Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-09-22
BRITISH CUT
GERMAN LINES
Most Powerful Attack Since
July | Raging on SOnnle'
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ina a Motor That Crosses Trenches'
The French Advance.

The French Advance.
Thursday morning at dawn the
British made the most powerful
general attack supported by the
heaviest volume CT shell fire, since
that of July l, when the grand Often
sive began.
The attacking front extends over SIX
miles, from the region CT ThlepVal tc
the junction with the French army on
the right, or practically the entire line
of the British advance OF the last ten
weeks.
Having gained the whole ridge from
the east of Thiepval through Glnchy
and all the old German second line
Notifications, the British made the.1
next step, a broad stride down the
hill against the newly constructed Ger
man third line. AS the ceasssess Brit
ish artillery fire had not permi ted them
to dig elaborate dugouts and other de-
fences, the Germans became more de-
pendent on their artillery for defence
They are known to have in front o. the
British from Grandcourt to G1nchy
1000 guns, or $50 to the mile. THu5
still another record has been made
in the volume of projectiles thrown by
either side.
Aside from their increased artillery
fire. the British brought into action for
the first time a new type Of armored
motor car capable, because OF its pow
erful traction, of crossing trenches
and she'll craters. For some days th'
armv had watched it with interest and
curiosity, and as it moved along N
support of the infantry in their charg
es, they cheered it even in the midst
of shell fire.
There was nothing more wonderful,
even in this war, than the spectacle OF
its advance toward the German line
It seems to have played an important
part in the sweep forward which al
the present writing has gained the vii
lage of Flers, brought the British to
the edge of Martinpulch and put the
bloody shamblers of High wood an1
Devils wood, for which two most &c
termined enemies made the hardest
struggle in the history of the B'i ish
army, we'll behind the advancing ranks
of khaki.
The British also are close to the
village of Courcelette. They have TAX
en- "Wunder Werk" (Wonder Work.
redoubt, in the Thiepval region, which
belonged to the old first line fortif1'
cations. The Germans had aimed to
make it impenetrable.
East of DEVILS wood the Germans,
in a strong redoubt, continue to make
desperate resistance. The French also
are attacking. The thunder of artil
lery and the struggle of infantry RACES
from Thiepval to the Somme.
The war office announced the British
had advanced from 1000 to 5000 yards
and were continuing to progress.
North of the Somme the French cap.
tured a series of German trenches and
advanced as far as the village of Ran.
court, the Paris war Office announced.
A French salient that was pushed fo".
ward by the capture of BouchaVesnes
has thus been spread out until the
troops operating therein threaten to
envelop Combles from the south and
east, while at the same time holding
a position favorable for an assault on
Peronne from the north.
At Clery, northwest of Peronne, tie
Germans launched another fierce
counter attack, but the Official ccm
munique states that this was also
beaten back. On the Verdun front two
German attacks were repulsed.