The sun., 1916-08-17
NEWS AND VIEWS IN
OFFICIAL REPORTS
Petrograd Admits Advance
Checked on Zlota Lipa
Near Brezezany.
vERDUN FRONT LIVELY
Italians Gain on the Carso
and in Hills Of
GOritZ.

PARIS, Aug. 16.-The night cOmmuni.
que Issued by the French War Office fol.
On the Somme front this afternoon,
after an intense artillery prepara-
ton. We launched an offensive which
brought us important gains. North
OF Maurepas. assisted by the British,
we captured one entire line OF Ger.
man trenches on a front OF 1900
meters talmost one mile). reaching
at certain points the 0uiIlemont.
Maurepas road.
south OF Maurepas on a front Of
" kilometers OK miies) and to a
depth Of 800 to 500 meters tabout
ono third Of a mile) our infantry
occupied all ens my positions cast OF
the M~aurepas-C cry road after a sharp
attack which cost the enemy heavily
These W operations. brilliantly and
rapidly conducted, resulted in the
capture Of a considerable number OF
prisoners. the total not yet o~btainable.
AZ the same time south OF the
tcOpS dtttthlllk WIFI ~
rush. captured a powerfully organized
system OF German trenches on A
length Of 1900 meters tthree-quarters
or a mile) south OF Bciloy.en-Santerre.
capturing sixty prisoners.
There was an Intermittent cannon
ado on the remainder OF the front.
Bombs Dropped on BeIfort.
The text Of the afternoon communiout
follows:
The night was calm on the greater
part Of the front.
In the Champagne. In the ceion of
Tahure. and in the Argonne toward
Harazee. we dispersed some German
patrols.
On the Verdun front there was a
Yairly lively bombardment in the
Thiamont. Feury and V~aux-Chap-
tire sectors.
AVIATION: Last night enemy aero
planes dropped some bombs on Bel
FORT. There were no victims.
London Report. Quiet.
LONDON. Aug. 1s.-The British ohicia
report Issued this evening concernin:
the operations In France says:
There Is nothing special TO rerort.
a report dealing with the situation 1,
As!atic Turkey SAYS:
In Mesopotamia the situation is I'M
changed on both the Tlgris and Eu-
pirates lines.
The afternoon statement said:
with the exception Of minor .nfan-
try engagements in the vicinity OF
Poz'eres. where our line In being rom
so!!datcd. there was no change be-
sanAn TIM AsorA n-l 49, c
There was some heavy shelling by
both sides during the night.
Lively Fighting In Artois.
BERLIN via London. Aug. 18th
War ONCE repor; issued here to-da.
says:
There was lively fighting again yes
terday southeast Of A%rmentieres and
In the irto!s. In the region OF po-
zieres the British continued their
frult!ess attacks until yesterday morn
'n' Throughout; the day their incan-
try did nothing. 4 nocturnal attack
north OF Oviilers failed.
Al Moulir-sous-Toutvent, IN the
Ai~ne district. artillery hghting was
again revived temporarily on both
sil"1. Ia conjunction with a fruitless
French gas attack. East OF Rheims
strong recommending detachmen,s Of
the enemy were repulsed.
Eastern front From the sea to the
region north Of the Dniester. there
were no incidents OF Importance. De-
tachments OF the Polish Legion made
q short and successful advance In the
region OF Hulewiihe, German de-
"a chracn,s brok. up Russian advanced
posts eas OF kiseiin and brought back
az nrisoners one officer and SiNty-