The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-08-24

places where the Germans had doubled
their strength.
The fighting to the south Of this re-
gion began in the night when strons
British forces assailed Gomiecourt
just a few miutes before the Germans
had anticipated launching an attack al
the same place
Gomiecourt was British at daylight
AS it happened the British upset al
the enemy plans and after killing
many Germans and capturing 500 il
the town cf Gomiecourt, alone, Fielt
Marshall Haig's men continued theil
forward movement anu al last reports
were pushing steadily onward.
Gomiecourt, by reason of its ter
rain. apparently was considered the
pivot of a turning movement for, once
having taken it, the British sent troops
swinging down south in the direction
of Bapaume. The Germans on this
position of the battle front were badly
disorsanized. There were Germans all
over the place but they seemed ia
have no idea of counter attacking,
Some apparently did not even know
exactly where they were.
The fighting south of Gomiecourt
today was especially severe Incl
dccif lly this movement cut in around
the rear of Achiet-le-G
At the sane time the British here
having launched another frontal al
lack ON the er emy's stronghold were
again in hard fighting. While The bat
I've was raging here Br' u planes
were helping the fighters on the
Srolut by heavily BON bing or using
Iia@h:re guns against The lcny.
Among other things obtained were
several direct hits on huiidns at II G
rear of which were number of tour
inc cars. The building apparently was
a German headquarters.
South of Achiet lie Grand the Brit =
ish did not start today's operations so
early as farther north The New
Zealanders here stopped work to let a
German counter attack develop. They
played dead" until the advancing en-
emy infantry was almost on top OF
them. Then they put down a hea7y
machine gun barrase Just at the rear
of the Germans who surrendered in a
BODY rather than be killed in their
tracks. This happened just north OF
lMiralmont. Many of the prisonec IS
were nom commissioned officers and
all of them appeared to be glad that
they had been captured.
When aske about the Austrans the
prisoners expressed the greatest con-
tempt for their allies as soldiers. say
ms they were no good whatever
Slightly to the south the British have
crossed the Ancre river and started
back in the general direction of Cour
cellette Already they are reported tc
be southeast of Grand Court This
movement menacea from the rear the
German stronghold at Thiepval, which
is an old fortress.
At Albert the British pushed for
ward toward Tara Hill, at the back o.
that town.
An aeroplane report of about noon
said the British troops held the en-
tire position
About the same time German shells
started breaking on Tara while British
shrapnel could be seen bursting some
| distance on the other side of it, show
ing where the enemy had been driven
Considerable numbers of prisoner:
We're taken in this locality
| The British troops seem to be prog
ressing well up the road from Albert
| to Baupaume. Welsh troops are par
| ticipating in the fighting in this neigh
| borhood.
South of Albert Meaulte appears ts
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