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BRITISH EXTEND GAINS IN GREAT DRIVE DESPITE HEAVY OPPOSITION; FRENCH FORTIFY CAPTURED POSITIONS
300 CARRANZA TROOPERS
UNSUCCESSFULLY ATTEMPT
TO AMBUSH U. S. PATROL
By Associated Press
Field Headquarters Colonia Dublan,
Chihuahua, June 29, via auto courier,
to Columbus, X. 11., July 6. Three
hundred Carranza cavalrymen at
tempted to ambush a scouting patrol
of twenty American cavalrymen north
of Guerrero recently and only by skil
ful maneuvering did the American
commander save his detachment, it
was learned here to-day. The incident
occurred shortly after General Trevino
notified General Pershing he would
regard any movement of American
troops other than northward as hos
tile.
The soldiers, a detachment of the
Seventh Cavalry under Lieutenant
Horace M. Hickam, were on a scouting
patrol in search of bandits believed to
have had their rendezvous in a zinc
mine about thirty miles from the Am
erican base. Not finding any bandits
they started back and had turned into
the main road, the entrance to a can
yon, when three Mexicans, half a mile
to the south, opened fire. Immediately
the troopers replied and the Mexicans
disappeared over the top of a ridge.
Lieutenant Hickam did not follow,
realizing that the terrain in that direc
tion formed a natural trap and that
the territory td the south was not un
der patrol.
The Americans turned north, trot-
Ing into the canyon. As they went
down the hill a trooper galloped up
from the rear, reporting that about
200 armed, mounted Mexicans had
dashed over the ridge, where the three
VILLA FORCES VICTORIOUS
OVER CARRANZISTAS ARE
NOW ATTACKING JIMENEZ
By .Associated Fress
E; Paso, Tex., July 6. Villa forces
-pursuing their victory over Carranza
troops at Corral ranch on July 4, have
attacked Jimenez, according to re
-1 erta reaching mining men here to-,
(lay. Military authorities in Juarez
were unable to confirm or deny the;
l cports asserting that telegraph lines
hud been cut.
Reports from Chihuahua City fol
lowing the engagement at Corral said
lhat the broken Carranza command
J r:d retired to Jiminez which ij 120
jri'.iea south of Chihuahua City. An- |
< tlier report brought here to-day by
an American who had extensive in
terests in Southern Chihuahua was
that Francisco Villa recently sent a
communication to Canuto Reyes, his
former lieutenant, who was recently
granted amnesty by the de facto gov-1
eminent asking him to reconsider his
decision. This message Reyes turned
<jvtr to General Jacinto Trevino, Car
ranza commander of the army of the
North, it 'was said.
General lgnacio Ramos was killed j
in the fierce and bloody battle be
tween de facto troops and a large band I
BODIES OF AMERICANS WHO
WERE KILLED AT CARRIZAL
BROUGHT TO U. S. FOR BURIAL
EI Paso, Texas, July fi. The bod- |
ies of Captain Charles T. Boyd, Lieu
tenant Henry Adair and seven troopers !
of the Tenth cavalry, killed at Carrizal, i
were brought to El Paso early to-day. ;
Only the bodies of the two officers;
and Private Dewitt Rucker have been |
identified.
Eight of the Americans were ex
humed from a single grave, the under
takers said. The dead had been gath
ered from the field of battle and cast
into a ditch which was then tilled up.
The bodies of Captain Boyd, Lieu
tenant Adair and six troopers, stripped
of their uniforms, were mixed indis
criminately in the dirt.
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MUST SAVE MEN FOR COMING
VICTORIOUS WAR KAISER WILL
WA GE JUST FOUR YEARS HENCE
Paris, July 6. The French offensive has made steady progress In
the last 24 hours. All counter attacks liave been repulsed, a large area
.of new territory has been occupied and extensive captures of suns and
munitions liave been made.
