Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-07-15
English Capture Second Pc
sjtion of Teutons, In
Guiding Two Towns.
SECOND PHASE OF
OFFENSIVE BEGINS
In Furious Fighting, British Driven
Out of BaZentin- le-PCtit, But Ha1g'S
Infantry Regains and Now Firmly
Holds Position.

London, July 14.-The British army
in France began new offensive at
dawn today, and tOnight'S dispatches
from General IIaig record steady
gains, including the capture of the
German second position from Bazen-
tin le-Petit to Longuevaa including
the two towns and the whole of
Trones woods. A number of prison.
cre were taken, including two colon
els and other superior officers.
An Associated Press correspondent
at the front describes the attack as
surprising that of July / as a great
spectacle and thrilling display of ar
tillery operation.
Characteristic of the fighting
throughout the battle of the Somme,
the Germans appear unable to bring
up sufficient reserves to make sue
cessful counter attacks.
At one time the Germans, by fur
ious counter attack, succeeded in
driving the British out of Bazentin-le-
Petit. They were Immediately driven
out again by British infantry at
tack, and the village remains firmly
| in British possession
While it was expected that the Brit
ish would not allow. any great length
Of time to elapse before continuing
their operations, it was hardly be-
leved the second German line would
! bn attacked, after only one day of
artillery preparation for it was only
the day before yesterday that they
completed capture of the first line in
I the region between Hardecourt and
Ovillers.
Strikes German Flank.
The direction of the attack, too,
was something of surprise, for in
stead of pushing on toward Combles,
General EIaig chose to attack the
flank of the Germans facing Contal-
maison and Ovillers and those who
still occupy Pozieres.
The advance to Northumberland,
if accomplished, gives the British pos
session of other important roads rum
ming I'M various directions which have
been a great help to the Germans in
supplying their army directly south
of the Ancrex river.
News of the British success was
received in London with the greatest
enthusiasm. 1t has given added
weight to the request of the govern
ment to workmen to forego the Aug
ust holidays so that the army may be
kept we'll supplied with munitions.
The center of interest on the Rus
sian front continues in the Caucasus,
where the Russians are maintaining
their successes against the Turks.
Fighting in the Stokhod has re-
lapsed into trench warfare, but on the
rest of the Strypa, in furious ccun-
ter attacks, the Russians have taken
another 5000 prisoners.
General Won Bothmer, having re-
ceived reinforcements, has succeeded
in checking the Russians in Galicia,
but with Delatyn in ine hands of the
! Russians they possess on advantage
from which further success is expect
&c. ~
The operations in the Caucasus are
becoming more and more important.
After suffering heavy losses, in their
counter offensive, the Turks are now
being pressed back towards Baicourt
and Erzignan, while in Persia the
Russians have brought up reinforce
ments to meet the Turks, who drove
them from Kermanshah.
Second Phase Of Battle.
The British advance reported in
official dispatches apparently consti-
tutes the second phase of the great
Anglo French offensive in the neigh
borhood of the Somme river, which
began July over a. front IF some
: thing more than 10 miles. The first
phase of this offensive carried the
British forward to- and gave them