“5 nr ere ; | Oo Gene e _ THE OMINECA MINER, saTuRpay, suny R116 — MON., JULY 3 | ‘London: The: long’ - expected f western super-offénsive of the Allies began on Saturday morning when the British and French fol- lowed the intense. bombardment of the last seven days by attack- ing the German linea on both _ Sides of the river Somme, Sweep- ing forward on a 25-mile front,of which the British held the left fifteen, the Allied troops in 24 '_ hours from the beginning of their attack had captured nine villages and fifty square miles of French territory until now held by the Germans. By Saturday eveningtheBritish had pushed forward from.a short distance: east of Albert as fat ag Montauban, more than five miles away,and had repulsed a German counter-attack on that: village. Following the capture of Mametz and Laboisselle, to the east and northeast of. Fricourt, that im- portant. strategie -position also fell into the hands of the British, while the French captured Corlu and several other fortified places, Six thousand prisoners have been | captured, The British infantry advanced to the attack singing ‘ ‘Tipperary”’ and the French to the strains of the . Marseillaise, The British ‘aeroplanes escorting the advance were attacked by a ~squadron ‘of forty German fokkers, which were driven back. Two enemy: ma- chines were destroyed. The ad- vance continues, with heavy fixht- ‘ing. . Much war material has been’ taken. . ” Paris: North. of ihe Somine |. the hattle continues, Frise and _ Mereancourt..wood have been captured from the enemy. South of the Somme the French have gained a footing i in the German second line trenches at numerous places and:have taken prisoners,” _ The British contintie to make headway, Desperate attacks on - our. lines at. ‘Verdun have: been repulsed... -” Petrograd: After jntense fight- ing the Rusgians have taken by storm Austrian - ‘positions. in ‘the : “region.of Kolomea, Galicia... Pris-| ’ -oners taken: were found. to be Jo intoxicated. . ts "General. ‘Lotchitosky’ 3 army. is “still pressing forward, the armies converging on Lemberg.’ '.. Rome: ‘The Italian offensive in ee Trentino continues-with success: ye Now positions havebéen captured: _ “Petrograd:: The Russian troops’ _ continuesto drive back. the ‘Aus- south of the. Dniester, i in Galicia: : .. Throughout yesterday 2en Adige : and “Teragnola i Bee neat artillery’: waa. active, 2 An. action has beeh. he Baltie-Sea: between nd the Swedish 1 Coast). Russian aiid German warships, | 5 _| “FRE MINER WAR BULLETINS tr0-Hungarian army in, the region |. 1 Tent: attack,’: ‘captured... area @ Russian, aquadron, composed |; _ London; The tarked success- es won by the British and French in initiating their great offensive along the western front are being successfully followed up.. During the last- three: days, along a 25- mile front north and south of the Somme, the Anglo-French forces madea simultaneous advance, penetrating i In some places to a distance of seven miles, and cap- turing a number of important positions, including Herbecourt, Fricourt, and Montauban, All gains have been consolidated and the troops are again advancing, the French on Peronne,. through Corlu and the British on Bapaume. Peronne, which is strongly forti- fied, is one of the most valuable positions on the German” line of communication, - _ North, of Ancre the British met most determined resistance on the part of the Germans, but have ‘maintained the initiative, Many | ~ prisoners: and much war material |, | Were captured by the advancing Allies,” According to prisoners, 39 Ger- man battalions faced the French advance, losing heavily and be- coming completely disorganized. The prisoners taken are mosily very young. | Since the offensive began, : ‘AE. teen. enemy, aircratt- ‘have been’ brought down, © - The Gordon: Highlanders; the Ulster diviston of Irish, and regi- |‘ ments recruited” dn- Lancashire towns. were most prominent in ‘tthe British advance, - ‘The - gas used iby the British i is that of the Germans, The artil; lery of: the Allies.tias proved more accumulation of munitions behind]: the Angla- French front i is prodi- gious. The. first group “of” tvounded from the big drive arrived yeater- day. at Chariig Cross. An enor- mous crowd greeted the disabled men, the police having. great difficulty in forcing a. passage for the Red Cross vehicles. Zurich: ‘The continuance of the: ‘Allied advance. on ‘the. weatern ‘front, which is admitted. by. the German war office, Hasreaused a feeling of. panic in Berlin. “ ‘Paris; “Reserves of dermans, | rushed to the. Somme ' region: to. check : the: Franco: British. offen- give, bezan.fo: male” themselves night, © The fighting reached B “pitch of exceptional - ‘ desperation, sbat the German attempts to ‘stop ‘the ‘ad: vance.of the Allied forees failed. “Paria: “The Germans; ina’ ‘vio: work, east’: ‘of Verdun, fin'aly counter-attack: the French: retook teported to be more effective than|' perfect that the enemy's,and the . felt : yesterday. ‘afternoon and? . lament has voted credits to carry on the war, 3: Havre: Substantial p progress by Belgian . troops: invading German