In the first five days of their battle against the Germans the French
have advanced with remarkable uniformity. The ground gained varied
each day in depth at different points, but the gains have averaged about
the same along the entire front, and the French arc now (irinlv installed
between the German second and third lines or defense over a front in
excess of seven miles.
"It was impossible to keep up the fight under such tire," said one
of the ofiicc.s taken prisoner yesterday. "We took counsel, and tlie
officers unanimously decided to surrender to avoid useless sacrifice of
life.
"What we have to do now," the officer Is quoted as adding, "is to
sine men for the coming victorious war which Germany will wage four
years hence."
The new French trenches at the most advanced point are now in
front of Pcronne and the village of Mount St.-Quentin.
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THURSDAY EVENING.
Mexicans fled and were pursuing the
Americans.
Hide in Ravine
Hickam started for a hill farther up
the canyon, thoro to make a stand if
too hard pressed. His men went for
ward at a gallop and the American
horses, wearied by the long march
they already had made steadily lost
ground to the pursuing column. To
rest their mounts the Americans from
time to time dismounted and ran, lead
ing the animals. Still they lost ground.
When the Carranza force seemed
about to overtake his men, Lieutenant
Hickam led them off the road into a
roek-wallod depression about ten feet
deep where a huge oak hid them from
view. Within three hundred yards the
Mexicans rode past without discover
ing the hidden Americans. Then the
latter at a leisurely pace, followed
their late pursuers until the hill was
reached. Here they drew up along the
crest of the canyon with deep ra
vines protecting each flank. At this
point they had a chance, in case of at
tack to get their horses safely up and
over the mountain ridge overlooking
the canyon which ran upward from
the American rear. But when the
Carranza troops came back down the
canyon road they passed the foot of
the hill without a hostile move of any
sort against the Americans, whom they
could see plainly a few hundred yards
above.
The cavalrymen believe that word
of their proximity had been taken to
the Carranza forces by the Mexican
caretaker of the mine, who was equip
ped with an excellent pair of field
glasses.
! of Villa followers at Corral ranch, 15
miles southwest of Jimenez. Both
sidcr suffered heavy losses.
Rather than retire to Jimenez with
out carrying out his orders, which
were not to return unless he was able
to report success, General Ramos
fought in his entrenchments until
killed, cheering his men on to the
last.
The Carranza troops were sur
rcunded Monday at daybreak, and for
more than 12 hours held their position
against heavy odds in the hope that
; reinforcements soon would arrive.
At nightfall, after their leader had
be»n killed and the greater part of
the command killed or wounded, the
survivors retired to Jimenez with their
wounded.
Three times during the day the Villa
men dashed through heavy fire to the
edge of the Carranza trenches, but
were unable to take them.
Reinforcements, which had been
ordered to join General Ramos at
Coiral, were delayed by a wreck near
j Ortiz, and the proposed general of-
I tensive against the Villa forcef did
| rot materialize.
I The body of the ninth trooper was
located two miles distant from the
others. He had been wounded and
! apparently dragged himself away to
! lie in the gravel waste beyond the
j town.
i Scenes in sharp contrast to those of
a week ago, when the Carrizal prison
ers were brought from Chihuahua
City and turned over to General
George Bell, Jr., marked the return of
the American dead. In Juarez the
event was scarcely noticed, while in
El Paso only a few hundred persons,
quiet anel subdued, replaced the cheer
ing throng that greeted the 23 troop
ers of the Tenth.
WILL WE FIGHT THIS TYPE OF MOUNTED TROOPS?
2"*lEr>CiC/US C/iVAA-iiSfj Q/tffl fji.fi
Here is a group of typical Mexican cavalrymen, hard-riding and straight-shooting men, but untrained and with
little or no idea of battle formation. If we declare war on Mexico and send our armies into the country, it will be a war
against snipers principally. The Mexican style of fighting is to git behind a boulder or other shelter and pick off the
enemy as he parses by. .
