Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1918-08-23
ALBERT CAPTURED.
BY BRITISH, SAYS
UNOFFICIAL STORY
continued from Page ons.)

CONTINUED from Page onsl
pocket The town ~ Albert ls an.
. officially reported 90 have fallen into
. 'Hn hands OF .he British. Who arc
/ nf'ln 'hc enemy hard
tI1nE fhe Aras-AIbeft railway
"mhlnkm'u' aud nn both sides of IL
heavy ushtiug continues
Enemy Positions stormed.
/ Oh no northern half Of the battle
'front.' The BRUSH sfDrmed the enemy
/ positions Hul rlptured them. innict-
.uF frfihl LOSSES pn The enrm
lh"F then pushed eastward at var.
pHE rl.I' fhrY occupied HnmrI
nrnHr trench veil 10 the east ~
. fhn .mDautmsat and wore reachine
auI .ImIIarIy at other points
ruuU.rr stack This afternoon
north of rmrreIles aas completely
arnNau d0Vn bY thf Brlush before
.N' Nn'l' tHIurd single foot coo
sr.uUd Ih. vain. OF fhr position
iuuH fHe COMMANDMENT can readily
ID seen Iue .ounir, Dr. uai afI
.hr railroad rIu. al1uF the ill of
iirh W1da-to. order fidF. which
I utrrIDuIH and controls con .Id.fatIe.
+ n'I Oilurl ground COO either side
~ ~
90 tha south from Achici. bertrand
Poo 'fr Ar!r the Armies BOO battle
Dow" boon weeping Backward and
forwards attacks nnd counter A.,
. 'H'. lr.H. .apeated again and again
Hf'NI IH'Ii'H have been boo NIuu
mont tIf W the moment 10 appears
Thar Tho lirii.ah lines are actually A
| fnn hundred Yards west az that town.
u me ueirhborhood of Hsiurerard
and npForute 0u tho road between
NIralmnu' Hud puIssicuk au Mont
inrhc, Counter Ntnck.
Tho British are sun west N Achlet-
/ IrGundf bui patrols have been IN
/ 'hr town The bocho counter M
in.f. H.r as nrll as at Nimumoni
t"-" carried ouI by frrsh troops
tHI'H HI." been seen rushing o..
RHrd 'ho front from thc rear In an
effort 20 relieve Cen Otto Won 80
Tow mrHssed D. IN army
~ hDHlof. lD.Grlud tho aitacks
f'rr Boo such strength that tho Brit
800 retired f1r % short distance f.om
'h" Nria of mo town. und con
tented themselves Tor tho time being
fI'h pouring bullets into the enemy
Forces who in their oasrruoss 10
win something mo- matter how small f.
rushed right into me center Of tho
i'rrr' formed by mo town
S"u'bH of Niraumont the Brit /
20 900 latest reports had thr enemy .
sim h'a back no the river Ancre
Tanks have been working we'll 10 |
Zoo front ~ tho british lines almost
everywhere The battle was fought /
um'r . rorchur sun. mo men
fighiiue over the dusty. shell ,hurn. F..
"d ground open shirtcd or without
upper garments mo sweat STREAMING
duan their h1lf naked b0diqe
German Dead Iay ~ sim
A. many places heaps az German
dead moved down by the British
tire. las baking IN the sun
Tho total number of prisoners
taken is SIN uncertain. bur n is'
known that 40 least 3.02o have been
captured ln comparison with those
."f'n yesterday. The prisoners today
''r" tired dirty hungry and thirsty
among them was an Austrian artil.
i"ry officer who arrived an the caEes
with nn The Ncganco that usual,
Hrfnuud. Officers n Emperor
Charles army he mad his soldier
'f'lW' with him bur the seTsant
H'f loa' boz the miNup and. much o.
.N" annoyance ~ both man and mas
''r hey were put into separate
cakes
incidentally ne German prisoner
'n"t urrl. I0n to make fun al the
Austrian soldier
AUSTRIAN OFFICER Liked Huns.
Ih" Austrian officer said he had
H""u I' thi- front for r. month with
"a battery of Austrian guns In 70
rHHa" io questions h. declared that
Pr" Iid NOT dislike the Germans
Won may think 20 queer ~ me
Hu' 3 managed 10 get along an rirht
N.'h them he remarked
NWnnr other prisoners was q bri
F1do commander who. when can
'Hr"d. Was about 10 telephone bach
'0I artillery support Just az that
moment o. stocky British soldier put
D.. head in the window and informed
Oh" commander that he was
prisoner
Later or after the commander had
bod the prisoners cage one hy
nn" h.s officers began to arrive AZ
'h' same place The commander
''nd It the gate and With smile
and handshake welcomed each
newcomer
Guns IRE Roaring iwal.
FROM ArrIs to the Sommc. the .
'..'i.h and enemy 'uns are roaring
NHy This afternoon on either side .
fnr Tine as the British continue o. .
hammer the enemv British ali .
rHne. are sailing through perfec'
hummer skies and raining doWn
fDH" of explosives on the heads ~ .
'rn tpches Fast tanks whenever
possible dash through and round 40
.Ii PARTIES from the rear
Tho british losses so Tar have been I
ev'uordiuaril, hghi The tank cas-
nllfies have been few also
Tho German guns are very active
hur'iug everything. including ra-. N
fhe British
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