The Green Forest tribune., 1916-07-07
MASH GERMAN LINES
|upRFcEDENTED BOMBARDMENT | oE SEVEN DAYS PRECEDED THE ATTACK.
|ATTLE GROWS MORE INTENSE
|ussians Continue Their Drive South
 of Dniester Having Captured 217,- 900 Austrians Since June-Ital- ians Continue Advance.

London.-The grand offensive on e western front began by the Brit h and French on both sides of the liver Somme, 60 miles north of Paris. Rs already resulted in a great wedge ping driven into the German lines ong a 16-mile front, with it's sharp pint penetrating nearly five miles. At 6 o'clock the British had pushed Om short distance east of Albert far as Montauban, more than five lies away, and had repulsed a Ger, Ian counter-attack on that village. Both to the north and to the south number of other villages, including ebetrun, Serre, La Boisselle and Ma etz, had been swept out of German bnds, some of them only after de- rmined resistance by their de- nders.
 Fricourt, three miles east of Albert, as still in German possession in the rly evening, but with the capture of Ontauban and Mametz. to the east bd southeast of it, and La Boisselle, the northeast, the place was nearly rrounded and it's speedy surrender emed Inevitable.
 Further south the French are coop atng with the British and have ken the village of Curlu and scored her notable advances,
 The entente allies drive was begun eainst German trenches leveled af-
 a seven-day bombardment, in |hich more than 100000 shots daily ad been fired.
 Battle Grows More Intense.
 The progress of the battle has been parked by steadily increasing inten- Fty of the fighting. North of the iver Ancre it has been particularly evere. The enemy in several viii fges offered @ strenuous resistance, ut the gallantry of the British troops sulted in their gradually working found various strong points.
 With Fricourt now nearly surround, the British further north are on oth sides of the Gommecourt salient, nd the village of Mametz now is com |etely in their hands. A German ounter-attack on Montauban was suc- essfully repulsed. The number of nsoners so far taken in this regron about 1,500. The record naturally Incomplete, and other prisoners are |eng brought in. The operations are Pelng favored by fine wather.
 The battle is characterized by the british effort to surround villages mich the Germans have made a Ffong point of resistance.
 At 6 o'clock the British were around POmmecourt and Beaumont-Hamel, End lighting at this time was con hulng determinedly, the first stage what promised to be long action Feveloping.
 Among the troops opposite the Brit Sn 1t has been found, were the Prus- pan guard reserve division which 0ught at Loos and Neuve Chappelle,
 Many Prisoners Are Taken.
 The British are fighting gallantly Ia have taken many prisoners in the lont lines.
 me French, advancing on the Pntsh right, are moving with great eadlness. After the assault they sy quickly covered a distance of two AOneters beyond the German front ue' Thus far the day has gone well
 France and England.
 me British offensive was preceded d bombardment of a week, com 'eu With the bombardment of 3I s before the advance at Loos last pember. The shorter duration or
 artillery preparation, however aS more than made up for by it's Atensity.
 the terrible effect of the British
 was described from day to day
 correspondents, all of whom s.eed that nothing to equal it had cured before on the British front