Show BRITISH PIERCE LINE OF GERMANS AT POZIERES Gain Foothold in Trenches After Attack of Great Violence BERLIN Aug lS 15 Via London London Lon Lou don don After After After attacks of the greatest violence on the Somme front continuing until late last night the British obtained a footing footing foot foot- ing lug in first line German trenches on the Pozieres Thiepval-Pozieres front the tho war office announced today Yesterday afternoon the British repeated their attacks from the Ovil- Ovil Petit le line Ihie and continued continued con con- them with the greatest violence far Into into the night They again obtained ob ob- ob tamed a foothold in the same section of our first line trenches on on the Pozieres front from which they were repulsed yesterday morn morn- ing Otherwise all Tall their numerous assaults assaults as as- which followed each other at short intervals broke down completely com corn with very sanguinary losses in front of or our positions LONDON Aug 15 Nearly Nearly all of the remaining trenches northwest of Pozieres on the Somme front in which the Germans gained a footing on Sunday have been retaken the war office announced today The announcement follows As a result of local fighting northwest northwest northwest north north- west of Pozieres during these two days we have retaken nearly the whole of the remainder of the trenches in which the enemy gained a footing early yesterday Last night we also forced entry into the enemy's trenches near 1 farm returning returning return return- ing lag to our lines with eleven prisoners On our right flank two attempts by small hostile detachments to raid our trenches were repulsed with loss to the enemy Northwest of the enemy exploded a small mine We occupied the crater Last night a feinted raid on the enemy trenches south of caused much commotion in enemy lines of which our artillery took full advantage |