Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-14
BRITISH ADVANCE
AGAINST GERMANS
| ON FRONT OF MILE
hey Drive Teutons From
Their Trenches to Depth
of 400 Yards.
fOWN OF MARIAWPoL
NOW IN HANDS OF RUSSIANS
'etrograd Reports Further Vic
tories for It's Troops in
Galicia.
REHCH PROGRESS AT VERDUN
lake Gains Near Fleury and Hold
Enemy on Remainder Of
Line.
'EEHCH PROGRESS AT vERDUN
lake Gains Near FIeury and Hold
Enemy on Remainder Of
Line.

ispHbtN. August l3.--ftarU ne
n the Somins region Of France. In
ialicia and I'm the Italian theater. with
nrther gains for the entente allies
n all three regions. marked the opera
IONS of Saturday night and Sunday.
Northwest of Pozicres. north of the
fomme. the British made an advance OF
rom 400 TO 900 yards over front of
carly mile against the Germans and
lso captured trenches on the plateau
northwest of Bnzcntin- lie Petit. while
he French southeast Of Maurepas
gained a further foothoId on the slopes
u hill 1o9
Between Thicpval and the Somme on
saturday night. according TO Berlin.
assaults by the entente allies broke
iown with heavy casualties to the at
acEcrs. The lighting near Ham and
iaurcpas continued throughout the
nitro night and into Sunday. the men
'cpca'edly coming to grips In hand
o-hand encounters.
Mariampol. in Galicia. seven miles
iou,heast of HalicZ, the town of Pod
;'acy and several villages along tho
ipper Sercth River have fallen into
he hands of the Russians. All along
his front, even in the Carpathians,
'c,roerad reports that the Russians
arc continuing their advance against
hc Austro-Gcrman forces
RUSSIANS TIIROwN BACK
At SEVERAL POINTS
ON the Bys,ritza sector and near
Mona bterzyska. however. Berlin says
he Russians have been thrown back
several places by the counterattacks
,f The Tcuton!c allies.
Tho Duke of Aosta is Keeping up
'is strong offensive against the Aus
rians in the Isonzo region. having
ir!vcn them from fortified positions In
he Monfalcone and Gorilla sectors
and taken prisoner more than c.0n0 ad-
iitional mon.
Constantlnople reports that the
Turks cas-, Of the Suez Canal have
turned against the british and COM
PEELED them 10 retreat with heavy
losses. The London War office. how
crer, disputes this statement. assert
Ing thar the British cavalry Is still
in pursuit Of the Turkish rear guard
which on Saturday evening had been
|iaven back 10 "A position east Of Birs-
cl.SIa nca.
After long period Of inactivity. the
British along tho Euphrates in Meso-
potamia attempted an advance against
! the Turks, but rctrcatcd after two
hours fighting
Further advances by The Turks
against the Russians on tho Persian
front and In Turkish Armenia also arc
claimed by Constantinoplc.
|IMrORTANT ADVANCE
SCORED on soMME
LONDON, August l3.-An Important
advance on tho Somme front north
|west of PoZieres was announced to-
day by the War Ofice. The British
pushed forward their lines 500 or 400
yards over a front OF nearly n mile.
Tho afternoon report from headquar-
tiers in France says:
"On the plateau northwest OF Bazen-
tim -le-Petit we gained ground toward
|Martinpuich and captured some enemy
trenches. Northwest OF Pozieres we
|also made n further important advance
|of 800 or 400 yards on a front OF nearly
Ia mile. Our losses were slight, in spite
OF the heavy artillery.
Last night we made three success-
ful raids on the enemy trenches. the
first southwest of la Folie farm, on the
|Vimy ridge; the second opposite Ca
lonne. and the third east OF Armen-
there's. We inflicted many casualties
ION the enemy. capturing machine
gun and prisoners. The enemy at
tempted n raid near the HohenzoIlern
redoubt. which was repulsed with
heavy loss by our infantry Several
Bavarian prisoners were captured.
"The enemy exploded mine east OF
Cabaret Rouge. but we occupied the
tip Of tho crater. We fred three miles
north OF Neuve Chapelle and also
south OF the quarries northwest Of
IIulluch. The enemy made no attempt
10 occupy the craters."