New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-21
Advance by Grenade AS
sauIts West of Thiau-
mont.
GERMAN CHAMPAGNE
TRENCHES PIERCED
Aeros of Both Sides Bombard
Depots and Many Are
Shot Down.

London. July 20-Esst of the Meuse
the French, by succession Of grenade
attacks. are carrying out successful
movements west Of Thiaumont and
south Of Fleury. Last night they cap
tured by storm n powerfully fortified
work at the latter point and advanced
in the former section.
In Champagne French troops pene-
trated into a German trench north OF
Auberive and took prisoners. Aerial
activity was unusually great along the
whole front.
To-night's French statement says:
"On the right bank OF Meuse we
continued to progress by the use of the
grenade west of the Thiaumont work.
The total number of prisoners taken by
us this morning in the sector Of Fleury
was 800. including eight officers.
Great Aerial Activity.
Aviation: Our bombing aeroplanes
carried out numerous operations in the
night of July 1920. The stations at
Thionville. Montmedy. Brisulles. and
bivouacs near Axannes (region of Yer
dun). and the station at Roisel region
of Amiens) were bombarded with nu-
merous projectiles. Another of our
seroplanes similarly dropped eight
shells Of large calibre on the military
establishment at Lorrach. northeast of
Basel"
An earlier statement read
an the Champagne we penetrated
into a German trench to the north Of
Auberive and took a number of pris-
oners.
an the Argonne the Germans at
tempted yesterday toward o'clock
coup de main upon our small
posts in. the Bolante salient. After a
lively hand grenade battle the enemy
was repulsed.
"On the left bank Of the Meuse bonn
bardment continued in the regions of
Avocourt and Chattancourt, together
with hand grenade fighting on the
slopes northeast of Hill 304.
French Win Near Thiaumont.
"On the right bank of the Meusc
we made progress during the night
west of the Thiaumont works. To the
south of Fleury a powerfully fortified
work held by the enemy was attacked
and captured by our troops, who took
prisoner several officers and $50 men.
an the region of the Somme a Ger
man aeropane was brought down yes
r. - Of nj
east of Peronne Another enemy ma
chine attacked by one OF ours was
brought to earth near Gremilly, IN the
Verdun region
The German statement says;
"On portions Of the Champagne
front there has been spasmodic. Wig
orous artillery activity. In the Ar
come mining operations took place.
Successful German patrol enter
prises were carried out on Combres
Height
"Near Arras, Peronnc. Biaches and
Vermand. enemy aeroplanes were
shot down, two of them by Lieuten-
ants Wintgens and Hoehndorff. Inc
Emperor has conferrd the Order Pour
ia Merite upon Lieutenant Hoehn-
dorf, who, as it is now stated, shot
down a French biplane southeast oil
Peronne on July To-"
The British report on aerial fight
ing says:
Yesterday our aeroplanes carried
out successful bombing enterprises
by day and night. Many tons Of ex-
piosives were dropped with marked
success on railway centres, enemy
aerodromes and other important
points. One hostile aeroplane. was
destroyed; several others were forcec
to the ground in a damaged condition.
"Since July Is. four Of our ma"
chimes have failed to return to our
lines"