The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-08
GERMAN TRENCHES CAPTURED
ALONG A 1000 YARD FRONT
AND FORCE WAY INTO
VILLAGE OF OVILLERS
Counter Attack OF .orussian
Guards Repulsed With
Heavy Loss

HSANOoANs 49, 10 ~ AN'
British troops in their new advance.
have gained, several important sue
cesses among which are the capture
of further portion Of an immensely
strong position known as the LeipsIg
Redouot. according TO the Official
statement issued by the London war
office tonight.
East OF La Boisselle the British have
captured German trenches On a front
Of nearly 1000 yards to depth OF
800 yards. In the direction Of OVill-
ers the British have forced their way
into the village after capturing quo
yards Of the German front. g.
North Of Fricourt the British drove
the enemy from two woods and cap
tured three lines Of trenches.
An attempt by the ;Prussian guards
10 stem the advance east Of Constal-
.uaison was crushed by the British
fire and 100 prisoners of various regi-
nentS were. taken. Constalmaison
was stormed but was retaken by the
Germans in strong counter attack.
The text OF the statement follows:
Despite stubborn resistance on the
part Of the enemy our. infantry. well
assisted by our artillery. have pushed
their advance with the utmost gallan-
Try throughout this morning and gain
ed several important successes.
South of ,Thiepval. after fierce
preliminary bombardment. a further
portion OF the immensely strong work
known as the Leipsig. .Redoubt. was
carried by assault. This redouot Is
situated in a salient of the German
!ine,and the enemy has eNerted all his
ingenuity over its Notifications during
the last twenty months.
Further south. one of our brigades
lttacking from the west, forced its
ray across 500 yards of the German
front line trenches into the enemy's
defences in 0villers. Fierce lighting
now is in progress for possession OF
the village. =
A.. Big Advance.
Following our successes of last night
our line over a maze OF German
trenches on. n front Of nearly 1000
Yards to a depth OF SOD Yards. ~
North Of FTicourt, linking up with
he above attack we drove the enemy
from two woods and three lines OF
trenches.
About 10 q. m. the Prussian guards
we're thrown. into the fight east Of
.ontalmaison in. z desperate effort to
orce US back. The attack was crushed
~ our Ere. The enemy subsequently
-nll back TO the north leaving 100 pris'
oners of various regiments in our
lands. About noon our infantry car
lied the village Of Contalmaison BY
storm but were subsequently, forced
out again by a strong counter attack.
The enem2's casualties today must
have. been severe. Large numbers OF
'roops- retiring over the open. were
"aught by our, artillery and the village
If Bazentiu lie Petit was heavily
helled at time when it was seen to
oe full of German reserves.
AN officer prisoner states that his
|attalion came under raking machine
:1,n fire froru; one Of our aeroD!anes
-hich was flring over tho battlefield
at an altitude of 3.0nn feet.
shorty afterwards the same bat
.elion was heavily shelled by our Ions
range guns. .
Heavy rain has been falline
throughout the dar and the sodden
round ard flooded state of the
~anrhos added. to the difficulty expert
cnced by our ;troops."