The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-30
Next Stand of Germans Will Probably Be the Line of the Du NSrd
 Canal BRITISH IN MILE
 OF BULLECOURT
Back of Du NOrd Line There AreNoPrepared Defenses, the Enemy Apparently
 Having Considered
 Them Unnecessary

With the British Forces in France, August 29.-(By the Associated Press. )-Ginchy, a town about two miles north west of Combles, Is reported to have been captured by Field Marshal Haig's forces this morning.
 British troops also captured Belloy, Assevillers. Herbecourt and Feuilleres. All these towns are within four miles of Peronne.
 Launching new local attacks, and following up the advantages gained yesterday, the British today moved forward along a large part of this bat tie front.
 The French, having reached the backwaters of the River Somme, the British just north of them have made long strides and themselves this morn ing were only about three miles from the river at Erie, with the enemy be- ing rapidly forced out qf the triangle formed by the right angles of the river and the advancing British line, which strike it in the north, just west of Hem.
 The towns of Belloy, Assevillers, Herbecourt and Feui1leres. were appar- ently taken during the night and early this morning the Germans were offer ing only resistance from rear guards.
 North of the River Somme the Brit 1sh began moving again this morning and are reported to have captured Gin- chy, about half way between the river and Bapaume.
 Ginchy is ono of the highest posi- tions in this section of the battle zone and it overlooks a wide stretch to the eastward There was sanguinary lighting for this position this year be- cause of it's importance, but the Brit Ssh seem to have taken 1t easily this morning. It's possession by the British may cause a change in any plan the Germans have for holding the line roughly from Peronne on the south to somewhere near Bapaume.
 GINCHY CAPTURED
 North of Bapaume there has been fighting at various places where the British are cleaning up strong Ger man positions.
 Bullecourt is less than a mile from the British line this morning.
 Generally the main British body
 fs within 1000 or 2OOO yards of the
 famous Dr0cOurt-Queant line, and
 the country up to the line itself
 virtually has been cleared of
 patrols. A smash through here
 would menace the whole area back
 of the old Hindenburg line and the next place where the Germans cam offer stiff resistance fs, perhaps,
 the line of the Canal Du Nord.
 After that there are said to be no prepared defenses of any importance. The Germans, in their confidence, never considered they would need them.
 GAvRELLE REACHED
 Astride the Scarpe the British this morning moved from the line east of Arleux through the east side of Oppy wood Posts apparently arc in Ga- vrelle. halfway across Greenland hill, east of Pelves and east of Boiry. Brit ish posts also are in Remy and Han court, east of Croisilles. Jigsaw wood, just south of the Scarpe, and the last of the wooded positions in which there was a Boche stronghold, has been cleared of the enemy The defeats of the last two days and 1 the continual hammerings seem to have led almost to open mutiny in some of the German formations The 214th 1 German division is especially mon toned in this connection. One officer l sof this unit said his men absolutely re- | fused in body to fight and he per- sonally shot 10 for their refusals. He.I added that even that did no good for, as the officer said, they were sabso- | lutely hopeless" He therefore, surren- dered himself to the British
 The officer added that when his men | learned they were opposed by the Ca | nadians the Germans almost started a | panic.
 BRITISH LOSSES LIGHT
 The British losses continue extreme ly light. hs an instance. on Monday,j the first day the First British army attacked north of the Scarpe over | ground literally planted with German machine guns. the British casualties were much fewer than the enemy's l casualties in prisoners alone.
 Prisoners taken in actions of this | kind usually number less than third | of the casualties in enemy killed and | wounded. Numerous single Germans and small groups are surrendering at every opportunity.
 Germans often are encountered | walking toward the west on the roads. | They carry packages containing clean clothes and two days rations, and ask British patrols the way to the prison CTS camp A Canadian corps is reported to have captured 50 cannon in the operations of the last four days.
 Samuel COmnerS Visits