Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-07-24
Allies DRIVE
. IS NOW CHECKED,
GERMANS ASSERT
Official Reports for Past Three
Days Say Hostile Gains
Are Unimportant
BRITISH PAY HEAVILY
FOR P0ZlERES F00TH0LD
Brandenburger Grenadiers De-
feat Enemy at longueval,
Is Claim

German official cablegrams, report
ing on the west and east front situa.
tions for the past three days, de-
clare that the drive of the Allies
on both sides has been checked. Small
gains only are admitted as having
been won by the Allies.
The reports are as follows:
Sundays Report
GERMAN HEADQUARTERS, July
23.-Between the sea and Ancre and
in the Somme sectors, livelier fire
combats are going on today. In the
vicinity Of Richebourg. strong enemy
reconnoitering detachments were re-
pulsed. Between Ancre and Somme,
after increasing artillery fire during
the evening and night, infantry at.
tacks took place on the Thiepval and
Guillemont fronts. British attacks on
these fronts, regardless Of losses, fail'
ed.
Violent hand-to-hand fighting is go
ing on near Pozieres west Of Foure-
aux wood. and on the west edge Of
LonguevaI. Between Guillemont and
Somme, enemy's attempted attack
stifled In trenches by curtain fire.
South Of Somnne, temporarily very
strong artillery duels followed by
separate French attack which failed.
In Meuse sector. artillery comhats
Iof high intensity Fleury sector:
EneHy's hand grenade attack In Tren-
wood and In mountain wood north
of Tovannes, also accommodating de-
taehments, were repuised.s South Of
Damioup we gained terrain In the di.
rection of Farm Dicourt Prisoners
and booty were captured.
A French air squadron tombed
Muelhefm In Baden and villages near.
by. Two Of the enemy's aeroplanes
were shot down In air combats. The
attack was answered with heavy
shells on the town of Belfort.
On East front: Southeast OF Riga
late In the evening, the enemy at.
tacks were frustrated In curtain fire.
Russian attempts TO cross the Styr
near Zahatka southwest of Beres.
tecko were impeded by German bat.
teries.
Today's Report
GERMAN HEADQUARTERS, July
24--Western war theater: It is now
evident that English attacks reported
yesterday against the fronts Of Thiep.
val and Gui1lennont were made by
parts Of eleven English divisions, sew.
eral of which we're hurried from other
fronts. The only advantage the enemy
gained on the whole line, which Is not
get regained by the Germans, Is that
they entered some houses IN Pozieres
for which they paid extraordinarily
heavy losses.
The enemy was defeated in Tongue
val by powerful counter attacks Of
Brandenburg's grenadiers Of Douau.
mont fame. From the gravel pit
southwest Of GuiIlemont where the
enemy temporarily had established q
footing. The Germans captured three
officers and 141 unwounded men.
South Somme, small French enter
prises failed near Soyecourt and west
Of Vermandoyillers in German fire.
Artillery fights decreased only tenn
porarily.
Since July Is. German booty captur.
ed Is 68 machine guns, as far as up
to now reported.
On right Of Meuse: Artillery fire
on both sides several times increased
to great violence. The infantry is
not active.
Eastern war theater: Northern
section front and Gen. Bothmer'a
army front only patrol engagements
Northwest Of Berestecko, strong Rus
sian attacks were fatty repuIsed.