White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-08-18
ALLIES WIN ALONG
MANY BATTLE LINES
GAINS MADE IN THE SOMME, GA
LlClA AND THE ITALIAN
WAR THEATERS.
SOME FIGHT HAND TO HAND
Foes GrappIe In Personal Encounters
on Western French Front-Aus-
TRANS Forced Back by Iatl-
ians-British Active.

London, Aug. 14.-Hard fighting in
the Somme region of France, in Ca
licia and in the Italian theater, with
further gains for the entente allies
in all three regions, marked the op-
erations of Saturday night and Sun
day.
Northwest of Pozieres, north of the
Somme, the British made an advance
of from 300 to 400 yards over front
of nearly mile against the Ger
mans and also captured trenches on
the plateau northwest of Bazentin
LIE Petit, while the French, south
west of Maurepas, gained further
foothold on the slopes of hill 100.
Between Thiepval and the Somme
Saturday night, according to Berlin,
assaults by the entente allies broke
down with heavy casualties to the
attackers. ...
Hand to Hand Grips.
The fighting near Hem and Maure-
pas continued throughout the entire
night and into Sunday, the men re-
peatedly coming to grips in hand to
hand encounters.
Mariampol, in Galicia, seven miles
southeast of Halicz, the town of
Podgiacy and several villages along
the upper Sereth river have fallen in
to the hands of the Russians.
On the Bystritza sector and near
Monasterzyska, however, Berlin says
the Russians have been thrown back
at several places by the counter at
tacks of the Teutonic allies.
Italians Continue Offensive.
The duke of Aosta is keeping up
his strong offensive against the
Austrians in the Isonzo region, hav.
ing driven them from fortified pc.
sitions in the Monfalcone and Gori-
zia sectors and taken prisoner more
than 1000 additional men.
Constantinople reports that the
Turks east Of the Suez canal have
turned against the British and com.
PEELED them to retreat with heavy
losses. The London war office, how
ever, disputes this statement, assert
ing that the British cavalry still is
in pursuit of the Turkish rear guard,
which Saturday evening had been
driven back to a position east OF
Birs-el-Manca.
Fight In Mesopotamia.
After a long period of inactivity
the British along the Euphrates IL
Mesopotamia attempted an advanc,
against the Turks, but retreated aftel
two hours fighting. Further ad
vances for the Turks against tn.
Russians on the Persian front and IL
Turkish Armenia alos are claimed
by Constantinople.
Both Sides Claim Victory.
London, Aug. 15.-The Austrian
and Germans in Galicia are still fall
ing back before the advance of tn,
Russians, who, according to Petro
grad, have made additional gain
along the Sereth and Zlota Lipa riv
ers and have captured the strongl.
fortified town of Tustobaby, north
west of the Dniester.
Berlin Says Attacks RepuIsed.
Berlin says that south of Brody OF
the Lub and Graberka sector, Russian
attacks were put down with heav.
losses, and that Russians who hat
penetrated the Teutonic positions OF
the Zboroff-Konjucay line, northeas
of Tarnopol, were driven off and 80
of them taken prisoners. According
to Vienna Russian attack southwes
of Podgamien, near Brody, ended will
the field before the Austro-Germans
positions covered with Russian dead
According to Berlin the British
have been expelled from trenche
over front of 700 yards southwes
of the Thiepval-Pozieres sector whicl
, they occupied Sunday.