The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-05
Advance Now Brings Them
Nearer PerOnne Capture.
French Guns Already Playing
on City OutpOsts.
TEUTONS RECKLESS At VERDUN
For Fourth Time Seize Thiau'
mont Works.
Carry German Trench North OF
SOmme During Night.

london. July 5.-Yard by yard the
German lines are being pushed back
bv entente allies under steady nam
1r1erinR of their offensive move on
The western front New progress for
both the French and the British IS re-
ported by Paris and London today
while keeping up the work OF clear
ing the southern bank OF the SoIIlIIie
IN the field of their attack, the French
are now pushing eastward from Curlu,
north of that stream, and have carried
Two lines of German trenches there:
The advance on the south bank IN
@cflded the capture or Sormount Iarhi'
+eoposite Clery.
London is less specific in reporting
-fhe British gains, the official bulletin
neerely announcing further PROGRESS
af certain important points
The beating off German attacks on
tfhe new British positions near Thipval
aa recorded.
Paris, July 5.-The French have
captured q line of German trenches
sfast of Curlu, the war office an
bounced TO-DAY. They have also cap
Stared Sormount farm, facing Clery.
The French troops resumed their
ftfeat drive against the Germans on
Moth sides of the river Somme.
During The night we carried Ger
man trench line east of Curlu north of
the Somme,'' it was officially an
nounced today.
- South of the Somme following fur
Their gains French infantry captured
the Sormount Farm situated on the
I1Eft bank of the river opposite Clery.
All the southern region between this
farm and Hill SO, on the road be-
Hween Flaucourt and Barleux fell into
the hands of the French. The position
at Belloy En- Santerre Captured by
erhe French Monday was attacked by
the Germans during the night They
}captured the eastern part of the viii
Iage but were afterward elected by
counter-attack.
Violent Struggle at Estres.
4 1.-THE Germans are still holding part
Of the village of Estres (southwest Of
Reronne) where the struggle is most
violent. All German center attacks
broke down under French fires. The
total number of unWounded German
prisoners in our hands thus far is
over 5000. The number of guns cap
fured is yet unknown. A single French
army corps operating south of the
.Somme captured sixty guns" -r...
The phenomenal advance which
swept over the whole front has emp
ned in a certain measure the Anglo
french offensive in the Somme
&evertheless, the French continued to
@insh ahead south of the river, making
useful gains between Flaucourt and
H,stres, including the strongly fortified
--+llage of Belloy and the woods be-
TtEeen AssevillerS and Barleux, thus
anu Strengthening lllCAA
me and bringing nearer the capture
OF Peronne which now is separated
rom the French advance post at Flau-
court only by a narrow bare plateau
Dbrdering the Somme above Blanche
and reaching its highest point 81
metres at the hamlet of La Massenette.
Train Guns on Peronne.
This is a logical move since as re-
Inlt of the progress of the past three
nays the depot at Peronne on the rail-
road connecting Chaulnes, Roye and
Eambrai is now under the fire of
Hrench guns, as is the depot at
lzhaulnes, where the Pares-Cambrai
md Tergnier-Amiens railroads cross.
HHch an offensive would be a serious
menace to the Germans and likely to
have the additional advantage of re-
Viewing pressure upon the British
against whom the Germans continue
b direct the bulk of their forces.
Verdun. the keystone of the whole
font, continues to play successfully
ne thanlzless role of holding and
Wasting the greatest concentration of
The German forces. While General
Noueh's army is making its attack on
zHe Somme. fighting on the east bank
81 the Mouse has been revived with
E9mething of its old fury Tuesday
the Germans succeeded in capturing
tAe Thiaumont works for the fourth
ftne but the French believe that this
- not likely to prove of any more adj
Vantage than before since they hold an
approaches and the work itself is
EFept by the guns of Froide-Terre and
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