New Britain herald., 1916-07-31
ENGLISH SWEAR ID
 AVENGE EXECUTION
Furious Over Shooting Of Capt.
 Fryatt by German Captors GUNNERS STRIP TO SKIN
Heat Wave Improves Light and Gun ncrs Pour Constant Stream of Shells Onto Foe-Ferocious Grapple At GuiIIelnOnt.

With the British Army in the Field. July 30, via London, July 31, 4:45 ] a. m.-F'rench and British soldiers made today's attack in sweltering midsummer heat. The first real hot wave of the season struck northern France last night, and this morning British and French infantrymen CO., operated in an action north of the Somme, in front of Guillemont and Maurepas.
 For the last few days the one word
 on everybody's tongue has been visi- bility, which has come into universal use since Admiral Jellicoe's first fleet despatch. Former artillerymen spoke of good and bad light. Persistent bad light, or low visibility, which did not permit the gunners to register their targets, had delayed any import ant infantry action. Yesterday the light became better as the heat grew tropic and offensive operations were resumed.
 10000 Men on Short Front,
 Every day the Germans have been increasing the number of guns and men in the Guillemont sector, which is among the last portions of high ground they hold. By prisoners talk en ten German battalions, or 0,0OO I1eu, Has Do6u lQellIlHeQ on a IrOnC or 2,000 yards where the Germans are still in their old second line fortifica- tions, with maze trenches and deep dugouts built long ago and strength ened since the offensive began. The Germans appear to regard this sector of critical importance since the Brit ish broke the second line on the ad- Joining front for a length of two miles on July IA.
 Part of the British attack struck from the bloody Trones Wood and the other part of the flank while the Ger mans tried to man machine guns as usual after British bombardment. The Germans resisted the British bit terly, fighting under the broiling sun a s if every. inch of ground was pre- cious.
 Ferocious Fight at Guillemont.
 The British got possession of the railroad station, which they had reached in a previous attack, and this time, according to last reports, was still holding it. Some of the attack CTS got into Guillemont and reached the church. where the Germans swarming in dugouts, outnumbered the advance party which fought aeainst their foe on all sides. It was one of those hand to hand and hide and seek conflicts in the village ruins of indescribable ferocity. The British had to retire from the edge of Gu1l- 1ernont but made good a considerable advance sOuthward on the flank of the town. where through the hot night, fighting continued to maintain their gain.
 Perspiration: made white water courses in the dust of the mems faces today and their eyes looked out though masks so thick that their faces seemed to be covered with some kind of armor. Motor trucks passed Ike nhantorns in thick clouds on the road. Gunners, stripped to their skin, kept on serving their guns at top speed. Breathing came hard in the mixture of dust and shell smoke.
 Soldiers who reached Gu1llemonC sneak of the fearful carnage among inc Germans from the British gunf1re, owing to the masses of Germans con- centrated under the British lombard ment before the infantry attacks. They said they could hear the moans of the German wounded for water above the bombing and rifle machine gun fire. With the news of the shoot ing of Captain Fryatt fresh in their minds the British went into the charge in a fury, swearing they would avenge his murder.