FIERCE STRUGGLE NORTH OF THE SOMME.

Marlborough Express, Volume L, Issue 155, 3 July 1916, Page 5

FIERCE STRUGGLE NORTH OF THE SOMME.

ENEMY^ FALL BACK IN DIS-

ORDER.

OTHER ATTACKS REPIJT/SED

Australiaa :and VN.IZ'. Cable Association (Pteeeived July 3, 10.35 a.m.) paris; July 2. A commainicjue says: TJlo stru s;gle north ".of' th'o Somine; was fierce. Durinc the niglit the :6prmans rinlpntly attacked our new positions in. the neighborhood of Hardecourt. Onr curtain nji<3 infantry fire infiicteri important losses. The enemy, fell back in disorder, leaving 200 prisoners Following up . our advantage oil t^e riVTit bank of the Somme. we occtirietl the villap-p- of Curlu -after a lir<?■ly combat. Wo conserved oxir pa>ition soutii of v%o Somine. and progrrsspd: at night "between Herbccburt and Acso-aillers. ■

Wa effected mimerous. reconnaissfirjcps in the Champagne, •■•clearing out the enemy from ith.o trenches wi*'i gi-etiades. - The Germans lanrclied an attack in the evening north-east of Avo-

"One brave deed makes no hero.". . ■. ■' —-Wliitfier

scoui't und ijonetralcd o\iv artI n aj«ced olotiientsv. Our eounter-at> , tack completely repulsed them, we , v eiTected a coirpxAc-mam &n tlio <>Ast> *i-n slopes «>!' jMortiJiomTne. rhe 'enemy nKude several attacks c>B the Thiaumont vf&tli, in. which we. ;yro estaLJisiied: Th^r were easily s^ulsed. A stroisg of Gei-nians : wei'» -hurlod iLgaiiist our first- • line,-wi> were /-disj^ersed, . ot ffel-ing , heaa'y losses. Ovci 'iCOO >anwoiind««.' I>«s&b--ers wci'»caj>tured. [ , '...'