The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-08-24
BRAY REPORTED
|. HELD BY BRITISH
Several Thousand Germans
Gagged Behind Byng's Third
Army-Guns Countless.
N0Y0N MAY FALL ANY HOUR
English Now Well Beyond Hap.
py Valley-Becordel Among
New Points Occupied.

With the British Army in
France, Aug. "a. - Bray is re-
ported to have been captured by
the British.
Several thousand German pris-
oncrs have passed through the
cages behind Gen. Byng's Third
army today. No effort to count
the guns captured had been made
up to this time.
The British were smashing
through the German positions this
morning all along the battlefront.
Miraumont Surrounded.
; The situation at Thiepval was
uncertain this morning. La Bois-
selle and Orvillers were reported
to have been wrested from the
enemy.
The town of Miraumont APP
pears to have been surrounded by
the British.
The British are reported to
have reached Biefvillers, one and
quarter miles from Bapaume.
Fighting is going on there and in
the vicinity of Mory, some dis
tance to the east of the Arras-
Bapaumc road.
A battle is raging furiously in
the vicinity of Bihucourt and
Sapignies. The Germans are try
ing desperately to save BapaunI.
Reached High Ground.
London, Aug. 24.-The town Of
Noyon il expected to fall at any mo-
ment, according to information re-
ceived here this afternoon from the
battle front In France.
The British are reported to have cap
tured Becordel and to have reached
the high ground southwest OF Fricourt.
The British have passed well beyond
Happy Valley.
Number Towns Captured.
London. Aug. 24.-The British war
ofiice last night confirmed the capture
of Herleville. south Of the Somme
river. and Gomicourt, Hamelincourt,
Boyelles and Boiry. Becquerelles north
of Bapaume which were reported yes
terday In dispatches from the British
front International News Service staff
correspondent. Today's official state
Inent does not mention fighting in
either of these sectors. As Albert. east
of where further progress is reported.
is halfway between Herleville and
che other towns captured, 1t may be
that for the moment the British are
centralizing their pressure there.
eoche Effort Desperate. !
At Bihucourt the boche is desperately
trying to hold up the advance of the
British by fighting from the ruins of
large sugar factory.
Tho British are fighting In the
vicinity of Mory and are pushing for
ward east of the Arras- -Bapaume road
as well as st. Leger just to the north
ward.
The area behind the German lines
is jammed with men and transports
indicating confusion. while south OF
Bapaume the Germans seem to be
throwing in more troops.
Never before have the entente air.
planes had such ground targets A
large number of planes are sweeping
over the roads. emptyng their machine
guns and cargoes of bombs into the
enemy masses. dammng the roads
with wreckage and causing the great
est confusion.
The allied aviators emptied their
guns and dropped their bombs as fast
as they could and returned time and
again for more ammunition.
Captured by Germans?
There was some heavy fighting in
Flanders this morning on n small scale
in the neighborhood of Dranoutre ridge,
in the IYs salient, which Is reported
to have been captured by the Ger
mans.
on the other hand the British gained
some ground in the same region and
the fighting continues. Many more |
prisoners have been taken everywhere.