The Dolores star., 1918-08-30

aug. .so--On some parts oil the nOrtn-
ern battle front the British have
reached points a thousand yards from
the old Hindenburg line. which seems
strongly held.
London-"New Zealanders, striking
in the direction OF Bapaume, have cap
tured Cojeul with Irresistible dash"
says an official statement issued by
the war office Sunday. .,Elsewhere
there were successful local actions. To
the statement adds.
without pause the British forces
battling against the Germans are
moving forward in the direction OF
Bapaume. The fighting has been ex-
tremely heavy. but there has been no
stopping Field Marshal Hnig's men.
and the latest report from British
headquarters says that they are max
ing progress along the entire front Of
the British attack.
| The important towns OF Bray, Thiep-
val and GrandcOurt. together with sew
eral smaller places have been CAP
tured and more than 1000 prisoners
have been taken.
Around Mirsumont. which lies =
little north OF Grandcourt. the fight
ing has been Of great intensity. and
this place apparently has fallen, as
Haig's report says that "the enemy
held out until outflanked by advanc-
ing columns"
British detachmcnts have reached
Avesnes- Leg z-Bapaume. which lies very
close to Bapaume. whose capture 10
expected. but not without severe fight
Ing.
Light sea forces had a slight en-
counter off Dunkirk. France. Both the
British and German official reports
state that losses were inflicted by
their respective units. but deny suf-
fering any losses.
In the fighting during the last three
days the British have captured 1900
prisoners.
The Germans are unQuestionably be-
coming disorganized and ratified. Of
ficers who have been taken prisoner
have mentioned recent reverses and
especially the defeat which is now
being suffered, and said that Germany
was willing to give anything for
peace.
Observation-Disclosures troops Sat
urday advanced their lines slightly
east Of Bazoches while other Ameri.
can units in the Vosges inflicted
heavy lossess on the enemy in repuls-
ing raid, Gen. Pershing reports in
his communique dated Aug. a..
Washington, Aug. 24.-Almost un.
varying success described in Fridays
dispatches telling of the great allied
offensive on the fifty.mile front
stretching from Scissors northward
to the environs Of Arras raised hopes
in military circles here for the most
severe defeat yet administered to the
Germans. Observers were of the opin.
ion that Gen. Foch's whiting tactics
Of the past six weeks have been so
effective that opportunity has come
for glorious harvest
| Over the fifty-mile battle front from
the region of Arras to the north Of
scissors the German armies are meet
ing with defeats which apparently
spell disaster. Everywhere the Brit
ish and French forces have continued
on their attack the enemy has been
sanguinarily worsted.
To the British over the thirty miles
of the fighting zone from the Cojeul
river, southeast OF Arras. to Lihons,
south of the Somme, numerous towns
have fallen. Enemy territory has
been penetrated to depth OF several
miles.
The French are fighting between
the Matz river and the territory north
of Soissons. Goodly gains have been
made in the development of Noyon
and in the general maneuver which
seeks to crush or drive out the Ger
mans from the salient between the
Somme and the Ailette and to put into
jeopardy the entire German line run
ming to Rheims
Paris. Aug. 22.-Lassisny has been
captured by the French forces, whose
lines have now reached the outskirts
of Chiry- -Ourscamps, southwest of No.
yon. The official statement making
this announcement also says that
twenty villages have been liberated
Shipping Loss Increased in July.
London.-Losses of merchant ship
ping by Great Britain during the
month of July aggregated 17G.479 tons.
an increase of 1896 tons over the
June losses. Allied and neutral gross
tonnage sunk aggregated 1876. .532, max
ing the total gross tonnage lost during
the month 313011 The lose IN oltiad