The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-07-14
Gain at Every Point Of Attack,
Say Dispatches From
Front.
F0UR-MllE FRONT IS
PUT EVEN WITH FRENCH
Resumption Of Battle Without
Long Preparation Causes
Surprise.

LONDON. jul, Il At daylight thi,
morning the Brush. rc,umlng the oi-
ien.ivc north OF the Sommc. attacked
th, German second Inc deicnSes and
according tp the rcpor, oi their COM
nandcr SIR General llalg, ,ucceeded
n penetrating them On 4 front ui four
miles Pres, dl,patrhc, from the front
add that the Villages OF Balcntin- le-
tfande. Bazcu'iu lc Petite and Lon
gucyal north OF Montauban. the re-
naming portion oi lronc, Woods and
most OF the village oi Oylllcrs we're
taken b ,the Brdl,h \ dispatch th,
evening saws the struggle is continuing
~ the wood bcvuud longuc,al ard on
the high point, oi the ridge
4 new, dispatch say, the British
pierced the German second Inc al
every point oi attack
Hold Coveted Ridge.
The associated Press representative
watching the artillery preparation at
night was able 10 see the British AZ
dawn came. m possession oi coveted
ridge where German shells we're hurs;-
lng. IN an effort on the part OF the
German gunncfS to prevent the attack
from proceeding further
/ The accounts received At this early
hour indicate the resistance is much
weaker than ON the first line The
struggle is continuing m Bagen,ln-Le-
Petite woods where the Germans still
hold out and IN the woods beyond
Longue,al
The Berlin statement today says the
first British attack we're beaten back
and new battles TN are m progress.
The German announcement asserts
that new and violent battle, are being
fought uu both SIDE, oi The river som
me East OF Ne river Mcu,e. IN the
\efdun region. he French attempted 10
fcconqucf tcffiinrv Japiufcd by The
Germans. the oiugial statement says.
Near the fortress oi Souyille. the
French attack was impcdrd by q
curtain oi fire. II i, declared. and in
the vicinity oi l,uicr work the attack
was completely frpul,ed
The Bcflin ja'cnrnt also says that
Russian force, winch had again entered
The first linc oi the German ttcnche,
defended hy troop, oi General Count
Won Hnihmcf were rejected with con.
siderable losses Nv counter attack.
ptomp,nrw Surprises
7 While " was expected that the Brit
i,h would not allow any grca, length
u' time to clan,r before continuing
th,if operations u was hardly believed
The second Lcfmin line would he at
tackled after cul, one day oi artillery
preparation. for II was only Wcdnes-
IA, that 'hcy completed capture of the
iif,i line In the region, between liarde-
court and Ovillcts The direction of
the attack. too. was something ~ a
} surprise iut in,Uad NJ uushing on to-
ward Comhlcs General naig chose 10
attack the flank ui the Germans who
faced Combination and Oyillcrs and
those which still occupy Posiete, The
advance iu lunsucval and naien,in-
cvtanls n accomplished. gives the
. British possession oi other important
road, running M various directions
which have been gtcat help to the
German, m supplying their army al.
fc,il, south ui the Autct river
New, ui the British success was -.
Jci,ci m London with the greatest en.
ihu,ia,m II h, given added weight
IN the request ~ 'hr government Ia
Notkmcn 10 withhold their vacations "a
'ha, the armic, ma, bc we'll supplied
With munitions
Even with French Lines
. The British advance reported IN 20.
da,, official dlspa,rhc, apparently
, constitutes the ,c,ord phase ot the
great Anglo French offensive IN IN,
usighbothpod " the Summe river
which hcran luly over front ci
something motc than twenl, miles The
first phase oi ,h, offensive carried
the British forward ,o. aud gave them
pus,ts,inn " Contamination aud Mon.
i iauhan
The ,ap,ute ~ lougcWsl indicate,
tia, the british IN lpday's assault, adj
,anrtd eastward NJ nutthwatd from
Combination ~ Munisuhan and that
the, apparently have brought the tish,
wins IN a par with the French LETT and
are ihfa,iing a salient between Pc.
tunns ,ht immediate French objective
ani napaums the point at Which ,he
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