Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-13
GERMANS DRIVE
TWO WEDGES into
THE BRITISH Line
Strong Counter Attacks In the
Mametz and Trones Woods
on the Somme Front
Successful.
OTHER ASSAULTS FAIL
Two Attempts to Take Position
Near Verdun Beaten Off
With Heavy Losses.
SEVERAL CoMBATS IN AIR
OTHER ASSAULTS FAN
SEVERAL ooMBATs IN AIR
BULLETIN.

& BULLETIN.
London, July 1.-THE British have
retaken the ground lost last night to
the Germans, according to the official
statement issued tonight and now
hold all of Mametz Wood. Two Ger
man attacks against Contalnaison
were repulsed.
London, July 1.-THE Germans.
heavily reinforced, delivered strong at
tacks against the British on the SOM
me font last night, They gained
ground in Mametz Wood and Trones
Wood. . ss
An official announcement issued this
afternoon says all the German, attacks
were beaten off except in Mametz and
Trones Wood.
"Since the commencement of the
battle the enemy has received large
reinforcements," the announcement
says. Yesterday and last night
strong hostile attacks were made
against several points OF our new posi-
tions.
Attacks Beaten OF.
Except in Msmetz Wood and
Trones Wood, in both Of which local
tiles the Germans regained some
ground, all these attacks were beaten
off, with loss to the enemy.
Between the main battlefield and
the sea, we have been actively en-
gagged in bombarding the enemy posi-
tons and raiding his front line.
Southeast of Loos, party OF Royal
Irish Fusiliers penetrated the enemy's
trenches at a point where they were
strongly held, and remained there for
twenty minutes, during which time
heavy fighting took place in the
trenches.
Many Germans were killed. Our
casualties were slight.
Opposite the Hohenzollern re-
doubt, two companies Of Seaforth
Highlanders forced their way into an
other portion OF the enemy trenches
| after a stiff fight. Marry Germans were
killed or wounded. A hostile machine
gun was destroyed. Several dugouts
crowded with the enemy were success
fully bombed and some prisoners were
taken. A
Several combats In the air took
place on July 10 as q result Of which
we destroyed one German machine
while one of our own machines was
brought down by the enemy gunhre."
Germans Defeated Near verdun.
Paris, July l2.-The Germans de-
livered two attacks last night on
French position in the neighborhood
of Dead Mans Hill On tine Verdun
front. The war office announcement
Of today says that both these assaults
failed, breaking down under French
fire. East Of the Mouse the French
retook part OF the ground won yes
terday by the Germans.
In the operations east Of the Meuse
the French took eighty prisoners, Of
whom one is an officer.
There we're no Developments last
night on the Somme front.
The FrenSh conducted successful
raids in the Champagne and in Lor-
raine,
The statement says:
"On both banks Of the Somme last
night passed quietly.
"In the Champagne we captured
prisoners In the course Of small OPP
Grafton near Cernay.. Also we deliv-
cred successful surprise attacks upon
trenches Of the enemy between Mais-
ons De Champagne and La Cslvirc,
north of Vile Sur Tourbe.
"On the left bank Of the Meuse
two attacks upon one of our trenches
at Dead Mans Hill failed completely
under our fire.
"On the right bank night counter
attack delivered by our troops east
of the Fumin made 1t possible for us
to reoccupy a portion Of the terri
tory taken yesterday by the enemy.
We took eighty prisoners, including
one officer
I'm the Lorraine district, sector of
Reillon, we drove the Germans back
from certain trenches where yester-
day they secured footing"