The sun., 1918-08-31
OFFICIAL REPORTS OF THE BATTLES.


in France and Flanders:
BRITISH CGHT)-Eas Bapaums operations
proceeding satisfactorily in spite Of increased hostile resistance
Hard fighting has taken place the greater of this front and
number of been made by the
where they have been actively engaged with the throughout
the day They have captured Fremcou and TAX
Beugny.
At enemy maintaining obstinate
Defence though closely who have taken num-
Der of prisoners in this locality
At Buecourt attacks delivered
with much determination compelled troops to
fall back the western outskirts Of these villages and to the German
system between them where the enems attack was stopped
by ouraAse.
North of these villages the attack launched this morning by
troops astrde the road has been successful
The Hauourt have been
captured together with hundred prisoners
South Of Bapaume our troops have maintained
the We made
east and northeast OF cey and in this sector have taken 800 p
Lys enemy continuing withdrawal closely
followed by The of Baeu is again in
BRITISH (DAY)-In spite bridges
advancing the south and of Peronne
have taken and Combles
took than 200 prisoners few yesterday.
London and west Lancashire made important yes
after fighting together with the
full German trench systems protecting these villages
Between Hendecourt and the AasCamba attack de-
veed Canadian develop
ing favorably. 4
scarpe English continued
of Eerpign HambanePres and Puvan The village Of Remy
held number prisoners operations
In the valleys of the Lave and Ly continued push
forward.
FRENCH (NIoHr)-Durng the day we elected
bank of the Canal Nord that still resisting
Caigny and Semaze
Pursuing crossed the canal at
two points front of Cagny and and taken Chev and
Hill 80 and penetrated Genvry.
More the fighting going the
north and Noyon We hold apncou and Mount ST.
Simeon During these actions have taken several hundred
Between the Disc the Asne there has lively
fighting On the north bank of the Aee the
village Of Champs
North of scissors Chavgy and cues and ad
vanced our line to the outskirts of Crouy
FRENCH (DAY)-Aong andn region of the
Canal du Nord there change during the night.
Between the Ae and the Asne French rpulsed several
German counter attacks East of Pay maintained gains
Along the vese and Champagne German raids without
result The night quiet the remainder of the front
GERMAN CNcHT)-Great a
east of Aas failed There local northeast of
(DAY)-southeast enemys infantry
tanks advancing the battlefield taken under the effective fire
his His centre of gravity yesterday south of the Arras
Cambria road.
In fighting back the who launched
assaults from Chey and Fontane Hendecour Further
south the British Buecour and Rencurt Bitter fighting
ragged here the trench and fields of former battles
Rencour been
Buecourt enemy
acks northeast of Bapaume For the they broke
down under fire. Five times he attacked in
and Mory. great number of tanks was destroyed
south of the river shifted dences yesterday the line
Bapaume and the northwest The
Maurepas.
Ponne and the Disc there have been infantry
also between the bank the
against lines northeast of the
On the Aette the French obtained footing the bank
the Stream west of Folembray but only slight depth
the Ae and the Asne the French
Between Mard
somd lines from early morning Tanks constantly advanced
front of dense attacking of infantry.
Magdeburg, Hanovean Thungan guard regi
completely frustrated the attacks of the
double superiority in forces
tanks shot
The French suffered defeat here yesterday Their
unusually high We captured divi
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