The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-07-06
TEUTONS HALT FOE;
h RECAPTURE TOWN
British Driven From La Boiseile
by Germans.
FRENCH LOSE At THIAUMoNT
Paris Says ,Raidins Parties Brought
Back Many Prisoners -- Grown
Prince Gets Re-enfotcements-- q
Losses Are Heavy.

Losses Are Heavy.
London, July 5.--The Anglo-French
armies confined themselves largely to
consolidating the territory won in the
first three days of the offensive on the
Somme. A..
There was apparently little decisive
activity during the day, neither the
French nor Hle British war office
statements reporting any further
material progress. Berlin, on the
other hand, announced that the at
tacks that were attempted were
thrown back with serious losses to
the allies. Ri @,
Thiaumont to Germans Again.
The most important action on the
west front was once more in the Yer
dun region. The Thiaumont work
the point over which French and Ger
man armies have battled for weeks,
was again captured by the Germans
for the fourth time. e0> t.
1t was only last Saturday that the
French regained 1t. Since then the
crown princes army has stormed II
In d steady succession Of attacks,
culminating In six assaults at regular
intervals. .f@ssr:
All these, Paris announced In its
early communique, proved futile and
costly, the assaulting columns being
shattered against a curtain Of fire
But Athe attacks were continued
throughout the day and night. Paris
officially admitted the Germans had
been successful.
Germans Get Fresh Troops.
On the British sector there was
heavy fighting through the night.
Reinforced by many battalions
drawn from other fronts. the Ger
mans put up stubborn resistance and
Mt La Boisselle succeeded In recaptur-
ing portion Of the defenses south of
the village.
Heavy transforms interfered with
the operations and the general situa-
ton south of the Ancre was I'M
changed. ~ RE - So.
Further to the south the British
made some progress, capturing a
wood, quantities of materials and
some prisoners. Beyond Fricourt
they captured works with some
surrounding woods, and advanced tc
the main German second line of de.
tense.
Entire Battalion Taken.
An entire battalion of the One Hun.
bred and Eighty-sixth regiment OF
Prusslan infantry, recruited from the
upper Rhine, surrendered to the Brit,
fish near Fricourt The prisoners
numbered 20 officers and 600 men
The battalion had been assigned for
duty only short time before to re-
place heavy casualties.
The British fire was so heavy and
the trench occupied by the Prussians
was damaged so badly that the men
refused to fight longer. The situation
IS regarded by the British as salts
factory.
On the other parts of the British
front there was continuous trench
warfare, both sides carrying out sue
eessive raids. In the vicinity of Ar.
mentieres the Germans followed a
heavy bombardment with a deter.
mined attack, which London says was
beaten of.
Quiet on French Front.
The French attempted little ag.
gressive action and the night passed
quietly both north and south Of the
Somme.s The French troops are or
ganizing themselves in their new 20.
sitions without molestatiOn by the
enemy. es - .s-t .,s2...E
Examination of the conquered ter.
ritory, Paris says, shows the German
losses, in men and material, were
even more serious than at first re-
ported. Three more batteries, two of
heavy caliber, have bene added to
those already announced as captured.
In a ravine north of Assevillers and
on the northern slopes of the village
of Herbecourt the German dead and
wounded run into huge numbers.
Raiders Make Captures.
Between the Avre river and the
Aisne French accommodating parties
have been active, penetrating the first
trenches OF the enemy as far as the
supporting trenches northwest Of
Beauyraignes. Many prisoners were
brought back.