The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-26

WI Cu Wy VIC DAAIAoA'
Three Towns Taken.
Monthy-Le.Preux, Guemappe and
Wancourt, little less than five miles
southeast OF Arras, have been taken
In today's attack. Farther south the
British have taken Mory and made
progress to the south east Of the vii
lage.
In the battle area, south of the
Somme, General Deveney's French
army has captured FresnoyLes-Roye,
about three miles north Of Roye. &C.
coriing to today's dispatches. Gen.
eYa1 Mangin's army also has made a
slight advance between the Aillette
and the Aisne. Four hundred prison
ers were taken by this army yester-
day.
North OF Bapaume the Germans
have been driven further back &C
cording to a report from the front
line The British have reached the
Bapaume- Begnatre road and have es-
tablished themselves there. The Ger
mans are making great effort to hold
Bapaume but the town is gradually
being surrounded.
British Loss 23,5oo Men.
British trops in their new drive on
the Arras front this morning are re-
ported to have captured Orange hill.
The Germans today attempted a
counter offensive on a large scale
against the right wing Of General Man
gins army in the region between
Vailly and Soissons. The attack ut
terly failed.
The British Third and Fourth ar
mics suffered casultiest estimated at
about 23,5O0 between August 21 and
August 25. according to advises from
the front. During the same period
the German losses in prisoners have
amounted to 25, 900 men In the battle
east of the Anore.
Three new German divisions have
been Unidentified opposite the British.
Since August s.; fifty German divi-
sions have been in action against the
British.
BeIaens RepuIse Attack.
British troops yesterday took an
other 1900 prisoners and made a fur
ther collection OF guns, trench mortars
and machine guns. Field Marshal
'Haig's forces swung forward as far as
Longueval in their advance north Of
the Somme.
Repulse of five enemy attacks and
successful surprise raid against the
enemay line are noted In the weekly
communique OF the Belgian army.
The official correspondent with the
Australian forces in France telgraphs:
"The Germans are retreating, light
ing rear guard actions. On Saturday
night ammunition dumps could be
seen burning every where.
About 10000 prisoners have been
captured by the Australians alone,
since August s, much greater num-
Der than the Australian causualties.'
Launch Attack Near Scarpe.
Extending the Picardy battle line
far to the north into the Artois sector
the British launched an attack this
morning in the Scarpe region east OF
Arras. This attack may be consid-
cred as a new developed Of the terrific
battle east of the Anore river. which
has been going on since last Wednes-
day.
The British war Office says that
good progress is being made in the
new attack which was begun in an
area where the Germans hold strongly
fortified lines. which have ben held by
them the last two years.
Just to the south of the Cojeul river
the British have seemingly encoun-
tered slight setback, for to-day's re-
ports show that they are fighting west
of regions where the battle vas said
to be going on yesterday.
Bapaume Slowly Pocketed.
Bapaume is seemingly being slowly
pocketed by the British. Eavreuil, a
mile and a half to the northeast, has
been taken by the British. who have
passed beyond the village, while far |
ther north Mory has been left behind |
by Field Marshal Haig's men.
Progress on each side Of the Somme |
river Is o1lcially reported from Lon |