The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-13
THE ANGLO-F RtNCH !. LINE STUbbORNLY HOLDING GERMANS Though the Teutons Made Slight Gain in Fights on
 Verdun Front CARS ARMIES STILL
 DOING WELL IN EAST Activity Reported Frsm Italian Line. Turks Claim to Be Holding Slavs
 in Caucasus-Berlin Says All
 Attacks Are Repulsed
 

Fighting desperately In the face Oh determined German attacks. the forces under General Haig succeeded yesfer- day in gaining control of the entire Mametz wood. which had been entered the previous night by the Germans. In the same region north of the Somme the British made some progress in the Trones wood and repulsed two heavy attncISs against Combination. The Ger mans are reported to have lost heav- fly in their attacks on Trones wood.
 The French and German forces south of the Somme apparently are resting as there has been almost no activity In the region of Picardy since the first of the week
 Around Verdun. however, and espe- cially on the right bank of the Mouse, bitter and heavy fighting is in pro- gross between the forces of the Ger man crown prince and the French de- lenders of the fortress. The Germans. following up their success In the region of the Damloup battery, have under taken a strong offensive toward Fort Souville, the possession of which would strengthen their position for a further advance on Verdun.
 Attacking in mass formation from
 the village of Fleury and the Chapitre and Vaux woods. the Germans gained ground at the intersection of the Fleury and vaux roads. The gain. how ever, Paris asserts. was made at the cost of enormous losses" Violent bombardments continue in the region of Souville. Chenois and La Laufee. There was relative calm on the left bank of the Mouse.
 FIERCE FIGHTING IN EAST The fierce fighting which has marked the Russian advance across the Stok- bod river toward Kovel appears to have quieted down. Petrograd says there has been fighting cn this sec- | tor. but mentions only two minor att tacks by the Germans. which, it adds, were repulsed. There has been some activity north of the Stokhod region. I but in Bukowina and Galicia the ad- vance of General Brussiloffs troops seems to have halted for the moment. The Russians have met with suc- cess in Armenia and report the cap ture of Mamakhatum. 50 miles west of
 Erzerum. and about the same distance from Erzingan. the objective of the Russian drive in this direction. The Turkish forces. in retreating from the town, which was taken by assault, set | it on fire.
 Fighting continues at isolated points | on the Austro-Italian front and Rome reports some successes in the Adige valley and the recapture in part of po- artillery bombardments bv both sides at other points on this front. Vienna claims the repulse of a strong Italian attack on Monte Rasto. south of the Sugana valley.
 London. July 12.-Tne Anglo-French 1 offensive is maintaining itself as rig
 orously as ever against the most de- termined attacks, which the Germans
 are now delivering against the front
 in northern France.
 The Germans have now thrown re-
 Inducements into the breach. having
 had ample time to recover from the first shock of the unexpected strength | of the British and French attacks. 1 There is no doubt the Germans had
 supposed the French to be enfeebled l greatly south of the Somme because of | (Continued on Page Seven) l