The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-07-27
BRITISH CAPTURE
POZIERES VILLAGE
AFTER THREE DAYS MOST DIES
PERATE FIGHTING.
TAKE TWO FORTIFIED TRENCHES
Grand Duke Nicholas Is Pushing On
Toward Ansora Driving Back the
Turks and Establishing New
Record For Quickness.

London, July 26.--After three days
of desperate hand to hand fighting,
wading in mud and masonry, the An
zee soldiers of Great Britain have f.
nally taken the whole village of Po-
zieres.
THE whole of Pozieres is now in
our hands" General Haig reported to-
day. Westward the tertiaries have
further advanced, capturing two
strongly fortified trenches, number
OF prisoners including five officers.
Elsewhere there Is no change
The war has seen no more desperate
fighting than that which resulted in
the election of the Germans from
this French village, an important point
on the main highway toward Batau-
ma, the objective of the first great
drive of the British offensive.
Late last week the Anglo and New
Zealand soldiers gained foothold in
the village itself. A series of Ger
man counterattacks failed to dislodge
them. They put up great barriers
and behind these the British forces
pressed forward and steadily pushed
the Germans back inch by inch.
Machine gun fire was incessant ex-
cept when forces on both sides swarm
ed out from their barriers and en-
gagged in hand to hand fighting with
rifles and bayonets.
The Advance to Angora.
Petrograd, July 26.-The Grand
Duke Nicholas has completed nearly
a quarter of the journey to Angora.
Russian troops are forcing back the
Turkish forces and establishing q new
record for quick advances, Their rate
of progress is almost that of a march
ing army in peace time.
Erzingan is about to fall into Rus
sion hands and -appareptly the Grand.
/ Dukes troops will have little dffiiculty
in pressing onward
Angora Is in the direct trail Of the
railroad which leads to Constantine
pie.
Erzinean Evacuated.
London, July ga report from the
wireless press in Russia today says
the Turks have evacuated Erzingan in
the face of the Russian drive.
Armenia Cleared Of Turks.
Petrograd, July 26.-Capture of Err
zingan by the forces of the Grand
Duke Nicholas and small success by
the German defenders against the
Russian advance northwest of Baran-
owitch following a fierce battle, were
announced today. 1t was stated the
men had been repulsed after crossing
the river Shara.
The capture of ErSingan clears all
Turks from Armenia and further OPP
ems the way for advances across Asia
Minor peninsula toward Angora.
Besides advancing slightly north
west of Baranowitch against the Aus
tro-German line on the east front, the
Russians withstood successive at
tacks.
Dreadnaueht Torpedoed.
Berlin (via wireless), July 26.-Two
torpedo hits we're registered by a Ger
man submarine against a British
dreadnaught off Orkney Islands, ac-
! cording to German report today. The
action occurred on July 20.
Berlin Admits Capture.
Berlin, July 26.--"After a stubborn
fight, the British established them
selves at Pozieres," the German off,
cial statement said today.
The war office reported the repulse
of enemy attacks at Foureaux wood
near Longueval, and at Trones wood
and claimed an advance against the
| French forces on Hill 304.