WANT TO GO TO MEXICO;
EIGHTH NEEDS 200 MEN
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about a dozen men of Company D,
Eighth Regiment of the Pennsylvania
Infantry, can tell of Mount Gretna.
The stories are the tales of the men
who wanted to go to Mexico but who,
by the grace of the keen-eyed, rigid
army surgeons, have been left behind.
"Yes, sir," explained the injured
guardsman at th-s recruiting office to
day, "this busted arm is the answer."
His sympathetic chum told the real
story back of the simple explanation.
'Kic Real Story
"Has HE got nerve?" he demanded
admiringly. "Well, I guess he has.
He's one of tho oldest and best men in
point of service in the Guard. And he
sure wanted to go along next Saturday
when the bunch start for the Border.
Few weeks ago he fractured his arm
at his job, but he figured he'd be in
good shape before the regiment was
ready to go. The day before he was
examined he had a hunch that tlje
bandage might prevent his admission
and he peeled off the splints. The
arm swelled and a foxy-eyed army
f.urgcon bandaged it ags*in. That's
why. when he was called for exami
nation, the surgeon gave one glance at
the broken arm —and tore up his pa
pers;"
Kxamine Rookies at Armory
Temporary lecruiting offices to fill
up the depleted ranks of the Eighth
Regiment will lie closed at the armory
(his evening, when Lieutenant J. T.
Ltong, Jr., of Company D. the regi
mental recruiting officer, goes back to
Grefna. Prospective rookies hence
forth will have to be examined at
Gretna. Uncle Sam will see to it that
the rookies in camp will be fed, bedded
and provided with car fare home
should they be rejected.
Until Saturday evening or Sunday
morning the recruiting offices will be
open at Camp for the desirables. Sat
urday night or early Sunday morning
Companies D and I expect to start for
the Border. And. by the way, if you
want to gauge the depth of mere
man's disappointment, just linger
'round when old Guardsmen who have
been rejected because of physical dis
ability, when they talk of the possi
bilities of that trip down toward the
Rio Grande which they cannot hope to
take.
Mcdlca! Kxamincr Busy
Despite the fact that the recruits are
expected to report at Mt. Gretna for
examination, there were a few appli
cants at thejirmory to-day. Dr. R. L.
Perkins, the" medical examiner, was a
pretty busy man for awhile.
Before Lieutenant Long left for
Gretna this afternoon he assured some
of those who are left behind that the
best of care will be given "Spot" the
lady-like coach-dog mascot of the lo
cal infantry companies. And assur
ances were given that if it could possi
bly be arranged "Spot" will go along
to the Border. *
Causes For Rejection
Poor teeth, teet tnat have just the
so-called "minor" imperfections
which may mean a very, very great
deal on the march, weakened heart—
these are a few of the causes for many
a grinningly concealed heart-ache at
Gretna. Here are some of the might
ily willing ones whose only hope of a
chance on the Border is a call for
: volunteers:
Company D, Privates N. Taylor, H.
E. Myers,, Snook, Leon Hersh, George
Stauffer, John Bretz, N. S. Ely, George
Kearney and Harry W. Heagy; Com
pany I, Meade Lyter, Harry E. Dielil,
Earl M. Sunday, Joseph D. Moody,
William S. Marshall, £eorge L. Edle
blute, Robert J. Nicnols, Andrew T.
Strickler, Bruce R. Hoover, Harry R.
Raney and James H. Long.
The troops are rapidly moving away
from Gretna as the long lines of trains
testify.
Major General Clement and the di
vision staff passed through last even
ing with train loads of the business
like looking field pieces and caissons
of the First Pennsylvania artillery.
"Rookies" Will Entrain
From Gretna For Border
Adjutant General Stewart late last
night received word rrom the War de
partment that a plan of recruiting the
National Guard organizations now in
the service is being arranged. It is
the plan to establish local recruiting
stations with a rendezvous as far as
possible within the territory of the or
ganizations, the recruits to be sent to
a camp of mobilization which will be
located at Mt. Gretna.
