Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-07

tCO0tlnueO TOH age OnSst
especially on the Thiaumont earth
works and in the Fleury and Chenois
sections. A small German attack on
the French trenches at the LIE Pretre
WOdS failed.
German aeroplanes yesterday drop
ped bombs on the open town of Lure,
killing II persons, all women or chill
dren except one. Two German ma
chimes were brought down near Me-
ziere.
The text follows:
The night passed quietly on
both sides of the Somme river.
On the left bank of the river
Mouse there was an intermittent
bombardment last night while on
the right bank artillery fighting
became very violent in the vicinity
of the ThiaumOnt work and in the
sectors of Fleury and Chenois. At
the LIE Petre wood the enemy yes
terday delivered a small attack
upon one of our trenches but they
were at once driven out of the
positions where they succeeded in
gaining Judgment. In this same
sector a surprise attack by us was
in all respects successful along a
front of 200 yards. Our grenade
throwers cleaned out the trench of
the enemy and we brought back
some prisoners.
German aerOpIanes yesterday
threw down bombs on the open
town of Lure. Eleven persons
were killed and three were wound
ed. With the exception of one SOL
der all the victims were either
women or children. This was an
act of reprisal for our aerial ac-
Invites of July g."
German War Report
Berlin, July 7, (via London, SIP p.
m. THE result of heavy engagements
that were in progress all last night
both north and south of the river
Somme was not unfavorable to the
Germans, the war office announced
today.
A salient of the German line in
Volhynia, projecting towards Gar
torysk has been abandoned under su-
perior pressure by the Russians and
a new line of defense selected.
The repulse of Russian attacks on
both sides of Sokul, in the Volhynian
region is reported.
Heavy attacks by the Russians
against Field Marshal Won linden
burg's forces south of Lake Narocz
were beaten off, it is announced.
French Solidity Tested.
Paris, July Z, (12:10 a. M - The
solidity of the French conquest in
Picardy at last has been put to the
test and military men here say il has
come out of the ordeal with flying col
ors, thus again demonstrating the
sOundDess of the Brusiloff method.
The Germans delivered a series of
violent attacks on two points. The
first of these was between Hem and
Maricourt on the Clery road. The sec
Ond was on the extreme right between
Estrees and Belloy, their object being
to drive a wedge between the French
center and right where the French line
crosses the Somme river from Hem to
Feuillers and between the extreme
right and the rest of the French front
The success of these manouvers
would have forced the eventual retire
ment of the whole French line.
The German reaction, however, came
too late The French had time to thor
oughly strength their line, to advance
and place in position heavy artillery
and to bring up plentiful stocks of
munitions. Consequently the attack
ing wave was caught in whirlwind
of machine gun fire from the trenches
and was shot to pieces by the seventy
fives"
Two and Half Miles of PerOnne.
The German infantry plodded for
ward again and again but nowhere,
French reports say, made an impress
sion.
The French remain two and a half
miles from Peronne on the south side
of the SOmme and four miles from that
city on the north side Of the river and
there are no formidable natural OBJ
stacles in the way of their occupation
of the city when the French command
er judges that the time is ripe TO do So
Defense Satisfactory.
Thursdays defensive lighting has
given almost as much satisfaction to
the French AS the previous days cap
lures, for. they say, it has clearly
shown that the entente allies are able
to win and hold positions from the
Germans wherever they like.