FRENCH LINE EXTENDED.

Taranaki Daily News, 22 July 1916, Page 5

FRENCH LINE EXTENDED.

BRITISH HEAVILY ATTACKED. GRADUALLY ASSUME TIIE - MASTERY. i Pill-is, July 2fl. A communique snv?: \\Y en|)tnVc(l thp trenches from nimiiTOurl knoll to the river and carried our Jin<■ cast of Hardeeonrt an appreciable distance along tlio narrow gauge railway from Combles to Gory. The infantry south of tlu: Somme have captured the whole of thu enemy's lirst line. We penetrated a German trencli north-east of .Vuberives and brought back prisoners. The Germans continually bombarded Avoconrt and Cliattancourt, and a "runudo struggle is progressing oil the northeastern slopes of Hill 304. We made some. progress to tlie right and west of tin; I'liaiimoiit work and assaulted and esptined a fortified work strongly held south of l'leurv. The (■Vrmnrs, when attacking Longueval ft'i.l lielville, launched several regiments in massed formation on a narrow front. The. British, who were organising their new positions, were surprised, but fought heroically against four-fold odds and gradually assumed the mastery. i. v • STILL VICTORIOUS! - GERMAN OFFICIAL REPORTS. Received July 21, 11 p.m. Amsterdam, July 21 A Gorman eommuniqce states: The English in considerable force attacked positions west and north of Froselles. Counter-attacks threw them back from the paints penetrated. I he :r.n«li£h again penetrated J.ongunval and Delvalle farm, but counter-at-tacks compelled them to retire, though they still hold portions of the village ■mil farm. The Anglo-French attack on the whole front of the Focveaux Wood-Somme, began this morning. The first attack *vas broken. The French in the afternoon made two unfruitful attacks in the region of Belloy. They were thrice repulsed in the morning in the Estrees-lloyieourt sector. The Russians made unsuccessful attacks on the Tckau-Keya Road, southeast of Riga. The Austrian? north of Sokul drove, the Russians out of their front position, and then retired to their own positions. The German* advanced their positions south-west of Lutzk. MORE RUSSIANS FOR WEST. Renter Service. Received July 21. f>.r> p.m. Paris, .'July 20. A fresh contingent of Russians landed at Brest, and goes into an instruction camp and thence to the front.