Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15
Forces of Great Britain Re
sumo Offensive Against
the Germans.
1000 TEUTONS TAKEN
Last Prisoners Captured
Raises Total Held by
Britons to 5000.

London, July Is, els p. m)-The
British offensive was resumed today.
The war Office announced that at one
point the Germans were back to their
third line positions. More than 1000
prisoners were taken.
The statement, timed IL so p. m, fol-
lows:
"All continues to go well on the
British front and at one point we
forced the enemy back to his third
system of defense, more than four
miles to the rear of his original front
trenches at Fricourt and MametZ.
In the last "a hours we have cap
tured over 1000 prisoners, including
a regimental commander of the third
guards division and the total number
of prisoners taken by the British since
the battle began now exceeds 10000.
Large quantities of war material also
have fallen into our hands"
Germans Admit Loss.
Berlin, July Is, (via London, 2:5S p.
m)-The continuation of the British
attack on the German lines between
Pozieres and Longueval resulted in the
penetrating OF the German lines and
effecting a gain of territory, the war
office announced today. The British
also have occupied Trones wood. The
fighting is continuing.
Parts of positions in the Skrobowa
region. north of the Volhynian sector,
which were taken from the Germans
by the Russians on July 3, have been
captured by German troops under
Prince Leopold, the war office an
nounced today More than 1900 pris-
oners were taken.
Artillery Duel Is On.
Paris, July IS, Q2:3O p. m A vio-
lent artillery duel continues in the
Fleury sector, the war office announced
today. A German attack on a trench
northeast of the Avocourt redoubt was
repulsed and German attempts TO I'M
dertake attacks in the Apremont for
est were checked by a curtain of fire.
The statement follows:
ION the left bank of the Merge a
German attack with hand grenades
against one of our trenches northeast
of the Avocourt redoubt was repulsed.
ION the right bank of the river the
artillery fighting was sustained and
intense in the sector Of Fleury. We
dispersed with infantry fire several
accommodating parties of the enemy in
Chapitre wood.
In the forest Of Apremont several
attempts of the Germans to make at
lacks we're broken by our curtain Of
fire"
Russ War Report
Petrograd, July - (via London, 6:l0
p. 1.-The Germans made deter
mined effort yesterday TO force back
the Russians in the region of Baran-
Ovichi, where heavy fighting has been
in progress for some time. Three
times the Germans launched attacks
in massed formation. The war Office
announced today that these attacks
had been broken down and that the
Russians, initiating a counter attack,
made further progress.
AustrO Statement.
Vienna. July - Cvia Amsterdam and
London, 1907 p. M There has been
increased battle activity near Delatyn
in Galicia, says the Austrian official
statement issued today. Russian van
guards which entered the town were
repulsed. An attempted Russian at
tack southwest of Delatyn, the state
ment adds, failed.
Turk War Report.
Constantinoplc, (via London, July
10, 40 "A. mJ-An official statement
issued by the Turkish war Office says.
In the Caucasus advanced divisions
OF our right wing drove back and pur-
sued 20 their main positions strong
hostile accommodating patrols. In
some sectors of the center there was
fighting of decreasing violence. Ac-
tons continue with alternating sue
cesses.
Our artillery fire prevented hostile
warships from approaching the Darda-
nelles coast and Smyrna harbor.
An enemy biplane was compelled
TO descend near Tcnedos.
Tuesday night a hostile cavalry d.
vision was defeated near katia.