The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-08
ADMITS RETREAT
IN EAST


"
~ tott)e ground on both sides o.
~ Oomns into , great sea of mud
% nlUht and seriously hampered
vuslops. Despite this handicap
- French war Office today claimed
|1ehG further progress south Of the
1890. with the taking of 400 pris-
II British troops north Of the
cnue, after scoring important sue
Hooscs against the Germans IT. yes
vday's nghting. contented them
olves last night with improving
fhoar positions. The fighting at the
lllase of CONTAMINATION reached
nn6lock during the night with the
1rltish holding he western. and the
ormans the eastern part OF the
<1nined town.
No cfficlal estimates OF either the
d 6ermsp or British losses have been
Krnade by the war Office since the
4 olonsive began at 1880 last Satur'
4 ~ morning, but the Germans are I'M
4oGlcially reported TO have lost from
~. 900 10 10000 in killed and wound
"a. besides nearly 10000 taken pris'
<Snoes by the British and French.
GDpeciai dispatches from Paris today
reported that 5000 Prussian guards
Frssn. the flower of the kaisers army.
:were killed in the early DAYS OF the
s1xhtins, but this may be an exag
.Reration.
The operations on the Russian
.lyont, where the Slav offensive con-
tinues to spread and develop IN pow
~. are being watched with the
,arsatest interest here. London mill
4nry critics are certain that the re-
trsment Of Gen. Bothmer's army
nm1er Russian pressure in Galicia Is
now but matter of days.
4 On the other hand, wild rumors
that the Austro-Germans have begun
! general retreat from Riga TO south
eastern Galicia are discredited by all
reliable news sources and are not
borne out in of1icial dispatches from
petrograd. LONDON has high hopes
Tor the success OF the new Slav
pRensive. but does not entertain the
belief that Gen. Won Ejndenrurg'
Inc can be smashed with the same
Dase as was Gen. Pflanzer line In
Bukowina-
Cen. Haig's report this afternoon
announced minor engagements on
he British front extending ,orth-
ward from Ancre brook.
AT Gommecourt, the scene OF
Aeavy fighting at the opening OF the
lllied drive, British field guns and
rouch mortars bombarded enemy |
renches last night. Near Melville
& vaast, north OF Arras. and no--h
4 Roclincourt, the Germans were
lctive yesterday. They exploded a
nine northeast OF Melville without
'ausing any damage, and exploded
sraters near the HohenzollerL re
Aoubt with no advantage. Northeast |
6t Hulluck a British mine destroyed
n enemy gallery.
4 British aeroplanes gave valuable
Dervice yesterday. despite the unfa'
vorable weather. They aided in i'm
portant reconnaissance work and
wrecked an enemy hS1-
gar. besides doing other material
1amage.
PARIS, July S.--French troops
broke the lull in the fighting south
VI the Somme last night, with slight
further advances against the Ger
man lines southwest Of Peronne.
"In lighting near Belloy-en-San-
terre. the French captured $50 pris-
oners In the course OF bold stroke
made Friday evening" the war Of
nee stated today.
East of the village of Estres, the
French made progress with gren-
ades in q German trench. capturing
50 prisoners.
bad weather generally. hindered
on the Somme front
the night"