The men will be equipped and
trained at the camp and forwarded to
their organizations, which will be on
the Mexican border by the end of
next week.
Authority is to ba given for desig
nation of recruiting officers either
from the organizations of the National
Guard now in the field or under orders
to move from Mt. Gretna or those
which have not yet been called into
the service. A camp personnel for
administration purposes at Mt. Gretna
will be named.
This order will establish a recruit
ing base for the Pennsylvania divi
sion which will be concentrated at El
Paso and trained.
BJOOO AT CAMP SAGE
By .Associated Press
Nogales, Ariz., July 6. Two regi
; merits of California infantry and a
| cavalry troop and a signal corps from
I Connecticut, which arrived here to
' <~uy brought the total troops at Camp
1 Sage up to more than B.ol>o.
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
FRENCH CLEAR NOR
OF SOMME ALMOST- TO CLERY;
BRITISH EXTEND
By Associated Press
London, July 6. —Having captured!
the whole German second line south
of the Somme from the river to Bel
loy, the French have resumed opera- ,
tions north of the river and cleared ]
the bank almost to Clery. The French ,
who have established themselves at
Sormont also threaten Clery. •
The British are still heavily en
gaged all along their front from j
Hardecourt to Gommecourt. Notwith- 1
standing heavy German counter at- j
tacks they have been able to main- !
tain all the ground gained and extend
it at some points.
As the German trenches are occu- j
pied, evidence accumulates of the
deadly execution of artillery. In
some cases SO per cent, of the de
fenders were killed by the terrific
shelling to which they were sub
jected. British losses vary. Certain
formations, being called on to attack
defenses where machine guns re
mained undamaged, suffered heavily.
Others captured the positions which
had been set as their objective with
very slight losses.
Have 16,000 Prisoners
Instead of compelling the Germans
to lessen their efforts at Verdun, the
Anglo-French offensive seems to have |
increased their determination, pos
sibly in the hope of preventing the
French from sending reinforcements
to the Somme. British observers ex
press satisfaction with the progress
which has been made. With the heavy
casualties caused by the bombard
ment and the taking of 16,000 prison
ers and a great quantity of war ma-
Persking Rushes Work on
Roads; Rainy Season Coming
By Associated Press
Columbus, N. M., July 6. Gen
eral J. J. Pershing, commanding the
American expedition in Mexico, has
issued orders that every effort be
made to expedite the construction of
the new wagon road between Colum
bus and the field bake at Colonia
Dublan, according to reports from the
field to-day. That delays in trans
portation over the American lines of
communication may be r-i a minimum
during the rainy season, he has order
ed that extra laborers be put to work
and additional machinery employed.
Reports from the field also indicated
thai much construction work is under
way in the field headquarters camp.
Numbers of buildings are being erected
to house food and forage, which has
been piled in the open, in the rainy
scascfti and corrals are under con
struction in which the horses can be
stabled and the cattle, purchased for
food purposes, held.
Submarine Destroyer Sunk;
U-35 Is Back in Port
Berlin, July 5, via London.—The
Admiralty to-day gave out the follow
ing report:
"One of our submarines sank an
enemy submarine destroyer in the
North Sea on Tuesday.
The submarine U-35, which carried
to Cartagena, Spain, an autograph
letter of Emperor William to the King
of Spain, and medicaments for intern
ed Germans, has returned after carry
ing out its task successfully. On this
1 journey it sank the French steamship
I Herault, capturing its gun."
The vessel referred to as a subma
rine destroyer probably was one of
the large fleet of small swift boats
which patrol the North Sea on the
lookout for submarines.
Sinking of the French steamship
Herault in the Mediterranean by a
submarine was reported from Madrid
on June 25. Thirty six of the crew
reached Castellon, Spain.
