haig's command
British at BullecOurt.
Bapaume is surrounded on three
lines and the fall OF this strategic
road center apparently is close a.
hand. On the north the British are
reported To be near the Hinden-
burg line az Bullecourt, the scene
OF sanguinary combats In the
spring of 1871 The enemy has
been driven from the high ground
between the Anere and the Somire