The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-07-20
HEAVY BLOW BY
GERMAN TROOPS
DETERMINED EFFORT TO DIS.
LODGE BRITISH AT HIGHWAY.
ENDEAVOR TO INSERT A WEDGE
Violence Of Assault But No Outcome
OF Attack Given in Dispatches
British Claim Advances At
Bataume.AIbert.

London, July 19.-The Germans
denied the British line last night in
the most successful counter attack
since the allied offensive began. TIE re-
capture of the village OF Longueval at
the intersection of two highways, sew
en- miles south of Bataume and Del
villa woods was claimed in an Official
statement issued by the German war
Office this afternoon
An official report from General
Haig admitted the Germans had OBJ
tanned footing in the northern out
skirts of Longueval and had recaptur-
I ed part Of Devilla woods. The battle
is continuing. general Haig reported.
and has become very violent
The Germans hurled large forces
against the British right wing at dusk
after intense bombardment of Longu-
eyal village and Devilla woods. AS the
German guns reached the thicket, mas.
ses of German infantry advanced to at
tack and went forward in the face of
machine guns and rifle fire and ac-
cording to British, reports suffered
heavy loss.
The Germans also attacked Water
lot farm but were repulsed. Thus far
the news Of the battle north Of the
Somme is being confined to the Brit
ish RICH wing. German officials reports
claim the repulse of attempts by the
British to get close to the village OF
PoZieres and also announced the de-
feat of French attack southwest OF
Peronne
London, July 1SSeveral German
regiments struck a heavy blow at the
British right wing in the Somme last
! night .3p-se Hhate rs9i paSs fort to >A4Ss-
lodge the British troops from their p0-
,sitions on Bataume.Bray highway
l. The attack was preceded BY storm
of gas bombs and shells The Ger
mans drove forward in an effort to
batter in the British line and insert
wedge at a point where the British
and French unite.
Dispatches from headquarters en-
phasized the violence of the assault
but have thus far carried no outcome
of the attack, which shows the battle
continued throughout the night.
On the British left wing advances
made on both sides of the Bataume-
Albert have menaced the German hold
on the village of Tozieres, an Inn
portant highway junction and the OBJ
jective of the British attack.
Allied Transports Sunk.
u
large enemy transports were sunk by
submarine in the eastern part of the
Black Sea and a ourth forced to run
ashore, according to an official state
ment from the Turkish admiralty to-
day. ....g e
French Troops Progress.
Paris, July 19.-French troops mdae
some progress against the German
line northeast of Verdun in grenade
fighting last night, advancing in the
direction of Saninte Fine chapel at
the intersection of Fleury and Vaux
roads. The war office reported no
important fighting on the Somme
front. -
Russ. Reach Hungary.
Petrograd, July 19.--For the first
time since.the Russian retreat from the
ICarpathian mountains year ago, Rus
sian forces are again hammering the
ICarpathian mountain passes, barring
the way to Hungary.
On 60 mile front extending from
the Javlonitza pass in southeasterly
direction to Kirlababa, Russian and
Austrian attachments are in constant
clash.
The main Russian line is rapidly
drawing near the mountain barrier.
After vain efforts to bring up artillery
through the muddy roads, the Aus
TRANS fell back in the region south
east of Kuty and are retreating into
the mountains.
The Austrian front has been COM
'pletely broken in the Delatyn section.
Russ Attack Breaks Down.
Berlin, July 19.-Repeated attacks
by General Kuropatkin's Russian ar
my on the front of Field Marshal Won
Hindenberg, southwest OF Riga, broke
down with heavy enemy losses. the
war office announced this afternoon.
At Volhynia artillery combats eon-
| tinued in the section west and south
west OF the fortress OF LlltZk