The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-08-02
ALLIES BEGIN GREAT ASSAULT

MOIe 1OWNS anu villages anu .,
500 German Prisoners Taken-P0s-|
itlons Taken That Had Been in Po-
session of Germans Since They In
vaded Belgium
Press Summary, Aug. /.
The great assault of the Entente
Allies FOR which the big guns had
been preparing for three weeks in|
bombardments Of unprecedented vi
olence, has begun in Flanders along
front of about 20 miles, from the
region of Dixmunde to south of YpresI
around Warneton.
| Starting with the first peep of day
the attack, which was carried out
jointly by French and British troops
the Frenchmen holding the line
north Of Boesinghe and the British
between that town and Warneton-
the end of the days fighting found
all the Entente plans had been car
ried out. The Frenchmen were hold
ing two lines of captured German
trenches and Field Marshal Haig's
men three lines, in addition to ten
or more towns and villages and more
than $500 German prisoners.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
Teutons had massed almost countlessI
numbers of guns and numerous div
foreseen onslaught, and when the
into the fray, the British and French
and determination, indeed at some
points, so determined were the at
lacking forces that frequently theyi
passed the detectives which had been
assigned for their capture and press
ed on and took terrain that had not
been figured on for attainment.
The casualties of both the British
and French armies were relatively
slight, considering the intensity Of
the fighting on various sectors, while
the Germans in addition to their men
made prisoner, suffered heavily in
killed or wounded.
Although the latest reports are to
the Shbrocz river continue to give;
launching heavv counter attack
against the allied line st the point
where the British and French forces
meet, statements from tie front say
that the morale Of the Allies is
splendid while that of the Germans
is far below their normal.
A majority of the positions taken
by the Allies had been IN the posses
sion of the Teutons since they invad-
ed Beleium
The French attack which resulted
in the capture Of Steenstraete was
pushed on bevond that town and mem
etrated the German lines to a depth
of nearly two and half miles. The
British placed their deepest wedge
into the line Of a depth of two miles
Again the French troops operating
along the Aisne front have been en-.
abled to put down strong attacks by
the army Of the German crown prince
at Hurtebiz and Cerny And to resume
the offensive themselves and advance
, their line along the entire front.
In East Galicia the Russians along
the Shrocz river continue to- give
battle to the Teutonic Allies who
have crossed the stream and gained
a footing on Russian soil. At sever
al points enemy attachments have
been forced out Of CAPTURED positions
which have been retaken by the Rus,
slams.
To the south the Russians have at
tempted to make stand also in
western Bukowina, but were compel
led to evacuate positions along the
Cheremosh river and retreat east
ward. The town of Zales Szizyky
and several other positions blocking
the road to Czernowitz, the capital OF
Bukowina, have been evacuated by
the Russians.
4 On the Rumanian front and in the
wooded Carpathians the Germans
have gained further ground agains,
the joint armies of the Russians and
Rumanians except in the Casin ano
Putna valley regions, where the
Russo-Rnmanions still hold the up
per hand.
American torpedo boat destroyers
IN the Eurouean war zone have come
upon two German submarines which
were attacking merchant vessels anc
forced them to seek safety from Am
erican shells in flight, without hav-
ing fired a shot in return.
HI GENERAL NEWS ITEMS
Governor Jas. F. Ferguson of Tex