Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-17
French and British Carry
Trenches Along the
Front
ITALIANS PRESS ON
Russian Advance Slows Up in Face OF
Desuerate Counter Attacks by
AustEians

London, Aug. IT, Attacking to
pether, the French and British yes
terday carried a line OF German
trenches on a front Of 1,,500 metre
TO the north of Maurepas, in tn
Somme region, while further souti
the French seized trenches 1,zo'
metres long and occupied all enem!
positions east of the Maurepas-C Cler!
road.
The Italians continue their ad
vance east and southeast OF Gorl'
zia, carrying enemy positions on the
road to Trieste and taking a num-
ber of prisoners. Petrograd reports
a Russian victory in the Carpathians
and says that the Austrians continue
TO retreat in the Vorokhta and Della
tyn regions.
The most important success OF the
day is that reported by the French
War Office on the Somme front. Al
ter an intense artillery preparation
the French, assisted by the British
launched an offensive north OF Mau-
repas and captured an entire line Of
German trenches on "a front OF LOU
metres, reaching at certain points
the Guillemont- -Maurepas road.
"South of Maurepas, on front OF
two kilometres and to depth OF "o''
tn 500 metres, French infantry oc'
cupied all enemy positions east Of the the
Maurepas- -Clery road. These two
operations resulted in the capture OF
a considerable number of prisoners.
"At the same time south OF the
somme French troops, attacking with
a rush, captured powerfully or
eanized system of German trenche:
on length of 1900 metres south o.
Belley-En-Santerre, capturing ooO
prisoners.
A violent; bombardmens was ear
ried on last night on the Verdur
front at Thaumont, Fleury, Vaux
and Chapitre, east of the Meuse.
According to a report received il
Paris from Milan, the danger OF th'
fall of Trieste. has: grown so imm'n
emf that Germany has taken over th'
defenses of the city, sending troops
especially organized for that pur
pose.
Rome reports that heavy artiller!
and trench mortars are active in tn
Carso and in the hilly country eas
of Gorilla. Italian infantry capture'
enemy trenches along the slopes o
Monte Pecinka, on the northern edg'
of the Carso and in the neighborhoo'
Of San Caterina and San: Marco, cas-
of Gorilla, taking S53 prisoners, in
cluding II officers, in the operation
A, squadron of French and ltalla'
aeroplanes. bombarded the munitlon
factories and hangar, at Muggia
near Trieste, causing numerous de
structive fires. The French lost on
aeroplane,
The Austrians replied to the raj!
by sending a naval aeroplane squad
ron to lombard the railroad station
at Ronchi and military. objcts ant
positions in Chetre-Vermeglano, Sell
and San Canziano and hostile bat
terry at the mouth of the Isonzo, Man!
exact hits were obtained, according
to a Vienna report. 4,
The stiffening of the Austro-Ger
man resistance on the east front i
evidenced by report from Petrograt
which says after Russian troop
reached the west bank, of the. Zlota
Lipa river, south of Brzezany, thei
advance was checked by counter-at
tacks.' Between the Zlota-Dipa an
the Dniester, the Russian troops ar
fighting their way forward, despit
desperate resistance. stl
On the river Bystritza, the Ru:
slams have occupied the little tow
of Solotvina and the village of Griav
to the southwest of Solotvina.
In the regions of Delatyn and W
rokhta the Austrians are retiring
the west. The Russians captured
series of heights to the west of V
rokhse and Ardzemoy.
Berlin reports that the battle Of P