Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-07-08
Leipzig Redoubt Falls and
Trenches for 1000 Yards
Are Taken.
PRUSSIANS CRUSHED
IN DEFENSE EFFORT
French and Germans Play
Bloody Game Of Seesaw
at Thiamont.

ONDON, July 7.-Gl:13 p. m.)-
II The British troops in their new
advance have gained several import
ant successes, among which are the
capture of an immensely strong posi-
ton known as the Leipzig redoubt,
issued by the London war office to-
night.
East of Ia Boiselle the British
have captured German trenches on a
front of nearly two thousand yards
TO a depth of five hundred yards. In
the direction of Ovillers the British
have forced their way into the viii
lage after capturing five hundred
yards of the German front.
North of Fricourt the British drove
the enemy from two woods and cap
tured three lines OF trenches.
Prussians Captured.
An attempt by the Prussian guards
to stem the advance east of Constal
maison was crushed by the British
fire and seven hundred prisoners of
various regiments were taken. Con-
talmaison was stormed, but was re-,
taken by the Germans in a strong
cOunter-atta
- The statement follows:
"S:44 p. m.-Despite stubborn re-
sistane on the part of the enemy our
infantry, well assisted by our artillery,
have pushed their advance with the
utmost sallantry throughout this
morning and gained several important
successes.
South of Thiepval, after a fierce
preliminary bombardment, a further
portion of the immensely strong
work known as the Leipzig redoubt
was carried by assault This redoubt
is situated in a salient Of the Ger
man line and the enemy has exerted
all his ingenuity over its fortification
during the last twenty months.
Fierce Fighting Now.
Further south one of our brig
AIDES, attacking from the west, forced
dts way across five hundred yards of
the German front-line trenches into
the enemys defenses in Ovillers.
Fierce fighting now is in progress for
possession of the village.
Following our successes of last
night east OF La Boisselle, we ad-
vanced our line over n maze of Ger
man trenches on front of nearly two
thousand yards to a depth of five
hundred yards.
North of F'ricourt, linking up with
the above attack, we drove the enemy
from two woods and three lines of
trenches.
About 10 a. M the Prussian
guards were thrown into the fight
east Of Contamination in desperate
effort to force us back. The attack
was crushed by our fire. The enemy
fell back to the north,
leaving seven hundred prisoners Of
various regiments in our hands About
noon our infantry carried the village
of CONTAMINATION by storm but we're
forced out again by
strong counter attack.
Enemy Death List Big.
The enemy's casualties today must
have been very severe. Large num-
bers of troops retiring over the open
were caught by our artillery and the
village of Bazentin- lei Petit was
heavily shelled when seen TO be full
II German reserves.
An officer prisoner states that his
battalion came under a raking ma
chine gun fire from one of our aero
planes which was flying over the bat
Lletield at Gn altitude of three thou
sand feet. Shortly afterward the
same battalion WAS heavily shelled by
our long-rango guns.
''lIeavy rain falling throughout the
lay added to the difficulty expert
anced by our troops"