Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-07-24
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ALLIES Still. ON
The OFFENSIVE
British Attack Along Whole
Line on Western
Front
AUSTRALIANS FEATS
French Troops Repulse Counter-at-
tacks and Hold New Line Intact
Throughout
Throughout

London, July "a Marked advance:
by the allies on both fronts and the
repulse of all German counter at
tacks are shown in the. reports IRON
General Haig and the Official state
ment issued in Petrograd today.
Furious battles with intense artil-
lery fire mark the German attempts
to check General Kuropatkin on the
east front and the British on the
west.
While the censor hides the exact
details of the Russian victory, 1t is
announced that General Won linden
burg's line has been pierced and the
Cars forces have forced a way
through the German line below, Riga
and broken temporarily Austrian re-
sistance to a further advance toward
northern Galicia and Hungary.
The report today from General
Haie shows that the British have eX-
tended their thrust around Pozieres
taking a large portion of the vii
lage.
Hard fighting is going on, with the
British holding their advantage. The
latest advance of the British is fore
ing a way into the third line Of the
Germans.
This is the stage Of the great Of
fensive at which critics at the begin
ming. pointed out the "serious work
began, and important developments
might be expected.
London, July 24-The big guns are
pounding away on the Verdun front
without cessation day or night. The
bombardment has taken on aspects
CT great violence in the sector west
of the Meuse, where the German fronl
iuts in closest to the fortress. II
this region also the day was marked
by sharp infantry fighting.
The Germans claim. gain OF
ground south of Damloup. Paris says
that heavy fighting has taken place
around the ruined chapel Of Ste.
Fine, while German attack neal
Eparges was repulsed.
London, July 24-The fourth week
of the Somme battle begins well fol
the Entente Allies and is expected
/ to be fruitful. of important develop
ments. Before Saturday midnight the
| British began new attack on the
whole line from Pozieres to Guile
mont, and the fact that General Hais
! has been able to resume the offensive
$50 soon after the unsuccessful Ger
man couhter-attacks of last week
in which very strong German; force
were brought, forward, is regarded a.
a good augury.
The fighting has been of the fie-ces
character, the Germans working witt
:, their utmost strength to prevent tn
British from advancing to their thir
line positions. When the last report
left headquarters in France the Aus
tralians had firmly established. them
selves in Pozieres and are reported
have placed themselves astride tn
road in the direction of Bapaumt
while at Guillemont and Longueva
fortunes fluctuated, both place
changing hands several times. Lat
last night fighting was proceeding
with the utmost violence.
The German counter attacks recer
ly delivered against the French fron
have proved equally unsuccessful, an
, the Entente Allies now are fghtin
slowly in the direction of Comble
, which is only two miles distance frol
: Guillemont.
| According to a reliable estimat
, the British and French together hav
captured since July 1 more than 26
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