Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-28
BRITISH FORCES ROLLING
BACK BOCHE. COLUMNS
Battle RACES Along Field Almost Forty Five Miles
Long, With the Center the Old Hndenburg
Line Near Croissies,

In progress in the outskirts OF vauix-
East OF Bapaume the line has been
brai.
and tho ErSund 70 the cas-,
| Station and wood and the ground to
| the east, which is valuab BILE because 1t
h6h TsTs sap,u tSs som we Rv as
bank. which was in the British front
lines at the opening of the frst battle
| of the Somme. Faux wood also was oc-
| cupied. and is held firmly.
| wANCOURT TOWER AND
TOWN TAKEN By ALLIES
After an all-night fight. wancourt
tower and town, south of the Scarpe.
ridge. as we'll ,as Heninei village also
was captured.
Most of the operations south of the
compa ratively peaceful penetration
for the Germans in this territory are
onering hardly any resistance. and the
Australians are simply pushing ahead.
rounding ZIP villages.
that the formidable organized attack
5000 yard front this morning. and !,
was this which had such good results
in ground gaining. All the British
guns have been moved up.
The harrage laid down north OF the
Somme to-day was as heavy as any
since the Hattie hogan. but the counter
serve the name. Obviously. the Ger
mans are trying to save as many guns
as possible. But despite this. they lost
considerable number to-day. One
small British formation alone captured
two complete seventy-seven Germa n
field batteries since yesterday.
GERMAN SOLDIERS HOLD
OFFICERS IN CONTEMPT
The enemy machine gunners have
shown a similar spirit. their principal
Idea, apparently. now being TO save
themselves. IL that is possible.
German soldiers also have begun to
own officers. and are carrying their
feelings right into tho prisoners cages.
In a number Of cages, into which thou
have gone out of their way to be eX-
tTeneiy insolent TO their officers. jeer-
ing at them and loudly. prociaiming
their views in no uncertain manner.
Going to such lengths would un-
douhtedly result in courIs-martial and
fri squads lads in Germany. and it is
go as far as they dare. even on their
side of the line. All the prisoners,
men me- and officers, express their longing
The German Two Hundred and Four
tenth Division is the latest to meet
With \, disaster One OF its battalion
NAMED OF the staff, were captured.
while the unit itself was virtually
wined out.
The Canadians in their operation yes
terday south OF the Scarpe took more
than 1000 prisoners, and they con-
tinued their work of capturing large
numbers to-day.
From present Indications, it seems
that at least on the southern end of
the battle field, the boche IL slowly. but
surel'' going back over the Somme.
The capture OF Roye b." the French will
help the movement. while between
there and the Somme there is every
sign that the Germans have had enough.
As = matter of fact. the action in this
locality began to develop into resist
ance by rear guards alone three nights
sgo. Since then the British have had
less and less difficulty in getting on.
Continued success north OF the Scarpe
would soon leave the Germans farther
north in continually deepening
salient. which II would be difficult for
them to hold.