Arizona republican., 1918-08-23
BATTLE RACES
 ALL DAY NORTH
 IF ANCRE RIVER
Victorious British Drive Into Enemy Positions, Capture
 Thousand Prisoners, In
 flict Terrible Losses

FRANCE, Aug. 22.-By the Associated Press)-There has been fierce fight ing today along d large section of the British front, to the south of Arras virtually through to the river Somme. Again the British have been victor- ious. The battle north of the Ancre ragged all day long while 10000 yards to the south another British force, which crossed the Ancre during the night and opened an attack at day break, was driving steadily into the enemy positions on the high ground between Bray Sur Somme and Albert and had already captured a thousand prisoners.
 Germans Retreat from Sector
 The Germans are retreating from the sAction between the two points where the British armies are hammering them and where they are threatened with being left in a pocket. The town of Albert is unofficially reported to have fallen into the hands of the British, who are pressing the enemy hard.
 Along the Arras Albert railway en- bankment and on both sides of it, heavy fighting continues.
 On the northern half of the battle front the British stormed the enemy positions and captured them, inflicting terrible losses on the enemy. They then pushed eastward at various points. They occupied Hamelincourt trench, well to the east of the embankment and were reaching out similarly at other points.
 Counter Attacks Broken Down
 4t~a +l.... z | of Courcelles was completely broken down by the British before the Roche gained a single foot of ground. The value of the position along the em- bankment can readily be seen. The country is flat and the railroad runs along the top of high. made-to- order ridge, which overlooks and controls considerable shell cleaned ground on either side of it.
 To the south from Achiet- -le- Grand to the Ancre, the armies in battle have been sweeping backwards and for wards. attacks and counter attacks be- ing repeated again and again. British patrols have been in Miraumont but at the moment it appears that the British lines are actually few hundred yards west of that town, in the neighborhood of Beauregard and Dovecote, on the road between Miraumont and Puis- sieuX-au- Mont.
 Try to Relieve von Below
 The British are still west of Achiet- le-Grand, but patrols have been in the town. The boche counter attacks here as well as at Miraumont were carried out by fresh troops which have been seen rushing toward the front from the rear in an effort to relieve General Otto von Bellows harassed seventeenth army.
 At Achiet le- Grand the attacks were in such strength that the British re- tired for a short distance from the outskirts of the town and contente6 themselves for the time being witt pouring bullets into the enemy forces who in their eagerness to win some thing, no matter how small, rushed right into the center of the targe formed by the town.
 Southwest of Miraumont the British at latest reports had the enemy witt his back to the river Ancre.
 Tanks Work Toward Front
 Tanks have been working well to thu front of the British lines almost every, where. The battle was fought unde a scorching sun, the men fighting ove the dusty, shell churned ground, opei shirted, or without upper garments. th' sweat streaming down their half naked bodies.
 At many places heaps of German dead, moved down by the British fire lay baking in the sun.
 Austrian Officer Gets Laugh
 The total number of prisoners takel is still uncertain. but it is known tha at least 5000 have been captured. II comparison with those yesterday tn prisoners today wRc tired, dirty. hun gry and thirsty. Rlong them was al Austrian artillery officer, who arrive' at the cages with all the elegance tha usually surrounds officers in Empero Charles army. He had his soldier ser want with him but the servant go lost in the mixup and. much to the an noyance of both man and master the, were put into separate cages.
 Incidentally, the German prisoner took occasion to make fun of the man
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