New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-27
Official Statements
on Battles in West

Berlin, oct. 2G.-To-dGy's otcd[
report says:
Army Group of Crown Prince Rup-
precht Our artillery bombardment
efficiently held under fire the trenches,
batteries and establishments of the
enemy on both sides of the Somme
yesterday. d,
Our positions on the north bank Of
the river were covered by the enemy
with strong commandments. which pre-
pared the English for partial advances
to the north Of Courcelette, lie Sars.
Gueudecourt and Les Boeufs. None OF
these attacks succeeded. They only
caused new sacrifices to the enemy.
Army Group OF Crown Prince Fred
erjck William-A French attack the
dav before Yesterday northeast OF YER
dun, favored by misty weather, ad-
vanced beyond the destroyed trenches
as far as the fort and village OF
Douaumont. The fort had been evac-
uated by the garrison. We did not
succeed in reoccupying the works be-
fore the enemy entered.
Our troops took prepared positions
close 60 the north Of the fort, IN
majority of cases only upon strict
command. and then reluctantly. II
these positions yesterday all further
French attacks, especially violent ones
against Vaux, were repulsed.
London. Oct. 26.-To-night's Off
cidl report says:
This morning, after bombsrdment,
the enemy delivered an attack against
Stuff trench, which runs northward OF
Stuff redoubt. lie was driven oil with
considerable losses, our artillery prov
ing very effective. Forty-one prisoners
remained in our hands.
During the day the enemy artillery
WAS active against our front south OF
the Ancre and in the neighborhood OF
Loos and Fouquevillers.
In spite Of the unfdvorable weather
our aeroplanes yesterday cooperated
successfully with our artillery and
bombed many enemy billets and depots.
Three of our machines have not re-
turned
Paris. Oct. 26.-This afternoons
official report says:
On the Verdun front the situation is
unchanged. The enemy made no coun-
ter attack during the night, contentlng
himself with bombarding violently The
sectors of Vaux and Douaumont.
A German aeroplane was telled IN
the region of Vauquois, in the neigh
borhood of our lines, by motorgun
fire. One OF our pilots attacked from
a height Of 100 metres an artil lery
column on the road between CONTAINS
and Etain, and threw the drivers into
disorder. The drivers fed, abandoning
their teams.
The night statement says:
North Of the Somme an attempt At
attack against the Bots LAbbaye farm,
south or Bouchavesnes, was easily re-
pulsed. The artillery struggle con
tinues IN the region Of Sailly-Sailllsel
and Vermandovillers-C
On the Verdun front the Germans
attacked four successive times IN the
Douamont region. Two attacks on the
fort and our front 20 the east were
shattered by our artillery and infantry
fire, despite the intense bombardment
with which they were preceded and &C
compsnied.
"a powerful attack from the Haud-
romont Wood was taken under the fire
Of our batteries and machine guns. Four
waves Of assault were thrown back IN
disorder with considerable losses.
The total prisoners counted up to the
present exceeds 5000. To these must
be added several hundred wounded
picked UP by our ambulances.