The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-13
Pierce Teuton Lines for Depth
of Mile and Hold Conquered
Trenches
RUSSIAN STEAM ROLLER
IN FINE WORKING ORDER
German Defense Is Being
Rolled Up in Drive Which
Will Soon Put Cars Army
in Possession Of LemberR

STES
London, Aug. i2.-Thc FrcnCh
today carried the entire Gcrman
third line for five miles north OF
the Somxne, smashing forward
for gains at some points almost q q
milo in depth. They seized a.
footnoid I'm the outskirts OF Mau- 81
rcns and penetrated into the
western edges of Glory, bcsidcasE
capturing the entire stretch a. q
high road between these points.sa
More than 1000 prisoners hasl
been captured at midnight and {E
thirty machine guns brought ms
The attack. by far the most pow.
erful in weeks, was launched In the
early afternoon, after a night and
morning of patrol and infantry prep
aration. The full force of Fochsa
blow fell on the Ave- mile front be- 1
tween Hardecourt and Buscourt,
which the French are slowly pushing
forward to flank the town Of Conn
bies This row ia almost accom-
piished.
Carried In Brilliant Charge.
The ground was criss-cross NJ
trenches, supported by tremendou1e
ly strong field work. With great de-
votion and spirit, the French troops
leaped from their trenches ana 66es
vanced to the attack. The fieid y.&kk
y
1ery fire and was greatly dam1& RI
but from its defenses the Gorn31
carried on heavy hre. while whH3o
lines OF bitches spouted machine-eun
bullets. Advancing behind an aftIl-
lery curtain. which was lifted from
trench TO trench as the attack pro.
crossed, the French line swept for
front. The 'hefd work was carried Ia
brilliant charge, in which the
French soldiers clambered over the
long barricades, swept aside the
shell-cut strands of barbed wire ana
jumped down among the Teutons
Late in the evening. after the
French advance had finally come to
a halt. the Germans launched q fu-a
rious counter-attack along the Maure-
pas-Clery high road. The French po-
sitions had been quickly organised
however. and machine guns posted.
Under q storm of Are the Germsann
fell back and every inch of the ccnss
auered ground tonight is in the hande
of the French. M
Germans Gained No Ground
Prior to the attack there had Lee
strong fighting, in which both axmie
attacked with great fury. The Ge1S
mans, according to an ofliciAl a.
nouncement Of the war once at ParfG
were able to gain no ground. A.
by the Germans against La MatscQK
cite. which stands on Z dominaE)nR
height south OF the river. The Frsde8
fire broke up the assault. s1sxssa
There was heavy nghting on I'M
British front in Picardy throughQt
the night, but little II any chanrA -
the front. Berlin reports the reusicoo
of British assaults between ThiNpSat
and the Foureaux wood, As we'll -
near Guillemont. while tentative ~.
tacks north of Bazentin ie Petit wvau
abandoned before the oeyman -
General Haig says German attsnyGo
north OF Poxieres failed.
On the verdun front q very etrone
French attack was made durinE tAo
night south of the Thiaumont work.
They claim to have made some proGe
ress. Heavy artillery fighting marked
the day In this region.
The night report from HrinuA
headquarters In France saysi
Between the Ancrs and -
Somme there is no change.
After heavy bombardmsnt q
our trenches southeast Of Ypres xAlo
morning the enemy infantry OF newly
arrived corps attempted to leave tlae1t
trenches and attack. Tho atfe3np<
was defeated and everything q n1W
reported quiet"
Long LAst Of Succeasea. Il
They have advanced along the -
mile front from west OF Tarnopot =
west OF Buczacz. pushing their 1t01n
in the north closer to Lembore A.
in the south menacingiy close to HIS
licz, on the Stanislau- I.emberg YlAfte
way. In this advance they captur1G
Ave strongly fortified villages betvfo90
the Sereth and Strypa Rivers end H.
town Of Kozlon on the Strypa, ai14xA
two miles southeast Of Lesa,bern
Thus the whole stretch Of DOW erfUy(
harricaded positions which thu Toa1s
tons held againat all onsiaug1ta +tGnks
winter and In which they expected i fSi
remain entrenched during the 60
ing winter campaign have ben
cupied by the CxAr's forces iu1t II
year after Mackensen's drive
wrestcd It from the Muscoylte6 Esss
They captured two important To-
Nadworna and Bolotwtna. n0rth@
OF tho Carpathfans. croasing tn G b
ma BystritxA River II the forNasF 1& /
tho zfotR Bystrttxx 1t thu lE1 VI
This represents an advances 0f IA a!
teen miles since Thursday. whan T
captured Delatyn, the main ha11 i
Archduke Karl FrAnx JoeephsN n
wing. Il paeAna Vital akAp r. q
the achievements Qf the Ru1G114 Ii
To eatA brlsh barrier az ~ Y
Esf6el around - E0M30m xE
aEles thQe "a p31l9Se e -