The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-07-07
FRENCH CAPTURE SIX
', ''' MILES OF TRENCHES
SOUTH OF THE SOMME
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II ONDoN July Con the SOmme front the fighting of
the big Allied drive goes forward slowly, but with
out pause, according to the reports from French and
British sources Berlin repeats that the fighting has been
without major results the military point of view
and insists that the Allies have gained little nothing
to compensate them for the terrific they have s
tanned from the Teutonic resistance.
The French have been successful in their attacks
than their British allies Last night official reports from
Paris that south of the Somme the French had
taken the entire German second line positions over an
extent Of six miles and had that much closer to
Perr9ne and the Peonne railroad the present goal
HEM NOW NO i' IN FRENCH HANDS
Bhe Gallo troops, have been meeting with a less
ermined and effective resistance than british part
pers to the north of the river booty positions
taken and prisoners captured has been much larger The
French commanders there report that the small but i'm
porant town of Hem to the of Curu been taken
by assault with considerable loss attackers owing
of the place
East Of the town and vantage point of Cu the
have captured line of German trenches Also Sormont
farm, winch faces Cley another much military
point was taken by the French
On the Somme river the French have resumed the of.
fepsVe and made much progress in the south. In the
river region toward sormon farm, and from Hill
SMty'three the situation is dominated by the French
BSTREES FALLS TO FRENCH
On the extreme southern flank of their present move
meRt the French have finally effected the capture of Es
trees to part of which the Teutonc forces had cng
after the fighting of the day before entire town Is
in the hands of the French troops are reported
to be debouehing successfully in the general direction of
North of the somme British are meeting with stiff
resstance and succession Of eounter nttocE NV tb @
mans who appear determined not to yield their ground
Despite this the British reports optimistic and
declare that the being repused
the inhiehon OF tremendous loss upon the enemy.
To the east of La Bossele and Thiepvul the fighting
has been severe the British of struggle
The GeEmans have launched massed formations against
recently consolidated British lines in determined effort
to break the grip these positions which the British
have
BRITISH MAKING ADVANCES
In spite of these and other attacks British command
or General Maurice reports steady gain along whole
of the British line
He officially estimates the Teutonc loss at more than
SIXTY thousand men in killed, wounded and prisonered
and says that large of booty have been taken
since the commencement of the big offensive In the
vicinity Of hcre the fighting has been desperate says
the onoial report Of the struggle which adds 1--WE have
however, progressed at certain points,
German prisoners say reports from the front have
admitted that the TeutOnic commanders have shift
ing men from both the Verdun and the Lens fronts
check the British attacks In all fifteen thousa prison
Continued on EIGHT