East Africa are reported’ by. the Belgian authorities, : Athens: ’ The blockade! “of Greece by the Entente | ‘powers haa been officially raised, Greece]. having met the- ‘demands of. the). Allies, ‘ - va London: The enemy | is weal: ening in the face of” the: terrific) . ‘attacks of the British and French. The Allied. ‘armies are now within three’ miles. ‘of - the important railway’ junction. of Peronne, which is regarded ag thé strong- est. German position on this part of the western front: Me The new. British guns absolute- vast supply of ‘ammunition. per- mits’ the . continuation ° of the offensive,- In the fighting nowsin progress immense numbers of French and British aviators:are continuously, in the air, directing. the fire ‘of the big’ guns and enabling the Allies to: smash the enemy lo- cations. to pieces, The tertitic gunfire causes the Germans. to entrench ‘so deeply that 15-inch shells are _Tequired LA dislodge them, oa ~The* famous. “French - general, on the Somme,.and his. presence increases the confidence - of: the ‘Allied troops’ in the’ ‘Success of the: offensive, 9): .. Germany admits, the dianster of Saturday... ; The enemy is fiercely resisting the French? ‘bombardment of Ger- man positions’ along: ‘the ‘Meuse: “Pavis: ‘The French, troops have, captured - Chapitre . wood,: Feui- helles, and Assevillers, and have] taken the second: line of- German trenches at. Estrees and: the. vil- ages of Herbecuurt, Bugcourt and Flaucourt,c capturing-six thousand prisoners, . and::-a considerable quantity’ of artillery, " -The night’ has: been quiet north and. south of the Somme; with the French | organizing: ‘the conquered Positions: “The: Germans. made} no attempt to interfere: with the French t in their’ worl of eonsolid: “ation.” eA ‘In: ‘addition to the batteries al ready captured,: three mote. have been; taken, - two "of - -thém com- posed. of. heavy* guns,” : most destructive. . Anone dugout forty. corpdes; were found. . Thal. Germans are aid. to hava: ‘guffer-| - ed. enormous, Idases j in: the: fight- ing near Herbeegurt. uo British Héadquar sit France: ‘An~entire: battalion’ the 186th; regiment: of “Pruasian. ‘infantry, : , tecruited . from. the’ Upper: Rhide, will be surrendered to the. ‘British .near ~ Feicourt, ‘The prison 3, |réplace'-heavy. ‘enaualties, oq | British wad'ao, heav rench Ocaltpied: by: th le, io and, _ [ly outelass the-German and ‘Aus-{ vanced to higher grotind:* “Last night the ‘enemy | “recaptured. a small’ part of the position. . “Pur. ther to the south the British made “| progress during, tne’ ‘night, cap. ers and: “war material. . London: | British. artillery: has|- been pounding the German’ linea “lin: Flanders with a moat intense’ fire for the last 48 hours’. It ts \ | supposed, British monitors” have jolned.- in‘ the’ thighty. ‘symphony Jot: artillery, whieh | is heard. jn London. “Petrograd, “The war. offies an- that i in an: attack: on the forces of Prince | Leopold ‘the’ ‘Russians broke ‘through two lines of. Ger- man defences. « ~In the region of Bananoviehi they. captured © 72 officers, 2700 men,‘ eleven guns, and a number of machine guna, —THURS., JOLY 6 {turing a wood and taking prigon-, ed yesterday, ‘and the: Butich ad: are::advancing tory.’ : : Pricourt “The German: artillery.‘ ig © rt terri: retreating ateadily to escape cap. "(4 ture or alaughter.. : “The Anglo. 3 French offensive hes, made fifteen.- casiialties: thousand, ‘Paris:. have occupied Germans’ surrends advanced, to the outakirts of Per: f ‘yonne, - The Frenéh’ ‘have. aip- ‘tured Hem and the second. .Ger-: man positions south of the Somme on a front of: 10: kilometers.” “London: “On the eastern Front “§ the’ Russians ; are giving. the en- emy no-rest day or ‘night at ‘an point ‘of attack and the. Teutonic ‘forces ate fighting for. very. life, able. merely to: Yesist in @ spas-. modié manner, without appurent-" 4 ly any definite. plan: ‘of carapaign | . left them. is “4 ‘Petrograd. © ‘The Raseians have oy ‘thousand prisoners, TheGerman. ae. ‘fre estimated at: sixty mT le, 4 Estrees, \ where 200-3. ! red... We’ have. trian’ 42-centimeter type, and al: bank of the Somme, i in tion of Peronne, - “Landon? ‘the French: are mak: ing progress “along: the” north: The British. way, -the principal: line of tom-> defending the fortress" arid..city’ the’ direc- also : ‘puted the Germans ‘on’ the. munication” for the enemy. forces. . of:Lemberg.... The-Russians have © cut the Delatyn-Korosmezo ‘rail: . : {m4 Foch, is cOtamanding . operations ; Tha French artillery is proving 3 » which was wrecked: bya shell mile front. -So.far 14; 000: Ger-j mans, have: been taken: prisoner. - Allaccounts agree in describing |, the devastation - caused. by - the. ary. bombardment : as horrifying:, In- the. town of. Montauban, An’ jenemy base, only one. chimney i is left standing today, | The Times eorvednondeni; ‘des: eribing. the bombardment of the enemy positions on ‘the: Somme, asserts that. a -hundted. Shells. al ‘| minute “were: ‘fired; along: ‘that front by the British Buns. for foue!» German prisoners, thelr; nerves shattered, are: wweleomingy hat They praise]