Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-31
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WITH THE BRITISH FORCES IN
FRANCE, August 3o.-The i:ltins
British armies again smashed their way
forward to-day all along the line. There
mas been very heavy fighting almost
everywhere between the Somme and
Scarpe Rivers, and under the force OF
like precision the foe has been forced
TO abandon many more towns, posi-
tons and large strips Of ground.
Once more the Germans have suffered
terrible losses. The British have freed
all the country south and west of the
Somme, the last Germans being driven
there the enemy is not finding rest for
the British have crossed the stream at
lette.
British cannon and then the French
guns are hurting projcctiles big and lit :
Tie, on the other side of the river. Just
north of the Sommc side OF the river
after ii turns TO the west at reronnc.
the British have captured Clery and
are pressing IN toward Peronne.
since the fall of Bapaume to hold the
line running along tho road between
mat town and Pcronne. British patrols.
T TowGNer. ,i nicduaiiy have reached lie
reported that lie Transloy has fallen
and that a fierce battle within battle
is raging almost along the whole length
of the road.
Hard lighting is going on around
beauiencourt which is astride the road
between lie Transloy and Bapaume.
Inc Germans hold the major portion
OF this village for the moment but they
seem to be destined 10 he thrown out
from it, bitter struggle is in prog
ress for Nforval. southwest OF LIE Trans
10y; The battle has reached a hand
to-hand character. and the Germans
are ,s SAID to have suffered from the
immediate neighborhood fell this morn
ing or during last night.
From this locality the line of battle
swings wide around Bapaume and there
has been more heavy Gghting here.
'ancourt. east of Bapaume fell. after
being stormcd
BRITISH FORCES SMOTHER
RESISTANCE OF ENEMY
;, Astridc the road to Cambria from
Ieronnc the British crashed into the
Germans and smothered their resis-
lance; sometimes again at the point OF
me payonet. Fremicourt seems Ia
| driven on eastward. North OF here
aulX-Nracourt. which contained q bir
enemy en-, garrison that offered the strong
n nsro Constance , with machine guns, APP
the British. Ecoust, st. Mcin and Lon
gate, In its suburbs. again are reported
70 , pave been CAPTURED by the British.
fcrc the Germans delivered n power
ful countcrattack. and the british
Withdrew in the face of it. The artil-
,eny was rs, turned into the trap the Ger
after 1t had finished the British moved
pack again and mopped up what re-
NAMED Of the Germans
Bullecourt is well in British hands.
rs rs apparcntly, also is Hcndccourt.
hiencourt and CaEnicourt seem to he
men. Heavy fighting is reported in
thls locality, as here the British have
reached a noint only few hundred
yard, Yards from the DrocourtQueant switch
inc. which, apparently. is Earrisoncd
win every man the German high com
mand has been able to lay hands on.
They are waiting for what thcv oy
poet may COME in their five lines or
,rcnchcs, which are protected by many
belts OF barbed wire
ENEMY IS HARASSED
ny CONSTANT GUNFIRtc
But even as they walt they are being
harasscd by heavy fire from tho Rrit,sh
cannon, which throughout this zone of