CAPTURE OF BAPAUME

Waikato Times, Volume 89, Issue 13850, 30 August 1918, Page 5

CAPTURE OF BAPAUME

(Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn.) Received August 30, 9.5 a.m. NEW YORK, August 29. The British have captured Bapaume, and are within 1000 yards of the Dro-court-oueant line. AUSTRALIAN ADVAft. _ . wWARDC HAM. CONCRETE TUNNEL CLEARED. WORK OF THE CANADIANS. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn.) Received August 30, 11..'15 a.m. LONDON, Aumist 29. The United Press correspondent reports that the Australians have taken Feuitleres, Herbecourt, Assevillers and Belloy, and are now within three miles of Brie bridge. They are advancing along the upper bank towards Ham. lieneral Byng lias taken Oinctiy. The Canadians, by bombing, l> a red out the famous concrete tunnel running westward of Bullecourt to the Sensec river. Many Germans were killed and more taken prisoners. LINE FURTHER ADVANCED. ENEMY ATTACK REPULSED. A SLIGHT WITHDRAWAL. 2fi,000 PRISONERS AND 100 GUNS. CAPTURED SINCE AUGUST 21. GOOD WORK BY THE TANKS. (Australian and N.Z. and Router.) Received August .'lO, 11.20 a.m. LONDON, August 29. Sir Douglas llaig reports that southward of the Somme we maintained our pressure upon the enemy at nighttime, advancing eastward and northward of tht! Somme as far as the neighbourhood of Fontaine le Croisilles. The night was comparatively quiet in the sector astride the Scarpe. A strong enemy counter-attack eastward and southeastward of Vis en Artois, eastward of Boirv, and in the vicii of Gavi lie was repulsed with loss to the enemy after heavy fighting. Our advanced posts westward of Oppy were withdrawn slightly as a result of repeated hostile attacks. We have taken upwards of 2(5,000 prisoners since the morning of August 21st and over 100 guns. The tanks actively participated in the fighting southward and northward of the Somme on all possible occasions, and rendered very gallant and valuable service in c operation with the infantry and other arms. GERMAN OFFICIAL REPORT. (Admiralty per Wireless Press.) Received August 30, 11.20 a.m. LONDON, August 29. German official: We held up the enemy's thrust after bitter lighting eastward of Pelves, near Vis en Artois and at Croissilles. Our counter-attack recaptured Flers and Longueval.