Second Edition In the West.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 82, 10 July 1916, Page 6

Second Edition In the West.

GERMAN CASUALTIES IN JUNE, , GRAND TOTAL 3,012,637. Press Association— Copyright, Australian ami N.Z: Cable Association. (Received IM P-m.) London, July 9. The Press 1 Bureau states that the Germans Estate their casualtiesin June numb«*Jd 85,031, giving a grand total of apart from naval and colonial losses; : * ALPORT FROM BERLIN* THeJIeRMANS CRHES ENOUCH. Press Association— Copyright, Australiarrand N.Z. Cable Associations •. (Received 10.20 a.m.) Berlin, July. 8., A communique The heroism and tenacity; ofc-the troops on. the Somme prepared the enemy, for a day which was full of delusions. Numerous and continuously repeated attacks were repulsed with sanguinary losses The enormous number; of fallen, Englishmen 'at Oviliers,' Contalmaison, Basentin and Le Grand, and Frenchmen at Diacbos and Soyecourt, gave indications of the masses- of' the enemy employed and .the devastating effects of bur fire": At Friodeterre Hill on the Meuse, we captured 210 men during a repulse.' CALLANTRY OF THE BRITISH. FIERCEST FICHT OF PRESENT OFFENSIVE. Press Association— Copyright, AustraIlian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received 10.5 5a.m.) , Paris, July 9. French newspapers declare that the British yesterday fought with unsurpassed gallantry and tenacity: The -. object was to ffok a£B bring it into line with? . IheVwencjt.*. The fighting was the fiercest during the present offensive.,,. The/ of the combat was at .Ovilhirsj the British are steadily fbcirejirig, despite Germany's huge sacrifices for keeping it. The Germans' the Prussian Guards east of Contalmaison proves that they scented danger. The Kaiser's 'picked troops, who returned again and again to the attack, left 5000 dead on the battlefield. TJhe Petit(Parisien states -that the struggle for the Leipzig redoubt > was especially severe. Tjießritish left the trenches in magnificent spirit and charged wonderfully.*''Spectators tin* animously praise the intrepidity of the final and wliich put them in possession of a great -portion of the-fbrtress two hQur s -after begin* ning the attack. Then the. victorious. troops attacked a, veritable fortress, _an&/)uijb spljsnoM diah seized the first streets of the yijlj- ' la S - '*•£.* ■ '.■■;' '• ■■■J FRENCH ■ OPERATIONS IMPEDED. BY BAD WEATHER. BOMBARDMENT AT VERDUN. GREAT DEEDS BY "AMATEUR" SOLDIERS? (Received 10120 a.m.) ' Press Associations—Copyright, Australian arid N.Z. Cable* Association; P&ris, July 8. A .communique states: Bad weather on the Somme impededt our operations. ' By. a coup dft.main at Belloj'-en-Santerre, we captured 350 f men. A violent bombardment is going on afc Verdun, with infantry actions. A glpwing semi-official description of the Britigh-capture of the: glorious ruins of Fricourt ; describes the laborious organisation of the German defences. TKfe. pbsjtuisft .was, -more ' advantageous- as., the were ; built in echelon formation, sweeping ;up a gentle slope to the hill culminating in a. wood which was "also ' full cr formidable defences. Despite failure; the British, chiefly' Yorkshire and Borham miners, jumped on to the parapets of the enemy trenches arid rushed the village,, making prisoners of 1500. , . ;. The semi-official report ends: These are the soldiers; wjiom the Germans considered amateurs!

FRENCH PROGRESS REPORT. Press Association-rr-Copyright, Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received 10:20 ; a.m.) Paris, July 9. , A communique says: The night was calm-on the Somme. Six hundred and thirty-three Germans,, were taken prisoner in the* attack on Hafdecourt. There is violent bombardment at Cha'ttancourj;,, -Fleury, and Pamloup. The engmy 'attempted two coup de mains west of .the Forest of Apreniont. One detachment penetrated one of our trenches, but were driven out by, grenades, , A, second detachment was dispersed "before reaching the line. MONSTER mInE EXPLOSION. AN AMUSING DESCRIPTION. Press Association —Copyright, AustralUan and X.Z. Cable Association. (Received 9,55 a.m.) London, July 8. ! A wounded sergeant gives a graphic description of. a monster mine being exploded at' Beaumont Hamel. It took the crack Lancashire miners seven months to excavate the explod-

ing chamber, which was as big as a picture palace. Fatigue parties we™ always being wanted to carry she earth out and carry the explosives in. They used*to ask the miners "ain't your d: d grotty ever going up?" The sergeant added: But, by lord, it went up all right on.the first of July, and! half the village got a rise. 'Hie air. was full of wagon-wheels, horse-boxes, I and Germans.

THEIR HEART'S DESIRE. NEW ZEALANDERS FICHT THE GERMANS. ENEMY ENTER TRENCHES BUT ARE REJECTED. MANY DEAD GERMANS. .Press Association—Copyright, Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received 10.5 5a.m.) London, July 9. General Haig reports: The fighting between the Ancre and the Somme is considerably less violent than during the last two days. We further progressed in the neighbourhood of Ovillers. In another sector we captured a group of defended buildings. The Germans made no further attempts to recapture their lost positions. ■ We successfully sprung, three mines near Givenchy. Further "north, after a heavy, bombardment of a portion of the sector held by the New Zealanders, a strong enemy attack succeeded in entering the trencheg at one point after half an hour's fighting, but the New Zealanders ejected the enemy, who left many CHANCES IN THE CABINET. (Received 1.10 p.m.) London, July 9. It is announced that Lord Montagu of Beaulieu, has been appointed Minister of munitions; Hon. H. J. Tennftnt, Secretary for Scotland; Hon. T. Mackinnon Wood, Chancellor of ;tlfe Duchy of Lancaster and Financial Secretary to the Treasury, and Lord Curzon permanent member of the War Committee.