Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-01
JAPANESE.

August 2s--At dawn on August "a
the allied armies assumed the etfen-
sive and after a contest routed the
the kraefsk district IN the afternoon.
The enemy having DESTROYED the
bridge over the Feraya river, We halt
ed on the left bank. Preparations for
! further pursuit are gong on.
During this engagement some Of our
infantry. with one battalicn of sappers,
succeeded in reaching the enenay's rear
and DESTROYED the railway. They CAP
tured two arrnored cars
The Headquarters stan Of the Full de.
aehment arrived at Manchuli on August
:" and the main detachment arrived
August -
Gen semenotf is cecupr.nr siding No.
Maehuli
August 25.-on August p the enemy
stun remained on our front. His air.
plane vas observed in the afternoon.
enemy's strength was about 900 in
fantry. The f1eld guns actually OBJ
served numbered fourteen and he also
had some other heavy guns
On August % our right wing, now
guarded by the japanese. was twice
attacked "a BY the enemy numbering
LOCO, nth heldr,eces and machine
guns The enemy was completely re-
pulsed
In the evening the left wing also
vas attacked by aeon enemy infan-
try with six machine guns The
C7echo-Slovaks stubbornly resisted. but
were OBLIGED to retreat The 18th
Infantry Division. arriving there. Gov
! cred the retreat of the czecho- Slovaks
and repulsed the enemy
| The twelfth division. gradually con-
centrating in the direction Of Suiya-
gina. assumed the offensive at dawn
on August "A. After severe fighting
the enemy was driven to the north.
ward. We then advanced to the BLUM
north of himakofka, and are now at
lacking.
Our booty includes one faeldriecs
three machine guns and two armed To-
eerotives. The casualties on both
sides are unknown
GERMAN.
August 81 (nisht).-rhe s-,t..h
have noticed the shortening Of tn.
bend IN our front in the direction Of
aasehreuck, between Ypres and La
Eassse. and they have followed our
recnnno!ter!nE detachments which We
had left behind. by way CT KENNEL
sail1eul. Beuf B.rouin and across the
Lave.
In the evening enuthsast OF Arras
Eritish partial attacks failed En-
easements have taken place north Of
the Somne
On both sides Of Eeyen and between
the Disc and the Aisne French at
tacks developed during the afternoon
after the strongest artillery duel
Ausust 81 day Army groups Of
Won Boehn: There have been foreneld
ensa gements on both sides Of the
H.ver Lys- Enemy reconnciterinE de-
tachments which had advanced over
the River Lave were thrown back
On the battlefield southeast of Arras
me British yesterday renewed their
attempts to effect break through.
Swinging strong force eff tanks into
action, English and Canadian Divisions
morning on front of twelve and a
half miles between the Arras-cam-
brat road and southeast Of Rapaume,"
lSection missinK)
They recaptured Hendecourt. which
had been temporarily lost. After
wardtng on the enemy they advanced
TO the attack themselves ana threw
| him back on both sides Of Bullecourt
ana beyond the western border Of the
village
South Of Eceust-st. Msir. west
beat back several attacks Of the
enemy. The Intervention. on his own
| initiative. of First Lieut. Mann. with
com paries ct infantry. regiment No.
'1!s. rendered possible the recapture
lost
On both sides Of Baraume. Prussian,