. MINK SWEEPER HIT
London, July 6.—The British Ad
miralty to-day issued the following:
"One of our mine sweepers in tho
North Sea was hit by a torpedo from
an enemy submarine on Tuesday. It
was slightly damaged and is now in
harbor."
TO ATTEND CONFERENCE
Miss Sara Jacobs, of 21 South Front
street, and Miss Martha Elmer Flem
ing of the Riverside apartments leave
Thursday, July 13, for "Northfield,
Mass., to attend the summer confer
ence there.
A Practical Toy Range
An electrical top range has lately
been invented which can be made of
real utility in a small apartment. At
a demonstration recently given a hear
ty meal for five persons was cooked at
the expense of twelve cents worth of
current. The little stove includes an
oven and six small hot plates. The
meal cooked included a five pound
roast, boiled potatoes, biscuits, macar
oni, two small apples pies and apple
sauce. Of course such results are on
ly obtained at that cost by a skilled
demonstrator, but the liny electric
range has sreat possibilities for the
adult housekeeper as well as for the
1 small girl it was designed to amuse.
terial together with the subsequent
losses inflicted in counter attacks, it
is believed . here that the German
power of resistance must have been
weakened.
The Russians continue to record
successes, some of which are of great
importance, along their whole front
from Riga to the Carpathians. They
have crossed the railway between
Delatyn, west of Kolomea, and Koros
mezo, one of the main lines between
Galicia and Hungary upon which the
Austrians depend largely to supply
their armies at Stanislau and before
Tarnopol. This places the army of
General Von Bothmer in a still more
dangerous position and it is thought
he may decide to withdraw toward
Lemberg.
Russ Make Progress
In the Ltusk salient at Baranovichi
and along the Riga front the Russians
also claim to be making progress and
to have repulsed counter attacks.
German correspondents express the
opinion that General Kuropatkin is
preparing an offensive In the Vilna re
gion.
The situation in the Caucasus is
somewhat confusing. Turkish and
Russian reports are more at variance
than usual, both claiming victories in
the Tchorum region on the Russian
right. It appears, however, that while
the Russian right is drawing back
toward the Black Sea and their ex
treme left is retiring across the Per
sian border in Kermanshah district,
their center Is continuing to advance
from Baiburt southward to the west
of Lakes Van and Urumiah.
PRESIDENT WILL ACCEPT
CARRANZA PROPOSAL
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der, will be conducted by Counselor
Polk, acting aa secretary.
Will Not Withdraw Yet
While General Carranza's amicable
rejoinder to the last two American
notes has greatly eased the tension, no
official was willing to-day to predict
the tinal outcome of the negotiations
which are foreshadowed. It was made
plain, however, that no change in
policy was now contemplated bv the
Washington government and that im
mediate withdrawal of General Persh
ing's expeditionary forces from Mexico
will not bo an acceptable basis for
whatever plan of co-operative action
along the border is worked out.
Washington officials take the po
sition that only the preliminary step
has been taken by General Carranza
toward the friendly adjustment hanow
appears to desire. Demonstration of
his ability to carry out the promises
expressed and implied in his note is
still lacking. President Wilson, it is
pointed out, has been ready to with
draw American troops from Mexico at
any time the de facto government
would express ilie intention and show
the ability to furnish adequate military
protection for the border.
To some extent this demonstration
is now being made by the operations
of Mexican troops in the 300-mile
stretch of Chihuahua state formerly
policed by American forces. The Car
ranza forces have moved into the ter-v
as General Pershing drew his
lines northward and the best informa
tion at the War and State Departments
indicates that they have patrolled it
thoroughly.
May Bo Put to Test
The efficiency of Mexican police
measures may be put soon to a sever«
test, according to rumors transmitted
from the border to-day to the State
Department. These state that Fran
cisco Villa has recovered from his
wouncls and is personally .lending a
force northward from the region just
south of Parral. No convincing au
thority is given for the reports, which
are transmitted merely as matters of
Information, picked up hv border
agents of the department, but show
the storv was widely current.
