Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-07-14
BRITISH GAIN
IN new DRIVE
Capture German Trench in W0-
IGai Fighting.
BATTLE SWEEPS 70 NORTH
French Forces Hold Gains and Re-
pulse the Terrific Counter Attacks
of Germans.

of Germans.
The British resumed the offensive
of certain sectors cast OF Albert, IL
the Somme region OF northern France e
at dawn.
At the same time the Ge mans
launched heavy attacks Oh the BrlLial
trenches near Ancre.
Violent fl .,hting is now in progres:
along the whole front between the
Ancre and .Montauban.
Capture by the British of a Germana
trench on front OF 1000 yards east ci
La Boisselle was announced officially
In the vicinity of Ovillers and Consal
maison, as well, the British made prog
ress. In the region OF Thiepval the
Germans regained 200 or 800 yards ol
lost ground, says the war office.
The German war office declares that
the RESULT Of heavy engagements ina
were in progress both north anu
south of the Somme was not "unfdVor
able" to the Germans.
In addition to inhicting losses OF
the Germans in men, guns and terri
tory, the Anglo-French offensive is re
ported to have compelled them 10 with
draw some CT their forces from tAe
Verdun trent. Consequently 1t IS eX
pected that the French army which fcI
nearly five months withstood the Ger
oin will
some relief rom continual fighting.
Meanwhile the second phase OF tbs
great battle il Picardy has begun. TEt
artillery has been brought up to new
positions and is again battering tn
German defences. The bombardmen
extends as far northward as La Basset
and Aremntieres and according to tat
latest unofficial advices, is particular
intense. British long-range gums are
shelling the German position and III
roads in their rear and until the IL
fantry again leaves the trenches II
will be uncertain where the next at
tacks arc to be launched.
The operations before the resump
ton of the offensive reported in tho
foregoing, are described in an oflicla.
communication as follows:
"The enemy heavily bombarded oui
new positions at BernaTray wood &nC
Montauban and near La Boisselle, Us
ing in some places lachrymatory (teal
making) shells. Eastward o. La Bols
selle, after severe fighting, in Whlcf
the enemy suffered heavy casualties
we captured another trench on front
of 1000 yards, where we are now firm
ly established.
southwest of Thiepval determin'
ed attack on our new lines was com
pletely crushed.
"The eremy's artillery was par,icu
larly active in the Loos salient anc
opposite Huluch. Our artillery shell
ed the enemy's communication trench
es and billets at various places. We
successfully sprang two mines, oppo'
site Auchy and Hulluch."
The solidity of the French conquest
in Picardy at last has been put to the
test, and military men in Paris say
it has come out of the ordeal with fly
ing colors, thus again demonstrat1n:
the soundness OF the Brussiloff meth
o1. General Brussiloff is directing
the Russian drive on the east 'front.'
The Germans, who managed to gath
er considerable forces, partly, aDpar.
emily, from the British trent, where
the pressure was lessenel during the
day, and partly from depots, delivered
a series Of violent attacks on two
points. The first OF these was between
Hem and Maricourt, on the CleTy road.
The second was on the extreme ri mt,
between Estress and Beiloy, thei" ob
ject being to drive wedge between
the French center and right, where the
French line crosses tie Somme from
Hem to Feuilleres, and between the
extreme right and the rest Of tbs
French front.