Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-07-19
1||ERIIs RE''I|ANE
Lost TERRITORY
I yeutons Regain Ground il vicin-
ity Of Biaches.
PROGRESS MADE BY BRITISH
Line q Pushed Forward on . Thou.
and.Yard Front North Of the
Town Of oviliIers-H Hard. Z
est Test Passed.

London, July 19.-While the adverse
weather Is compelling a lull In the
Y fighting on the western fropt. military
critics are taking stock Of the situa-
hon. They are agreeably surprised By
The large captures Of heavy armament
that Gen. Sir Douglas Haig, the British
commander In chief. announced.
The critics point out how the Brit
iah attacks have been pressed with
y the greatest rapidity In order to give
the Germans no time to organize for
1 n1idable defenses. Also, as was evil
denced BY the withdrawal Of the Brit
IN from the Foureaux wood. where
they had reached the German third
line, General Haig wisely resisted the
tempta ton to hold on to that point.
/ Il would have incurred severe fight
Ing, with probably heavy losses, and
General Haig was in favor Of a more
methOdical advance. 81
7 hardest Tests Passed.
Evidence received from the front,
~ well as the of1cial map published
here seems to prove that the German
seepnd line Of defenses was far less,
strong and elaborate than the first.
Therefore the. military Observers be
Slievs that the obstacles are likely to
~ less difficult as the entente allies
I advance. n
substantial progress ~ the British
III u front az 1000 yards north Of
Il Os1llers was announced In the war Of
nee statement. The statement follows:
Thick mist and incessant rain still
\ aSe interfering with our operations
5 s. the neighborho Of the Somme.
int to the north Of Ovillers we made
\ substantial progress last night on.
= front Of 1000 yards. The enemy
sgere driven out Of several strongly
attended points, and we captured
/ some prisoners and six machine guns.
Near Wytschaete (Belgium) we
made q successful raid into German
trenches. Opposite Cuinchy {northern
Erance) similar attempt by the,
enemy was frustrated by our fire."
\ prussIan Guard Wiped Out.
The capture Of Ovillers b., the Brit
1Sh necessit lated one Of the mosts san;
l culinary encounters OF the advance,
wires u correspondent Of the Liberte
IN Paris.
Nevertheless the British were well
5swRrded for their effort, for they
Snined possession Of the broad high
M 9diug from Albert To Bapaume.
'3si .lie iilhee " as d defended for ten
~ li lss} ~ n ~ iments q the Prussian
u 5IE uEfi y 1he correspond dent says that Of
& J xiseginesit only s128 men survived
~ IA ri 81 these were captured.
II VIZ at Oyfllers that the British Of
1naave, which began July 4, was held
ssjp, while the remainder Of the line
X w u dvancing.
I me defenders Of the town suffered
Sfkom hunger and thirst, as the British
scurtain 0f fire prevented the bringing
4 Us 1T fresh supplies. Some Of the
fnans are reported to have been
poisoned by drinking polluted water
from pond sand others to have been
5Siriyen mad.by the bombardment.
when the survivors left the village
a. prisoners the British presented
Z arms III recognition Of the bravery Of
their defense. w Z, NM
ss Germans Make Gain.
Paris, July 10. The Germans made
! sIn attack last night on the FTench
line south OF the Somme and gained
Rf6und ia the vicinity Of Biaches, the
var ONCE statement announces.
The German attack was delivered
axainst the French positions from
Biaches to La Maisonette. Several
attempts to take La Maisonette failed.