Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-17
GROUND ALSO CAPTURED
TO EAST OF LONGUEVAL
Remaining Strongholds Held by
Enemy in 0villers and La Bois-
selle Are Cleaned Up"
EFFORTS IN LORRAINE FAIL
Paris Reports Repulse Of Two Ger
man Attacks-Berlin Says
British Guns Are Shelling
Lines Furiously.

LONDON, July II, 5:s5 pm
German second line positions
northwest of Bazentin-le-Petit
wood have been captured by the
British in storming attack, the
war office announced today. The
positions captured in what the
statement characterizes as
further important success" ex-
tended over a front of 1900
yards.
A strongly held position a.
Waterlot farm, east of Longueval,
also was captured by the British,
while the remaining strongholds
of the Germans in Ovillers and
La Boisselle also were taken.
Text Of British Report.
Tho statement says:
"a further important success has
been gained by us Northwest Of
Baxentin-le-Petit wood We stormed and
captured German second line positions
on a front Of 1900 yards.
East of Longueval we widened the
gap in the German second line by cap
turing tho strongly defended position
on tho Waterloo farm.
"on our left flank. in oviilers and
La Boiselle. we captured the remaining
strongholds Of tho enemy"
Take Trench Near Pozieres.
BRITISH FRONT IN FRANCE, July
II, noon, via London. 4:3o p.m.-The
British today captured a German
trench in the neighborhood of Pozieres.
The capture of the trench strength
ems the new British line in this vicinity.
The British also cleared out nests
Of German machine gun operators who
had been holding out in cellars and be-
and La Boisselle. Otherwise the situa-
ton along the British front is un-
changed at this hour.
Wounded Germans in Cellar.
A total of about 100 officers and
men surrendered to the British. who
had steadily closed in upon them, u.s.
ing bombs and trench motors. the Ger
mans being short of food.
In the enormous cellar at Bezantin-le-
Petit the British found several hundred
there. It was tragic business for the
British litter bearers bringing them back
through the German shell fire. which was
meant for the British reserves and gun
positions. There were cases where lit
ter bearer was wounded and put on
stretcher emptied when a wounded Ger
man on it had been killed by the
same shell. The British persisted until
all who had not received a final wound
In transit were safe in the rear.
A captured record OF German battal-
ion shows that 600 Of its number were
killed or wounded by the British shell
fire in the bombardment before the at
tack began.
Germans Attack in Lorraine.
PARIS, July IT, noon.-The Germans
made two attacks in Lorraine last night.
The war office report Of today says both
assaults were repulsed.
The attacks in Lorraine were de-
livered at a point southeast of No
menr- West of Fleury the French
made some progress. taking three ma
chine guns. A raid on a trench in
occupied by Russian
troops, was met successfully by a
counter attack. causing heavy loss to
the Germans.
calm except in the
Vicinity of Hill So4. where rifle firing
was brisk.
oficia1 French Report. q
The announcement follows:
"Retwen the Disc and the Aisne. be-
fore Moulin n-Sous-Toutvent. a strong
party of the enemy was
by our fire.
..Ju the Champagne a surprise at
tack delivered by the Germans against
j, +ranch In the sector held by Russian
troops was broken up by counter
attack which inflicted losses on the
enemy.
re,atiyely calm except near Hill 304.
there there was spirited rife firing.
west of Fleury detachments of our
troops made some progress and cap
tured three machine guns.
"After a rather long bombardment
tbe Germans delivered two attacks
apainst our positions in the region of
Ham, in Lorraine, southeast of Nomeny.
Roth attacks were repulsed and prison.
ers remained in our hands.
ssThere were no important develop
ments on the remainder of the front"
British Guns Pound Line.