New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-19
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Violent artillery lighting continues
IT, the sectors of the Bcthune road.
South of the Somme fierce fighting
continued at Deniecourt. Our infantry
after capturing the village and the last
Of its defenders has driven back the
enomys advanced posts 20 distance
Of about a xilometre To the soutr, IN
the direction Of AblaInccurt.
Simultaneous operations enabled us
to occupy a trench west Of Horgny and
Gust the enemy from three small woods
southeast of Deniecour. and also to
occupy several trenches to the south
west.
The total number Of unwounded pris-
oncrs taken Sunday ard Monday IN
this sector exceeds 800, of whom
twenty-five are officers.
In Champagne there was consider
able artillery activity on both sides IN
the region west of the Soualn-Somme
Ply road. ~,
On the left bank OF the Meuse (Ner-
dun 'front.' we captured a German
trench on the southern slopes of Dead
Mans Hill. some prisoners remaining
in our hands.
An earlier report read:
To the ncrth of the River Somme we
have occupied trench to the east OF
Clerv. and repulsed the counter attacks
Of the enemy at his point. To the
south of the river the enemy last night
delivered several counter attacks
against our trenches located TO the
east of Berry and TO the south of De-
niecourt. In this latter region the Ger
mans delivered no fewer than three
violent attacks. Each one was repulsed
with heavy losses for the enemy.
To the east of Berry, as well "a i'm
mediately TO the east of Deniecourt, we
have made further progress. The lat
ter point is completely encircled.
The number Of prisoners counted up
70 the present time reached 200. Also.
ten machine guns Of the enemy are now
in our hands.
According to information obtained
from some of these prisoners, the
losses inflicted during the fighting of
yesterday in the vicinity OF Berry upon
the 10th Division of German Reserves
and upon the l20th Reserve Regiment
were enormous. Two battalions OF the
3Sth Regiment, 18th Division, were al
most annihilated by our artillery.
Flight Adiutant Tarascon has brought
down his ffth enemy machine. This
aeroplane fell near Deniecourt The
same day Flight Lieutenant Huerteaux
brought down his seventh German aero
plane.
French air squadrons have conducted
various bombardments. Twelve shells
have been thrown down on the railroad
station at Nantillos. and thlrty-three
missiles thrown down at Villers-C Car.
borel and Horghy, from an altitude oil
500 yards, caused serious damage.
London, Sept. 1S.-TO-day's off,
cial report reads:
South Of the Ancre we improved our
position north of Martinpuich. East
OF Courcelette a minor attack made
last night upon elements Of enemy
trenches was entirely successful. our
line has been advanced appreciably at
this point.
West Of Mouquet Farm the enemy
entered one Of our trenches under
cover Of heavy Smelling, but was
counter attacked Immediately and
driven out with loss.
South of Thiepval We have taken
further portion Of the enemy trench
system. The enemy heavily shelled
various parts of our line at intervals
during the night.
Berlin, Sept. 1S.-To-ddy's official
report says:
Army group OF Prince Rupprecht
The mighty Somme battles, carried out
on front Of forty-fve kilometres
twenty eight miles from Thiepyal to
the south OF Vermandovillers, led 10
extraordinarily bitter fighting. Those
north of the Somme terminated favor
ably to US Those south Of the river
resulted in the abandonment of com
pletely RACED portions of positions be-
tween Barleux and Vermandovillers, to-
gether with the villages OF Berry and
Deniecourt.
Our brave troops have given splendid
proof of their unsuitable resistance
and their spirit Of self-sacrifice. West
phalian Infantry Regiment No. - es-
pecially distinguished itself south of
Bouchavesnes.
Our airmen threw themselves against
strong enemy aerial squadrons and
brought down ten machines in success
full engagements.
Army group Of the German Crown
artillery duels oc-
CURED at times in the Meuse tVerdun)
region. East of Fleury advancing enemy
detachments were compelled to turn
back.