Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-06
Resume Operations South
of River Somme and
Threaten Clery.
CONTINUE TO MAKE
UNIFORM ADVANCES
British Still Heavily Engaged All Along
: Front From Hardecourt to Gomme-
oourt-Maintain Ground Gained, De-
spite Heavy German Counter Attacks,
and Extend Lines in Some Places -!
German War Office Admits Reverses.

London, July 6.-Having captured
the whole German second line south
Of the Somme, from the river to
Bellot, the French have resumed oper-
ations north of the river and have
cleared the bank almost to Clery.
The French, who have established
themselves at Sormont farm, also
threaten Clery
The British are still heavily en-
gagged all along their front from
Hardecourt to Gommecourt Notwittl-
standing heavy German counter at
tacks they have been able to maintain
all the ground and extend it at some
points.
AS the German trenches are occu-
pied evidence is accumulated Of the
deadly effect of the artillery. In some
cases eighty per cent Of the defenders
were killed by the terrific shelling.
British losses vary. Certain forna-
tions, being called on to attack de-
fenses where machine guns remained
undamaged, suffered heavily. Others
captured positions with very Slight
losses.
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Instead of compelling the Germans
to lessen their efforts on Verdun, the
new offensive seemed to have in
creased their determination, possibly
in the hope Of preventing the French
from sending reinforcements to the
Somme.
British observers express satisfac-
tiontion with the progress made. With
the taking OF 10000 prisoners and a
great quantity Of war material, to-
gether with the heavy losses inflicted,
it is believed here that the German
power of resistance has been weak
ened.
Won Bothmer's Army Threatened.
The Russians continue to win sue
cesses along their whole front from
Riga to the Carpathians. They have
crossed the river between Delatyn,
west Of Kolomea, and Korosmezo, one
Of the main lines between Galicia and
Hungary upon which the Austrians
depend largely to supply their armies
at Stanislau and before Tarnopol. This
places the army of General Won Both
mer in still more dangerous position
and it Is thought he may decide to
withdraw toward Lemberg
In the Lutsk salient at Baronivichi,
and along the Riga front the Russians
also claim to be making progress.
German correspondents express the
opinion that General Kuropatkin is
region.
Turkish Raider Visits sotchy.
Dispatches from Sotchy. Russian
port on the Black sea, forwarded from
Petrograd by Reuters. says that the
former German cruiser Breslau. now
renamed the Medullu, in the Turkish
naval service, approached Sotchy sew
eral evenings ago, flying the Russian
flag. Subsequently she hoisted the
Turkish flag, torpedoed a transport
loaded with supplies, and sank a sail
ing vessel.
OF Vardar she completed the de-
struction of a transport, torpedoed the
previous day by Turkish submarine.
Advance on Somme Front.
Near Thiepval, on the Somme front,
we made further slight advance,
and captured number of prisoners"
the war office announced today.
South of the LeBasse canal, after the
discharge Of gas and smoke we made
some successful raids into the enemy's
first line.
'Tn another raid the Highland Light
Infantry successfully entered the
enemy's trenches west of Hulluch A
machine gun was destroyed many
Germans were killed and some prison
ers were taken"
Revival Of Submarine Activity.
There has been revival Of Ger
man submarine activity during the
last few days. Three British fishing
boats have been sunk in the North sea.
All the crews were allowed to leave
the boats except in one case, where
the skipper was killed. It Is officially
announced that a British mine.sweeper
was hit by torpedo in, the North sea
and damaged.
A report from Christiania says a
German submarine yesterday attacked
the Norwegian steamer Petronelle off
Farsund, the submarine firing three
shots without damaging the steamer.