White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-07-21
ARTILLERY
HAMMERS ENEMY
BATTLE ON soMME sLAcKENS
IN FORCE, BUT VERDUN
REGION BOlLS.
FRENCH THWART THE TEUTONS
Villages Captured by Germans Under
Cover of Fog Are Retaken-Rus-
SLAMS on ggressive-ItaIans
Are Making Headway.

London, July 1.-THE heavy fight
ing that has been going on for days
in the region of the Somme has
dwindled perceptibly in intensity.
Sunday witnessed merely heavy bonn
bardments on the British front and
comparative calm on the line held
by the French.
In the region of Verdun the French
to the northwest of the fortress have
captured German positions, and south
west of Thiaumont on the east bank
of the Meuse penetrated German first
line trenches.
Russians Pound Near Lutsk.
In the eastern theater in the re-
gion Of Lutsk heavy fighting COM
menced again with the Russians on
the aggressive. According to Wen
ma, all attacks have been repulsed
Neither the Vienna nor Petrograd
official communications touch upon
the operations in the Carpathians, but
Petrograd reports the capture from
the Turks by the Russians of the i'm
portant town of Baiburt in Turkish
Armenia, go miles south Of the Black
sea port of Trebizond.
italians Making Headway.
The Italians are still making head
ing to Rome, especially on the Posi-
ma line, and have repulsed violent
counter attacks with heavy losses
to the Austrians
To the south of the Somme the
Germans Saturday night, in strong
attacks launched under cover of a
fog, captured La Maisonnette and the
village of Blaches, while farther on
south they penetrated the first line
French trenches. From all these
places they were driven out later by
the French in heavy counter attacks
In the Champagne region there is
again great activity by the French
troops, who are being aided in their
maneuvers by the Russians who re.
Gently came to France.
Berlin Reports RepuIse.
Berlin tells of the repulse of, four
British attacks Saturday afternoon
in the region Of Ovillers and Bazen-
tin lie Petit The London war office
admits the withdrawal to the British
main line of force that had been
thrown forward to the Foureaux wood
and was engaged in consolidating the
new British positions.
Five British patrol trawlers and
five British steamers are reported to
have been sunk by German subma-
rines
The Anglo-French advance has
brought the allied troops where they
make junction to a point about a
mile in front of Combles, which, be-
fore July 1, when the offensive be-
gan, was the German headquarters
on this sector.
The British are keenly watching
for the next move on the French
front The Germans are strongly
placed on the Somme above Peronne
under the protection Of the river and
its marshy banks. The crossing Of
the river by the French will involve
serious fighting with probably heavy
losses.
Significant news has been received
to the effect that the Portuguese gov
eminent has equipped an army with
everything necessary to enable 1t to
fight side by side with the Angel
French armies and that this army is
ready to answer the call whenever
required.
| Raid Turkish Territory.
Two columns Of British troops op-
Grating on the eastern shore of the
gulf of Suez have raided 60 miles of
difficult territory held by the Turks,
according to an announcement made
by the secretary of the British war
office
British Advance Four Miles.
| London.-British forces now have
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