Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-07-25
HAIC READY FOR
new ASSAULT
General Attack Will, it is
Expected Follow Bcrf:'
bardment
OBTAIN MORE GROUND
Australian Soldiers Deal Terrific
Blows in Drives Recently Made
Upon Germans

London, July 25-"The greater
part of Pozieres is now ours" re-
ported General Haig this morning in
an official statement.
He announced further that at no
point had the enemy succeeded IN
counter-attacks in reaching Brit
ish trench.
Today's Paris communique tells OF
another advance by French troops.
South of Estres they carried Strongly
fortified block-houses," elected tne
Germans from nearby trenches, and
rcpulsed all counter assaults.
London, July 15.-Last night re-
port from Gen. Sir Douglas Haig,
telling of heavy artillery action on
the British front in France, is gen.
orally interpreted here as meaning
that preparations are under way for
a new general assault against the
German positions.
While this bombardment has been
in progress, the infantry has made
further gains in Pozieres. where,
beyond the German third line, the
British straddle the important Bap-
aume highroad.
The heaviest fighting yesterday
was borne by the Australian corps,
veterans of hundred battle fields
in Europe and Gallipoli During the
night they inflicted severe losses on
| the Germans, who delivered counter
attacks on numerous sections of the
front, their blows being especially
heavy between Guillemont and the
high wood. Despi.. these attacks,
soldiers from the Antipodes made
further progress near the forest and
village. :
The most extensive gain, however,
and one won against the most deter
mined resistance was registered in
PoZiercS, where house-to house fight
ing is going on. The British now hold
the larger part of the village, it is
officially announced, while in the
course of the fighting a number OF
machine guns and some prisoners
have been captured.
The British are attacking on the
Smile sector of the Picardy front
with more than 100000 men, accord
ing. to estimates made by the Ger.
mans and reported from Berlin. The,
official statement of the German
headquarters, while admitting the
! British made gains in their attacks,
or Saturday night AMI Sunday, statei
that the German lines have now teen'
entirely "rectifed" except for some
houses in Pozieres which the British
won at heavy cost and which they
still hold.
There were some minor actions of
rather sharp chara*ter during +he
night, and yesterday on the French:
front, but no change of any extert.
in the front.
The artillery fire along the entire
Picardy front has heen terrific
throughout the day, and word of
new general assault is momeptarily
expected.
1 The official statement by German
army headquarters, cabled from Ber-
lin, follows:
at is now evident that the British
attacks reported yesterday against
the front from Thiepval to Guillemont
were made by parts Of II British
, divisions, several of which were hur-
ried from other fronts. The only adj
, vantage gained by the enemy on the
whole line not yet rectified by the
v Germans is that he entered some
n houses in Pozieres for which he paid
S in extraordinarily heavy losses.
''ihe enemy was defeated at Long
ueval by powerful counter-attack
: by the Brandenburg Grenadiers, Of
' Douamont fame.