The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-07-06
Allies on the Western Front Making Secure
Result of their Great Offensive
ONG EXTENDED SWEEP Or THE RUSSIAN LINES IN THE EAST NAY FLANK THE AUsRIANs
OUT OF lEMbURG
Assodted pre1D

near Thiepval on the front where the
French and British are making their
drive against the Germans is record
ed by the British war Office. A num-
Der of German prisoners were taken.
The French war office reports the
night generally quiet north and south
of the Somme river.
TEUTONS ADMIT DEFEAT
Berlin, July 6.-Repeated Russian
attacks have caused the withdrawal
Of part of Gen. Bothmer's army in
Galicia to the neighboring sector,
says the German war Office.
In the Somme region, the Germans
have evacuated Ham village. The
French have captured Belloy en- San
tarre.
CLEARED THE BANK TO CLERGY
London, July 6.-Having captured
the whole German second line de-
fenses south of the Somme from the
river to Belloy, the French resumed
their operations north of the river
and cleared the bank almost to Clery.
BRITISH LOSSES HEAVY
The British are still heavily engag-
ed from Hardecourt to Gommecourt.
They have maintained their recent
gains and extended their lines some.
Evidence of the deadly execution of
their artillery is found as trenches
are taken. In some eighty per cent
OF the defenders were killed. The
British losses were very heavy where
machine guns were undamaged by the
bombardment; in other places the loss
was slight.
British observers believe the Ger
man resistance was weakened by the
heavy casualties of the bombardment
and counter attacks, taking $4,000
prisoners and great quantity of war
material by the allies.
CONTINUED RUSSIAN SUCCESS
The Russians continue to record
successes, some of Importance, along
the whole front from Riga to the Car
rathians. They have crossed the rail-
way between Delatyn and Kensomezo,
one of the main Austrians channels to
supply armies at Stanislau and Tarn-
opol. 1t is thought this may cause
General Bothmer to withdraw toward
Lemberg.
HAVE TAKEN HAM
The entire second line positions of
the Germans, south of the Somme
river, over front approximately six
miles, has fallen into the hands of
the French, who have also captured
the village of Ham, near the northern
end of their line, and have completed
the conquest of Esteres. While none
of the ground gained by the British
has been lost, the British apparently
have failed to advance except slight
ly in certain sections. The number
of German prisoners reported cap
tured by the British and French is
about sixteen thousand and the Ger
man casualties are estimated unoffi-
cially at sixty thousand. The Ger
mans report taking a considerable
number Of British soldiers.
GERMANS ATTACK IN LORRAINE
Only bombardments are under way
on the Verdun front, but the Ger
mans have opened a new attack or
the French line near the Lorraine
frontier, east of Luneville.
LEMBERG THREATENED
Petrograd reports that the Russi
ans have cut the railroad running
from Lemberg to Delatyn, which is thu
main line of communication for the
Austro- Germans defending Lemberg
Allied military critics say this vii
compel the Teutons to fall back on 9
wide front and endanger Lemberg.
Vienna reports twenty-three thou
sand Russians were captured soutf
of Pripet during June.
RUMANIAN RUMOR REVIVED
Talk of Rumania's possible entranc,
into the war is revived with the an
n0uncemeft that two strong Ruman
ian political factions have agreed Ii
act together in favor of intervention
On the side of the Allies.