El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-14
BRITISH BREAK
ENEMY LINES
Villages Are Taken in New
Rush of British; New Posi-
lions Occupied.

mainder Of the western front, but at
last accounts the French are preparing
to resume their offensive south Of the
S0mme. while the Germans were still
hammering at the defences OF Nerdun-
The opinion is held in France. how
ever, that continuation OF the SOmme
battle viii compel the Germans to
slacken their efforts at Nerdun which
now have been in progress nearly five
months, especially as the French es-
innate the Germans lost y. 600 men in
counter attacks on ContalmaiSon-
Russians Temporarily Checked
The Russians have made no notice
able advance on any part of the east
ern front since they gained the Stok-
nod river. where the struggle continues
desperately. The right bank appar-
emily has now been cleared Of Germans
but il is not known here whether the
crossing made by the Russians have
given them a firm footing on the leIt
bank Gen. Won BOthmer, having re-
ceIVed reinforcements. has succeeded In
holding the Russians in Galicia, but
with Delatyn in the hands Of the Rus
slams they possess an advantage from
which further success is expected
Turks Being Driven aBek.
The opera tfons in the Caucasus are
becoming more and more imports-t
After suffering heavy losses IN their
counter offensive. the Turks are now
being pressed back toward Ba1burt
and Brigham, while in Persia the rus
SLAMS have brought up reinforcements
to meet the Turks who drove them
from Kermanshah-
No Germans Drawn From Nerdun-
Berlin. Germany. July 10y wire
less 10 Sayville)- The offensive OF the
entente allies on the western front
has not caused the withdrawal by the
Germans OF a single man or q single
gun from the Nerdun front, where the
attack on the French fortress is being
consistently and successfully pressed
HnnmH Ham
Overseas News agency. summarizing
Newspaper comments on the western
front campaign
sun Drive at yerdun.
The German success reported yes
terday 10 have been won in the right
bank OF the Meuse near Fort Souville
and Laufee plateau is commented upon
by the German newspapers as an eevnt
of remarkable Importance. says the
news agency summary This. the first
enterprise attempted at Nerdun since
the beginning of the great enemy Of
fensive. proves cOnclusEely that the
head OF the German army. despite all
hostile attacks on both the eastern
and western fronts. has not lost sight
of the original object in view
IF Germany's enemies had hoped 70
seize the initiative by the attacks OF
their armies OF millions Of men and
Law down a course OF action for the
Germans they have been bitterly dis
appointed by the course OF events
Claims Germans Remain Master
after their brief successes won at
the beginning Of their offensive. the
advances Of hostile masses have up 10
this time been broken up by the heroic
resistance and tenacious endurance OF
The brave German defenders Of the
Somme- German headquarters remains
the master Of the course Of operations
THE success won near Souvllle IS
worthy OF mention as one Of the means
taken 20 achieve the German end as
II shows the whole world the super
iorftv Of German arms" the summary
concludes. land proves that Germany
has reason for viewing the military
situation with the same confidence as
.