Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-26
HOLDONMAUREPAS
GAINED BY FRENCH
STILL IS UNSHAKEN
German Assault Near Cap
tured Village Repulsed
With Heavy Loss.
HEAVY B6MBARDMENT
SOUTH OF THE SOMME
May Indicate Extension of Of
fensive From Estrees to
Lassigny.
ENEMY LINES HEAVILY SHELLED
Russians Resume Their Advance
Along Entire Turkish
Front.
HEAVY B0MBARDMENT
SOUTH OF THE SOMME
ENEMY LINES HEAVILY sHELLED
Russians Resume Their Advance
Along Entire Turkish
Front.

LONDON. August 25.-AlthouGh the
Germans made heavy attack last
night in tho Maurepas sector. north of
the Somme. the French hold on Maui
repas village. complete occupation of
which by French troops was reported
last night has not been shaken. ac-
cor'linE TO this afternoons official eul-
letm from Paris
The assault dclivere against :. bill
i2l near Maurepas. was repulsed with
heavy loss to the Germans. the state
| mcnt declares.
lntimations in press dispatches of a
possible extension OF the French Of
fcnsive south of the Somme for dis
| tancc OF thirty miles. from Estrees ITO
| I.assiGny. seem further borne out by
| to-day's official announcement of the
| continuation of heavy bomhardment in
that sector. The German lines in the .
vicinity of LaSsigny and Roye are being
heavily shelled.
The Germans have attempted a new
blow-at the French at the point of the
famous st. Mihiel salient. This salient.
juts far into the French line south
east Of Verdun and has been the
scene of some of the bloodiest fighting
in France. The force of the German
blow carried ,them into the French
trenches but. Paris says. they were
evicted Immediately by "a counterat-
tack
Dispatches from Petrosrad announce
that the Russians have resumed their
advance along the entire Turkish front.
Their armies in Southern Armenia have
recently shown marked rccuperative
power after severe rcverscs advancing
rapidly and rcoccupying Mush The
evacuation OF Bitlis. twelve miles
/ southeast of Lake Van, by the Turk.
| is now reported
Apparently. from the French state.
| ment the allied troops do not plan an
| advance on the right wing, as British
| cavalry detachmcnts are reported to
have destroyed bridges over the An
g'sth River. On the left wing. Paris
reports "appreciablc" progress for the
Scrbians and the capture Of several
hundred prisoners. IN the center,
where the main effort Of the allies la
expected. heavy artillery action is TAX
irs place but there is no report OF
| infantry operations
Rt.rEWED OFFENSIVE
BY GRAND DUKE NICHOLAS
The iull on the eastern front con-
tinues but the renewed offensive by
growing III extent The recent fight
inE in the region of Lake Van is de-
Scritcd in Petrograd as a crushing blow
I" thr' Turks. and Russian military
critics predict the resumption of the
| grand dukes advance toward Asia
Minor.
GERMANS REpuLsED
WITH HEAVY LOSS
PARIS. August o5.--The French gains
on the Somme front, in the vicinity OF
Maurepas, yesterday were followed by
heavy German counterattack last
night. The official report issued to-
| day says the Germans were repulsed
with heavy loss
The German assault was delivered
against hill l21. near Maurepas
Heavy Smelling of the German lines
continues in the region OF Lassisny
and Roye.
On the Nerdun front. the Germans
attacked Fleury in the night, but were
unsuccessful
The statement follows:
North Of the Somme. our troops con-
solidatcd themselves during the night
on the ground captured north and
northwest of MaurepaS. South OF the
village the Germans made sharp
touhtcrattack against hill III, occupied
by our troops. Moved down by our
artillery and machine-gun fire, the
enemy was unable to approach our
lines at any point, and suffered heavy
losses. Some sixty prisoners. includ-
ing two officers, fell into our hands
The total of unwounded prisoners taken
i'll this sector since yesterday is more
than $50
Between the Avre and the !Aisne the
artillery lighting was rather spirited in
the night i'll the regions of Roye.
L.assiGny and Moulin Sous Toutvent
''On the right bank OF the Meuse
tNerdun fronD the enemys artillery
displayed great activity as did ours.
in the region OF Thiaumont work To-
ward : o'clock this morning the Ger
mans made an attempt against the vil-
laEe of t'leury. which failed utterly.
In the forest Of .Aprcmont there was
rather lively bombardment OF our
trenches. This was followed by an at
tempted attack. which was stopped by
our curtain OF fire.
Near Chauvoncourt an enemy sur
prise attack against one OF our small
posts failed under our tire
One OF our pilots yesterday brought
down German biplane. which fell
near Gremacy, northeast OF Nancy"