Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-07-21
Reports From the Various
Army Groups Indicate That
Operations Along Eastern
Front Are Satisfactory,
FRENCH ATTACK SOUTH
OF THE S0MME FAILS
Bayonet Fighting Is Engaged
in in a Salient Trench Near
SoyeCour' No important
Events on Verdun Front.


Berlin, July 20 tvia London, Gao
.p. m)-Repeated French attacks
south Of the Somme were repuIsed by
the Germans. the war office announc-
ed today The French and British
artillery fire developed TO a pitch OF
greatest intensity on both sides OF the
Somme
The statement Of operations along
the eastern front follows.
Army group Of Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg. The enemy yesterday
resumed attacks during the afternoon
on both sides Of the road from Ekau
to kekkau southeast of Riga) but
was unsuccessful.
Army group of Prince Leopold of
Bavaria Russian attacks In the dis
trict of Sltrobowa (Baronivichi re-
glon) following vigorous hand grenad-
ing, were completely repulsed.
Army group of General Won Lin
singer In the bend on the Stokhod.
north of Sokul, Austro- Hungarian
troops made a brief assault, elected
the Russians from advanced lines and
returned to their positions, according
TO their plan
Southwest Of Lutsk, German troops
pushed further forward their position
along the general line of Qreenko-
wiec2-Jeliarow The enemy increased
his force on the lower Lipa and in the
district Of Werben
The announcement also SAYS that
n strong British attack north and west
Of fromelleg was defeated the Brit
ish being elected by counter-attacks
wherever they succeeded in entering
the German trenches.
The statement says:
Between the sea and Ancre there
have been repeated vigorous firing and
patrol enterprises.
"Conslderahle British forces attack
cd our portions north and northwest
of lromelle- They were rcpulscd
Wherever they succeeded in pentrat-
ing our trenches they were elected by
counter-attacks.
'On both sides Of the Somme re-
newed fighting Of severe character
Is progressing North Of the river.
after a strong attack the British
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is still holding a portion OF the vii
lage and the farm.
Early this morning, on the whole
front from the Foureaux wood TO the
Somme, Anglo-French attacks began
The first strong assault was broken.
south of the river in the afternoon the
FrcncA twice attacked unsuccessfully
in the district of the Belloy and this
in the sector OF Estrecs and
Soyecourt Three attacks were san
repulsed. Also In a salient
trench near Soyecourt the enemy was
in bayonet fighting
The enemy artillery was develop
ng the greatest strength on both sides
If the Somme
"On portions of the Champagne
'front.' there has been spasmodlc, Wig
gonne mining operations took place.
In the Meusc sector (Verdun
.ronD there were no important events.
Successful patrol operations were
'arried out on Combres height.
Near Arras, Perrone. Biaches and
termand enemy aeroplanes were shot
lown, two OF them by Lieutenants
Nintgeus and lIoehendorff The em-
)erOr has conferred the order Pour
.e Merte upon Lieutenant lloesen-
iorff who it is now stated, shot down
French biplane southeast Of Per
,nnc on July 49,