'Between the points where Villa is
said to be operating and advanced
camps of General Pershlng'B forces
are considerable forces of Carranza
troops.
FALL FROM CHI RPY
TREE KILLS ROY
Lancaster, July B.—Eager to get
some very choice fruit, George Hin
kle, 14, leaned out too far on a cherry
limb which broke and he fell to the
ground with a fractured skull. He
died.
LONE BANDIT IN YOSEMITE
Yosemite Valley. Cal., July 6.—A
bandit, single-handed, held up four
stages yesterday at Wawona, just out
side of the Yosemite Valley National
Park, and from 28 people collected
SIOO in cash and some jewelry.
Among the victims was S. Schultz, of
Pittsburgh.
LABEL WHOOPING COUGH
Reading, Pa., July 6.—Because chil
dren with whooping cough are sup
posed to have it "nine weeks coming
and nine weeks going," too long to
keep them to their homes. City Coun
cil, uctlng as a Board of Health, pass
ed a resolution to compel such chil
dren taken to public places to wear a
labeL "Whooping Cough" will be
printed on big sleeve bauds, to be suu
i uiicd by tliii city.
JULY 6, 1916.
ALLIES THREATEN CRUCIAL
POSITIONS OF GERMANS
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On the right bank of the Dniester an opposing Teutonic force
was overwhelmed and put to flight by the Surrians, Petrograd
reports.
Soldiers Relieved From
Battle Front First Ask For
"Sleep, Wash and Shave"
flji .Associated Press
Press Camp, British Army In
France, July 6. Battalions which
have been fighting since the battle be
gan now have been relieved from the
front line and are in billets in quiet
villages or towns free from the sound
of shell blasts or cracking bullets.
Answering questions as to what they
wanted most when relieved, they in
variably answered In three words:
"sleep, wash, shave."
Every battalion is proud of keep
ing Its formation until the first line
of German trenches was reached and
of the fact that the ne\» army made
good. One battalion with whose offi
cers the correspondents talked, met
machine gun fire and lost half of its
officers and men before reaching the
first line of trenches, but fought Its
way on another thousand yards to an
objective set for it, where it entrench
ed and maintained its position. One [
of the officers of this battalion served
out biscuits and half a bottle of soda |
water to each man from supplies
found in the German dugouts.
Talks with prisoners generally re
vealed that the German soldiers have
food while letters from their homes
in every part of Germany indicate i
privations of the civilian population, j
Asked what he thought of the great
naval battle, one prisoner said he
never heard of it. Another said that i
fresh eggs had been a great luxury In
the German army and that a basket of I
them had just arrived and the Ger-1
mans in his trench were feasting their
hungry eyes upon it when a British
howitzer made a direct hit.
Many of the prisoners asked the
same question as do the British sol
diers: "Has the British army enough
j shells to keep up such bombardments
j as that of last week?"
Vigorous Campaign For
Resumption of U-Boat War;
German-U. S. Relations Good
Berlin, July 6, via London. The
campaign in favor of the resumption
of a full-fledged submarine war on
commerce goes energetically forward.
It was expected that with the adjourn
ment of the Reichstag and the dis
persal of politicians to their homes
for the summer, this agitation by the
Navy League, Publicists, Conserva
tives and part of the National Liberals
would pass the climax and gadually
lose its intensity.
On the contrary, reports from all
sections of the country Indicate that
the agitation is continuing with un
diminished vigor both above and be
low the surface. Never a day passes
without articles in various newspapers
to remind the people that .according
t.o the German note, the modification
of German submarine methods merely
was temporary and contingent upon a
modification of the British blockade.
Some judges of the situation, basing
their opinion on the extent and vigor
of the agitation, are inclined to bc
! lleve the movement will read not
j later than September to a revival of
! the submarine campaign on the old
lines. Recent inquiries by the Asso
ciated Press in authoritative quarters
indicate, however, that the govern
■ ment for the present has no intention
of resuming the "freedom of action"
mentioned in the May note and of pro
voking conflict with the United States.
