The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-02

~ Ux1tash Array -
1DQuartsrs In France,
DF1tish today launched
H3cted offensive, and by
HI cooperation OF the
had pierced the Ger
- = ave-Inile front. had
~ i depth OF more than
ana had captured four
1.-Two woods behind the Ger
Snt Of Serre, Montaubon.
~ and Mamuets fell in the
1nod before the British at
Nv the French were clear
Np6oAs or Curly and Favfere,
s1ttah right
hear or nlinE this dispatch
800 ALSO had surrounded the
BAAumcntbanei. while they
qok completed circle OF steel
SA& important German base OF
SfE which was the immediate
Iln 81 the drive. The villages
leks and Thiepvsl were under
while in the streets Of Com
-. British and Germans, each
mI enc side OF the town, were
n1S3 FOR ttn possession. CONNIE
6Hl1ont is straddled hy the Brit-
eAo are pressing with great en-
pom both sides.
11nuk On Twenty-Nfiie line.
~ ooctor In which. the German
Ae broken lies in the angle OF
0oenme and the Anere Rivers.
H. from which the British and
EQA advanced stretched little
e e8 south from the town % AL
|1k4 4he general attack was begun
A. kf.. AfFAs frt
|4e4A 10 the Sornnre. hut II WAS in this
ceur that the weak spot in the Ger
- Nine was found and pierced and
- Infantry hurled 70 the attack.
y 4r&1Gh estimates or the German
- nAy they were enormous. while
1n l0op0 Of the allies are well within
&S limits 10 Re expected of such a
- movement.
D. 70 tonigh, fufiy 1900 German
1n0nerS had been brought IN. but
1T arrival was continuous and no
&GmD1e4e tally wns possible. Most ~
lem come from the Prussihn guards |
NJ the reserve division. old foemen |
Z the British at Loos and Nueve /
mSpelie- /
I nseasons Offensive Yet Attempted.
NE offensive Launched today is the /
ENk considerahie effort of the British /
~, In length of front engaged. /
MT Of ruesasl ara fsghtinE strength, /
49, U3Uify thr Fr~ntrst offer-iwe yet
3(0mptod In tho west. 1t was begun
III days ago with q general lombard
N(nA Three days ago the cannonad-
2 gathered intensity, he British
- averaging a million sheets a day.
49, morning At 9 O'Clock this furious
reached its climax in
No Oanncnading y one and one
~ hours duration. ferocttY and
III number OF guns employed this
M0 eutpus1s1ng OF metal WAS with
~ Ds~esAsnt
/ 411o moruirQ the san rose bril-
~, promising another fne day,
M2 more waloome than yesterday 10
~ A<uIlsry observers who must
49, &Ae gums and carry the Are for
lla - protect the Infantry advance.
- = hill slightly In the rear OF
~ BF4l49h Tine in tina region of Al
I14 watched the beginning OF the
- - for weeks had watched
~ preparations for this effort of the
- British army. But last night |
Foootr0d the sanas word as was
- 70 the troopA that an assault
- come fhsn morning and looked
a. Nvsr thsfamiliar vista with s. new
NJ
. n eSN~gs cacnr day from this
- point by the valley OF thu
Anora the German and French
k90eo Are visible and the ridges
LII and r4ch farming lands with
Ml1 mnnAe0us Villages roll away to
~ N91oMArd. 10 the north ono sees
- - 0Unumecourt and TO the
- 6x@ys near The banks OF tina
4 pn1 nead. and on the other
~ - Ssomm0 Mhere the French
-0pSraIanx that ! viewed In
a| =. .n1 dASlns WAS TO be the
- xne fno9e extensive action of
- fnA Wsseern front. and
nt prove 10 DO the first
- snf1sn9sof tns"tide against
49, 0na pf tha Villages within the
Nsm0n Wal Do fought over. as
kDoeo ~ front or Ferdun. But
@oenin4 somefning more than
aan9 from the dsw-iaden
- SnA iAuoecape. heEinning at
~ Sno kens on tnht twenty
- 4sut tOF nhe HrN uifle were
Inslf fastest an a chorus OF
l y O
q. sll ~ xsoai N N"nhoh.
n ss sl,io Lns hu,aner Va sn ~,
s@--. ~ I. u.s., ve1 'He
w 4n Anu e'a' poc1s
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