Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1916-07-03

In the course of the night French
troops captured the village of Curlu,
about seven miles southeast of AL
bert
A heavy German counter attack
upon the village of Herbecourt ten
miles southeast of Albert, was repulsed,
the statement adds After repeated as
seults the Germans were obliged to
retreat there in disorder.
On the right bank of the Mouse in
the region north of the fortress of
Verdun, Thiaumont, the official an
nouncement says, was retaken by the
French yesterday after changing hands
five times.
The position was heavily attacked
by the Germans in the night, it is
added. but without success.
The text was: North of the
Somme the fighting was fierce during
the night. The Germans launched vio-
lent counter attacks against our new
/ positions at the approach to Harde-
court. Our curtains of artillery fire
and infantry fire inflicted important
! losses upon the enemy who was forced
TO retreat in disorder, leaving in our
hands 200 prisoners, of whom six were
officers.
| Pursuing our advantage on the right
bank of the river, we captured after
| spirited fighting the village of Curlu,
which we have entirely occupied
South of the Somme we have main
tanned all the positions conquered by
US yesterday and accomplished some
progress between Herbecourt and AS
sevillers, during the night.
The receipt of new information
brings the total number of unwounded
Germans captured by the French
troops yesterday to more than 5000.
Between the Disc and the Ais-e, we
took prisoner a German patrol which
attempted to reach our lines neal
Bailly.
In the Champagne we effected
numerous reconnoisances, on the enc
my's front. Several of the reconnoiter-
ing parties succeeded in penetrating
| the opposing trenches, which were
cleared out with hand grenades. We
took fifteen prisoners.
ION the right bank of the Mouse, {
German attack launched last evening
upon our positions to the northeast o.
the woods of Avocourt succeeded il
penetrating the advance elements o
our trenches, but was completely driy'
en- back by our counter attacks.
con the slopes of LIE Mort Homm,
we effected an entirely successful coul
de main. In the course of the fight
|
trenches fifty Germans were killed,
, score were brought back into our line
and two machine guns also were cap
tured.
"On the right bank several feeble at
, lacks by the enemy upon the Thiamon
work in which we are established wer
easily repulsed. In this region stron
, German force which hurled itsel
against our first line elements wa
dispersed after sustaining heavy losses
/ We took Is prisoners, of whom tw
were officers. On the front west an
| south of VauX, there is great artiller
: activity on both Sides
| The text of the statement follows:
| North of the Somme, the battle con
tinued all day in our advantage in tn
region of Bardecourt and Curlu. Eas
of the latter village we have carried
D quarry which had been powerfully oc
| cupied by the enemy
I South of the Somme we have OBJ
tanned a footing in the second line @
: the German trenches at numerou
places. Between the river and Asse
villers, the village Frise has fallen int
wood further east.
THE number of unwounded prison
ers captured by the French soldier