New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-03
Crown Prince Gains a Lit
tle Ground, but at Ter
rife Loss of Men.
FRENCH VICTORS
NEAR THIAUMONT
Csnture Trenches, 600 Men and
Ten Machine Guns-Repulse
Counter Attach


London, Aug. "A series Of terrific
bsnd-to-hand fights on the Nerdur
s,o,t in which the advantage lay, on
.he whole. with the French. though the
Germans gained little ground, to-day
overshadowed the Somme front fight
ing.
There was little change in the Somme
sector. where the Allies are still re-
arranging their guns in preparation
@or the next blow. The British gained
q few wards in small but fierce en-
.oprters east Of Pozieres. and the
French drove the Germans from a
strongly fortified work between the
Hem woods and Monacu. They are
now clearing up the work, and have
found more than one hundred bodies Of
German soldiers. and four machine
guns.
The Germans made a vicious coun-
,.r stack near High Woods. where
there is a salient in the British lines.
but we're unable 10 get near the
trenches. They admit the loss Of the
Hem fort saying that it was entirely
DESTROYED before they abandoned it.
The tropical heat continues, and no
important action is likely till the
weather moderstes.
The Verdun lighting was opened by
the Germans who. after several fruit
less attempts which cost them terrific
losses. succeeded in driving the French
from a height north Of Fort Souville.
Crown Prince Busy Again.
The fighting there has almost reached
the violence which it had before the
Somme offensive started. and it is be
lisyed here that the Crown Prince, who
never lacks troops. no matter how much
other parts OF the line may suffer. is
about 10 make one more bid for the
great victory he so badly needs.
The French turned the tables during
he day by series Of attacks a little
north Of the German success and near
The Thisumont work. They carried
trench after trench. clearing the Fleury
ravine and extending their lines west
and south OF the fort In the operation
they captured about 500 Germans and
fen machine guns. The Germans
counter attacked desperately. but were
unable 90 recoup their losses.
4 feature OF the West front fighting
which is developing more and more in
favor OF the Allies, is the aerial war
fare. The French and British both
seem 20 have established control of the
air. While they suffer frequent losses.
70 IS noticed that the aeroplane battl es
are almost all over the German lines,
and that the Germans are less and less
Inclined TO cross into Allied territory.
To-day a few German machines at
tempted 10 do so, but were promptly
driven back. General Haig remarks
that they "seem anxious 10 avoid aerial
combsts"
The French airmen took part i'm
'hirty-three encounters, all over the on
emv's lines One German plane was
sent blazing 10 earth. and fourteen
others were so injured that they eth n
p'aned down or retreated, though the
exact losses could not be determined
since the crippled machines fell among
teIr friends.
British Official Statement.
The British Official statement issued
this evening reads;
There is no change in the situation.
Tho day was comparatively quiet ex-
"er' for hostile artillery activity
e,sins, Trones Wood.
During the last twenty-four hours
up artillery, in cooperation with the
rnc Corps, destroyed seven gun en-
.accments and six ammunition dumps
near Grandcourt, and also further en-