Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-07-06


hundred Germans were taken.
DARIS, July So p. mJ-The full
L force of the French offensive
again is being exerted both north ano
south of the Somme but principally
southwark In this direction the
French are now in the outskirts oi
Peronne. the great railway center
which is Their first objective in their
effort to "ut the German communica-
;ions.
Sormont farm. taken by tho French,
is only two miles from Pcronne anu
adjoins its suburban houses The inn
pOrtance which the Germans attach
TO this point is shown in their fierce
counter attack last night when they
rushed the French lines hack to the
village of Bclloy -SnnterrC, which
they mOmentarily held This village
lies between Assevillcrs ana Estrees,
both held by the French s. that tho
German rush temporarily made a
dent in the French advance. This
dent was quickly Strengthened out
when fierce hand-to-h hand fighting
placed the town again in French
hands.
Many Prisoners
The number of German prisoners
taken is now close TO 5000. while
the extent Of the munitions captured
is shown in the fact that . Xty guns
were taken by a single army corps
Meantime, the movement nCith of the
SOmme is necessarily retarded in or
der that tho French left wing may
act simultaneously with tho British
right wing.
The British have been facing al
extremely heavy resistance and largo
reinforCemcnts were hurried forward
all day yesterday by the Cologne
Cambria railway which runs to the
very center Of the German front at
tackled by the British. The stubborn
resistance All along this front has pre-
vented the british from keeping pace
with the French advance to TIE south.
The tenacity with which the Ger
mans are holding to their positions in
the face of the British attack, par
ticularly around La Boisselle, while
the French menace Of PerOnne is
comparatively neglected. leads to the
belief of the military authorities that
the Germans are chiefly concerned in
breaking the British offensive even at
the sacrifice of some ground to the
south.
The French have now in some
places pushed through the third and
last line OF the German defenses as
they existed before the attack began.
The Germans are hastily constructing
new line, but are manifestly unable
to make it as strong as the three lines
perfected after twenty months labor.
Carried by Assault.
The statement follows:
North Of the Somme our troops
captured the slopes south Of Mamelon,
north of Curlu. East of the village our
inautry carried by assault the second
German position which was com
pletely captured on a front Of two
kilometers, from the Clery- Maricourt
road to the river. Pressing our ad
vantage further to the east we at
tackled and carried the village Of Hem
after a spirited battle. The Monacu
farm also fell into our hands. In the |
course of these actions three hundred |
soldiers and three officers were made |
prisoners by us.
south of the Somme we repulsed |
enemy counter-attacks on Belloy-en-
Santerre and elected the Germans |
from the part OF the village Of Estrees |
which they still occupied. A detach-
mcnt of the enemy which was holding |
a hill north of this locality was
to surrender and we took /
here two hundred prisoners Trenches
running between Estrees and Belloy |
having Deen occupied by us the en- |
tire seconS position OF the Germans
south Of the Somme Is now in cur
hands on front Of about ten kilo-
meters.
"On the north Verdun front there
were intermittent bombardments.
"Gn Lorraine. after artillery prepa-
ration, the enemy attacked our posi-
tion near st. Martin. east OF Lune-
Vile, and succeeded in obtaining a 4
footing I'm our trenches at three /
points. Our counter-attacks immedi-
ately drove them out and we reoccu-
pied all the lost ground"