Arizona republican., 1918-08-25
M|RAUMONT |S SURROUNDED BY
 BRITISH ARMY
Haig's Troops Achieve Fur
 ther Victories Deliver Blow After Blow to Stag gering Enemy at Thiepval

WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN TRANCE, Aug. 24.-(By the Associated Prcss)-F'ield Marshal Haigs fighting armies achieved further victories to- day. They delivered blow after glow to tho staggering enemy, who in some places, such as the Thiepval salient. Nrs reported to be in a state of great confusion.
 Thiepval itself, a mighty position atop a high hill from which the sur rounding country for miles is under observation, has been occupied and the British line has been strengthened be- tween Grandcourt and La Boisselle.
 Town Choked With German Dead
 Mraumont, the boche position which has held out for days in the cente rof the tattle front is gradually being sur roInded. The town is choked with German dead and many living Germans may be captured there shortly.
 In the advance on Bapaume, the village of Avesnes Les -Bapaume, just st the edge of the larger town, has been reached. It seems certain that Ba- raume will fall, but more heavy fight ing is expected. British troops have advarced to a point north of Mercy ard have also entered Croisilles, which is some miles east of the Arras-Ba- paume road, and probably marks the peak of the advance eastward in the northern battle zone.
 Penetrate Old German Line
 There has also been fighting north cf the river Scarpe and the British have penetrated the old German front line for more than five hundred yards. The British attacked Givenchy and re- covered the old front line from which they retired during an attack last evening.
 While Field Marshal Haig's men pressed forward with mighty strides on the main battle front today, they had to fight for every yard of ground. Considerable numbers of guns and prisoners have been captured all along the line and the British have again inflicted the heaviest possible cs,ual- ties on the enemy. The ground over which the battle has been fought, was invariably Uttered with dead Germans.
 Enemy Disorganized and RattIed
 Stili fighting a losing battle, the Germans are unquestionably becoming disorganized and rattled. Officers who have been taken prisoner have men toned recent reverses and especially the defeat which now is being suffered and said that Germany was willing to give anything for peace. These state ments are given only as showing how titc German army is coming to look upon the war now going against them
 New German divisions continue to arrive in the zone only to be stood UT herore the advancing British ano moved down. While they have been able to check the allies in a measure they have been unable to stay theil continuous forward movement.
 Lost Faith in Higher Command
 There are stories of less than dozer men being left in some of the German coinpanies which have participated 1T the recent fighting. Soldier prisoners captured today expressed themselves generally as having lost faith in tho higher command. while non- -commis- stoned officers attributed the defeats tt the inefficiency of the German ai service and more especially to thu presence. of many untrained recruits in the older divisions. Some are saiC to have deserted while on the way tt the front.