Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-08-27
TEUTONS MULTIPLY
ATTACKS IN WEST,
BUT BRITISH GAIN
Germans Make Two Futile At
tempts to Enter Enemy
Lines Near Bethune.
MOUQUET FARM FIGHT
STILL BEING WAGED
Gen. Haig's Men Claim 400 Yards
of Enemy Trenches at This
Front.
AIRCRAFT MAKING RAIDS
Allied Machines Said to Have
Dropped Five Tons of Bombs
on Points of Military
Importance.

LONDON, August 26.--In the
face of heavy counter attacks and
major offensive efforts on the
part of the Germans, the British
continue to score successes in the
battle of the Somme. The Ger
mans have multiplied their as
saults in the past few days, but
these almost invariably have
been checked, and when not the
allies later have retrieved all
ground temporarily lost.
German troops attempted twice
to enter the British lines in front
of Bethune, north of Arras, and
German artillery shelled points
near Ypres and Arras, says to-
nights British war office COM
munication. On the Somme
front the Germans bombarded
the Mametz wood and trenches
north of the Delville wood.
Fighting continues in the region
of the Mouquet farm, where, the
British war Office announced to-
day, 400 yards of German
stIenohas along. the Gaureclettcta
Thiepval road were captured.
British Official Report.
The British statement of tonight reads:
The enemies artillery bombarded
MamAz wood about midday today and
our trenches north of the Delville wood
during the afternoon. Around the
Mouquet farm fighting continued to-
day. In this area and in the trenches
south of Thiepval we have captured
one German officer and sixty-six men
of other ranks during the last twenty
four hours.
1.-TWO hostile attempts on one Of our
saps south of the Bethune-La Bassee
road this morning were driven back by
our rifle fire. The enemy sheIled RocIin-
court (north OF Arras), La Couture and
our trenches east of ZilIebeke feast of
Ypres) during the day. and there was
also much trench mortar activity on
both sides near The HohenZollern re-
doubt. Yesterday our batteries sue
cessfully engaged many enemy gun
of h pif.h n
or otherwise damaged
Our aircraft attacked many points
Of military Importance behind the enc
my's lines, dropping about five tons
brought down and at least one other
was brought down in a damaged con-
dition. Two of our machines are
missing"
Germans Meet Repulse.
The British official statement. issued
this afternoon. follows:
The enemy bombarded our first-line
trenches along the greater portion of
our front south of the Ancre at vari-
Gus times from 7 o'clock last night
until early this morning.
Covered by his artillery fire he at
tackled our positions west of Guile
Montauban-G -Guillemont road. He did not
reach our lines at any point. and was
-repulsed with loss.
Near Mouquet farm we made further
progress, both on the east side of the
farmstead ana also southwest. where
we have taken another 400 yards of the
enemy's trenches along the Courcelette-
Thiepyal road.
Sector Deemed Important.
THE Importance attributed by the
enemy to the Thiepval sector Of his limo
is shown by the great efforts he is
making to recover his lost ground in
the Leipsic salient Recently he has
been .ffecting great concentration of
guns in this area to oppose our progress
and support his attacks.
.J hst night he delivered an attack
In considerable force on our new
trenches south of Thiepval village. This
attack was made by troops of the
Prussian guard and was preceded by
a very heavy eomnardmsnt' mn' which
launched at about 7:3o o'clock. was
nressed with determination, but every
where was repulsed with heavy loss
to- the enemy, and we maintained all
our positions.
Gallantry Is Lauded.
THE success OF our ueIenSe IS largely
due to the steadiness and determined
uallantry of the Wiltshires and of the
Worcestershire men, who. in spite Of
being subjected to very heavy bonn
bardment, steadily maintained their
position and repulsed the determined
assault of the enemy.
Opposite Auchy we exploded two
names and occupied both the craters.
There is nothing to report on the
remainder Of our front"
French Communication.
/, The French war Office communica-
| tion tonight reads:
"on the Somme front the day was