The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-23
BRITISH ADVANCE FOUR MILES;
 ALBERT-ARRAS RAILROAD CUT;
 AMERICANS ERASE VESLE SALIENT
Kaiser's Hold on Brdgehead Near Chateau du- Diabe Broken By U. S. Troops and All Defenders Killed or Captured; Prisoners Streaming to Rear in Columns; British Make Further Progress in Flanders Sector

ports of our casualties, and false statements as to our alleged made quate supplies of clothing appear in these letters.
 London, Aug. 23-The Allied armies under Marshal Foch delivered two more crushing blows against the Ger mans yesterday, one, directed by the British General Byng, pushed in the , German line two miles on a six mile front between Albert and Arras, while the other, guided by the French General Mangin, swept through nu- merous villages between Noyon and | Soissons.
 The most important town captured by the British was Albert, key to the l German defence positions north of the Somme. Of the numerous towns re- occupied by the French Pommiers is the most important
 Great numbers of prisoners and guns were captured by the Allies, the British taking 1,400 men in Albert | alone. Official estimates place the number of prisoners captured by the i Allies since Marshal Foch's offensive | started at upward of 100000.
 All along the front from the neigh. | bOrhood of Arras to the region o1 Soissons the victorious Allies kept LII their pounding of the German posi- tions, making it impossible for Hin 1 denburg, now reported in supreme | command of the German armies |, again, to move reserves from ont place to another. The French reach ed the Divette River as far as Evri court, and occupied St. Aubin, Selens Bagneux, Epagny, Bieuxy, Sempign! and Pommiers. The Paris War Office l announced, in connection with thu new victory, that the enemy abandon ed some 200 guns and great stores O war materials.
 The British in their drive crossed the Ancre~ river south of Albert which puts them in position to attacl the Germans who still are holding Bray and its environs. Further nortl the Germans fought desperately t, prevent the eastward march of tn British, apparently being determined to thwart Field Marshal Haig's inten ton to reach Bapaume. Hard fight ing took place around Achiet-le Grand, the town itself changing hand several times but remaining finall imp ossession of the British.
 Despite the determined opposition they encountered the British advanc ed steadily south of Arras, reaching the Bapaume-Arras railroad.
 On their part of the front tn French pushed further into the line held in the west by Gen. von Boehl and in the east by the German Crow Prince.
 At some points the French register ed an advance of three miles. Tn French are now close to Noyon, hay ing that town almost completely en veloped. What is more importan the hilly, wooded country in tn neighb borhood of Noyon is almost en tirely cleared of the enemy, giving tn French full possession of these posi- tions, all of which are of great stra tegic value for future operations.
 The French under Gems. Mangi and Humbert' apparently are aimin at Laon, realizing that if they can eS tend their wedge far enough in tn
 direction of that place they can fore the retirement of the German force to the east, as well as create a dar } gerous salient for the enemy to tn west.