New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-04
Amsterdam Has Report OF
Big Battle and Streams
of Wounded.
FRENCH GAINING
IN VOSGES CONTEST
Germans Admit Loss of Trench,
but Claim New Gains in
Argonne.

London. Aug. 3. The British front
near Ypres is again the scene OF what
may develop into the third great bat
tie for the possession of this important
salient. According TO kilograms from
Courtrai. Belgium, relayed via Amster-
dam. the boom Of great guns and con-
tinual mine explosions have been aud
ible there for hours. while from the
vicinity of Hooge has come steady
stream Of wounded men.
The claim of the British that part
of the trenches lost at HODGE had been
recaptured was explicitly denied to-day
in statement from the German army
headquarters, which said
"The English position near HODGE
which we captured July 30. is, contrary
to the report issued from the British
headquarters, still entirely IN our
hands"
There has been considerable fighting
in Alsace, the Argonnc and Artols, but:
as usual, the claims of the French and
German general stats conflict, both
asserting it favored their troops. Inc
German official statement says:
"In the Champagne district, after
successful mine explosions west or
fcr1neS anu west ol sNoudiu' w wv"
pied the borders Of the craters.
an the Argonne, northwest OF Four
de-Paris, we captured some hostile
trenches. capturing sixty prisoners. In
n bayonet attack Yesterday we captured
altogether four officers and l63 men
and took two machine guns.
an the Vosges during the fighting
on the night of August l2 we lost n
small portion of a trench on Schratz-
mannele. between Lingekopf and Bar
renkopf A trench on Lingekopf which
had been completely destroyed on the
night of August 1-2 has not been re-
occupied by us.
"A French captive balloon, torn from
its anchorage during a thunderstorm.
was caught by us to the northwest OF
Etain."
The following official communication
was issued by the Paris War Office to-
night:
part of the artillery along the whole
front In the Argonne a spirited strug-
gle with petards and hand grenades
continued throughout the day in the
western section of the forest as far as
the region of ST. Hubert.
"No modification of the front at any
point has taken place. Before Vaquois
the Germans exploded two mines,
which caused no damage to our
trenches.
IAN active bombardmcnt occurred IN
the forest of Apremont and in the Ban
de-Sapt"
The statement given out earlier in
the day said:
"In Artois, in the vicinity of Souchez,
there was spirited fighting during a
part oil last night in which Eand gren-
AIDES and bombs we're largely used. The
Plateau of Quennevieres and the Val
ley Of the Aisne yesterday saw rather
violent artillery exchanges. scissors
was again bombarded.
an the Argonne, in the sectors Of
st. Hubert. Marie Therese. Fontalne-
aux Charmes, and at Hill No. PA the
fighting continued throughout the
night The Germans endeavored 20 de-
liver several attacks, but were not sue
cessfu. At Eparges there was yester-
day rather severe bombardment.
"In the Vosges the enemy yester-
day evening delivered one attack
against our positions on the River
Linge and three attacks against our po-
sitions on the Barrenkopf These vio-
lent attacks were all repulsed.'