, 1916-09-06

Paris, Sept 3rd.-One of our airmen
brought down q German aeroplane which
fell close to Dieppe, northeast of Verdun.
On the Somme front four more aeioplanes
were badly bit in encounters and descended
abruptly in their own lines. Our bombing
air-squadrons carried out numerous opera
tons yesterday with excellent results. Our
squadrons twice visited the railway station
of Metz-Sablons and threw altogether
eighty-six 1870 millimetre bombs Oh the
buildings and railway tracks. The damage
observed was considerable. Sixty . l2O
millimetre bombs also were dropped
on military establishments north of Metz,
Our aeroplanes bombarded the sta
lions Maizieres-le Metz, Confaus, Sc
dan and Audun-le-Roman, as we'll as the
cantonment and depots at Hemmeslo, Guis-
card, Athis- Namely and Lagache. In all 2l0
bomts were dropped in these places. A
large number of fires at many places were
observed.
Bucharest, Sept. 3rd.-An official state
ment issued here says The q dyance of our
troops continues in all directions. The rail-
way station at Orsova is under the fire of
our artillery. Our losses are slight.
London, Sept. 4th.-As a result of the
fighting yesterday north of the river
Somme in France, says the official state
ment issued to-day British troops cap
tured German defeuces On a 500
yard front for an average depth Of 800
yards including the village of Guile
mont. The whole of Ginchy at first was
captured but the British were compel
ed to give ground, retaining hold of the
village despite heavy counter-attacks in
the course Of the night. More than 800
Germans were taken prisoners. Two more
British air raids over Belgium have been
voo1o o,1oooccfullv r. w anOOnnpn6 OffciQ1-
ly to-day in the following statement: On
Saturday the shipbuilding yards at Hobeken
near Antwerp were successfully bombarded
by naval aeroplares. On Sunday the enemy
aerodrome at Ghistellestaa Ill miles south
west of Bruges) swas bombarded with effect
by a large squadron of our machines. All
returned safely in both cases. Fighting be-
tween the Somme and the Ancre was very
severe, the British advance being stubbornly
contested and the enemy making repeated
determined counter. attacks supported by
heavy artillery fire says the statement which
concludes. The British advance almost every
where was successful at the outset and most
of the enemy's connter-attacks which cost
him heavy losses completely failed to shake
the hold of the British troops on the ground
won. The British line is the same as report
ed last night.
London, Sept. 4th.-The official statement
from General Headquarters issued Tonight
reads This morning the enemy made a
counter attack against our newly won posi-
tons northwest of Mouquet Farm, he WAS
easily repulsed. North of Falfement Farm,
our troops gained fnrther ground during the
afternoon. Heavy fighting continues on this
portion of our front. Beyond heavy artillery
actions between the Ancre and the Somme
there is nothing to report.
Paris, Sept. 4th. Operations on the Somme
front have been retarded by bad weather,
the War Office announced to-day. In the
new action fourteen guns have been captur-
ed by the French. Prisoners continue to
arrive at the rear. East of the Mouse on
the Verdun front the French yesterday took
500 prisoners.
Paris, Sept. 4tb.-A bloody battle is going
on on both banks of the Somme says the
official communication issued by the War
Office tonight. The French have made fresh
progress east of the village of Forest north
of the river and on the south have success
fully attacked detectives along a front of
twenty kilometres Q21 miles) from Barleaux
and Chaulnes. The village of Soyecourt was
brilliantly carried by assault as well as part
of Vermand Ovillers. Over 5000 prisoners
have been taken north and south of the