New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-01
n,o, Bombs on st. Pol and
Grayelines and Kill
a Child.
AIRCRAFT GUNS
HIT 2 MACHINES
Berlin Claims Recapture of the
vosces Heights-Artillery
DuelS Elsewhere.
lR, c.llsio The Tribune J

,.-lon uly 3l.--With Sir John
- st;U silent on the fighting at
49,, cas-, Of Ypres, where the Ger
Yesterday by the use Of flame
n-o;.e,,rs penetrated British trench
~ ,Oo wards. to-day's activity on the
-, front was largely confined TO
'v,hspre raids Of hostile aircraft the
cs,-,,ss taking the lead. as if to repay
". french visits Of yesterday.
csrr,an airmcr, according TO the
r.orrb War Office report, this morning
t.rb.-5c5 S. Pol-sur-Mer, a railway
s,..;,r lust outside Dunkirk, and Ora
wines a fortified port midway be-
,,oec Calais and Dunkirk. Beyond the
Ses,b Of child a: the latter place. the
y,eneb assert. no damage was done.
Paris also reports the capture of one
=, ,be aeroplanes that dropped bombs
on Nancy Yesterday, although the avi-
,tor escaped. An anti-aircraft gun
,,inpled one OF the raiders so that it
vss forced TO descend between the
French and German lines.
On. Of the French ayiators who took
7ar, in yesterdays raid on the aero
Name works at Freiburg also was
forced TO descend in the encmy's lines
bsc.use Of motor trouble, the report
says.
Germans Gain in NOsges.
From the Arras district and the Nos-
sss toere Is nothing but the lntermin-
able artillery engagements and coun-
,srnin.Tc. although the German re-
por. asserts the capture Of two PEAKS.
Berlin claims the repu.se OF BRUSH
eoun.er attacks at H0OGe and OF French
s,.scAs al Soucbez. The Official report
follows:
4Ear.y Yesterday morning, in at
u,knr Hooge. east of Ipres. We
sorned houses on the west border OF
Hooce. which. after our storm OF June
g. remained in the hands OF the Eng
nsh, and further captured vantage
pont south of the road TO Hpres En-
erv counter attacks during the after
noon ana last night were repuised.
The French again unsuccesstully
attacked with hand grenades near
Souchez.
The severe lighting on the line
L;rgek5rt- Barreukopf. i'm the Nosges,
is now coming 20 a standstlA A por-
tion Of oar positions at Lingekopi IS
still in the hands of the French.
Schra,zmaruele and Barrenkopt are
again iG oar possession.
The damage done by enemy airmen
was ur,mpor,aut. a French aeroplane
was sh3. down by our anti-aircraft
guns rca. Ire.burs.'
The French Official report follows:
German sv.stors this morning bonn
b3rled ST. Iol-sur-Mer and Gravelnes.
A. the FIRST place no damage was done;
a. the second child was killed.
"l1 Ar-1s. ln the vicinity of SOuchez
and ~ .-.. T4bvrintt' there was last
nigh. Intern .tteut Ii1e fine and can
noaal.s. u.t no engagement OF IN
tl1t.,
Ell tIr t.-o.rc. a. tho crossing OF
The rla. from --rtou % hagatele with
that which runs rom Layon to Dinar-
vile. t.. explosion Of q German mine
yeste-1a. was t...oWe. hy fairly spir-
rel t.r-. I. tho course of which we
succeeded .a occupying the excavation
MADE br ,.t explosion.
Bag German Aeroplanc.
"Some bombs have been thrown down
By aya.ors VI the enemy on Nancy.
The matera. damage was iguIhcant.
Ole o. the German machines, struck
By shells rom our art. cry, was com
PEELED On .ts return 20 come down be
tween The French and the German
lines TIL aviator succeeded in escsp-
ing. bU, the aeroplane was brought to
point near our trenches
"Sct.ucnt .Ountaiu is being bonn
baried
"The day passed without an infantry
engagement. but some bombs were
dropped by aeroplanes on Dunkirk, the
damage being ln.i gnihcant.
"ln Ar'DI-. at Anglers and at Arras
there has been the usual artillery &C
tTlty. One piece, firing at long range,
threw nine shells on Compiegne. No
material damage was done, according
10 the repor, received, and Gre which
was started was quickly eXtinguished.
IN the ArConne, IN the region of
tontaine-auX-C harmes, and at Four de