The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-08-04
French AND BRITISH /
PROGRESS on SOMME
AFTER FIERCE COUNTER AT,
TAcKS ALLIED ARMIES MOVE
AGAINST GERMANS.
CARS HORDES SWEEP ON
In Their Long-Drawn-out Offensive
Russians Are Forcing the Austro-
Germans and the Turks Back
on All Fronts.
Latest From War Fronts.

HarQ lighting Is Jdh4uS pIaIo w
tween the British and the Germans in
the Somme region of France near Po-
sieres, around Logueval and in the Del
vile wood.
The British Wednesday captured an
important German trench north OF the
line running from Pozieres to Bazentin
LIE Petit, but were shelled out of it
Thursday morning by an enfilading
fire from the German artillery. An
other attack, however, gave the Brit.
ish a foothold in the southern end of
he trench. South Of the Somme the
French made further progress against
the Teutons east of Estrees.
In Champagne the Germans raided
French first trenches near Prosnes,
but later were driven out in a counter
attack.
Bombardments are in progress on
various sectors around Verdun.
Further advances for the Russian
troops in the Slonevka river region on
the eastern front are chronlcled by
Petrograd. Vienna admits the falling
back of the Austrians south Of Les.
zniow near Brody in the face of SUI
perior forces of the Russians and that
northeast of Brody the Russians
gained insignificant advantages In
which the attackers suffered eXtraOr.
binary losses.
In the north considerable fighting
continues between the Germans and
Russians, but no important changes
in territory have resulted.
In the Caucasus region the Russians
are reported from Petrograd to be still
on the heels of the Turks retreating
from Erzeingan.
Bombardments by the Austrians In
the Austro-Italian theater are reported
by Rome.
With the village Of Pozieres com.
pletely and apparently securely in
their hands and having strengthened
their position by the capture of two
strong trenches west OF the village.
the British troops seemingly are rest
ing before attempting again to throw
their forces against the Germans who
are blocking their advance toward
Bapaume. Thursday saw only isolated
artillery duels and here and there
sharp local infantry attacks along the
entire British front in France, where
for several weeks sanguinary encoun.
tiers had been engaged in almost con.
tinuously.
South of the Somme the French
have recorded another success in the
taking of a fortified house with some
prisoners southeast Of the village of
Estrees. EXCEPT in the Champagne,
where the artillery was engaged In
somewhat violent actions, little fight
Ing took place on the remainder of the
French front.
In the Volhynia sector the Russians
are keeping up theoretically their
pressure on the Teutons in the Stone
yak river region and are attacking the
Teutons in North Galicia near Brody.
In the Slonevka district, Petrograd
says the Teutons are suffering heavy
losses and that more than 1000 men,
tive guns, six machine guns and guam.
titles Of munitions have been captured
by the Russians.
The Turks have evacuated Erzingan
In Turkish Armenia and the Russians
are In possession Of this important
strategic point. The reports of the
evacuation have not mentioned wheth.
er the Turks In their retreat were able
to take away in the face of the rapid
Russian advance the guns and stores
In Erzingan.
The British are tenaciously holding
to the portions of the village Of Pozi-
eres. from which they drove the Ger.
mans and with their artillery fire have
repulsed there an attempt by the Ger
man artillery to regain possession of
the northeastern portion of the vii
lage.
At Pozieres the Australians Tuesday
were fighting furiously against the
Germans for possession OF, the village
and the head Of the road leading from
It to Bapaune and the greater part of
the village is now reported to be in
Australian hands. There has been a
diminution in the vicious fighting
which began Saturday night along the
British front from Thiepyal to Gull.
hmOnt
Eastward in the Verdun region the
French have occupied German re.
doubt west Of Thiaumont, taking with
1t five machine guns and two score
prisoners.
Six German torpedo boat destroyers
were engaged In a running fight b.
British light forces off Schouwen bank
Sunday. says an official statement is.
sued by the British admiralty The
German vessels were repeatedly hit.
The Russians now are west of Beres-
techk and the fighting continues. The
captured Austro-Germans Thursday
and Friday are said to number $4,000.
Further successes are attending the
attempt Of the Russians to enter the
Hungarian plains from Bukowina.