Show BRITONS CONTIN UE THEIR ADVANCE BREAK THROUGH THE GERMAN SECOND LINE AFTER WEEK OF FURIOUS FIGHTING russians in region of and goubine put down attacks and force the germans to retreat london continuing their offensive the tha british have broken through the german second line of defense and have taken all of delville wood which was stormed by the south africans and the high wood establishing themselves beyond Baz balentin bazentin entin le petit advanced parties having been to the outskirts of and pozieres Po and some other points close to the third german line of defense tho the weather remains dry and warm the operations the past few ew days have been more in the nature of open fighting fichtl figh tl the germ germans n using n g B trong strong points on favorable ground which were good machine positions to gain time in rallying reinforcements which arrive and dig new trenches while the british dig opposite them with each stage of the advance frequently they are so near each other that neither side dares use its guns every possible protection is seized and stoutly held by both sides in the russians in the of and goubine have put down heavy teutonic attacks launched in mass formation and forced the to retreat to avoid the danger of being outflanked out flanked according to the russian official communication issued saturday evening upward of men were captured in the fighting russian troops have captured the town of galburt in turkish armenia by assault balbert Is sixty five miles northwest of E and about s sixty 17 ty miles south of the black sea port of ond |