The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-22
France Advances on Both Sides
of SOmme During Night.
Air Squad Drops 70 Bombs and
Repulse BipIane.
ENGLISH DRIVE ON HALF MILE
General Haig Reports Success
Near POziereS.
Air Raiders Destroy Supply
Lines and Railroad.

Paris. Aug. 22-French troops adj
vanced their lines on both SIDES of the
river Somme last night. making prog
LESS toward Clery on the north bank
and capturing several trench elements
southye.t of Estrees and east of Sage
p-court, it was officially announced to-
day.
rs. Northwest of scissors. French
surprise attack drove the Germans
from a trench on the Vingre Plateau.
To- A French air squadron hurled sew
enty-nine bombs at the railway sta
tions at Noyons and Tergnier- "A
French pilot brought down an Alba
,.tross machine near Nestes. In the
same region a French squadron drove
hack four German biplanes attempting
a raid over the French lines.
'a In the fighting north of the SoInme
"fhe French captured two more Ger
man cannon south of Guile mont
making a total of eight captured there.
A number of prisoners were taken
south of the river
Russ Advance in Caucasus.
Petrograd, Aug. 22.-The Russians
have made considerable progress IN
the Caucasus fighting west of Lake
Van and in the eastern Euphrates val
ley, it was officially announced today.
Many prisoners were taken.
The Turks were defeated in the re-
eion of Uchnu and Xalapassova- the
Situation on the Austro-Ger front
lis unchanged.
Gain Carpathian Pass.
Berlin, Aug. 22.-The Russians are
continuing efforts to force their way
scross the Carpathians thru the pass
south of Kolomea near the BukoWlna
border but are meeting with effective
Resistance from the TentOnic troops
there, according to the Austro-Hun-
garian statement of August Il. me
Situation in Galicia north of the Dne1-
ster river is reported quiet, while the
.Isussians are declared to have failed
in attempts to advance on the west
bank of the Stokhod in Volhyn-a-
General Haig Claims Progress.
NJ London, Aug. 22.-British troops ad-
.yanced on a half mile front north OF
the. Sornme last night and established
themselves at the highway junction
uoutside Mouquet Farm, northwest of
nPozieres. General Haig reported this
afternoon. Other detachments moved
forward on the right to the Pozieres-
Mira umont road.
In the LeipsiZ redoubt salient, north
west of Pozieres, the British extended
their gains to within one thousand
yards of Thiepval, taking one hundred
prisoners.
Destroy Pcronnc Railway.
The Hague, Aug. 22.-Raids by al
lied aViatOrs have destroyed long sec
tions of the Bapaume-Peronne rail-
way, considerably embarrassing the
German communications behind the
Somme 'front.' it was learned here to-
day. French long range guns are
playing havoc with the German trans
port service near Combl
The highways leading into Combles
are under a steady fire, making it
most difficult for the Germans to sup
ply their forces fighting in the Clery
and Guillemont salients.
= The German rear lines in the rear OF
-1Sombles have suffered severely.
Another Clicking" for Turks.
"a Petrograd, Aug. 22.-The Russian
army of the Caucasus has gained
further ground from the Turks, oc-
cupying a considerable territory west
OF Lake Van in Armenia the war Of
flee announced today On the main
battle front in Russia and Galicia
there is no change. The statement
follows:
- ION the western front the situation
IS unchanged. In the Caucasus the
fighting in the direction of Diarbekl
is developing favorably to us We oc.
rupied Il considerable portion OF
enemy territory of west of oAt tt
where an entire company of the Sew
enteenth regiment fell into our hands
West of the eastern Euphrates. We
captured ten officers, one physician
and 215 Askaris. as well as four ma
chine guns and three light guns
~ In Persia our detachments de
-feated Turkish cavalry in the region
of Uchnus near Xalapassova we drov,
back the enemy a considerable dis
tance westward"
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York.