The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-08-23

Aug 22-QBy the Associated Press --
There has been fierce fighting today
along large section of the British
front to the South Of Arras virtually
through to the river Somme.
Again the British have been victori-
Gus. The httle north Of the AncFe
ragged all day long. while ten thousand
wards to the south another British
force crossed the Ancre during the
night and opened an attack at day
break, was driving steadily into the
enemy positions on the nigh ground
and had already captured a thousand
prisoners.
The Germans are retreating from
the section between the two points
where the British armies are hammer
ing them and where they we're threat
ened with being left in pocket.
On the northern half of the battle
front the British stormed the enemj
positions and captured them, il flictiig
terrible losses on the enemy. They
then pushed eastward at various
points. They occupied fIamelincOurt
trench, well to the east of the em-
bankment and we're reaching out sim
ilarly at other points, at the same time
beating down desperate attacks launch
ed by the enemy in an effort to regain
his valuable lost positions
A counter attack this afternoon
north of Coureclles was completely
broken down by the British before the
Roche gained q single foot Of ground,
despite his evident determination 10
do so. The value OF the position
along the embankment can readily be
seen The country is flat and tae
railroad runs along the top of high
ridge, which oyerlcoks and controls
considerable shell cleaned ground on
either side of 1t.
To the south of Achiet-I.e-Grand to
the Ancre the armies in battle have
been sweeping backward and forward
attacks and counter attacks being re-
peated again and again British patrols
have been in Miraumont but at the
moment il appears that the British
lines are actually a few hundred yards
west of that town, in the neighbOr-
hood of Beauregard and Dove ote IN
the road between MiramC-nt and
Fruisieux-Au-iNont.
WORD has just been received that
the Germans launched another vicious
counter attack against the British po-
sitions on the. Outskirts of Miramouut
but after sharp fighting We're driven
off In the face of streams of bullets
from blazing machine guns the Ger
man ranks withered or were dispersed
The British are still west of Achiet
I.e-Grand, but patrols have been in the
town. The boche counter attacks here
as well as at Miramount were carried
out by fresh troops which have been
seen rushing toward the front from
the rear in an effort to relieve General
otto Won Bellows harassed seven
teenth army.
AT Achiet-Le- Grand the attacks
were in such strength that the British
retired for short distance from the
outskirts of the town and contente
themselves for the time being viii
mourning bullets into the enemy forces
who in their eagerness to win some
thing, no matter how small, rushed
right into the center of the targe
formed by the town.
Southwest of Miramount the Britisl
at latest reports had the enemy VIII
his back to the river Ancre.
Tanks have been working well to th'
front of the British lines almost ever!
where. The battle was fought unde
a scorching sum- the men fighting owe
the dusty she'll churned ground. opel
shirted, or with upper garments dis
oarded. the sweat streaming dowl
their half naked bodies.
AT many places heaps of Germai
dead, moved down by the British fire
Law baking in the sun, along with tn
usual debris which covers battle
field.
The total numbers of prisoner
taken is still uncertain, but It Is know
that at least three tousand have bee