Arizona republican., 1918-08-29
FIGHTING HARD ON
 BOTH SIDES SCARPE
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still getting from the British cannon and the defeats they have suffered at the hands of the advancing infantry.
 Boche Troops Balk
 A large Boche force was brought up to counter attack the British positions east of Monchy. Some of the compa- nies at the last moment according to prisoners statements. refused to par ticipate and the rest went on without them, the British withdrawing 400 yards.
 Later. the British re-attacked, pay ing particular attention to the Hanks and drove the Germans out. Then d second time the enemy troops were called upon to counter attack. This time, it is reported the whole body refused and only a few patrols were seen by the British.
 German Dead Cover Ground
 All sorts of troops have been hurled into battle south of the Scarpe as well as to the north Many formations have been finished off almost as soon as they appeared. The ground over is covered with large numbers of German dead Just south of the. Scarpe one place was carpeted with bodies in field grey.
 There was also very heavy fighting in the Croisilles region before and after that town was stormed and cap- tured this afternoon. Fierce fighting has been reported from Croisjlles ridge and the beaten Germans are said to be fleeing from Bullecourt and the surrounding country.
 Held Up British Advance The capture of Crosilles eliminates a spot which had been holding up he British advance on this part of the battle front. Stiff resistance had oecn offered during the counter attacks and the British swung around on the Hanks, driving especially down from the north and following the general di- rection of the old Hindenburg line and the town became too hot for the enemy to hold.
 Sanguinary losses have been in ilicted on the Germans in all the fight ing in this general region. British guns placed back of Croisilles have hit the retreating Germans at many places particularly in the neighborhood of | Hendecourt. The gunners have had the unusual experience of seeing where every shot fired fell and noting the damage each did. The enemy artillery retiring from the rear of Hendecourt offered a fine target, and shells were l sent raining into the fleeing columns cutting great gaps in them.
 More Hard Fighting | Nls-en- Artois which was captured yesterday by the Canadians, was @ht scene of more hard fighting The towr is completely levelled and many dead | Germans are mixed up in the piles o1 debris
 The enemy has even resorted tc blowing great craters in the roads south of the Somme in his effort tC check the advance One 30-foot cratel was blown in the road between Ara. and Cambrai just outside of Wis en- Artois.
 North of here a group of prisoner! captured said they had it all arranget among themselves to yell "kamerad as soon as the Canadians launched their attack.
 Huns Run Like Rabbits Near Nis-en-A -Artois this mornin; when an attack was launched a hos of Germans suddenly got up out of tn ground and ran like so many rabbits | leaving only a few machine gunner behind them
 It is impossible as yet to obtain an, accurate figures regarding prisoners One corps is reported to have takel 1000 since yesterday. But the arme do not have time to count their pris oners while the fighting continues. Tn British are principally occupied wit capturing more. And the counting ca be done later