Evening star., 1918-08-28

troll. Four of our machines are miss
In home waters during the Same
period seaplanes. airplanes and arr
ships have maintained their watch
and submarine convoy and hostile
aircraft patrols have been active:
Enemy submarines have been sighted
and attacked and mines located and
destroyed.
FRENCH.
August 2s (day).-During the night
the French maintained contact with
the rear guards of the enemy and
have continued their advance:
North and south of the Avre we
have occupied Chaulnes, Omiecourt,
Balatre, Roiglise and Verpiliieres.
Father south we have penetrated
into the wood Of Crapeaumesnil and
have taken Dives.
This morning we have continued
our advance toward the Somme and
general life of Licourt, Potte. and
Mesnil-le-Petit Gust west of the
Somme river) and Nesle.
Since yesterday We have taken thir-
ty villages and have realized at the
same time an advance of twelve KID
meters at certain points.
August 81 (night).-The enemy was
on both sides of the Avre.
On a front of twenty kilometers our
troops advanced more than four kilo-
meters at certain points. We occupied
Hallu, Fransart, Cremery. Gruny,
Carrepui. Roye. Baucourt. Nau
courtD and crape-au-Mensul.
The artillery fighting continued
lively in the region of Lassigny end
between the Oise and the Aisne.
GERMAN.
August 27 (night) On both sides of
Bapaume and north of the Somme the
strength of enemy attacks was less than
on the previous day. He was repulsed
everywhere.
The main point Of the attempt to
break through by the English and Ca
madam troops lay south of the Scarpe.
The thrust was stemmed in our positions
on both sides of the Arras-Cambrai
road.
Day-Duing the day there has been
heavy fighting between Arras and the
Somme. East of Arras the enemy at
tackled on both sides of the Scarpe.
North of the river his attacks were ar
rested before our battle line, which had
been bent back on Roeux-
South OF the Scarpe our foremost
troops yielded on command to enemy at
tacks made with numerous tanks and
strong infantry forces and withdrew to
the heights of Monchy-le-Preux-
There the fire of our infantry and ar
tillery, standing ready to repel the at
tacks. received the enemy, and, after a
bitter fight the adversary pressed for
ward over Monchy and Guemappe
heights. Our counter attack threw him
back to the east slope of the heights
A storming attack directed against
Cherisy collapsed before that place. The
enemy continued his attacks on both
sides of Bapaume with the heavy bring
ing in Of tanks. North of Bapaume the
heights southeast of Mory and Beug-
natre were the foci OF the battle. After
several futile stormfng attacks the enc
my got foothold in the heights in the
evening. Beugnatre, after long fighting,
still remained in our hands.
Southwest Of Bapaume the enemy es-
tablished himself in Thilloy and Mar
tinpuich. The remainder of the enemy
attacks, repeated here on a broad front
until late in the evening. collapsed san
guinariiy.
Destroyed enemy tanks are lying be
fore and behind our lines. South of
Martinpuich the enemy pressed forward
over Bazentin into Montauban. We
threw him back out Of Montauban by q
counter thrust Enemy attacks south
of Montauban also came to standstill.