Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-08-29
Haig'S Men Launch Attack
After Attack and Take From
The Desperately Resisting
Foe Valuable Ground,
ENGLISH DRIVE DEEP
INTO ENEMY'S LINES
German HordeS Thrown Into
Battle to Prevent Attackers
From Penetrating Hinden-
burg Line Moved Down,

ny 1oRr'sa @ousHAI srse,AL ts.@sn ~,ast
With the British Army in France.
Aug. 2S (by the Associated Press ~
on both sides Of the Scarpe river hard
fighting continued today. the British
launching fresh attacks and wrestling
from the desperately resisting enemy
additional valuable stretches of ground
many mere advantageous positions and
numerous towns including Croislles
In the center of the wide battle field
on which three British armies-the
first, third and fourth-are operating.
there seems to be a slight panae
South of the Somme Fay and Alb.
laincourt were taken by the iirilish
without much difficulty, for tho Ger
mans, being hard pressed s,ath of
these points by the French, were READY
to go with slight persuasion
Since early this morning STERN af-
| ter storm has been sweeping across
this section of France eDspita the ua-
north have driven dep into the hur-
riedly arranged enemy defenses,
smothering hordes of the Huns.
Germans Throw in Reserves.
These Huns had been thrown 'nto
the fighting in this section in IN ef-
/ fort TO keep the British from pene-
| trating the famous Queaht-nronuurt
| switch line. which formed the north
ern continuation of the old Linden
burg line after the British last year
| beat the Germans back from Arr9s.
This line has been approached in sew
etaI places and has been reached ~ At
! least one place, in she neiGhborhGod
4 tJs ths sensee f{ter
Tho success OF this drive here and
| the tteakine through of the old ttr-
| man Gefense system may he itT
reaching effects.
S9unt CT the Scarpe tiHe Canadians
| captured all of Pellcves after frsk
! st seet fighting. Their advanced patrols
entered Rcny an dHau2ou"t. 1he iilh.
| ish arc well east of Fort llre and
thA man body Of the Germans has re-
tired from Hendecourt
Heavy fighting is in progress from
| a point south of Lens southward
! across the scarpe river to the Arras-
! Cambrai road. The British are beat
| ing down the German resistance with
steady blows.
Enemy Troops Nervous:
| Az least two new German DIVISIONS
! have lust been identified In this flght'
| ing. But while they are opposing tht
| allies, AMI in most cases are battiihe
| hard. there have been some instances
| in which the enemy troops have show1
| themselves to be excessively nervous
which is as it should be, considering
| the pounding they have had and are
| still getting from the British cannof
| and the defeats they have suffered a.
! the hands of the advancing infantry
large boche force was brought vi
! to counter attack the British positlon'
east of Monchy. Some OF the com
panies at the last moment, accoralns
to prisoners statements, refused /"
narticipate and the rest went on WIN.
| nut them the british withdrawing 4Ol
! yards.
! Later. the British re-attacked. pay
! ing particular att sntion to the flanbs
| ana drove the Germans out. Then I
. second time the enemy troops Wer'
! called upon to counter attack I'M
| time. II is reported, the whole bod'
| refused and only a few patrols wer'
! seen by the British.
German Dead Cover Ground.
All sorts of troops have been hurled
| into hattie south of the Scarpe a
| Welt as to the north. Many forma
| tions have been finished off almos
az soon as they appeared, The groun'
| ali over is covered with large mum
| hers of German dead. Just south 0
the Scarpe one place was carpete'
| with bodies in field grey.
There was also very heavy figntnl
in the Croisilles region before ana al
| ter that town was stormed and cap
tured this forenoon. Fierce nghtinl
has been reported from Croisille
ridge and the beaten Germans ar
said to be fleeing from Bullecour
! and the surrounding country
! Croisilles Captured.
The capture Of Cro:silles eliminate
spot which had been holding UP tn
1 british advance on this part of tn
/ hattie front Stiff resistance ha'
heen Offered during the counter at
i tacks and the British swung aroun
on the flanks, driving especially dow
from the north and following the gen
eraI direction of the old Hindenburi
line. and the town became too no
A for the enemy to hold. Sanguinar
losses have been inflicted on tn
4 Germans in all the fighting in thi
general region. British guns place.
back Of Croisilles have hit the retreat
ing Germans at many places, partlc
ulariy in the neighborhood of Hende
court. The gunners have had the un
usual experience of seeing where ev
cry shot fired fell and noting tn
damage each did. The enemy artil
i lery, retiring from the rear of Hende
Il court, offered fine target, and shell
4 were sent raining into the fleeing col
i umns, cutting great gaps in them.
i Germais Bodies in Debris.
Il Wis En- Artois, which was capture'
4 yesterday by the Canadians. was tn
scene Of more hard fighting. The tow
is completely levelled and many dea'
Germans are mixed UP in the piles Q
i debris.
The enemy has even resorted I
4 blowing great cratcrs in the road
south of the Somne in his effort Z
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