The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-19
French Report Progress Made in the Villages of
 Maurepas and Clery
BRITISH ARE FORCING BACK GERMANS ON
 SECTOR ALONG SOMME
Austrians Are Bombarding Italian Position on Trentino Theatre and Russians Are Pressing Forward
 in Galicia Campaign in East

Assaults by British and French
 of the Somme in France have resulted
 in the gaining of additional ground
 by the attackers. according to the
 British and French war office. The
 French advance was in and around
 Maurepas, the scene of much hard
 fighting during the last few weeks,
 ton of Ginchy and Guiriemont, near
 the southern end of their section of
 of the somme front.
 The Anslo-Freneh attack, London
 says, took place along the whole line
 from Pozieres to the ssmme.
 The gains reported by Paris and
 London were in the center of the Ger-
 man positions on the somme front ana
 mark another step In the Anglo
 French advance toward CombIcs.
 French troops gnined more ground in
 the village of Maurepas, after the
 stopping of German counter attacks
 near the village. Cavalry Hill. south
 east of the village, vas carried by as-
 sault and the French position on the
 Maurepas-Clery road was also ex-
 tended.
 OTHER GAINS REPORTED British troops advanced successfully
 in the reigion of Ginchy and Guile mont and seized more German posi- tions. London mentions no gain on any other part of this front. The Anglo French forces captured more
 than 400 prisoners in their advance. The French offensive continues on the right bank of the Mouse, in the Verdun region. and Paris chronicles 1 northwest of the Thiaumont work. Progress also is reported for the French east of the Vaux Chapitre wood.
 Berlin reports attacks by the French and British forces north of the Somme but says all of them were repulsed
 except one by the British in the direc-
 tion of Martinpuich. A French gain | around Fleury in the Verdun region Is admitted.
 EAST FRONT QUIET | There has been little activity on the eastern front, according to the official reports.
 | Petrograd says the Austro-Germans | are attacking in Galicia, but with no { success.
 | The Teutonic allies have taken the 1 offensive on the Graeco-Servian from l tier, north of Saloniki, and Berlin re- rorts the capture of the Greek town 1 of Florina from Servian troops This
 movement probably is in an swer to the recent entente allied activity on the same front
 1 Artillery bombardments are taking place on the Austro-Italian front | around Gorizia. Rome claims an ad- vance for the Italians in the Trentino. Paris, August 1S.-The French forces
 have made further progress in the vil- lage of Maurepas and also along the road from Maurepas to Clery, according to the official communication issued this even- l ing. On the remainder of the front dur 1 ing Friday there was the usual lombard | ment.
 l The communication says: | North of the Somme our attack, di- rected on a part of Maurepass occupied ] by the Germans, enabled us in the course | of 8 brilliant assault to carry a notable portion of the village together with Cal vary hill situated to the southeast. In | this operation we took 200 unwounded | prisoners.
 | Between Maurepas and the Somme we extended our position to the east of Maurepas-C Clery road .$< | "On the right bank of the Mouse we continued our offensive. driving the en- emy from two fortified redoubts north west of the Thiaumont work. taking 800 l unwounded Germans. including five of ficers and also three machine guns. l (Continued on Page Seven)