Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-08-07
BRITISH FORCES
CAPTURE GERMAN
SECOND DEFENSE
German Counter Attacks
Against Newly Won Posi-
tions Are Repulsed by
the Allies.
FIGHTING ALONG MEySE
Russians Cross the Rive:
sereth and Repulse Coun-
ter Attack.
MORE STEAMERS SUNK
FIGHTING ALONG NEysE
MORE STEAMERS SUNK

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MORE STEAMERs STINK
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Pozleres and lhiepval' north o. the
Somme, British forces have captured
the main German second line system
of defenses on front Of 1000 yards
north cf Pozieres. The attack, which
was made BY Australians and troops
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oners. German counter attacks against
the newly won positions were repulsed
with heavy ,osses London asserts
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battle was developing near fozieres'
Berlin makes no mention Of the latest
pr;t;sb .dv.nces British attacks.
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however, ssau's' 'ne ~ ''o
north OF Ovillers to Foreaux WOOD
were rcpulsed by the Germans.
On the French front in the Son1fae
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artillery activity while Berlin claims
the repulsc Of French advance south
Of Maurepas.
On the right bank Of the Meuse in
the Verdun region the fighting be-
tween the French and the Germans
continues to be bitter.
Germans Bornbard Fleury.
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Efforts to drive the French from the
Thiaumont work, recently captured.
The Germans also bombarded heavily
the sector Thiaumont and Fleury.
Berlin mentions bitter fighting at
Thiaumont work and reports the caps
ture Of 46S prisoners during the Ger
man counter attacks in the Fleury
sector.
On the Russian front the most in
tense fighting is reported as taking
place south Of Brody, in Galieia. The
Russians crossed the Seretf river, cap
tured positions in the region OF Penis
aki-T chisopdy and repulsed an Aus
tfo-Geriiiah Counter aftAck against
them.
Berlin says Russian defachnients
which crossed the Sereth near Patyzye
were forced TO retreat before Austro-
German counter attacks. Northwest
OF Zalosze, IN the same district, RUS
sian attacks were repulsed. Pctro.
grad admits the retirement OF several
detachments from mountain passes in
the Carpathians, southwest OF Kuty.
in the face OF heavier Austrian forces.
Turks Attack Romani.
The British positions al Romani,
twenty-five miles east of the Suez
canal, are being attacked by Turkish
forces, estimated at l4,000 men OF, .
front OF seven to eight miles. The
attack, London asserts, has made no
impression on the British positions,
while on the southern flank the Brit
ish have taken between 400 and 500
prisoners.
Rome reports slight progress on the
Trentino front against the Austrians.
An Italian attack east OF Monfalcone,
on the Carso plateau, resulted in the
capture Of some prisoners.
Including the capture OF the Ger.
man trenches reported this morning,
during the last two days the British
pushed forward line north and west
Of Pozieres somewhere from 1000 to
5000 yards.
Troops from Australia, Kent, Sur.
rey and Sussex participated in the
operation and consolidated the posi-
tion won, despite the shell fire, which
was especially heavy near the Po-