Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-07-05
IS
HAMMER|NG
GERMANS
Teutons Again Under Heavy
Bombardment As the Allies
Prepare Way for Infantry
Assault Upon Defenses

London. July 6.--The supreme Of
feasive OF the allied armies on the
western front has entered It's second
phase. with British and French guns
preparing the way for another infan-
try rush against the German lines.
The guns that broke down German
defensive works and cleared the path
Tor tho attack launched last Saturday
have been moved up and are directing
n terrific cannonading against the
German third line OF defenses. The
artillerying spread along q wide front
yesterday.
Opposite tho British front the Ger
man artillery is making q stronger
reply than during the last weeks
cannonading. German reserves con-
tinue TO press forward to reinforce
the Somme lines, Thus far the kais-
Or has not shifted troops At any other
sector Of the western front to meet
the allied attacks.
The reinforcements. II ls believed.
are coming from the central reserve
supply, which the German general
star In the past has shifted from one
front TO the other In successful often
slves.
On practically all fronts where the
allied armies are now engaged In the
great squeeze" the offensives have
settled down from spectacular strokes
to the systematic grinding In OF the
Austro-G German lines.
The Russians alone. now threaten
Ing TO break out In an offensive along
their entire s00-miie front. and re-
ported already TO have invaded east
ern Hungary. are counting their pro-
gress by miles each day.
The Italians are making steady but
very slow progress In their offensive
against the Austrians In the Trentino.
Thus far the French. operating In
the allied offensive, have occupied
about four times az much territory,
captured more prisoners and gener-
ally have appeared more successful
than the British north Of the Somme.
The reasons for the greater French
successes. as explained today. are as
follows:
The Germans assumed that the
French were 80 busy at verdun that
they would be unable to participate In
Joint offensive. They made no un-
usual preparations to meet a French
attack, but with knowledge OF the OK
tenslve British preparations they
strengthened their lines opposite the
British front, North Of the Somme,
where the British are attacking, Ger
man lines OF communication are far
stronger than to the south, where
French guns already have disorgan-
lied the German transport system TO
some extent by shelling the roads
leading from Peronne.
The ground north OF the Somme Ia
more difilcult for an advance, accord
ing to British experts. than is the re-
gion where the French are operating.
Lastly, the English feel that the
Germans desire to land their most
effective blows against the British for
the purpose Of appeasing popular
clamor in Germany, impresslng neu-
trails and possibly creating o demand
for peace In England
The English people, however, are
not disturbed, nor are they Jealous
over the French successes, They
realize that clever French strategy In
the Germans north aud south
Of the marsh lands abuttlng the
5omme has had much to do with the
striking French Victories In the nd
vance on peronne, The Germans evil
IDENTIFY anticipated q direct frontal at
tack nv the Erench tY.t.N