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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-23

southwest of Miraumont the British at latest reports, had the enemy with his back to the River Ancre
 TANKS OPERATED
 Tanks have been working well to the front of the British lines almost every where. The battle was fought under a scorching sun, the men fighting over the dusty. shell-churned ground, open-shirt- ed, or without upper garments, the sweat streaming down their half-naked bodies
 At many places heaps of Ger
 man dead, moved down by the
 British fire, lay baking in the sun.
 along with the usual debris which
 covers n battlefield. Efforts are
 heinz made by the burial partiea
 to clear away the dead. but within
 the zone of roaring battle 1t is
 not often possible to accomplish
 this task.
 The total number of prisoners taken is still uncertain, but it is known that at least S000 have been captured. In com parison with those taken yesterday, the prisoners today were tired. dirty. hun gry and thirsty. Among them was an Austrian artillery officer. who arrived at the cages with, all the elegance that usually surrounds officers in Emperor Charles army. He has his soldier serv- ant with him, but the servant got lost in the mix-up, and, much to the annoy ance of both man and master, they were put in separate cages.
 HUNS RIDICULE AUSTRIANS
 Incidentally, the German prisoners took occasion to make fun of the Austrian sol dier, but many of their remarks showed clearly their contempt
 The Austrian officer said he had been at this front for month with battery NH %-,n tions he declared he did not dislike the Germans.
 You may think it queer of me. but managed to get along all right with them," he remarked
 Among other prisoners was a brigade commander, who, when captured, was about to telephone back for artillery sup port. Just at that moment stoci11 1rit- ish soldier put his head in the win dow and informed the commander that he was a prisoner.
 X had reached the prisoners cage, one by one. his officers began to
 arrive at the same place. The cOm-
 mander stood at the gate and with
 smile md n handshake, welcomed
 each newcomer.
 From Arras to the Somme the Brit ish and enemy guns are roaring away this afternoon on their side of the line as the British continue to hammer the enemy and the enemy stoutly resists. British airplanes are sailing through per feet summer skies and raining down tons of explosives on the heads of the Boches. Fast tanks, wherever possible. dash through and round up odd par ties from the rear.
 The British cannon are drenching the enemy with steel from the front and from the flanks. The Hun is getting it from all sides and from the air as we'll The British losses so far have been ex- light. The tank casualties have been few, also.
 The German guns are very active, hurl- ing everything, including gas, at the British
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-23

{ On no sector of the front have the Germans been able to stay their foe who have captured a large number oi additional towns and vantage points which, in the further prosecution of the offensive, are of the utmost stra- tegic value Nowhere is the enemy being permitted to pause for breath The armies of Haig, Mangin and Hum bert are pressing their advantage with their efforts.
 5000 PRISONERS TAKEN
 Thousands of prisoners. numer-
 Ous guns, and large stores Of war
 supplies have been added to the
 stocks already in allied hands as
 trophies for their valOrOus work
 since the tide of battle was turned
 against the enemy by the conn
 mencement of General Foch's of
 fensive the Marne July IS. To
 the British alone in the past two
 days of fighting have come more
 than 5oO0 prisoners.
 In the new offensive begun by Haig from the north of the Somme to Albert an advance of two miles eastward all ready has been made over the six-mile front. In this fighting the town of Albert on the Ancre, the Keystone of the German defense protecting the Germans north of the Somme has been taken. Here the British made 1400 Germans prisoner. The Ancre river to the south of Albert was crossed by the British in their drive, thus form ing serious menace to the enemy around Bray where at last reports the Americans were in the battle line.
 Desperate resistance has been of fered to the further eastward advance of the British in the sector imma- diately south of Arras, where the im- portant railroad town of Bapaume seems to be the immediate objective heavy fighting occurred at Achiet-Le-Gra but although the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-23
ATTACKS FAIL. SAY HUNS

Berlin, August 22.-(via London) ) The evening communication from gen. eral headquarters says:
 Partial attacks occurred near Bail leul and south of the Lys. There has been vigorous fighting on the Ancre and Som,sa.
 'On the field where the fighting oc- cured yesterday, northwest of Ba- paume, and on the front between AL
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-23
Lieutenant Thaw Falls to Death

With the American Army in FrAsce August 22.-(By the Associated Press.) Lieut.. Blair Thaw of Pittsburg, mem- Der of the American aviation service, was killed Sunday evening when his airplane fell as result of engine trou- bie. He had just been promoted to command a flying squadron and was on his way to take over the squadron when he fell to his death. His body was taken to an evacuation hospital, where funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon. Burial was in the -same spot where the body of Mai Raoul Lufberry is inferred.
 Aiiplanes wheeled overhead while the funeral service was being con- ducted by an Episcopal clergyman in the little chapel of the hospital. The casket afterwards was placed on a flower-covered truck which proceeded slowly to the cemetery. preceded and followed by the officers and men of Thaw's squadron, Major Thaw and the aviator's mother.
 The propeller of Thawss machine was held upright at the grave as the body was lowered to it's last resting place. The sounding of taps and three sal- Yos fired from revolvers ended the ceremony, while 10 airplanes were cir cling overhead.
 A dispatch from Washington, August Is, said General PershinR had report ted that early in the month complete SQuadrop of rh na a A. Es<.x.s-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-23
Seditious Circulars
 Thrown From Roof
 of N. Y. Buildings

