The sun., 1918-08-24
OFFICIAL REPORTS OF THE BATTLES.

Aug The official statements of to-day Of the fighting
BRITISH (NcHT)-we pressed vigorously and
cessfuy thirty miles from Lhons to Mercate
of Herlevi Chugnes and
Chuisnoe with the woods lying between the villages and the river
In the miles into Germans positions
numbers killed and prisoners taken
On the left Of the battle front omed the villages OF Comic
Evers Boyees and Bory Becquere and
made progress east Of these villages
right against positions the
bank the Ancr from southeast Of Albert to the
of Gandcourt and gained ground after heavy fighting counter
attack repused south of Grandcourt. -,
Ahete Bhucourt and the ridge
overlooking this afternoon Several
thousand prisoners were taken and heavy casualties on "
BRITISH tDAY>-Fishtng taking virtually the
Lhons the and the Coeul
River Our troops reported making progress at number OF
During the night the twice attacked our positions the
Of Baencourt Farm eaS OF Beaucou he was re-
the line advanced slightly east of lie
Toue northwest of Neuf Berqun and east of Outersteen
hostile attack northwest Of Baeu broke down before our
positions .. .-..
We crossed region of Evrcourt
Between the Aette and the Asne have made progress to the
east of Bagneux and of Crecy- auMont.
FRENCH tDAY)During the night there violent lombard
meat between the south Of Royce and the o
notably at Plemont, Passe and Chiry-ourscamp 49,
We hold the southern banks of the Disc and the Aette from
sempigny to the railroad at Coucy-le-Chateau -
troops carried their lines far the
outskirts Ponts Mard The night calm the rest
of the front ,.t-
GERMAN CNcHT)-Attaks the English have been renewed
northwest Near Albert and the somme counter at
artillery engagement Aisne has
been lively.
GERMAN (DAY)-Partial enemy northwest Of Baleul
and both sides Of the s repulsed We captured
a counter attack.
Yesterday the British continued in full force the attack
Wednesday north the and crossing the Ancre
north Albert the Albert
Somme sector The extensively planned attempt to break through
completely collapsed at its first development The British suffered
defeat yesterday.
Of Bapaume divisions
Saxons and Bavaran restang hostile assault attacked
the between Moynneve and Mraumont The
planned and his strongly prepared positions At places he
thrown back depth of homeers This crushed the British
attacks prepared for the morning.
In the day the attacked
especially from the direction Pusieux and He
repused with heavy losses Strong attacks launched
by the from Albert broke down under fire.
Between Albert and the Somme the attacked after
strongest artillery and forward temporarily
the Albert Bray eaey direction powerful
attack by Hessan with portions of Prusan Wuembeg
regiments threw the back the road into his
of the enemy's tanks
North of Bray the brought cavalry for attack
almost entirely destroyed On the battlefield partial
tnued into the night.
Between the Somme and the Disc the
queter The artillery due south of
the forenoon South of Are fire French attacks
Freneres able develop only times
There have been infantry
the Disc and the Ane during Wednesday night
the shifting lines behind the Disc Tuesday,
behind the Aee undurbed by the
which had been left the west bank of the Ae
attacks launched between Mncamp
Partial attacks the between the Aette
down under our fire and counter attack.
In local attacks pressed back posts
Bazoches and Fismes and epused
During air raids the homeland according
apanes which attacked Karlsruhe by
planes