Weekly journal-miner., 1918-08-28
By Associated Press.

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 While the Germans have been bus fly engaged against Allied attacks from the Avre region to Soissons, Marshal Haig early Monday struck another surprise blow over a new front north of the old battle zone. . The new offensive was launched from cast of Arras to the Scarpe and southward to the Cojeul All along the front the British pressed for ward at some places a distance of two miles. capturing half dozen or more villages Across the Cojeul the British attacks brought them to .Mory, St. Leger, further south, and to the small town of Fevreulone one and a half miles northeast of Ba- paume The British are reported un- officially to have reached the western outskirts of Thilloy in a nipper move ment against Bapaume. Haig IS now well within gun range of that town.
 The French are hammering away on the environs of Rove, which, like Bapaume to the north, is apparently in danger of being pinched out of the line by the enveloping movement. The Germans countered heavily north of Soissons where the Allied move ment threatens to outflank Chemin de-dames. Laon has put the whole Ypres-Rhcims line in jeopardy. All attacks were sustained by Gen. Man gins force and famous Prussian guard regiment thrown into the bat tie met defeat.
 Germans Pocketed.
 WITH THE BRITISH FORCES IN TRANCE, Aug. 26. - British troops in their new drive on the Ar ras front are reported to have enter ed the town of Monchy-Le-Preux and to have captured Orange Hill.
 North of Bapaume the Germans have been driven further back. Ac- cording to a report from the front lines the British have reached the Papaume-Beugna: ire road and have established themselves there.
 The Germans are making great ef- forts to hold Bapaume but the town is gradually being surrounded.
 The British success this morning in pushing hack the German line southeast of Arras considerably re- lieved the position of that city.
 The battle this morning again ex- tended the active front to the north ward, fresh British forces launching a new attack from the River Scarpe to what heretofore had been the left flank of the battle line Everywhere the German line is reported to have been beaten in as the British troops pushed forward.
 Last night the Germans counter at tackled north of the River Scarpe and got back a slight portion of ground captured by the British yesterday.
 In the south below the Scarpe the British continued to push forward last night and today. A vigorous German counter attack at Eaucourt L'Abbave was repulsed with heavy losses TOT llC tnSlllN Extending the Picardy battle line far to the north into. the Artois sec tor. the British launched an attack this morning in the Scarpe region. cast of Arras. This attack may be considered as a new development of the terrific battle east of the Ancre river. which has been going on since last Wednesday.
 The British war office reports good progress being made in the new attack which has begun in an area where the Germans hold strongly fortified lines and which have been held by them for the last two years.
 South of the Cojeul river the Brit ish have seemingly encountered al slight setback. for today's reports show they are fighting west of re. zion where the battle was said to be going on yesterday.
 Bapaume is seemingly being slowly pocketed by the British. Favreu'll, a mile and a half to the northeast has been taken by the British, who have passed beyond the village, while further north Mory has been taken.
 Progress on each side of the Som- me river is officially reported from London and it is said that the Brit ish are advancing toward Maricourt, four miles northeast of Bray.
 There has been great artillery acti-