The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-07-05

LONDON. July 5-Pre,sufe ol th,
entente allie, pn the central powers
continues without abatement and while
nowhere has ans great amount OF ter
rtory been recovered. great strategic
gain, are claimed OH the western, east.
ern and Italian front,
Fight in Open Country.
So far a, the western front IS con.
eerned. the first phase OF the Anglo.
French Is thought 10 be nearing an
end Both north and south OF the
Sommc the French and British are en-.
gagged IN organizing positions captured
since Saturday. The French, having
taken all the German defensive posi-.
iions sonlh Of the Somme, are now
fighting In open country and cavalry
which has hcen SO long idle. is being
employed ior patrol work
No Advantage Gained.
According o. the German statement
issued At Bcrin today. violent ughung
between the German, and entente at.
lies ON both side, ul III, >ummc river
haS been ,uuuuu1u, since lur,liy
nigh, Tip 20 the present time the
statement adds. the allie, nowhere
have obtained scrj0u, advantage
French troop. ou 'he right bank of the
Meu,c. IN the \ctlun .eDtof. repeated
Is tried 90 advance with ,roug force,
against the German position, north
west ut lhaumuut wood. hgi the state
ment says, the attempt, were irWilc,s
Aim Al Bridgehead.
The next objective at the French ~
ihi, region is the village o' BarlcuN
which IS the junction point ol three
highways leading 10 the Somme south
oi Pcronne II ihi, point IS gained lh,
French will hc W position ~ attack
the bridgehcadS opposite Pcronnc
which the Germans arc strengthening
New Thrust Expected.
North OF the river the Anglo.Ftenel
advance is slower on accoun, oi N,
fact that the Germans have masset
between the river and the llehu,efn,
the bulk OF ,wen,y-siS divisions which
originally held this front and the re-
serves they haye since brought up
ki,er the ground gained has been con
eenttated, Il - expected artillery pfrp
sra,ion for a second big thrust will h'
made
Cosaeh Raid Hungary
The Italians after fcgainiug TERRITORY
In the ltcntinn are going ~ their orig
inal plan and are attacking along nh
lower isunin. where they have game.
some lesser Surrr,,c, Important new
comes from re,ograd Russian al
vance guard, ou General lt,JhiyV'
extreme lett arc engaged with Austrian
rear guards on the snutS 1T the Car
pa,hians and unofficial report, eyt'
say Cossacks have been taiding Hun
gary. General lc,rhi,yys right NJ.
opened a passage ON the direction Cd
the stretch oi railway connecting IN
rear OF the entire Austrian front, kolo
mea. .Stsnislau. .emhctg. while the ot
eupa,ion OF Dcla,yn iof which the Ru,
SLAMS ate making. would sever M
communications ot Gen. Won Bolhmef
army
Emphasize Russian Success.
Roth Field Marshal Won llndenhuf
and Field Marshal Nm Mackcn,en AZ
reported 10 have arrived a, kuytl :
direc, operations designed 10 break N
Russian atc ~ Nolhynia The late,
official dispatches contain claims b
both sides 10 succcsst, IN this rrsipi
Press dispatches today empha,ife m
importance Of tine Russian victory nea
Bafanuyichi where the stroke oi hin
Nicholas forces ha, been delivered
Russians Dhven Bach.
The German statement SAYS Russia
troops are again attacking the Uetma
line from Iytin 10 the region south
eas, ~ Batanivichi. IN liihuania Stub
born hand to hand fighting Is in pros
fcss and the Russians have either he,
repulsed o. driven back from the plsc,
where they had broken into IN, Get
man lines The heaviest losses. !,
added, were sustained by the Russian
Detective Chief Dead