The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-28
BRITISH ROLL UP
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still going rapidly md the onemy re-
! sistance decreasing.
/ South Of the Scarpe the British
reached Pelves, but tho situation there
: is uncertain. Almost directly south OF
It, however, the Bois du Sart and sur
rounding ground havo been captured
and thus Pelvcs cannot posssbly hold
out for long.
| FORCED TO PAUSE.
London troops approached close 70
! Croistlles, but a hot machine gun hfe
from that town and other indications
that It was held by q strong garr1soH'
we'll protected in prepared posfliohs
caused them to pause for moment. Al
the same time other troops attacked 20
the north against notwithstanding
les. Having reached the outskirts OF
that place they then swung southwark
to outf1ant Croisiues. They are meet
j ing with stiff resistance here, but the
Germans arc rapidly being overcome.
| To the south Of this place the British
have pushed well to the enst Of St.
Ieger, and arc now fghting iust north
west Of Ecout-St. Meiu, between that
town and Croissillcs. Fight Likewise "a
IN progress in the outskirts Of Vau1u1-
| Vrancourt.
BRITISH AT CAnIBaA1.
East Of Bapaume the Line has been
! extended along the railway to Cambria
Maricourt and the ground to the cast
of Il are we'll In British hands. rronos
station and wood and the ground TO the
cast, which Is valuable because II Is
high, were captured. as well as h1oniln-
! dc.FarCy, on the Sonune river bank
which was In tho British front limos TT
the opening Of the arst battle OF the
Sonne. Vaux wood also was occupied
and Is held firmly.
/ After an all night fight. Wancourt
tower and town, south Of the Scarpe,
were taken, and the important Hen1neA
ridge, as we'll as HeEinel village, also
were captured. Most Of Shc operations
south Of the Scrunie have been caEe ca
ont by 4 comparatively peaceful pche-
/ trntion," for the Germans IN this ter
ritory arc Offering hardly any re-
distance, and tho Australians are sim
ply pushing ahead. rounding up VII
lares, woods and ground without hav-
/ tnr any definite objective.
THURSDAYS ATTACK.
It was to the north Of the Sontnc
that the formidable organized attack
vas launched by the British on al g.
| 600 yard front this morning: and IL
vyn, this which had such good results
in ground gaining. IN NIL the Blush
runs have been moved mp and are 1ol-
lowing close behind tho infantry and
the Tanks.
Tho barrazo laid down north OF the
So1nme to-day was as heavy fs any
since the battle began, but the enemy
obunter barrnge was so thin as hardly
! 70 deserve the name. Obviously the
i Germans are trying to save as many
guns az possible. But. despite this, they
! lost a considerable number to-dAy. One
s1nnll British formation alone captured
two complete n German fold batteries
since yesterday. The capture OF these
light batteries !s very aiTn1bcaot. Tho
Germans ran for their lives when the
British suddenly appeared close to them
md dtd not even mako IN effort to save
their guns.
MORALE DESTROYED.
Tho enemy machine gunners have
rhown a similar spirit, their principal
idea, apparently, now being 70 save
themselves, II that is possible.
German soldiers also have begun to
exhibit the greatest contempt for their
own officers, and nre carrying their 1ce!-
tugs right into the prisoners cages. In
Z number Of Cages, into which Ghousa nds
arc procuring, the German soldiers nave
rono out Of their way to BIO cxtremcly
! tnsolent to their officers. jeering at them
md loudly proclailrhny their Vows II no
! uncertain manner.
Going to such lengths would undoubt-
edly result In court-rnartialB ald firing
squads in Germany, and 1t IS gathered
from tho prisoners that they go as FAR
! as they dare even on their side OF the
| limo. AL the prisoners, men and ofncers,
! express their longing fo- peace by agree
mont.
| The German 2lith Division Is the lat
est to inset With dlsastcr. One Of Its
battalion mfnders, its adjutaut and
what remained of his 5taE, was cap
tured, while the mon wore virtually
wiped out.
| 2,coo PRISONERS FOR CAEUCKS.
The Canadians N their operations yes
terday, south Of the scorpe, took moro
than coo prisoners, and they contil ue1
their work Of capturing Large numbers
! to-day.
| Prom present Indications, 1t seems
that at least On the southern end Of the
+ battlefield the Boche Is slowly, but snrc-
". going back over the Somme The
! capture Of Roye by the French will help
tho movement. while between there and
the Sorame there IS every sign that the
Germans have had enough. As matter
of fact, the action in this locality began
to develop into resistance by rear guards
! alone thrcc nights ago. Since then tho
British have had less and less difficulty
/ in getting on. Continued success north
/ of the scaTpc would soon leave tho Ger
mans farther north in continually
deepening salient, which It would he
difacult for them to hold.
! WITH THE r tt a ARMY IN
FRANCE, Aug. 27.-The British have
! overrun Moulin de Fa-gy, Maricourt,
Beruafaye and the Tronos wood, and
have cleared the vau1 wood and are now
In outtze possession Of the position ovcr-
locking the course of the Sonnno right
into Pcrornc. It Is clear that the Brit-
ish pressure is compelling the enemy to
carry hic retirement much further than
WAS originally intended