Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-08-26
SERIES OF ATTACKS
LAUNCHED IN WEST
BY GERMAN ARMIES
Teutons RepuIsed Practically
at Every Point by AL
lied Soldiers.
SUCCESS NEAR TAHURE
PROVES SHORT-LIVED
Teutons Able to Make No Advance
at Fleury and Thiau-
mont.
BRITISH MAKE MORE GAINS
Push Ahead 400 Yards Near
Mouquet Farm and Take Trenches
on Courcelotte-Thiepva
Road

LONDON, August 26.-After
an intense bombardment last
night the Germans launched an
infantry attack west of Tahure
in the Champagne They pene-
trated the French position, the
Paris war office announced today,
but subsequently were expelled.
German attacks on the Somme
and Verdun fronts were repulsed.
The Germans attacked on the
Somme front at Hill I2I, near the
town of Maurepas, recently cap
tured by the French On the
Nerdun front, east of the Meuse,
the Germans attacked the French
line between Fleury and Thiau-
mont, after a heavy lombard
ment, but were able to make no
advance.
The Germans have made new as
sauit on the French line at the tip of
the famous salient of st. Mihiel, but
have been repulsed after gaining
footing in French trenches, according
to Paris.
heavy attack made by the Prussian
Guard against British positions at
Thiepval on the somme front was re,
pulsed by the Worcestershire and
Wiltshire regiments, it was officially
announced this afternoon.
Near Mouquet farm the British made
a gain of 400 yards.
German trenches along the Cource-
lette-Thiepval road were captured.
Aerial Engagements.
Aerial engagements occurred all
along the front. Three German aero
planes were shot down in the Somme
sector. one near. Craon and another on
damaged and two German captive bal
looms were destroyed.
British aeropianes have made an
other dash over Belgium, on this oc-
casion penetrating TO the vicinity of
Namur, thirty-siX miles southeast of
Brussels, and bomba riding German air.
ship sheds. One aeroplane is missing.
An official account of these operations
issued today says:
early Friday morning an attack
upon enemy airship sheds near Namur.
The sheds We're successfully bombarded
and two of them were hit, but due to
low-lying clouds 1t was not possible
to observe the damage done. One of
our machines failed to return"
French Official Report.
The French announcement of today
follows:
''On the Somme front the artillery
fighting was violent al the end of the
day yesterday and during part of last
night. South of Maurepas at about 10
pm. strong enemy reconnoitering par
ties in the vicinity of Hill l2l were dis
persed by our fire. The Germans made
no other attempt to attack.
In the Champagne after intense
bombardment the enemy at about $3.50
O'Clock attacked our positions west of
Tahure at two different points The
attack was held up by our curtain of
dre except In a small salient in our
line. where the enemy succeeded in
gaining a footing. Shortly afterward
we drove him out by a counter attack
with hand grenades.
Fighting Near Fleury.
"On the right bank of the Meuse
(verdun fronU the enemy violently
bombarded the region of Thiaumont
and Fleury. and several times carried
out lively offensive actions against the
village and trenches bordering on Thi-
aumont work. None of these attempts
succeeded in reaching our lines
Tn Lorraine we caught under our
fire German accommodating party be-
fore NeuvilIers. northwest of Badon-
villers.
"0n the remainder of the front tbe
night calm.
"on the whole front our air service
was particularly active yesterday. II
enga Red in a number of fights with the
enemy. in which il clearly showed its
superiority.
In tine region Of the Somme three
German machines were brought down
une by Second Lieut.. NungeSser who
thus accounted for his eleventh ma
chine. = second aeFo1lare was brought
down by Warrant Cslcer Dorme. being
his seventh success to date. The third
enemy machine fell near Petain. Three
other machines were boInbarded with
machine guns at close quarters by our
pilots and descended suddenly in dam
aged condition.
Fokker Smashed to Bits.
Near Craon our anti-aircraft guns
brought down a Fokker. which was at.
Tackled and pursued and fell headlons
in its own lines. being smashed to bits
In the region of Verdun German ma.
chine was brought down in flames
Near Mogeville two others were hit
and went down in damaged condition
one in the forest of Spincourt. the other
near Foanex. In the vicinity of Pont-a.
Mousson a Fokker was put out of ac.
ton.
German captive balloons were Sc
afire by our airmen, one north of tn,
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