New York, August 22.-Thousands of seditious circulars attacking the American policy toward Russia" were thrown from the roofs of buildings into the streets of the lower East Side tonight. Police re- serves and agents of the depart ment of justice were immediately sent in the district and began a search of the buildings in an effort to run down the distributros
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-23
MAKE GAS FROM TIN

With the American Army in France. August 22.--(By the Associated Press.) A French prisoner, who escaped from the Germans and returned to his own lines, told today a story of having been forced by the Germans to work in an asphyxiating gas factory. The Frenchman said the Germans are now using old tin cans in the manufacture of one of their gases
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-23

The Germans are retreating from the section between the two points where the British armies are hammering them and where they are threatened with being left in a pocket. The town of Albert is unofficially reported to have fallen into the hands of the British, who are pressing the enemy hard.
 Along the Arras-Albert railway em- bankment and on both sides of it heavy fighting continues.
 GREAT ENEMY LOSSES
 On the northern half of the bat
 tie front the British stormed the
 enemy positions and captured
 them, inflfcting terrible losses on
 the enemy. They then pushed east
 ward at various points. They oc-
 cupied HamelincOurt trench, well
 10 the east of the enbankment,
 were reaching not similarly at oth-
 CT points at the same time beating
 down desperate attacks launched
 by the enemy in an effrot to re-
 gain his valuable lost positions.
 A counter attack this afternoon north of Courcelles was completely broken down by the British before the Boche gained single foot of ground, despite his evident determination to do so. The value of the position along the embank- ment can readily be seen. The country is flat and the railroad runs along the top of a high .made-to-order ridge, which overlooks and controls considerable she'll cleaned ground on either side of it.
 To the south from Achiet-Le-Grand to the Ancre the armies in battle have been sweeping backwards and forwards, at lacks and counter attacks being repeated again and again. British patrols have been in Miraumont, but at the moment it appears that the British lines are actually few hundred yards west of that town, in the neighborhood os Beauregard and Dovecote, on the road between Mirau- mont and Puisieux-Au-M Mont
 LAUNCH COUNTER ATTACKS
 Word has just been received that the Germans launched another vicious coun- ter attack against the British positions on the outskirts of Biraumont, but after sharp fighting were driven off. Tn the face of streams of bullets from blazing machine guns the German ranks withered or were dispersed,
 The British are still West of Achiet- Le-Grand, but patrols have been in the town. The Boche counter attacks here, as we'll as at Miraumont, were carried out by fresh troops, which have been sent rushing toward the front from the rear in an effort to relieve Gen. Otto Won Beulow's harassed Seventeenth army.
 At Achiet-Le-Grand the attacks were iI such strength that the British re- tired for a short distance from the out skirts of the town and contented them selves for the time being with pouring bullets into the enemy forces, who, in their eagerness to win something, no matter how small. rushed right into the center of the target formed by the town.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-23
Terrible Losses Are Inflicted On Enemy By English Forces
Victory Everywhere Crowns Efforts of Allied Armies Who Are Killing and Capturing Ger mans By the Thousands and Gaining
 Much Valuable Territory

With the British Army in France, August 22(By the As socated Press There has been fierce fighting today along
 large section of the British front the south of Arras tually through to the River Somme
 Again the British have been victorious The battle north of the Ancre ragged all day long, while 10000 yards to the south another British force which crossed the during night and opened attack at daybreak driving steadily the enemy positions the high ground between BraySur Somme and Albert and had already captured thousand
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-23
TOO LATE ID CLASSIFY

IMMEDIATE opportunity to embark in profitable retail business; sales, S75,oVt. nominal expense; nice profits; right party with s50o0 and good business acu- men can't help make good; this estan lished stard; good reasons for selling. See MT. Malone, 210 21st st. FOR SALE Ford car, 5-passenger. 19ii. in good condition; good tires and extra nonskid casing, $450 cash. quick deliv cry. Also 1917 5-passenger Hup, newly painted, sl00c. Address Black. 210 2lst st. Phone 6174.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-23
ITALIAN STATEMENT

Rome, August 22-'Tn the Riofreda valley an enemy attack was repulsed the enemy. retiring in disorder" says the war office announcement today. Our patrols drove back enemy recon naissance parties south of Mori
 Five hostile airplanes were brought down"y
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-23
CzECHs WIN VICTORY

Washington, August 22.-Czecho- -S1o- yak troops in France have partici- pated in successful attack against German positions in the Vosges. ac- cording to dispatch received today at the headquarters here of the Czecho- Slovak national council. No details cf the engagement were given
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-23
LIEUTENANT BAKER KILLED

