Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-07-03
GERMANS FAIL !.
TO STEM DRIVES
Allies Hold All Gains Des-
pite Heavy Counter .
Attacks /
TAKE MANY CAPTIVEs
Teutons' Line Penetrated at Points
For Depth of Two Miles in Recent
Drives

French attacks north Of the Somm
last night were without advantage
the enemy being repulsed with blood,
losses, the war Office announced thi!
afternoon.
South of the Somme the German!
withdrew from their second line un
der heavy French attacks.
British headquarters, in France
july 3, via London,--A further ad
vance has been ma de by the Brit
ish forces to the east of the Ancr'
river.
To the north fthe town of Fri
court the British have pushed for
ward and have gained ground at
hig herelevation.
The situation here is promising fol
the British.
A heavy shelling of Montauban b!
the Germans continues. The British
appear to be well established in tht
town.
The number of German prisoners
taken in the south so far exceed:
1000. The weather continues favora
BILE.
Fighting continues intense on vir
tually the whole British front. Above
the Ancre there have been on i'm
portant changes. The British have
heavily bombarded Thiepval. At L.
Boiselle severe fighting is proceeding
North of Fricourt the British have
pushed their positions forward tt
higher ground.
Paris, July 3.-In brilliant nigh
attack that threw the Germans back
on a wide front, French troops las
night captured the village of Her
cecourt, advancing to within five
miles of the heart of Peronne, ont
of the immediate obiectives of the
allied offensive.
The advance was made on a live
kilometer front (about three miles,
The French swept forward from tht
Mireaucourt wood, near the river
Somme, to point west of the Will
age of Assevillers.
",The combats south Of the Som
me were entirely favorable to tn
French" the war Office stated to
day. During Sunday, eve and Sun
day night the French entirely oc
cupied on a five kilometer front tn
two second position German trench
es between Mireaucourt wood and "
to Assevillers.
Between these t,vo points, durin,
the course of a brilliant encounter
the French carried Hercecourt vii
lage.
Toward Awre, in the region o
Dancourt, the Desloges wood wa:
cleaned of the enemy by Frenc
grenade reconnaissances.
North of the Somme there wer
no German attacks during the nigh
on our newly gained positions"
London, July 8. = The Frenc
forces have done spendid fighting
the new offensive of the Franco
British armies on the western from
They have taken more prisoner
than the British and have capture
number of towns.
South of the Somme the frenc
have forced their way into the SCI
ond line of the German entrencl
ments at number of places ar
have captured the village of Fris
and the Mereaucourt Wood, accor'
ing to an official statement issued
the French War Office. The nun
!. Der Of unwounded prisoners take
in the two days battle now is sta
ed to be more than 5000. The Brl
ish in their two days operation
have taken $500. The French ha'
! $50 German officers prisoners.
J, Fricourt, town three miles ca
of Albert, the scene of despera-
/ fighting between the British al
Germans since the Entente allied o
/, fensive was begun, has been captu
ed by the British.