South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-20
BRITISH REGAIN
LOST GROU D
At TWO POINTS
Take Back From Germans in
Counter Attack Most of
Longueval and DEL
vile Wood.

LONDON. July 20. - There has
been no abatement in the sanguin-
airy struggle between the British and
Germans north of the Somme which
began Tuesday after a German bonn
bardment and an attack by heavy in
fantry forces which gave TO the leu
tons parts Of the village OF Tongue
val and Delville wood
In counter attacks Wednesday the
British succeeded in regaining most
of the territory they had lost and in
addition dispersed with their artiI-
lery fire a large body OF Germans.
who were massing for another at
tack 10 the south of Delville wood.
Hard fighting is still going on In this
sector. To the south OF the Somme
the French report the capture OF
several German trenches.
Heavy Smelling at Verdun.
Around Verdun-in the region of
Hill 304 and in the Fleury sector.
the Germans are heavily bomb bard
ing the French positions. probably
presaging the usual infantry at
tacks.
The Russians in the vicinity of
Riga are hammering hard with in
fantry and artillery Field Marshal
Won Hindenburg's forces, but accord
ing TO Berlin all their attacks thus
far have failed with heavy losses.
Further south, in Nolhynia. the Rus
slams along the Stokhod river and TO
| the west and southwest Of Lutsk are
heavily bombarding the positions of
the Teutonic allies.
While Petrograd asserts that the
Russians in Galicia are advancing
toward the passes Of the Carpath-
Han mountains leading to the plains
Of Hungary. Vienna says that south
west of Delatyn the Austrians have
! driven the Russians back across the
river Pruth.
! Drop Bombs on Reval.
! German naval aircraft have drop
| ped a large number of bombs or
Reval. in the gulf of Finland, caus-
ing. according TO Berlin. damage tC
Russian troop boats. cruisers and
submarine in the gulf and to mill
tary establishments on land.
In Asia Minor. south of Trebizond
additional gains for the Russians
| against. the Turks are reported by
Petrograd, while Constantinople re
ports slight successes for the Turk
ish arms against the British along
the Euphrates river and north Of the
| Persian gulf near Basra. In addi-
ton. the Turks are declared to have
I defeated the Italians In northern
Tripoli and Misratah.
Counter Attacks Weaker.
When Gen Haig's afternoon re
port was dispatched from headquar
ters in France, the violent fightinl
which developed from the German
counter attacks had been going or
all night long. and had given the
Germans a footing in Delville WOOD
and Longueval. was still in prog.
| ress. The German attacks on th(
Waterloo farm and other point:
were repulsed
In a brief dispatch tonight Gen
Haig announced that most OF the
ground thus lost has been regained
in both places and that the British
| fire has dispersed the Germans mass
ing for a further attack on Water
lot farm. These dispatches seen
to confirm the opinions constantly
expressed by the correspondents a
the front of the dwindling strength
OF the German counter attacks.
The operations on the French
front are still impeded by rain, anC
comparative calm prevails.
The Russian operations are again
becoming interesting. The Russian
. military critics dwell on what the.
describe as the mechanical regu
larity" of the strategic blows deal
by Russia on her various fronts AM
the absence Of any indications tina
the enemy forces are able 70 parr-
them The Russians recently hav
brought themselves much neare
Vladimir-V Olynski and Kovel. an,
the German communications be
tween Kovel and Lemberg ar
threatened by the Russian advanc
TO Stoyanoff and Sokal. preliminar.
10 the investment of Lemberg
In Pennsylvania the Russians hav
forced two passes in the Carpathians
Jablonitza and Kirlibaba. while the,
also hold command Of the Delatyn
Budapest railway. Their cavalry i
moving in the rear OF Gen. Pfanzer'
forces between KimpOtung and Kut,
and apparently the invasion of Hun
/ gary has begun.