The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-08-03
BRITISH FIGHTING HARD
FOR EACH INCH OF GROUND

with the British Army In the Field
Iulv Il. via London), Aug. 1.-French
and. British soldiers made an attack in
today's swehering midsummer heat
The first real hot wave OF the season
struck northern France last night and
this morning British and French In.
fantry cooperated 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-
buhy which has come into universe,
use since Admiral Jellicos first feet
dIspatch. Formerly artillerymen spoke
of good and bad light. Persistent bad
igiF or low visibility which did not
permit the gamers to register thei
targets had delayed any important in'
farstry action. Yesterday the light be-
came better as the heat grew tropt
and offensive operations were renewed
Five Men to the Yard.
Every day the Germans have beer
Increasing the number of guns and mel
in the Guillemont sector, which Il
among the last portions of high grount
they hold. BY prisoners taken II
German battalions, or IL, 900 men, hava
been Identified on q front of 1000 yardi
where the Germans are still in thei;
old second hire Notifications with maze
trenches anu ueep uuSOuIS
ago and strengthened since the often
sive begun. The Germans appear to re,
guard this sector of critical Importance
since the British broke the second linz
on the adjoining 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 on the flank, while the Ger
mans tried to man machine guns as
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Germans resisted the British bitterly
fighting under the broiling sun as II
every inch OF ground was precious.
The British got possession Of the
railway station, which they had
reached in a previous attack and this
time, according to last reports, are still
holding it, Some Of the attackers got
into GuillemOnt and reached the church
where the Germans, swarming in dug
outs, Outnumbered the advance party,
which fought against foes on all sides.
1t 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
Guillemont, but made a considerable
advance southward on the flank OF the
town, where. through the hot night OF
fighting, they continued to maintain
their gain.
Heat Is Terrific.
Precipitation made water courses In
the dust on mems faces today and their
eyes doomed out through masks so thick
that their faces seemed to be covered
with some kind OF armor. Motor trucks
passed like phantoms in thick clouds OF
dust 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 Guillemont
spoke of the fearful carnage among the
Germans from the British gun fire, ow-
Ing to the Germans concentrated under
tine British bombardment for the in
faAtry attacks. They said they could
hear the means OF the German wound
ed for water above the booming of RI
fhe and machine gun fire. With the
news Of the shooting'of Captain Fryatt
fresh in their minds, the British went
into the charge in fury, swearing they
would aVenge his death.