Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-05
HUN BLOW To
REGAIN LOSS
is REPULSED
Assault Only Adds to Al
lies Bag of Prisoners
Weeks Total 5000.

mans last night delivered a
counter attack upon the new
positions gained by the Brit
ish on the Amlens 'front.' 10 the
east of the village Of HameL
The war office announced today
that the enemy had been re-
pulsed in this attempt and left
prisoners In the British hands.
More than 1900 prisoners
were taken by the British
forces in yesterdays opera
tiOn in the SOmme area. In
addition 100 machine guns and
a number of trench mOrtars
were captured.
The text of the statement reads:
"The total number of prisoners
taken by us in yesterdays success
full operations on the Somme ex-
ceeds 300. One German field gun.
in addition TO over one hundred
machine guns and a number of
trench mortars have so far been
counted.
"A hostile attack against our
new position east of Hamel last
night was easily repulsed. A few
prisoners were left in our hands.
"A successful raid was carried
out by us in the Beaumont-Hamel
sector. An attempted hostile raid
in the neighborhood of Strazeele
(FIanders 'front.' was repulsed."
French Take Prisoners.
Paris, July 5.-French patrol
parties were active last night in
many sectors of the front from
Picardy TO Lorraine, according TO
todays war Office report. Prison
ers were taken by the numerous
raiding detachments.
The statement says:
"French patrol detachments.
operating between Montdidier and
the Disc, in the Champagne, on the
right bank of the Meuse (Verdun
region) and in Lorraine, took pris-
oners."
(By the Associated Press.)
Harassing of the German lines in
the west show no signs Of letting
up and the allies continue TO gain
ground here and there and bring in
large patches of German prisoners.
The game of striking the enemy
| asolid blow on a small sector has
been taken up on the British front
and an advance OF a mile and a
half on a width of four T3ss with
the capture of 800 ). isoners,
south of the Somme testified to the
hitting powers of the Australians,
aided by American detachments.
German efforts to hold the attack
| I'm md NFyfan
have appeared on this part OF the
line for the first time, were in vain
Easily Repulse Huns.
Last night the British had so
well established themselves in their
new positions that when the Ger
mans delivered a counter attack IL
was easily repulsed. In addition to
the prisoners taken German field
gun and more than one hundred
machine guns were captured.
Between the Disc and the Aisne,
where the latest French blow gain
ed considerable ground and more
than 1000 prisoners, the Germans
have not attempted counter thrust5.
Here also the enemy artillery has
been the only means Of retaliation
for the ground and prisoners lost.
The Germans have given up their
counter attacks and heavy guntire
against the new American position
west Of Chateau Thierry, but are
bombarding the village of St Pierre
Aigle south of the Aisne gained by
the French Tuesday.
In the thrust south of the Somme.
the allies recaptured the village OF
Hamel and the Hamel and Vaire
woods south of the village. The
woods are on high ground The
French gain at Autreches also
takes elevations from the Germans.
Along the Ancre Australian troops
progressed 500 yards on a front OF
l 200 yards.
Take G,OO0 Prisoners.
Through the successful and sue.
cessive thrusts in the past ten days
or more, the allies on the western
front have taken from the Germans
pos aions which would have been
very useful in future offensive oper-
atlons. Whether the policy Of nib
bling is holding back a renewal OF
heavy enemy attacks is not known
but there can be no doubt that by
pushing the Germans out of locally
important positions here and there
between Ypres and Reims, General
Foch is giving the German com
mand something TO consider serl-
ously as TO the effect on German
morale. The number OF prisoners
taken in the past week is nAlrly
SIX thousand.