Evening star., 1916-08-13
GERMAN TH|RDUNE
SE|zEDBYFRENCH
OVER W|DEFRONT
Three and Three-Fourths Miles
of Trenches Stormed North
of Somme.
PENETRATE TO DEPTH
OF TWO-THIRDS OF MILE
Gen. Joffre's Men Also Force
Way Into Village Of
Maurepas.
BERLIN CLAIMS SUCCESSES
Statement Issued Earlier in Day
Than Paris Communique Reports
BERLIN CLAIMS SUCCESSES
Statement Issued Earlier in Day
Than Paris Communique Reports
Repulses for Allied
Attacks.

OF the Somme the French attack
ed the third German line from
Hardecourt to the river at Bus
court, distance of six and one
half kilometers (three and three
quarters miles,, taking all the
trenches to a depth of 1000 me-
ters (nearly two-thirds of a mile),
according to the official statement
issued by the French war office
tonight
The French have penetrated
the village of Maurepas and have
taken thousand prisoners and
thirty machine guns.
An official statement issued earlier
in the day from Berlin declared at
tacks by British and French forces at
various points both north and south
of the Somme. in northern France
had been repulsed by German counter
attacks and artillery fire. A French
infantry attack against the Thiau-
mont work, Verdun region, was thrown
back, with severe loss to the attack
erS, the statement added.
French oHacial Report.
The text of the French Statement
reads:
North of the Somme, after prepara-
tory fighting yesterday and last night;
our troops today attacked the third
German position, extending from east
of Hardecourt to the Somme. opposite
Buscourt. On this front of six and
one-half kilometers our infantry. with
magnificent dash, captured all the
trenches and strongly fortified works
on a depth of from 900 to 1000 meters
I'VE penetrated the village of Mau-
repas, of which the southern part and
the cemetery are in our possession.
We carried our new lines on the south
ern slopes of hill 109. along the road
from Maurepas to Clery and onto the
Saddle west of Clery.
The number of unwounded pris-
oners taken by US and counted up to
the present is 1000, while thirty ma
chine guns were captured
"a German counter attack between
Clery and Maurepas failed under our
fire.
"South of the Somme We carried out
destructive bombardments on
the enemy organizations in the region
of Deniecourt.
intense artillery duel in the region of
Fleury and Vaux-Chapitre.
THE day was comparatively quiet on
the rest of the 'front.'
British Communication.
The official communication issued by
the British war office shortly before
midnight follows:
Between the Ancre and the Somme
there is no change There has been in
termittent shelling on the whole front.
After a heavy bombardment of our
trenches southeast of Ypres this morn
ing the enemy's infantry, of a newly
arrived corps, attempted to leave the
and attack. The attempt was
defeated. Everything now Is reported
quiet"
German Statement.
The German communication concern
ng operations in the western theater
follows:
Strong British forces attacked be-
.ween Thiepval and the Foureaux wood
and near Gufllemont. North of Ovillers
Ind near Pozieres they were repulsed
by hand-to-hand fighting and by coun-
.er attacks. North of Bazentin-le-Petit
th0 iiCdi ouiAiSihoht tuSil dledShS w CT c
futile by our artillery, infan-
ry and machine gun fire.
Between Maurepas and the Somme
rigorous French attack broke down. but
some of the French troops penetrated
nto small wood northeast of Hem
south of the Somme a partial enemy
attack near Barleux met with no suc-
:esS.
"On the right bank of the Meuse
Verdun front during the night of the
9th hand grenade attacks north and
vest of the Thiaumont woyk and also
strong infantry attack against the
rhiaumont work itself were repulsed
With severe French losses. South of
1eintrey U>orraine) a German patrol |
Enterprise was successful and. some |
prisoners were taken" |