Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-09-15
MORE TRENCHES
TAKEN BY FRENCH
Village of BoucraveSnes Cap
tured by Joffre'S Men.
GERMAN BASE is PERILED
Allies Advance 600 Yards Beyond the
Bapaume-Perrone Highway and
Take $500 Prisoners-Loss
Admitted by Berlin.

London, Sept, 14.-Continuing the
spectacular offensive which marked
gain of two miles and at night cap
tured the village of BOnchavesnes and
advanced 600 yards beyond the Ba-
paume-Peronne highway, the French
extended their gains both north and
south of the SOmme.
A total of more than 1890 prisoners
captured in this action is officially re-
ported by Paris. The same statement
announces a new advance on the Ger
man base of Combles from the north
and the capture of the entire German
trench system south of Prize farm.
Smashing German counter-attacks at
several points are declared to have
been repulsed.
The statement from the French war
office follows:
moth of the Somme we have ex-
tended our positions on the part of
the front that faces the village of
Combles and taken by assault south
of the Prize farm, the whole system
of German trenches. Violent fighting
took place during the day on our CEN
ter and right, where the Germans
made great efforts to recapture their
lost ground Two German regiments
made a violent attack against Bots
PAbe farm, and were able to retake
1T, but an irresistible counter-offen-
sive by our troops dislodged them
again from this position, which we now
hold in its entirety. South of ridge
No. 76 the enemy also made attempts
against our gains but our infantry
maintained all our new positions.
$500 Prisoners Captured.
''The number of unwounded prison
ers counted up to now is more than
2,300, and the amount of war material
left by the Germans in the sector of
Bouchavennes alone and counted up
to now is ten cannon, including some
of heavy caliber, and about 40 machine
guns
ITO the right of the Meuse, after
an intense artillery preparation, the
Germans attacked our recently con-
quered positions east of Fleury. They
We're repulsed and left 20 prisoners in
our hands,
The French afternoon report says:
North of the Somme the battle
continued with marked success for
our arms The village of Bouchevesnes
was attacked at p. m. and was cap
tured, despite powerful resistance
I'm the morning our troops contin-
ned their advance toward the east.
They have taken by assault the farm
and wood of Liable, 800 yards east
of the Bethume highway and south
east of Bouchavesnes. We captured
more prisoners during these engage
ments and took quantity of ma
terial
ION the right bank Of the Mouse
(Verdun 'front.' we made some prog
ress in the northern section of Veux-
Chapitre wood"
Berlin Admits Lose.
The German official statement fol
lows:
Front of Field Marshal Prince
Rupprecht of Bavaria (Somme) The
bottle north of the Somme has re-
commenced. Our troops are engaged
an heavy fighting between COMPLIES
and the Somme. The French entered
Bouchavesnes. Artillery duels of
great violence continue on both sides
of the Somme.
front of the German crown prince
(Verdun): East of the Mouse attacks
made by the French in the sector of
Thiamont and Souville failed, caus-
ing them sanguinary losses"