New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-08
Also Claim Check to Ger
man Attempts to Clear
VosgeS Passes.
CROSSFIRE RAKES
KAISER'S TROOPS
Thrown Back at Hill No. 213 and
Pass of Schratzmannele,
Paris Claims.

London, Aug. THAT the efforts of
the German Crown Prince to envelop
Verdun continue TO be met with failure
is the claim Of the French War Office,
which receives corroboration in the ST.
lence of the Berlin official statements.
After two assaults on Hill No. 2l3,
which the French succeeded in repuls-
ing. the Germans exploded two mines
under the trenches defending the
slopes. They were able to gain foot
holI in one of them, only to be driven
out by French counter attack.
The persistence of the Germans in
seeking to clear the Nosges is taken
here as indicating that, despite the ru-
mored stripping of the western front
70 aid in the drive against Russia, they
still have sufficient reserves TO under
take minor offensives.
After the capture of the Lingekopf
trenches on Thursday the Germans to-
day turned their attention to the pass
of Schratzmannele, on the road from
Honneck. The French claim the repulse
of two attacks here-one by the sweep
ing cross fire of their artillery, the
other by a bayonet charge and gren-
AIDES. -
FRENCH OFFICIAL.
The following official statement was
issued by the French War ONCE to-
night:
Some artillery fighting has taken
place in Artois, around Souchez and
Roclincourt. and also between the
Disc and the Aisne on the plateau Oh
Nouvron.
In the Argonne the Germans twice
reneated attacks around Hill No. 213.
They were repulsed. The explosion
of two mines enabled them to gain
foothold in one of our trenches. They
were Immediately expelled by
counter attack.
In the forest of Apremont the bonn
bardment has been continued with
the same intensity as on previous
days.
In the Vosges the enemy several
Zines shelled our positions at Llnge
and Schratzmannele. Toward 2 p. m.
they made an attack on the pass Of
Schratzmannele, on the road from
Honneck. which was stopped by our
sweeping fire. At the end OF the
afternoon a new German attack was
repulsed by means of bayonet
charge and grenades.
Earlier in the day the following
statement was given out:
Last night passed quietly on the
western part of the front Ihere mas
been reported nothing more than
some engagements with hand gren-
ades in the vicinity Of Souchez and
E..t, ha
Tracy-le-Val and in the neighbOrhood
of Berry ry-auBac.
In the western section of the Ar
ponne there has been a continuance
Of the very spirited fighting with
grenades and bombs. An attack OF
the enemy in the vicinity of Hill NO.
213 has been repulsed.
In Lorraine a strong German re-
connaissance has been dispersed by
our fire at a point not far from Lem
trey.
In the Vosges there has been moth
ing to report.
GERMAN OFFICIAL.
From Berlin the following statement
of the operations on the western 'front.'
was issued:
In Flanders the Belgians, owing 70
the effectiveness of our artillery,
were obliged to partially evacuate
their advance positions over the
User near Hernisse, south of DIX
nude.
French hand grenade attacks were
repuised north of Nancy. East or
Luneville our advance patrol easily
repelled an enemy attack.
In the district north of Muenster
nothing of Importance took place.