The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1916-07-06

Isltlons taken from the Germans
Headquarters claim the advantage on
the whole rests with the British. The
German artillery fire shows fncrcas-
ing intensity. Ovillers has been the
scene of desperate fighting. Bal-
lpaume, three miles east of Albert, is
gradually being encircled.
Prepare New Gun Attack
The allies are not making the mis-
take in this battle they made at
Champagne. Loos and Arras. In these
battles they attacked the German
second line without sufficient artil-
lery preparation. Both the German
second and third lines are stronger
than the first. These must be pene-
trated before the allies can force the
IGermans to accept battle in the open
Long and intense actions may result
before this can be accomplished, If,
indeed, it can be accomplished.
The allies have taken this into con-
sideration. They have an enormous
reserve stock of ammunition. The
German stock is apparently less pru-
digious, judging from the ratio of
their fire. The allies are firing from
cline" Mile in Depth
The desperate character of the
struggle is shown in the progress
made through what the official bull
letins describe as line" This desig-
nation does not refer to single liae,
but to the important first position de
fenses, from half a mile to mile
deep. comprising an intricate lab
rynth of trenches, connected with ad-
vanced posts heavily armored with
concrete, in which machine guns are
installed, while in the trenches them
selves are armored turrets protecting
other machine guns.
The second and third lines of the
general defensive works OF the Ger
mans on the western front are equal
ly intricate. All three lines must be
pierced by the allies before their de-
sire to force the Germans to battle
in the open can be realized.
Attacks Are Relief
Berlin, Germany,-The correspon-
dent of the Lollal Anzeiger, tele-
graphing on Sunday from German
headquarters in France describes the
opening of the Anglo.French attack
as follows:
"For seven days and seven nights
guns of all calibres from field guns to
long ship guns have Increasingly ham
mered the German positions. camps
and shelters behind constantly re-
newed waves of poisoned gas. The
gas drifted over, mingled with shells,
which as they burst, threw out COR
rosive benumbing fumes.
The country between Ypres and
Roye was one vast hell during the
long period of preparations which
was double the length of that which
preceded the battle in Champagne
last autumn. The only pauses came
when sallies We're made to determine
whether an onslaught was possible.
The Germans first line trenches in
many places were completely under
a hail OF missels against which the
best pioneer work was helpless.
'It came as a relief to the German
troops from an almost unbearable
strain when the bombardment ceased
and strong columns advanced. These
did not attack the whole front, but
broad sections on either side of the
Somme and Ancre rivers from the
British northern sector to LaBoiselle
"Along the second sector from La
Boiselle to the Somme the first
trenches were so demolished that
they offered no support for their hard
pressed occupants and retirement
was decided upon and executed. The
ruins of Fricourt, Mametz and Curlu
which lay in line with the front
trenches had TO be abandoned to the
enemy who found here relatively his
greater success OF the first day"