Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-09-22
TWO TRENCH LINES
SEIZED BY BRITISH
ONAMTLEFR0NT
Push Farther Toward Ba-
paume Between FIers and
Martinpuich.
ALSO STRIKE ENEMY
TO SOUTH OF ARRAS
Germans Launch Series of Terrific
Attacks Against the
French.
CUT UP BY FRENCH FIRE
Teutons Forced to Fall Back on Own
Defenses-Hmdenburg Leads
offensives, Moving Troops
From East.

LONDON, September 22.-
The British are again striking
hard on the Somme front. Their
latest thrust, delivered last night,
netted them two lines of German
trenches on line about mile
long between Flers and Martin
puich, London announced today.
Il is at this point that the British
have pushed farthest toward Ba-
I,aume, which is but little more
than three miles distant from
Flers. Last nights advance
straightens out the former bend
in the line from Martinpuich to
Flers, which now runs almost di-
rectly east and west.
German trenches were success
fully entered last night south of
Arras, prisoners being taken and
many casualties inflicted. North
of Melville St. Vaast mine was
blown up by the British and the
crater occupied.
French Halt Germans.
The French for their part of the
Somme fighting have had another series
of German attacks to cope with. Strong
forces advanced in waves this morning
against positions recently captured by
the French between Rancourt and Priez
farm. According to Paris the Germans
did not even reach the French lines. be-
ing forced back to their trenches with
heavy losses by the fire of the French
guns.
Won Hindenburg In Charge.
Ninety thousand men, directed person
ally by Field Marshal Won Hinderburg.
took part in Wednesdays attacks on the
new French positions in the region of
Bouchavesnes, on the Somme, accord
ing to La Liberties special correspond
ent in the field. Many additional artil-
lery trains also had been brought up
1OF the event
The results Of the battle were disas-
trous for the attacking forces. declares
the correspondent division after dlvl-
sion being decimated by the French in
fantry and machine gunfire. The Tight
ing was extraordinarily fierce in the
center Of the region attacked, around
Bouchavesnes and Bois iAbee. and at
Con,bIes, about the Priez farm, as well
as at Rancourt- At Priez farm two
Prussian battalions were nearly de-
stroyed adds the correspondent, and a
similar fate was suffered at Rancourt
by three German regiments, which, ad-
vancing in four waves, made the last
desperate effort Of the day.
The extent of the German losses. says
the dispatch, may be estimated by the
fact that company of the 11th Ba-
yarian Division lost go men out of 210,
while regiments elsewhere lost so per
cent Of their electives.
Transfer Men From East.
The Germans now are transferring
troops from the east to the west. ac-
cording to entente advices. A French
official statement issued last night says:
According to late accounts the great
German counter attack yesterday on
She northern bank of the Somme was
delivered by the 18th Corps. which was
Withdrawn from the Atsne front, and by
the zilth Division. This division was
already entrained for the Russian front
when it received orders half way on its
tourney to return TO the Somme. II
reached there on the 14th, was put into
the lire on the night of the 10th and
was engaged the morning of the
goth o in the Bouchayesnes district
where IT suffered enormous losses. More
than 200 prisoners were taken north of