Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-07-03
NEW OFFENSIVE
YIELDS ALLIES
MANY RESUL IS
French Have Already Taken
More Than 5000 Prison
er8, and Lines Have EnyeI-
0ped Nine Villages

oped Nine Villages,
rsv sosssa JoUFssl ssfeisl LsAssb wee
Paris. July THE battle Of the
Somme. now in full progress, marks
tho opening OF Tho Franco British Of
fpuelve. long expected Hs e critical, lf
not the decisive stage Of the war
EaIy reports today show that the
entente allied forces are sweeping for
ward along twenty-five mile front.
The French already have taken more
than 5000 prisoners while the allied
lines have enyelopCd within the lust
twenty -four hours nine villages and
fifty square miles Of French territory.
held until now, boy the Germans
The tHeuter Of operations for the
British forces runs between Connie
court north OF the river Ancre, TO a
point just north of the SOmme, while
the French attacked both sides OF the
SOmme and southwark toward Royr
Front Of Twenty five Mics
Thus the entente allied armies pro
gent a front OF twenty five miles with
the British on the lcft for fifteen miles
and the French on The right for ten
miles.
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protect ihem against eouhter-auaoks'
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the btFmahs were able 70 delNer'any
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against the Ffench position on the
outskirts oi llardcneourt Ii was re-
pulsed with heavy losses ending i'm
Drrcipitatc retreat
French Advance South.
Throuahout last night the French
continued their drive, capturing the
VILLAGE of Curlu. Of which they ale
ready had occupied the outskirts m
progressing south of the Somme be-
tween 3arbccourt ana Assevillers.
In addition to the miluary sue
cpsscs. the terrain uverrm bv the en-
tcnte allied troops has an exception
al strategic Importance. Four uI The
towns captured by the French are.
only seven miles west or Peronne. the
chief rail- highway from the German
ccnterat Colugnc To the German trout
In the region of Novun ana scissors
The German Headquarters is ~ ST..
Quentin. tw,nrtflve miles southeast
Of pcronre.
vital Artery threatened.
Already the French forces threaten
Peronue win tho evident purtose of
cutting the trn, railway thcte. which
h. an Indispensable ar,rf>. for German
miluar, achievements
The spCpd OF Inc advance OF the
entente allied tronps is taken as show
ing that Che perfection OF the artillery
prcparations exceeded ANYTHING Vet
dope i'm the d,strpction If ficIs works
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leaned ont Of tbc trenches a. tho word
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