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PROGRESS ON THE SCARPE.

BRITISH A MILE AHEAD OF OLD GROUND. ' HINDENBURG LINE PENETRATED. CROISILLES AND MARCHPLOT CAPTURED. ENEMY REINFORCEMENTS RUSHED. Received Aug. 29, 7.iiO p.m. London, Aug. 28. Router's correspondent at Britiali headquarters, writing this afternoon, states: The British tliis morning, by hard fighting in wet and wild weather, advanced eastward of Arras, thus carrying their line a mile further east along the Scarpe than they had hitherto penetrated. The Canadians began by pushing beyond Vise-en-Artois soon after daylight, after which a second Canadian attack was delivered on a front of five miles, fairly evenly outflanking the ArrasCambrai road. The significance of the present fighting is that it is carrying us right into tlie main arteries of the Hindenburg line. Groisilles was carried by the Guards in face of tremendous odds. The Canadians reached the old German line on a considerable sector, while AbInineourl; and Fay are in our hands. The French, on the right, captured Marchplot, which is very close to the Somme. Northward of the Scarpe, General Home's army was unable to hold all its gains in face of heavy counterattacks from Oppy. Enemy reinforcements were rushed up by train and thrown into the struggle at headlong speed, losing heavily from our machinegunning and artillerying. The English battalions, nevertheless, hold Arloux and En-Gohelle, and the Highlanders stand staunchly on the line Plouvain-Gavrelle. —Renter. ENEMY'S RETREAT ACCELERATED. 40 VILLAGES CAPTURED. ALSO THREE TRAINS OF WAR MATERIAL. Received Aug. 29, 7.50 p.m. London, Aug. 28, 12.40 a.m. l'rench official: The enemy, vigorously pressed, accelerated his retreat on a front of 30 kilometres. To-day we advanced more than ten kilometres at certain points, and recaptured forty villages and three trains of war material. The Americans stopped a strong German attempt to cross the Vesle.—Hioli Commissioner's Report. ° VIGOROUS AUSTRALIAN ADVANCE. MORE TOWNS TAKEN. CANADIANS' SUCCESSFUL DRIVE. Received Aug. 29, 21.30 p.m. 0 . _ London, Aug. 29. bir Douglas Haig reports: The Australians vigorously advanced and reached general line from Fresnes to Herbecourt, the enemy stubbornly resisting 'before the passages of the Somme at Bns and Peronne. On the north bank ot the Somme we captured Curlu and Hardecourt, after hard fighting, and are advancing in the direction of Maurepas. Between Bapaume and the Scarpe we attacked all day long and progressed at all points, the Londoners gradually outflanking the enemy, who stubbornly resisted. J We captured Croisilles. The English fought their way towards Vraucourt and south-east of Fontaine leg Croisilles. After severe daylong fighting, the Canadians (Trove the enemy out of several defended localities and important trench systems. They captured Boiry-Notre-Dame and Pleves. We took prisoners in these operations, also advanced our line northward of Locon.—Aus, N.Z. Cable Assoc. and Reuter. ANOTHER BRITISH ARMY. THROWN INTO THE BATTLE. TWO MILES BREACH IN HINDENReccived Aug. 29, 7.30 p.m. London, Aug. 28. Tlie battle-front, which is now 56 miles, lias been extended several miles by the entry of General Home's army into the conflict. The British are fighting over tureei l our(lis of the front from the Vimv ridue to Chanliios, where they join General Debeny's army. Genera! Home, who appears for the first time as commander of the Ist Army, was an artillery brigadier at the commencement of the war, He is the inventor of the creeping barrage, and is now fighting between Genera! Byng's and General Plumer's armies. T. : ie capture of Hancourt means a ! breach of. two miles in the Hindenburg line. Tlie British are within two miles of Combles.—Press Assoc. OFFICIAL REPORTS. London, Aug. 2S. A wireless German oflicial report says: We arrested (lie enemy attacks northward of the .Scarpe before a line which bent back on Roeux. Southward of the • Scarpe we withdrew to the Monchy i heights. After a bitter fight the enemy crossed the Monchv-Guemappc heights. The enemy look Tilloy and Martinpuich. 'Die French captured St. Mard and Fmsnoy. The German evening official report says: We stemmed the English thrust southward of the Scarpe in positions ! astride the Arras-Cambrai road.—Aus. 'jbZ. Cable Assoc. Mid Reutsi; 1

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Taranaki Daily News, 30 August 1918, Page 5

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PROGRESS ON THE SCARPE. Taranaki Daily News, 30 August 1918, Page 5

PROGRESS ON THE SCARPE. Taranaki Daily News, 30 August 1918, Page 5

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