The Elbert County tribune., 1916-07-14
FRENCH HOLD
PERONNE HILLS
ENGLISH RETAKE coNTALMAi-
SON AND NEARLY ALL OF
TRoNEs WOOD.
SLAvS NEARING kOVEL
GERMANS PENETRATE vERDUN
TRENCHES AT DAMLOuP AND
IN FuMiN WOOD.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
London, July 12.-The British gains
in the battle of the Somme after ten
days continuous fighting. cover
front of nearly eight miles and in
clude the entire German first system
of defense, according to the official
report forwarded by Gen. Haig. the
British commander-in-chief on the
French front. This advance includes
number of small towns or villages
and positions which are considered
of great strategic Importance.
In the Verdun sector the Germans.
unmoved by the attacks north and
south of the Somme, have succeeded
In gaining a foothold in the DAM
ioup battery which has been bone
of contention for Gays past. and In the
French line in the Fumin wood on the
right bank of the Meuse. At other
points the Germans are carrying out
a strong offensive.
The French army under Gen. Foch
has moved up in the southern section
of the Somme until 1t now holds the
dominating hills around Peronne. q
town which has been strongly forti-
fled by the Germans and the posses
sion of which they are likely to con-
test with the utmost determination.
The British have retaken Contal-
maison and are again in control of
nearly the entire extent of Trones
wood and Mametz wood. There has
been desperate fighting in both sect
tors for several days past.
On the Russian front the Stockhod
sector is the central point of the
Russian advance. The Germans have
brought up strong reinforcements and
artillery to oppose the Russians who
now are within twenty miles of Ko-
vel.
Rome announces that Austrians
have recalled divisions from Russian
front to meet Italian attacks.
Petrograd reports 271 ,620 prisoners
have been taken by Russians since
drive in East began.
Allies claim they have taken 22,-
600 prisoners in battle of Somme.
Iondon.-The French gained Hill
81, commanding the Somme river.
southeast of Biaches, Monday, and are
near Peronne, the fall of which Is ex-
pected Turks report Russian often
sive in near East has collapsed. Brit
ish report progress against Germans
east of Ovillers and La Boisselle and
that they gained footing in the Ma
metz wood. Germans sacrifice thou
sands in battle ending in their gaining
entrance to Trones wood. Russians
drive foes step by step back across
Stokhod river.
notwithstanding to statement
given out by the Overseas News
Agency. German warships between
July and sank eight trawlers near
the English coast.
London, July 11-Russian arms are
in the ascendancy from the Pinsk
marshes south of the Carpathians.
The Russian drive for Kovel Is
again in full swing along both sides
of the railway from Sarny to this inn
portant junction point in Volhynia.
Gen. Kaledines reported further i'm
portant progress in this movement.
His lines now have been pushed for
ward along front of more than thir-
ty miles in this sector until they ex-
tend from Letchnievka on the north
to Gruziatyn on the south, lying ap-
proximately thirty-five miles from Ko-
vel. The Teutonic resistance which "A
week ago had not only stopped but
was driving back the Russians along
this front. apparently has been not
ably weakened
Berlin and Vienna have reported an
orderly retirement here but Petro-
grad claims the capture of more than
10000 prisoners, with numerous guns
and stores, and mentions the saber-
ing of numbers of Austrians in a pur-
suit after a cavalry charge.
The pounding of Gen. Won Both
mer's army in Galicia is being con-
tinued by the Russians, who report
the capture of ar other village and OF
mere than 1000 additional prisoners
Kills Sheriff and is Shot Daad.
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