The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-07-07
CHECK ADVANCE
OF The BRITISH
SermanS, Strongly Reinforced,
Deliver Powerful Attacks.
FRENCH MAKE FURTHER GAINS

Capture Village and Positions South
cast of AsseviIiers and Take Num-
ber of PrisonersLGermans Retake
Field Work Of Thaumont, In the
verdun seetor-Russrans Score Vic
tories Near the carpathians.
London, July 5.-Strongly rein.
forced the Germans concentrated
their entire strength in powerful at
tacks against the British in an effort
not only to bring General Sir Douglas
Haig's advance to o definite stand.
still, but also to drive mis- troops out
of the positions conquered in the first
days of the new drive. These efforts
were partly successful in that they
made it impossible for the British to
make any further substantial gains
All attacks aimed at recapturing lost
ground were, however, fruitless. ac-
cording to the British headquarters
statement
That the British advance has been
checked is shown by the British Off
cial assertion that "at some points
we made slight progress" No spe.
ciflc gain of territory is mentioned in
the report.
A twenty-four hour battle in the
| streets of La Boiselle, taken Monday
| by the British, ended in the Germans
being compelled to leave their oppo-
nents In possession of the town. The
German heavy guns battered the new
British positions south of Thiepval
and between that town and the Anore.
There was a sudden flare-up of artil-
lery activity around Loos and the Ho-
henZollern redoubt indicating prep
aration for an extension of the fight
ing.
New gains were made by the French
troops south of the Somme The Off
cial communique reported the capture
| by the French of the woods between
Assevillers and Barloux and of the
village of Belloy-enS Santerro, south
east of Assevlllers. In this region the
French took 500 prisoners.
German Gain.
The Germans retoolS the field work
of Thiaumont, on the eastern bank Of
the Meuse, in the Verdun sector. The
French still retain their footing close
to the field work, positions from
which, when driven out of the FORTH
cations on June 30 they were able to
launch attacks which recovered pos
session OF the field work.
Russian victories at Koloveme, near
| the foothills Of the Carpathlans In Ga
licia, and at Baronovichi, 300 miles
further north, are reported In the ofii
cial Russian statement Issued al
Petrograd Positions west OF Kolo
mea were captured after stubborn
fghting, and the enemy fed through
the village OF Potok Tcharny, leaving
II in the hands OF Russians, Severa
hundred prisoners and four cannon
were taken during this fighting.
The German official statement
claims that the Russians were forced
back more than fve miles on twelve
mile front southeast OF Tlumach
twenty.seven miles north OF Kolo
veme, and twenty-three miles south
east of Buczacz. In the center por
tion OF the Russian line, the scene o
the second Russian advance, two linet
of the enemy were pierced by Russian
attacks northeast of Baronovichi, ant
the battle is still raging Local coun
ter attacks against the Russians ii
this sector yielded results" accord
ing to the German communication
During the fighting 13 Russian officer
and 1883 men were captured, Berlin
reports.