Arizona republican., 1918-08-26
GERMANS TAKEN NUMBER 42,000
 MANY OFFICERS

BRITISH FRONT IN FRANCE, Aug. 25.-(Havas Agency).-Forty- two Ger man divisions have suffered consider able losses in the present drive. losing 10000 soldiers including several hun dred officers. in prisoners alone.
 The capture of one officer and four gunners of an Austrian battery con- firms the presence of Austro- Hun garian artillery on the western front.
 Sapiegnies is completely in British hands after hard fighting. At last re- ports a local battle within the big bat tie was being fought at Mory and it's environs. where the lines run through the town.
 St. Leger was captured and left far behind. After having once been re- ported in Crosilles, the British with drew to the outskirts. The Germans counter attacked heavily and the Brit ish retired to the edge of the town and poured shells into the place, while pressing forward on the sides.
 This practice of withdrawing from any place where heavy counter attacks are being delivered, then smelling the area and driving past to the north and south. eventually getting into a | position somewhere near the rear. has
 
 saving British troops but in netting large numbers of prisoners or killing Germans.
 Fight Still On
 | At Neuville-Vitasse and almost uI to the Scarpe. the line at last reports received at headquarters ran through the outskirts of the village and severe | fighting was in progress there. | The Bapaume- Peronne road was at tackled by British armored cars which during the past "A hours have beer performing wonderful service, scouting far ahead of the infantry. Some ot them have dashed through the coun. try, overtaking retreating enemy transport columns and inflicting ter. rible damage upon them and bodies O troops with their machine guns. Cooperating with the armored car the tanks again have been in action some rolling into towns in advance 0 the infantry. sweeping over debris an, finishing off enemy strong points il the face of perfect deluge of fire. [ Many tanks returned to their lin with all paint shot off their steel side by machine gun bullets. At some point the Germans approached the tanks a soon as they saw them, with hand high above their heads, fearfull shouting: 'Kamerad!'
 Troops Pressed Forward
 When Thiepval ridge fell into Brit ish hands yesterday troops presse !, forward at both sides and large mum bers of Germans were pinched. The promptly threw away their helmet and other equipment and, withou even guards walked toward the Rritis rear. In the neishborhood of Thiep val British detachment during tn early part of the advance managed reach Pys. but found itself surrounde on all sides by the enemy.
 An airplane saw the detachment
 plight and dropped message. "St;t
 it. and soon after heavy British fo,
 nations attacked at this point al
 drove off the Germans. relieving the
 hard pressed comrades.
 Since then Pys has been left we . behind. Posieres, southeast of Thiel
 val fell this morning and later Name was occupied, as well as Martinpuic
 There was no sign of the boche arour
 Martinpuich. although just to the sou J bitter fighting continues.
 - Now nearing Longueval and mo y Germans may be penned up Hi IT Wood. 8 strong position in this Ee A eral locality, which was lined wi = machine guns has been reported ca : tured, probably by fianking nov 't Continued on Page Two)