Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-07
Heavy Artillery of French
and British Sweeping
Teuton Positions
OBJECTIVE UNKNOWN
Remains Uncertain Where
the Next Attack Will Be
Launched by Entente.

London, July d1:55 n my
The second phase of the great
battle on the western front has
now begun. The artillery has
been brought up to new positions
and is again battering the Ger
man defenSes. The bOmbardment
extends as far nOrthward as La
Bassee and Armentieres, and ar
cOrding TO the latest official adj
vices is particularly intense
British long range guns are she'll
ing the German positions and the
roads in their rear.
Until the infantry again leaves the
trenches it will be uncertain where
the next attacks are to be launched.
The Anglo-F French offensive is re-
ported to have compelled the Germans
to withdraw some of their forces from
the Verdun front.
Russ Drive Onward.
On the eastern front the Russians,
fully supplied with guns and ammun-
ition, seem to pass from one phase TO
the next General Letchitzkys army,
which conquered Bukowina and cut
the railway between Delatyn and Kor-
osmezo, Is advancing in an effort com
pletely To overcome the Austrian
forces. General Kaledines is deliver
ing heavy strokes against the Aus
TRANS and Germans endeavoring 10
keep him from Kovel. The Russians
to the north have inaugurated an Of
fensive from Riga to Baranovichi
From Riga to Dvinsk a great bonn
bardment has begun, while from a
point east of Wilma to Baranovici ar
tillery preparation was followed by
infantry attacks in which the Rus
SLAMS report they made many prison
ers, repulsing German counter at
tacks. Near Smorgon the Russians
and Germans also are engaged In a
severe struggle.
Await Action in Balkans.
Rumania, it is said here, is await
ing some move by the entente forces
at Saloniki. The near east is inter
ested in the battles throughout the
Caucasus and Mesopotamia. The Rus
sian army which was advancing to-
ward Bagdad, has fallen back some so
miles under pressure from great
forces which we're brought against
It, but elsewhere from the Black sea
to the Persian frontier the Russians
are more than holding their own. No
news has been received recently from
the British army in Mesopotamia, but
forced by the great heat
British War Report
Capture by the British OF German
trench on a front OF 900 yards east of
La Boissells, in the Somme region was
announced officially today.
The British resumed the Offensive
on certain sectors east of Albert at
dawn today At the same time the
Germans launched heavy attacks on
the British trenches near Ancre. Yio-
lent fighting is now in progress.
In the vicinity of Oyillers and Con
talmaison. as well as near La Bois-
selle, the British made progress. In
the region of Thiepval the Germans re-
gained a section Of lost ground.
The statement follows:
This morning in certain sectors
of the battlefield east of Albert,
we resumed a vigorous offensive
at dawn. The Germans at the
same time launched heavy attacks
on our new trenches in the vicinity
of the Ancre and north of Fri
court, with the result that violent
fighting is now in progress along
the whole front between the Ancre
and Montauban.
up TO the present several i'm
portant tactical successes have
been gained by our infantry in the
vicinity of Ovillers. La Boisselle
and Contamination, but northwest
Of Thiepval the enemy succeeded
temporarily in regaining two or
three hundred yards OF lost
ground"
French War Report.
Paris, July Z, GI;45 a. mD-Quiet
prevailed last night on both sides OF
the Somme river, says today's war Of
fee statement.
Artillery on both sides was active on
the left and right banks OF the Mouse,
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