THE SOMME BATTLE

Waikato Times, Volume 87, Issue 13270, 28 August 1916, Page 5

THE SOMME BATTLE

GERMANS PREPARING TO RETIRE PRUSSIAN GUARDS DEFEATED RUSSIA'S MAN POWER INEXHAUSTIBLE SUPPLIES BALKAN POSITION SATISFACTORY By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright.

THE STRUGGLE ON THE SOMME GAINS ADMITTED BY THE GERMANS. KNKMY ATTACKS RKPELLED WITH HEAVY LOSSES. HERMAN FoHiJES („i(IXCE.\TRATING AT THIEPVAL. (Reuter's Telegrams.) LONDON, August 20. A Berlin official message admits the Allied -ains north of Ovillers, and also at Lontuieval, Puiville Wootl. and Maurepas. (High Commissioner's Cable.) LONDON, 12.10 p.m. Saturday. The French ufiieial repi'i't stales that there is heavy artillery work on the -tinime. Sir Douglas llaig r"pm'ls that the enemy, covered by artillery, attacked west uf CuilleiiK.'iit. iuit failed to reach our lines, and were repulsed with h-'avy hiss. \\'e j .i'i i- res-el 1 east of Mouquet Farm, also to the south-west. We took ion mere \aids uf trenches on the Courcelette-Tliiepval road. The enemy i< ciiiit'en!ratin- his guns on Thiej.val, in order to oppose us and sllr ii"rl hi- allaeks. I.asf nmht the Prussian Huard made a determined ,1 lac!-., liiil W'i - •if j j.-d Willi heavy loss. :r:tMY's lsnes of communication bombed. High Commissioner's Cable.) LONDON, 12.10 p.m. Saturday. Tiie British "fiici.il report states thai mi Thursday night, west of Gincliy, and enemy's attack was repelled by m -chine-gun lire The enemy boni--11.(r<l"<I the recently-captured trenches. We bombarded the principal railway -itliims and lines uf cumiiiiiiiicatiort, liit-iii- >e\t rai trains and damaging rolling -lock. Hostile aircraft generally avoided a cunm.d. BRITISH TAKE MORE TRENCHES. High Commissioner's Cable.) LONDON, 2.10 p.m. Sunday. British official: —Last evening we took a further 200 yards of German ll't'iieii"- north of Ba/vntin le Petit. FRETiCH REPEL ALL GERIV3AN ATTACKS. (High Commissioner's Cable.) LONDON. 12.10 p.m. Saturday. French o!'l;ei.i!:—-German attacks were repulsed westward of Tahure, Thiaumord. and N 'uvillers.