All in all the clouds over German-
American relations now are less low
ering than for a long time.
TO O SONS OF MINISTER
ANSW ER CALL OF WAR DRUMS
The war drums thus far have sound
ed mightily enticing to two sons of the
Rev. Dr. John D. Fox, pastor of Grace
Methodist Church, and both have an
swered the call.
Arthur E. Fox sailed Saturday for
Bordeaux, France, to study hospital
methods of the French army for the
Baltimore Sun. His younger brother,
George, a graduate of last year's class
of the Central high school, left Tues
day to enroll in the junior camp at
I Plattsburg.
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Biddies of Philadelphia, with the son of the head, of the tobacco trust, was
a social event of much Importance to persons interested In such matters.
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Highlanders and Welsh
Fusiliers Distinguish
Themselves in Action
London, July 6.—Near Thipeval (on' X
the Somme front) "we made a further
slight advance and captured a number
of prisoners," the War Office announc
ed to-day.
"South of Laßassee canal, after the
discharge of gas and smoke, we made
some successful raids into the enemy's
lines; in one of these the Royal Welsh
fusiliers especially distinguished them
selves, capturing forty prisoners, a
trench mortar and a machine gun.
"In another raid the Highland light
infantry successfully entered the en
emies' trenches west of Hulluck. A
machine gun emplacement was de
stroyed, many Germans were killed
and some prisoners were taken.
"There was no change of impor
tance on the rest of our front."
Germans Attempting to
Shell Verdun Cathedral
Paris, July 6. —Last night was gen
erally quiet north and south of the
river Somme, says to-day's official
j statement of the War Office,
j There was a few local engagements
north of the Somme during the night
in which the Germans captured two
I small woods a kilometre north of
I Hem. The French also captured a
I wood.
South of the Somme the night pass
ed in quiet. A German counter attack
i on Belloy was repulsed easily.
| The French have captured 76 can-
I non and several hundred machine
guns.
! There was no infantry fighting on
th Verdun front. The War Office says
1 the Germans are attempting to bom
bard the Cathedral at Verdun.
Ulster Division Moved
Ahead Through Curtains
of Machine Gun Fire
By Associated Press
Press Camp. British Army In
France, July 5. The story of the
Ulster divisions' share in the first day
battle of the Anglo-French offensive,
is now accessible. It had one of tho
most terrible parts of the difficult at
tack in the northern section of the
offensive. Its trenches were disad-
located on ground fac
ing a ridge where the German bat
teries had an enfilading fire,
j Through curtains of shrapnel fire,
I in the face of machine guns and un
der enfilading fire from machine guns
in a village, the division captured the
first German line shouting "no sur
render" and "remember the Boyne"
and started for the second line.
Still under cross fire and every kind
of shell fire, the troops of the Ulster
divisions continued on until they galn
| ed a strong redoubt on the summit of
! the ridge. There those who had surA
vived dug In. Against German coun'
j ter attacks and machine gun and rifle
fire from two sides, they held on until
; they had no more bombs or cartridges.
KopelCf:sl> shut off from further
! supplies by German curtains of shell
fire, they had to fall back, bringing
200 prisoners to the German first line
of trenches, passing through curtains
lof fire to do so. Here they established
1 themselves and stuck until help came.
An Engl'sh battalion from York
! shire snd Lancashire, caught in the
same fashion, so far as known fought
1 almost to the last man in holding the
Germans north of the Ancre while
battalions further south made pro
! gress.
I All reports of prisoners agree that
the Germans expected the real center
J attack woulc 1 be north of the Ancre.
Regular army officers say that nothing
I in the annals of the guards or of any
other regular regiments in the battle
of Ypres or in the history of the
British arm; surpasses the gallantry
of these Kitchener battalions which
i kept pressing on towards the object
: ive set for them when half their
I numbers were down.