The sun., 1916-08-27
OFFICIAL REPORTS
OF WARS PROGRESS
Paris Tells Of Repulse Of Ger
man Attacks in Cham
payne.
ALLIED FLIERs ACTIVE
Berlin Asserts Attacks on
Sommc Front Broke Down
Under Heavy Fire.

PARIS. Aug. :s.-rhe official communi.
cation issued BY the War Office tonight
reads a. follows:
On the somme front the day was
marked by artillery duels. which were
very brisk. notably to the north OF
Maurepas and In the region to the
west Of Ciery.
There was an intermittent cannon
ade on the remainder OF the front. II
was most violent In the Thiaumont-
F1eury sector.
The afternoon communicate Is as fol.
On the somme front the artillery
fighting was violent nj the end OF the
day yesterday and during part OF last
night. South Of Maurepas at about
10 o'clock at nikht strong enemy re.
connoitring parties In tho vicinity of
Hill 12l were dispersed by our fire.
The Germans made no other attempt
to attack.
In the Champagne. after an intense
bombardment. the enemy attacked
positions west Of Tahure at two
different points at about $40 o'clock.
The attack was held up by our cur
tain Of IRE except In a small salient
In our line. where the enemy sue
ceeded In gaining a footing. Shortly
afterward we drove him out by u
counter attack with hand Erenades.
On the right bank Of the Meuss
tVerdun front) the enemy violently
bombarded the region OF Thiaumont
and F1eury. and he several times car
ried out lively offensive actions against
the village and the trenches border
Ing on Thiaumont work. None Of
these attempts succeeded In reaching
lines.
In Lorraine we caught under our
fre a German recommending party
before Scuvillers. northwest OF Ba-
donviilers.
On the remainder OF the front tire
night vas calm.
On the whole front our air service
was particularly active yesterday. II
engaged in a number Of fights with
the enemy. in the course OF which II
clearly showed it's superiority.
In the region OF the Somme three
down, one by Second Lieut.. Nunges-
eleventh machine. 4 second aero
plane Was broush, down by
Warrant Oficer Dorme. this
being his seventh success to date.
The third enemy machine fei! near
Petain. Three other machines were
bombarded with machine guns ~
close quarters ny pilots ard
descended suddenly in damaged con-
dition.
Near Craon our antl-a!rcraft guns
brought down n Fokkcr. North Of
chalons a F'okker. which vas attacke,
and pursued. fell inside the German
lines. being smashed TO bits. In the
region Of Verdun a German machine
VA brought down In flames. Near
Mogeviiie two others We're hit and went
down In a damaged condition, one in
the Forest of Spircourt. the other
near FoaneX. In the vicinity Of
iont-a-Mousson a Fokker WAS put
out OF ct.on
German captive balloons were sct
ahre by our a!rmen. one north OF the
Aisne. IN the region Of Palsy. and
the other on the Somme front, near
Mesnll ST. Necaizc. Finally, II IL
confirmed that on August 90 a Ger
man captive balloon was brought
down by our anti-aircraft guns and
fell in flames toward Bezouveaux In
'he region OF Nerdun,
Last night all eneIny aeroplare
dropped eight bombs on Baccarat.
The material damage was insig.
niiicant, One person Is reported TO
have been slightly wounded.
British Lines Bombarded.
LONDON. Aug. 2S.-The Official com.
nunication issued by the British War
Jhice this evening says:
The enemy's artillery bombarded
Mameta wood about midday to-day
and our trenches north Of the Dell
VILE wood during the afternoon.
Around Mouquet farm the fighting
continued to-day. In this area and
In the trenches south OF the Th!epval
We have captured one German officer
ami sixty elk men OF other ranks dun
iir, the last ,w~enty-four hours.
Two hostile attempts on one OF our
camps south OF the B~ethune-I.a
Bassee roal this morning were driven
back by u rifle fire. The enemy
shellel R~ockiincourt north OF Arras).
La Couture and our trenches east OF
Ziliebeke least OF Ypres) during the
day. and there was also much trench
mortar activity on both sides near the
H~ohenxollern rcdoubt. Yesterday or
batteries successfully engaged many
eneHy u positions, some OF which
were destroyed or otherwise damaged.
Our air craft carried out many at
tacks on points Of military importance
behind the cnemy's lines. dropping In
all about Ave tons OF bombs. One
hottie machine was brought down and
at least one other was brought down
in n damaged condition. Two of our
machines are missing.
Salonlca front-There was only ar
tillery activity on tho Struma and
Dorian fronts.
Our aeroplanes bombed enemy
camps at Kula Topolca and P%rosenik.
about six miles south OF Demir-Hls-
sar.
The official statement issued this after
loon follows:
The enemy bombarded our first line
trenches along the greater portion of
u front south OF the Ancrc at vari-
Gus times from Z o'clock last night un-
I'll early this morning.
Covered by his artillery fire, he at
tackled our positions west OF Guile
mont. between the quarries and the
Montauban-G uillemont road. He did
not reach our lines at any point and
was repulsed with loss.
Near Mouquet Farm we made fur
thcr progress. both on the east side OF
the farmstead and also southwest.
where we have taken another 400
yards OF the enemy's trenches along
the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES road.
The importance attributed by the
enemy to the Thiepval sector OF his
line II shown by the great efforts he
Ii making to recover his lost ground
In the Leipsic salient. Recently he has
haAn nHarfinC - yrRNN snnnannNtnn
OF guns In this area to oppose our
progress and support his attacks.
Last night he delivered ar attack In
considerable force on our new trenches
south OF Thiepval village. THIS attack
MaA male By lrnnnA Of iLe Druaalan