, 1916-07-05
SUPPLEMENT TO ST. CRoIx AVIS, No. "a, 9TH JULY, 1916

trenches of our division in the region abut-
ting both banks of the Somme and was able
TO advance. This division had to be with
drawn from the heavily shelled first line
trenches into the positions arranged Tor
checking an advance from the first to second
lines. The material in the first line when
was inmovable and which hal been rendered
useless as is customary i'll such cases was LOST.
In connection with these extensive operations
there were many artillery actions and nu-
merous minor attacks Oh the adjoining
front to the west and southwest OF Iahure.
They we're everywhere successful. On the
left bunk of the Meuse at Hill 3O4, Flench
trench sections were captured and a French
hand grenade attack was repu1sed. To the
east of the Meuse, the enemy with the aid OF
strong reinforcements repeated his attacks
mary times yesterday, and this morning on
Froi- de-terre hill and especially against the
fortified work of Ihiaum0nt, but was COM
PEELED by our curtain of fire to retire. The
enemy aelial service displayed great activity.
Our squadro14s gave battle at various points
and inflicted upon him heavy losses For
instance in the region of the trout attacked
and in hat of the Meuse, Is enemy aero
planes were shot down, 8 English and 8
French machines falling within our lines.
Lieutenant Baron vop Althaus put out of
action his 7th opponent. We lost no aero
planes but some pilots or observers were
wounded. Eastern theatre: Army of Gene
rul Won Linsiugeu, the attack is going for
ward. The numler Of prisoners has been
increased to Z officers and l,4lO men. At
various points enemy counter-attacks were
eaeilv repulsed. Army Of General Bothmer:
German and Austro- Hungarian troops storm
ed the hill of VorobijoWka height southwest
of Taynopol, which recently had been occu-
pied by the Russinns, and took from the enc
my Z officers and 891 men, Z machine guns
and 2 mine throwers were captured. Balkan
theatre: There is nothing to report.
Loudon, July 2nd-The Official despatch
issued Today reports the continued success
of the combined Anslo-French offensive.
TIE Germans put into operation strong
counter attacks duling The night aud are
apparently making desperate resistance, but
the British troops have occupied Fricourt
and the French have occupied Curiu and
have seemingly nowhere had to yield the
ground already gained. The German lines
IN some places have been penetrated to q
depth of two miles and the prisoners taken
by the French and British III the WI days
number thousands. The German Official re-
port generally confirms the success of the
first days of The British operations admitting
the withdrawal of Tie Germans from the first
line trenches aud the abandonment of heavy
material therein. The British public still
displays the same qniet enthusiasm, determi-
nation and confidence, fully understanding
that no great drive like that carried out by
the Russian General Brusilof is possible
against the depth, strength and rail power
of the formidably organized German front,
and that great sacrifices and possible set
backs must be prepared for. Many regrets
are heard that Lord Kitchener had not lived
to see the result of his work. This is
the first great battle in which the mill
tary legions he created are being put to
the test. Kitchener's Armies have virtu-
ally replaced the first small Expeditionary
force sent out under Field Marshal Sir
John French, which had to sustain the early
battles of the War. It is also the first time
that a great offensive has been carried out
under well organized coordinated Ali g
strategy, not on the Western front alone, but
over the whole field of operations, and conf
dence is felt that the Allied commanders have
no intention to risk reckless sacrifices of life
for a mere spectacular advance. AS one COR
respondent writes. "There is no longer any
attempt to pierce as with a knife, but a allow.
continuous, methodical push, leading toI the
day when the enemy's resistance will cruhble
at some point"
Censored at Jamaica.) -
Copenhagen, July 3rd.--The deaths have