BRITISH STILL ADVANCE.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 87, 15 July 1916, Page 5

BRITISH STILL ADVANCE.

FROM CONTALMOISON TO LONGUEVAL,

CAIN OF THREE MILES.

The High Commissioner reports: London, July 14 (11.20 a.m.)

General Haig reports; At dawn we attacked the second system of defences and broke into four miles of the front, capturing several stronglydefended localities. Heavy fighting continues. London, July 14 (12.10 p.m.) The British have captured Longneval, east of Bazentin le Grand and cleared Trones Wood. London, July 14 (1.55 p.m.) Northwards of the Aisne, in the regidn southwards of Ville Aubois and the plateau of Yaudeux, two German attempted attacks wore humedia.ely arrested by our machinegun fire. On the right hank of the Meuse, artillery fighting is very active on the sector at Souville. There were some patrol engagment at Chcnois Wood. THURSDAY’S FIERCE FIGHTING. LINE PIERCED TO GOOD DEPTH CAPTURE OF HOWITZERS. Press Association —Copyright, Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received 8.45 a.m.) Paris, July 14. The Petit Parisien states: After a bombardment of great intensity on Thursday, British infantry assailed the German’s second position along almost the entire line. The fighting was most fierce on both sides. The British seized trenches at several points.. The capture of howitzers indicates that the fighting was a good depth, inasmuch as howitzers are not found in the first line of trenches. FRENCH PROGRESS REPORT.

Press Association—Copyright, Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.

(Received 10,60 a.m.) Paris, July 14,

A communique stales; Mitrailleuse fire stopped two enemy attacks nort i of the Aisne in the region of Villa Dubois and the Vaucleux Plateau. An active artillery struggle is continuous in the Sonville sector, wit i patrol engagements in Chenois Wooc. FIRST-LINE TRENCHES TAKEN WITH SMALL LOSS. PRISONERS COMING IN FREEL7 Loudon, July 11 ;5.20 pm.) The German first-line trenches base been taken with small loss. Prisoners are coming in freely. Among tie places captured in Bhzeutiu le Pit.. Ovillers is mostly in our hands. Fighting is proceeding there. Several counter-attacks having i ailed; GERMANS OP ACANBT IT. THE TOUGHEST JOB OF THE WAR. BRITISH DETERMINED TO WIN. Press Association —Copyright. United Service. (Received 9.5 a.m.) London, July 14. The Vossiche Zcitnng’s correspondent on the West front says the Germans faced the toughest job of th i

whole war against the British, who appear determined at ran. sacrifice to succeed, their attacks and counterattacks. being unceasing. i THE ALLIED BOMBARDMENT. i THREE MILLION SHELLS IN SEVEN DAYS, Press Association—Copyright. ' Ken tor’s Telegrams (Received 9.5 a.in.) London. July 11. ' The Frankfurter Zeitnng estimates that the Allies hied three million shells iii seven days in the bombardment preceding-the Somme offensive.

■ SUCCESSES CONFIRMED.

REGIMENTAL COMMANDER ANO j STAFF CAPTURED. | TROOPS IN HIGH SPIRITS. 1 Press Association—Copyright, Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. t (Received 12.25 p.m.) j London, July 14. I An important afternoon despatch from correspondents at Headquarters states: Later reports tend to confirm the first account of the success of the British attack, which carried the ] second German line. There were i small losses. Prisoners are surrenderjing freely, and include a Regimental j Commander and his Staff. Three ar- ' tillery officers, and 150 infantry ofiii cers and men reached a single camp ! by nine o’clock in the morning, i Wo sformed and captured Bazentin j lo Petit. j Fighting is also proceeding round Ovillers. ’ We have taken practically ; the whole village. Several German ! counter-attacks against the new positions were successfully repulsed. We are now consolidating gains. The troops are in high spirits at the successes. i BRITISH F3CHT ON,

north-east of lomcueval.

Press Association —Copyright, Austra- • lian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received 12.55 ap.m.) London, July 14. Fighting is proceeding at DebilloWood, one and a quarter miles northeast of Lougueval.