With the American Forces in France, August 22.-(Bv the Associated Press) Lieut.. H. T. Baker of Williamsport, Pa. member of the American flying corps died August 15. from wounds received three days earlier when his reconnaissance plane was attacked by German aviator -
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-23
French Driue O. Whole +s Front Being Continued

bert and the Somme, we reduced to failure attacks planned on a large scale by the British
 There have been attacks by the French between the Avre and the Aisne before our new positions"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-23
(Continued From rage One

the outskirts of Miraumont were driven off
 The British troops today were still to the west of Achiet-Le-Grand, but patrols have been in the town.
 On the ground between the two points where the British armies are hammering them and where they are threatened with being left in pocket, the Germans seem to have started retreating.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-23

airplanes equipped with Liberty motors had successfully carried the first re- conraissance flight of American built machines behind the German lines and returned without loss. Lieut.. Blair Thaw was mentioned as among those who made the trip.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-23
Hun Battle Lines CrurnbHng Before
 Attacks Of Allies
Heavy Defeats Suffered By Enemy on Entire Front From Soissons Region to Lassigny.
 Many Towns of Strategic Value Taken
By Associated Press

The German battle line France still crumbng under the impetus of the attacks of the British and French
 From the region Sosson around the in the front to the vicinity assgny enemy has been visited with further heavy defeats farther norh between the Somme river Bray the south of Arras Field Marshal Hags have continued their victorious thrusts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-23
Fire at Southern shops

Firesstations Nos. and 10 answered an alarm from the Southern machine shops at East Birmingham The fire originated in the main machine shop from an unknown cause. Damage es arc estimated at 3200.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-23
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were issued in the probate office yesterday: W. T. Smith to Miss Annie L. Robinson. w. s. Crockett to Miss Ida Clevenger. Wallace E, Sewell of Adamsville to Miss Ethel Echols.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-23
HE WEATHER
Weather Forecast

Washington. August 22.-Georgia: Fair and continued warm Friday and Satur- day
 Alabama and Mississippi: Fair Friday and probably Saturday.
 Tennessee: Fair Friday and probably Saturday not much change in tempera- ture.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-23
At Loew's Biiou

Ioeiie OHVeT rang lHe Dell or pubic approval at Loew's Bijou last night with a bang that brought down the house, as she sang her way right out into the hearts of the audience in such a humor- ous, home-lke fashion tlSRt she had to answer two encores, and then admit that was all she knew, when, in fact, the enthusiastic crowd had worked the west ern song bird to almost exhaustion As a ragtime singer Belle has the best line that has appeared here recently. She anticipates her audiences wants and then delivers the goods" in such a manner as to please everyone.
 Francis and Wilson offered unique song and dance act that developed into a bit of acrobatics and tumbling. It is full of comedy, and the two perform CTS are hard workers. The girl is de- cidedly clever.
 Hudson Sisters, two comediennes with well harmonized voices, present an act that is of>the typical Loew variety, out of the ordinary, and with their songs and dances they make ready impress sion
 Kate and Wiley, in posing act. pre- scented something entirely new, difficult and original. They appeared posing on a pedestal, offering several hard feats to perform winding up with a rope swing ing number that was very generally ap- plauded The young lady in question is beautiful of figure and pleasing 10 look at.
 Herbert Brooks is a card sleight of hand wonder and his tricks caused the audience to marvel. Also he provided much amusement when he interspersed just enough comedy to make them go we'll In his famous trunk mystery he had his entire audience guessing-go-
 ing into the trunk, which is wrapped in a canvas cover, tired with ropes and then locked, taking only about a minute to escape after the curtains are pulled around the trunk.
 The picture. Inside the Lines" is a masterful expose of the German spy system, and in it's intrigue, love and mys-
 cry it is most gripping and powerful. The play is thrilling, full of expectancy and in the end is very much to the liking of every Illuminating American. The stars in the cast are Lewis A. Stone and Marguerite Clayton, both of whom crowd merit into their acting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-23
British U1re1ent]ess i,1 Dr1ue Aga11st Fleeing Huns
Today's Amusements
THEATRES

Lyric-Keith vaudeville ard Photo Weekly.
 Bijou-Loew's vaudeville; photo drama and weekly.
 Best-Musical comedy and motion pictures
 PHOTOPLAYS Strand-"The Great Love (Gish. Walthall and Harron), Griffith pro- duction.
 Colonial-"Romance of the Under world' (Drama).
 Odeon Two-'Roped and Ticd'' Drama), and Saved by Wireless (Comedy). \ Alcazar-"The Lion of the Irills'' (Hart), and Triple Trouble" (Chap- lin).
 Trianon--'-To Hell With the Kaiser'' CPatriotic).
 Rialto-"The Claw" (Clara Kinlhall Young) Drama
 Princess-"Eagle's Eye' tseriaD, Comic and Photo Weekly. Odeop One-Comedy, Drama Serial and Weekly.
 PARK RESORTS East Lake-Bathing. boating, danc- ing, midway features.
 West Lake-Bathing, boating, skat- ing, dancing.
 Avondale-Zoological exhibits
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-23

dispatch from Washington, August Is, said General Pershing had reported that early in the month complete squadron of eight De Haviland-Fop-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-23
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