Arizona republican., 1916-07-09
INDESCRIBABLE
DESTRUCTION Is
DONE BY ENTENTES
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ter a period of intense danger and
ound the left platoon of the company
n the same condition as the right
platoon. y number of men were still
buried in the demolished bomb proofs
Their comrades worked for hours eX-
ricating them.
During this work an intrepid bat
alton surgeon arrived with an oxygen
apparatus and stood for hours under a
heavy artillery fire, ministering to the
lalf buried and attempting to revive
hose asphyXiated.
The bombardment continued with
out cessation, aerial torpedoes being
hurled from ranges such as was never
before reached by mine throwers and
The French artillery pounded every
yard Of ground with an intense fire
Of big shells"
The lieutenant describes how vel
come reinforcements were sent that
hight quite as much to assist in dig
gfng out these buried as TO contribute
o the defense" He was leading them
o positions among the demolished
trenches when he and his orderly We're
Wounded 10y an explosion Of torpedo.
rhey were sent to the hospital, thus
missing the infantry attacks
British Preserve Stoicism
LONDON, July ., 12:48 a. m.-The
remarkable caImness and stoicism the
British have maintained throughout
the war has been preserved during the
week in which the new British army
emerged from the strain and mOnot-
ony Of trench warfare to engage III
L violent battle If the newspapers
and the demeanor of the people are
taken as the guage, the country is,
satisfied with the progress made. 1t
IS more than satisfied with the con
duct of the citizen soldiers who are
pitted against the most seasoned vet
Grams Of Germany.
There is no expectation of sudden
cr sensational victories, no illusions
regarding the heavy toll of the lives
Of the best young men whom all the
European powers are throwing into
the struggle, and no demonstrations
Of rejoicing or mourning.
All the correspondents with the
ments-the majority of them old
country regiments. which always fur
nish the backbone of the army-are
/ growing themselves the equal Of any
| solGicIy Of Europe. Moreover there
! IS the satisfaction that finally the
| British contingent is credited with
being the equal of any other army in
artillery. which the enemies Of Britain
| have always asserted could not be
| aXtemporized in a year or in a de
oadc; while it is confidently believed
20 be the superior of all the Others
except the French
The German newspapers pay tribute
to the British army, even crediting i
"ith contributions to the scientifi,
devices Of war in the form Of aeria
bombs and effective gases.
\ view of the results held here i
that the Anglo French advanC
against positions which the German
had nearly Two years to prepare ha
accomplished more in q week tina
the Germans have gained at Verdul
in four months.
The latest important news from tn
Anglo-trench front was of fierc
fighting north of the Somme, Wher
the French captured the importan
village Of Hardecourt, with the co
eparation Of the British after 50 min
utes Of fighting and repulsed tw
counter attacks The British gained
4 depth Of half a mile along consid
4 cradle front.
A In the meantime, the Russians clail
that their three important offensive
toward the railway junction at Baran
4 oyichi, north Of the center of the
long line; toward the even more i'm
/ portant railway center of Kovel. far
Their south, as well as in Bukowin
are making steady progress.
The Austrian Official statemei
Il claims that the AustrO- German force
y repulsed the Russians who made r,
peated attacks in great masses nortI
\ east Of Raranovichi, but says signif
cantly that the defense was conductC
in completely demolished trenche
A which appears to show that the Ru
4 sian artillery is plentiful in the nor
q as well as in the south. The Austria
4 official statement says that the Au
y trian forces were withdrawn from Il
y Styr salient to positions north
81 KOVel and that the enemy press
). them at n few points.