ENEMY TRENCHES TAKEN.

Otago Witness, Issue 3254, 26 July 1916, Page 17

ENEMY TRENCHES TAKEN.

PARIS, July 21. A communique states: North of the Somme we are consolidating our positions, won yesterday morning. South of the Somme we have extended our front for attack. In the afternoon we captured the whole of the first German position from Estrees to Vermand» Ovillers Bill. During the fighting to. day we captured 2900 prisoners, three guns, 30 machine guns, and much material. We continued our progress bombing west of the Thiaumont work. Our air squadrons bombed the railway stations of Thionville, Mont. Medry, Brieulles, and Roisel, and military establishments at Lonach, r«orth=east of Basle. GERMAN OFFICIAL REPORT. AMSTERDAM, July 21. A German communique states : The- British attacked in considerable force positions west and north of Fromelles, but counter-attacks threw them back from the points where they had penetrated. The British again penetrated Longueval and Belville Farm, but counter-attacks compelled them to retire, though they still hold portions of the village and farm. Anglo-French attacks along the whole front from Foureaux Wood to the Somme began this.morning. The first attack was broken. The French, in the afternoon, made two unfruitful attacks in the region of Belloy. Thev were thrice repulsed in the morning on the Estrees-Dehicourt sector.