New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-30
French .Repel All Counter
Attacks at LingekOpf
and BarrenkOpf.
FIGHT HAND TO HAND
IN SOUCHEZ REGION
Teutons Destroy Pontoon Bridge
Over Furnes Canal-Mine
Trenches in Argonne.

London, July 29.-The French seem
TO be making substantial progress in
the Vosges, repelling with loss all at
tempts to check their advance around
Lengekopf and Barrenkopf. Hundreds
of German dead have been left before
the French positions in these districts.
The Germans lay no claim TO any ad-
vance and claim only repulses OF the
enemy and destruction of French
trenches with mines.
Following is the official communica-
tion issued by the French War Office
tonight:
"The day was quite calm from tle
sea to the Vosges. The activity of the
artillery was more marked in the sector
Of Souchez, around Arras and scissors,
and in the Argonne at Maria Therese
AMI before Fey-en-H aye.
"In the Vosges, in the Ban de-Sapt,
we succeeded in occupying a new group
of houses in the section southwest OF
Launcis. st. Die and Thanh were
skelled.
Germans Hurled Back.
"At Barrenkopf the Germans assayed
to retake the positions of which we
had become masters, but the very vlo-
lent attack which they delivered was
repused. All of our gains have been
maintained. A German battery which
assisted in the attack was taken under
our fire and destroyed"
The earlier French official report
says:
ain the Artois region there was the
customary bombardment last night, ana
in the Souchez sector there were sew
eral engagements with hand grenades
and bombs. In the Argonne there has
been lighting with bombs and torpedoes
in the vicinity of Bagatelle and at
Courte Chaussee.
Near St. Hubert, as veil as in the
Forest of Malancourt, we blew up by
means of mines several German posi-
tons.
600 German Dead Found.
an the Vosges, at Lingekopf, in the
positions taken by us July %, we
picked up Yesterday 200 German corpses
and took possession of two machine
guns, 200 rifles and a great quantity
of munitions and equipment The Ger
man forces left on the ground at Bar
renkopf more than 400 dead. The exact
number Of German prisoners made dur
ing the recent engagements, July ~ ana
July %, is col"
The official statement issued to-day
from German Army Headquarters says:
an Flanders our artillery yesterday
destroyed a pontoon over the Furnes
Canal on which heavy gun had been
mounted.
r, tn, west of Souchez d French
attack was repulsed.
"Near Givenchy, in The Argonnes,
and near Vauquois, we successfully
blew I'D mines. French mine explosions
in the Champagne district were with
out result.
Mire Fighting in Flanders.
An official communication telling of
the recent operations In France and
Belgium, issued here tonight, says:
Mining operations have continued
on both sides during the last few days,
with intermittent artillery engage
ments, but there has been no infantry
attack. The enemy exploded three
mines in the neighborhood of st. Elol
and one near Givenchy. Only one OF
them did any damage, and In that case
the damage was slight.
ave exploded mine on the 2oth
north of Zwartelen which destroyed
twenty yards Of the enemy's parapets.
ION the Goth one of our aeroplanes
shot down German machine, which
fell inside our lines east of Zillebeke."