Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1917-06-09

lion here ~ hor military difficulties
loo tho trausirrriu. of hor old eastern
units 20 the Western front
IsattIe Wonderful Triumph
The battle of the NrssInos Ridge
uIl ever stand out ~ wonderful
Triumph for tho British artillery The
deepest a.ninc1urr in the striking
victory lies In mo fact that the Ger
mans seemed to know me attack was
coming aud had underworld 10 every
possible way tu defend themselves
against Il But as fast as they brought
mp new llitcri.. tho BriilIh guns
Wor, upon then E-itish airplaneN
always were over Oh" German lines
watching ryory move dewDnstratinc
very PLAINLY with whom rests supre.
macy in therir ON this front
: - IL prsoae. sos tnev uad boon
warned tilhin Tho last few days that
'hc English might attempt au often
siyr and that 'h' main attack might
come in the Ncssiuos sector with tho
hope oI uipuInf of the Wytschaete
sector. 40 of which has been accom-
plishcd british IDS lust prior 90 tho
attack Iowo1 ut tho German son.
tries always sou 100 cover from the
British lombard ents. az they had
good. reason 10 ~
ENurrtcd g. Lose Position.
4 Prisoners sayt ~ wore ordered 20
hold the front ' 40 AN costs. 40.
though Their 90 handlers verbally
admitted that 4 line would 30
taken hr The ~ lssaulfiur waves
n was hoped 4 ever immediately
to eIoH ihe 20 D. with rho much
talked Gornn sformiuE troop,
Hul sI.. fuppei which had boon
fnrm"' H "ln0i Tho British 0u' off
aUv fra. oieWi they mi"h' enter
German tr0ou Who roeCuflv came
into th. line aid "v had Fen MANY
guns moving 'oV the frNa' This
worried them 4 dcrBh'y Cor or
. dnpriF Gerw4d lu transfers bro
made uirh' loo such con.
r.3lcl manner 30 even tho Ger
mIn ir Htry .ollW sccs thorn Tho
German prisoner admit that they
were uplHfoIyl wildered hy the
p British lctir. MANY pracftcc
' Hlrrlt. and faiI mhlrluaufs had
been directed agt them that they
bad rH dca viii fn expect am &C.
p. ulI attack TS first line and
' communication t0hos alike had
reg been terribly nd aI about
Removed volc FORESTS.
w. Th. british "a 1 Lowell many bits
POI. OF Vu.f and Ut rr sprayed these
,,I vooH. with drul of boiling. hIs1
IN ing u which I Ga them away
Id and made aftalur across what
sf would bs const improguah.e
l- natural Licenses 'a and easy man
10 Ncr The Cumt iraiion trenches
II. we're .. dam1grla' % was impos-
IN eihic u yuss.. ~ way along them
0 rdav Shit
A rrmen ioufnnlr' OFF concrete
Id. work vas f0unly tHr British boo
i, 'fhsIr veep ovtho captured posi-.
=. ti0n n includ many cmpllco-
/, men'f and biz hrnu'e some o.
which Rerc able hold regiment
ut troops
Huge Min Operations.
Tho trmic. b ho'n facing each
nv other Hr this 10 front o. attack
.o long that 10 I h".r pu .ihls f0r
~ fha british 90 'ry ou marvellous
mining operated
o. was a fary from ihc first
Il1 milne. .prunr D. var with Tho
tl' impulse uf thrf four pounds o'
'l.- rnaItr 90 the t'BhIs volcanoes
1iN which Rent apt flaming fury al
''n dawn ra.tcrdavff with nfy ton.
.iih or more 90 B. explosive b..
o'c meath 10
THH effect q Iese mines vnI
to siurt tremcudS pr the Brit
her ish troops who 4 near them Th,
Pom iri.fnan were ! opposite one o'
ken TOE biggest miutruug They had
that just eaf o. thfcef boz antic.pa
'8ry fInr .f the wort move forward a.
Ems ODE earth opCufn Yards In front
PEI Or fhsm The I NJ the explosion
. - vas uch thatl earth shook 81
enca violently that 4 man vas fiuns
.alu- dosu Tho mfere no again e.