The British continue to make rapid progress in the Bapaume area: they capture Biefvillers and reach the outskirts of Bapaume at Avesnes; nearer Albert they capture Thiepval and the Thiepval ridge, Pozières, Courcellette and Martinpuich; further south they capture Bray. Aug. 25 (Sun.) The British advance continues: the whole of the road between Albert and Bapaume is captured (with Le Sars and Warlencourt), also Le Barque, Mametz, and other ruined villages; the prisoners captured since the battle began exceed 17,000. Aug. 26 (Mon.) The British offensive develops northwards; this marks the beginning of the Battle of the Scarpe (see Sept. 3); the British attack along both banks of the Scarpe and advance to the line south-of-Gavrelle--Rœux--Wancourt--Monchy. Albania:--The Austrians recapture Berat and Fieri (see July 10 and Oct. 1). The Caspian:--The Turks attack Baku and are repulsed by British and local troops (see Aug. 4). Aug. 27 (Tues.) The British make progress north of the Scarpe and capture Gavrelle; further south, amongst other places, they capture Beugnatre, Longueval, Delville Wood, and Maricourt. The French capture Roye. Aug. 28 (Wed.) The Germans retreat at most points on the whole front between the Scarpe and the Aisne; the British and the French advance; the latter occupy Chaulnes and Nesle. Aug. 29 (Thur.) The British capture Bapaume. The French capture Noyon, and cross the Ailette. The British Embassy at Petrograd is attacked by Bolshevist troops, and the Naval Attaché, Captain Cromie, killed. Aug. 30 (Fri.) The British cross the Somme south and west of Péronne. The Germans begin to withdraw on the Lys Front; the British occupy Bailleul. The French cross the Canal du Nord and capture Chevilly. Aug. 31 (Sat.) The end of the Battle of Bapaume (see Aug. 21); this battle, by turning the flank of the German positions on the Somme, compels the enemy to withdraw from the area protected by the Somme and the Ancre; his new positions are henceforward in process of being turned from the north by the Arras offensive, which continues. In the Battle of Bapaume the British captures amount to 34,250 prisoners and 270 guns. The Germans retreat on most sectors of the entire front between Ypres and Soissons, especially on the Lys Front where they evacuate Kemmel Hill and Steenwerck. The Caspian:--The Turks again attack Baku (see Aug. 26) and gain ground slightly. Sept. 1 (Sun.) The enforced retirement of the Germans continues: the British capture Bullecourt, Heudecourt, Bouchavesnes, Rancourt, Péronne, and, on the Lys Front, Neuve Eglise. Macedonian Front:--The British gain ground on the right bank of the Vardar. Sept. 2 (Mon.) Arras Front:--The Canadians with other British troops break through the Drocourt-Quéant switch line on a front of six miles. The French capture Neuilly and Terny Sorny. Sept. 3 (Tues.)