The Elbert County tribune., 1916-07-07

military observers here. OF this num-
Der approximately $4,000 are prison
ers, as indicated by the official re-
ports. British and French losses, 1t
Is asserted, are much less, and are far
! below the scale Of losses suffered by
I the Germans in their attacks on Yer
dun. This is attributed to the extraor-
dinary artillery preparations preced-
ing the attack by infantry.
The British maintain all their posi-
tions south of the Ancre river, where
the battle still RACES. They have cap
tured La Boisselle, the, garrison OF
which surrendered, and are fighting
successfully around Ovillers and north
of Fricourt. The British people
learned for the first time that the IA
nous French general, Foch, who has
won great reputation during the
course of the war, is directing the
operations south of the Somme river.
This has given increased confidence
, in the result of the allied offensive.
The French have captured Herber-
court and Assevilleres and have made
other substantial gains. taking addi
tional prisoners and heavy guns. They
are thus making great progress in the
direction of the important German
junction of Peronne, which is only
little over three miles distant from
their advance at Herbercourt. The to-
tai advance was five kilometers
(about three miles,.
British troops fighting in German
East Africa have made a further ad-
vance, according to a British official
statement
The French troops, cooperating with
the British in the Somme river re-
gions, have Strengthened their line
somewhat by the capture of Barleux,
Belloy Santerre and Estrees, and
are advancing on n considerably wider
front toward Peronne. At Estrees,
where 500 prisoners were taken, the
fighting is still going on furiously. On
the British end of the line, only slight
progress has been made at some
points. Unofficial dispatches say that
the entire British front of ninety
miles is bearing its full share of the
battle, but 1t is toward the south that
the heaviest fighting is under way
Ber.in.-A notable victory for the
TeutoI.ic forces in Galicia was an
nounced by the war office. Southeast
of Tlumach. by speedy thrust, the
Russians were forced back on front
of more than twelve and onc.half
miles to depth of more than five and
one-quarter miles.
Petrograd-In an attack on the
| forces of Prince Leopold, the war of
flee announced, the Russians have
broken through two lines of German
defenses In the region of Baranovichi.
They captured seventytwo officers,
| 700 men, eleven guns and a number
of machine guns.
London. July 3.-The British and
French troops, thrown forward in Il
grand offensive against the German
lines on both sides of the river
Somme, sixty miles north of Paris.
have penetrated at one point to a
depth of five miles; taken several
villages and captured labyrinth of
trenches extending to n depth of l.
900 yards on a front of soven miles.
The town of Albert was the starting
point of one of the fiercest thrusts.
the British advancing from east OF
the town to Montauban, more than
five miles away. Besides Montauban
and Serre. the villages of Hebuterne.
La Boisselle and Mametz have been
captured.
Notwithstanding the terrific offens-
i've against them in the Somme river
egion the Germans have not ceased
in their efforts around Verdun. They
have bombarded several of the Yer
dun sectors and have launched infant
I ry attacks against the French
renches.
Additional successes are recorded
by Petrograd, the official communi-
cation announcing that Austrian posi-
tons west of Kolomea, in Galicia,
have been taken by storm, with the
capture of 1000 prisoners The Aus
tro-Germans in Volhynia are making
desperate counter-aitacks.
Hetty Green, Richest of Women, Dead.
New York.-Mrs. Hetty Green,
known as the worlds wealthiest wom-
an, who was 80 years Cd, d,od here.
She had suffered three strokes OF par
alysis in the last two months and for
,ycral weeks hrd been practically
'lpless her death occurred at the
home of her son. Col EDWARD II. X.
Green. adjoining the plain brick four
orv house on the corner of Central
Park, west, where Mrs. Green had
lived lately in seclusion except for her
ION and several Japar sso servants