Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-05
THIAUMONT WORK
ONCE MORE TAKEN
BY THE TEUT0Ns
Fortress, Around Which Has
Been Waged Some of
Bloodiest Fighting, in
German Hands.
ARE MAKING GAINS
Entente Forces Are Consoldat.
ing Positions and Arrang-
ing Affairs.
ATTACKS ON vERDUN FAIL

y Paris, July 4.-The Thiaumon
work, around which some of TIL
bloodiest fighting Of the war ha'
taken place, has been captured b,
the Germans for the fourth time, ac
cording to the official statement is
sued by the French war office to-
night. s.,.- .:.-s# ,.
The French have advanced south
and east of Assevillers where they
have captured wood and the vii
lagos of Bardeuv and Belloy-En.
Santerre. They also have taken the
greater part of the villageof Estrees
where 500 prisoners fell into their
hands.
Paris, July 1.-The night was quiet
north and south of the Somme, with
the French organizing the conquered
positions, says the French official
statement issued today. Il
The Germans made no attempt to
interfere with French troops which
were consolidating the new positions.
In addition to the batteries already
captured three more have been taken,
two of which we're composed of heavy
guns. French artillery is proving
most destructive. In one dugout
which was wrecked by shell forty
Sfpses were found.
The Germans are said to have suf-
fered enormous losses in the fighting
near Herbecourt, which the French
captured.
At one point between the Avre and
the Aisne a French reconnaissance
penetrated as far as the support
trenches. a.
Heavy fighting continued last night
on the Verdun front. The Germans
made six successive attacks north
west of Thiaumont, from which they
were driven by the French recently
few hours after they had carried it.
Last nights attacks were repulsed, the
Germans sustaining considerable
losses. Southeast of Fumin wood the
French made some slight prog;ess.
The text Of the statement says,+s
North and south Of the Sotnrie
the night passed quietly. The enemy
undertook no offensive action against
our troops, who have organized them
yesterday.
\"Further information confirms pre-
yious reports that the war material
captured by US is considerable. Three
new batteries, two of them of heavy
caliber, have been added to the bat
teries already enumerated.
Further effects of our destructive
fire have been noted. In one shelter
forty bodies OF German soldiers were
found.
In d ravine north of Assevillers
and on the northern slopes of the
village of Herbecourt the Germans
ssfiered enormous losses. North of
Frise one of our aviators yesterday
set on fire another German captive
balloon.
Between the river Avre and the |
Aisnc French accommodating parties
have been active, penetrating the first
trenches of the enemy as far as the
supporting trenches northeast of
Beuvraignes and opposite Vingre.
These expeditions brought back pris-
qners. ..s
/ Attacks Near Verdun Fail.
"On the left of the Meuse move
ment against one Of our trenches on
the southern slope of Deadman'S hill
failed because of the French fire. On
ther light bank of the river the fight
ing was spirited all night. North
west OF the Thiaumont work there
were six attacks, the last one accom-
panied with the use Of flaming liquids.
They we're all futile. The Germans
were moved down by our curtains of
fire and the fire OF our infantry. They
suffered heavy losses without being
able to drive us from our positions.
I'VE made some progress last night
on the southeastern boundary of the
Funlin wood and we drove the enemy
from small trench northeast OF he
battery at Damloup. !
In upper Alsace an attack by the
enemy upon work to the west of 81