Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-07-08
Three Lines Of German
Trenches Captured Near
Fricourt
DEAD IN THE MARSHES
Light Batteries and Machine Guns Of
French Now Down Invaders Of the
Country

London, July S-The British troop
in their new advance have game
several important successes, mon'
which are the capture of furthe
portion of an immensely strong posi-
tion known as the Leipzig redouot
according to the official statement
issued by the London War Office
East of Kaboisselle the British
have captured German trenehes Oh
a front of nearly 1900 yards 10
depth of 500 yards. In the direction
of Ovillers the British have forced
their way into the village after cap
turing 500 yards of the German 'front.'
North of Fricourt the British drove
the enemy from two woods and cap
ture6 three lines of trenches.
An attempt by the Prussian Guards
to stem the advance east OF Contal'
maison was crushed by the British
fire and 700 prisoners of various re-
giments were taken. Cortalmalson
was stormed, but was retaken by the
Germans in strong counter-attack.
Paris, July S-German attacks on
the Frnech front entailed terrible
losses for the enemy. One Of these
attacks, made between Estrees and
Belloy,en-Santerre involved the at
tackers' crossing swamps and WIDE
tracts of Hat ground without shelter
of any kind. The French turned on
their light batteries and machine guns
and cut the Teutons down by the
thousands. The marshes are now full
of the dead. Piles of bodies can be
seen from the French lines.
The Seventeenth division of Bav-
arians suffered very heavily. Two re-
eiments attacked in massed formation
AT first the French fire curtain was
sufficient to hold their charges, but
some got through and We're cut down
by machine guns. There were six
charges. Then the French charged
with the bayonet and put the re.
mainder of the brigade to flight.
A Bavarian company managed to
obtain possession of some sheds where
they were besieged. After two hours
of fighting the Bavarians surrender,
ed. Interrogated they said their Off
GERS had not thought Of the, pos,
sibility of French offensive. Hall
an: hour before the attack of July
among them, copies of: which were
found on dead and wounded, and OF
prisoners, declaring an allied often
sive in the north had been prevented
by the attack on Verdun.
A quarter OF an hour later GER
tain army corps, which the enemy be-
lieved to be still upon the Meuse. was
gathering spoil in the very trenches
where the boast was uttered.
London, July S-The head Of the
German staff must be faced with diff.
fculty and perplexing problems at
the present moment. He must de-
eide how to meet the new co-ordinat
ed strategy of the Entente Allies ant
how best to utilize Germany's availa:
ble military resources.
Never, before in the history of th'
war has, Germany been called upol
to meet strong double offensive OF
both the western and eastern fronts
The question whether Great Brit
ain will be able to maintain an ade
quate supply of ammunition att:th
present rate of wastage received a
answer in part from Frederick G
Kellaway, NJ. P, secretary to Dr.
Christopher Addison, who next t
David Lloyd George is the most i'm
portant official in the Ministry O
Munitions. Mr.. 'Kellaway says:
Eve are not yet at the full food Q
our output of guns and shells. If to
Germans cannot be driven home othe
wise, our army shall have such
supply of guns that the limbers sha
touch each other in a continuous lin
from the Somme to the sea-"
He added that 80 new arsenals ha
been provided and that 1000 contro