Evening star., 1916-08-20
SUCCESSES SCORED
TO NORTH OF POzIERES
Half Mile of Trenches Seized to
to West of High
Wood.
FOOTING IN GUILLEM0NT.
Berlin Admits Shortening of Line
at This Point-French in
Hard Fighting Around
Verdum.

LONDON, August 20, 2:34 am.
Daily attacks by the British
against the German lines north
of the Somme, in France, are
having their reward.
The British have advanced
along a front of eleven miles,
capturing an important ridge
overlooking Thsepval, high
ground north of Pozieres and
half mile of trenches west of
High wood, according to the Off
.,ial statement issued by the war
affice at midnight. They captur-
Cd 7oo prisoners in these opera
Ions.
Strong Pressure Exerted.
The pressure of the Anglo-French
rces has been exerted strongly re-
,~atly where the two forces join hands
tween Guillemont and Maurepas.
The British have gained a footing in
the village of Guillemont. Berlin says
tfe Anglo-French attacks north of the
.;,mme were repulsed, except around
tiuiilemont where the German line was
.hortened.
While not as active as the British on
lie Somme front, the French have
made more gains in the Verdun region.
Fighting took place on both banks OF
The Meuse, the Germans attacking on
the left and the French on the right
bank The German advance was frus-
trated. Paris says, and the French sue
'eeded In gaining entire possession OF
the village OF Fleury. Counter attacks
by the Germans failed to dislodge the
French. Paris asserts
Latest British Report.
The text Of the latest British state
ment follows:
Operations carried out yesterday at
various points along our front from
Thiepval to our extreme right south
of Guiilemont, a distance of about
eleven miles. were most successful. AS
I result we captured a ridge south
east of and overlooking Thiepval and
northern slopes OF high ground north
tensive view of the east and north
east.
We are holding the western edge of
High wood and trenches made by the
enemy extending some half mile west of
the wood We have advanced our line
half way to Ginchy and to the edge Of
Guillemont. where we hold the outskirts
of the village. including the railway sta
ton and quarry. which is of considerable
military importance. The number of pris-
oners passed back to o'clock in the aft
rF = ,e
IS officers and 7S0 Of other ranks.
To-day. northeast of Tozieres. we made
a further advance on both sides of the
Pozieres Bapaume road for some 300
yards.
Early Report on Advance.
The earlier British official report of
yesterday says:
Our success reported last night has
been maintained and extended. During
the night the enemy delivered several
very determined counter attacks
against the positions we had cap
tured- Except on our extreme right.
where the enemy regained a little
ground. these counter attacks every
where were repulsed.
From High wood to the point where
we Join up with the French we ad-
vanced our line over frontage of more
than two miles for distance varying be
>
now hold the western outskirts of Guile
mont and line thence northward to mid
way between DelvilIe wood and Ginchy
and also the orchards north of Iong,leyal
Between High wood and the Albert
Bapaume road we captured some hundred
yards Of an enemy trench. East and
southeast OF Mouquet farm we advanced
our line by some 300 yards Between
Ovillers and Thiepval we pushed forward
on a front of over half a mile AS a
result of these operations several hundred
prisoners have been taken by u.s.
French Drive Germans Out.
The French have driven the Germans
out Of the portion Of the trench north
of Maurepas into which they penetrated
M their counter attack Friday night.
according 10 the official statement is
sued by the French war Office last night.
The text Of the statement follows.
North of the Sonme apart from an
operation of detail which permitted u.
TO eject the enemy from the portion of
the trench he penetrated last night
north OF Maurepss. the day has been
quiet. Our troops actively pressed for
ward their work of consolidation on the
conquered front The artillery actions
were Of small Importance in conse-
querce Of the bad weather.
In the Argonne we exploded a mine
which wrecked the enemy's advanced
works at Nauquois.
-On the right bank of the Meuse ar
ttllery fighting continues actively in
the ury-Vaux-Chapitre sector. There
has been ND infantry action. On the
remainder of the front there was no
action of Importance"
Fridays Fierce Fighting.
The latest Paris report describing
Fridays fighting says:
North of the Somme the enemy dur
ing the night (Friday) delivered sew
eral violent counter attacks agains,
the positions taken by US yesterday