The sun., 1916-08-21
Germans Battle Violently to
Rccapture Fleury, but
Are Repulsed.
CANNON BUSY ON SOMME
Russians Active All Along
Eastern Front, Reporting
600 Prisoners.

envy. between Guiliemont and Maure-
pas. A large quantity Of war mate
rial remains in our hands. Our bat
teries showed great activity on the
whole Somme front.
Everywhere else there we're gusts Of
artillery FIRE. except In the Fleury Sec
tor. where the enemy violently bonn
barded the village.
Germans Active At yerAu..
The afternoon communicate follows:
The night wal calm along the Somme
front.
On the right bank Of the Mouse
Verdun front) the enemy displayed
great activity during the night. After
an intense bombardment lasting for
several hours the Germans made vari-
Gus attempts to capture the village of
F1eury from us. All their attacks, one
OF which was extremely violent, wee
repealed by our fire. The enemy suf-
fered severe losses and left some pris-
oners In our hands.
At o the same time the Germans
attacked our trenches northwest Of
Thiaumont work. Here also our cur
tain or fire and our machine guns In
nicted upon them a sa~nguinary check.
In Lorraine a surprise attack by the
enemy against one of our small posts
near Vcho was repulsed easily.
British Front shelIed.
LONDON. Aug. 2O.-The British Official
report issued tonight says:
About noon to-day the enemy de-
Ivered n strong attack on the new line
which we have established for about
half a mile from the western corner
OF High Wood. He succeeded in
reaching this line 1t certain points.
but was driven out again by our in
fnntry. who Immediately reoccupie6
the trenches. Subsequent hostile at
tacks broke down under our artillery
fire.
North OF Baxentin-le-Peti we gained
a further portion OF enemy trenches.
The enemy heavily sheiied different
portions OF our front. especially High
Wood. Hamel and Mailly. Elsewhere
there was nothing OF importance.
Despite the low clouds our aircraft
did very useful work yesterday in
communicating with our advanced In
fantry. One OF our aeroplanes. COM
ing down to a low altitude. opened a
machine gun hre very effectively on
enemy infantry In front line trenches
and also on hostile reenforcements
coming up communicating trenches.
The following official statement was
given out this afternoon:
At some points on front between
the Somme and the Ancre local bomb
ing encounters occurred last night. but
the enemy made no serious attempt to
recover the ground VIC captured FRI
day.
On other parts OF the lin We carried
out successful raids. making some APP
lures. including a machine gun. and
INJECTING a considerable number Of
casualties on the enemy.
100000 In Attack.
BERLIN. Aug. 20.-The official state.
ment Issued here to-day says:
North OF the Somme the fighting
gradually decreased In intensity. Near
Ovillers hand to land fighting cont!n-
ued until. evening. Northwest Of Po-
zieres and on both sides Of Foureaux
Wood isolated British attacks were re-
pulsed.
Information Is now at hand that at
least eight British and four French d.
visions tabout 200, 600 men) too part
In the attack Of Friday.
w Nv flHHl btilh OI tne Mouse
(Verdur 'front.' the enemy yesterday
evening repeated his attack, in the
Thiaumont- Fleury sector n again
penetrated the village Of Fleury.
Elsewhere he was repulsed. North
west Of Thiaumont Wood and In Cha
pitre Wood the enemy made attacks
with hand grenadcs which were unsuc-
cessful.
British patrols were repulsed near
Fromelles and northwest of LEVIN.
Near Leintry we took some prisoners.
Front Of Field Marshal Won linden
burg-On the Bersina. northeast OF
Djeljatitschi. attempts by the Russians
to cross the river were frustrated. Or
both sides OF Rudka Czerwiscze. on
the Stokhod. fighting with enemy
troops, which pushed forward TO the
western bank, Is still proceeding. by
means Of a successful counter attack
In this region We captured six officers.
367 men and six machine gun
Fast Of Kiselin we elected the Rus
slams from several advanced trenches,
Front Of Archduke Charles Francis
Nothing Of importance occurred
north OF the Carpathians.
In the wooded mountains our troops
captured kreta height. south OF liable.
and repulsed strong counter attacks Of
the enemy on Magura.
italian ARTILLERY Busy.
ROME. Aug. 20.-The War ONCE repor,
to-day says:
In the Astico Valley actions of the
enemy's artillery were replied to
promptly by our batteries. on tho
Asiago plateau we repulsed some
small attacks against our positions on
the right bank OF the ASA. south of
Castelletto, and on the slope of Monte
Zebro.
Along the Isonzo front rain and
mist yesterday caused the artillery to
be less active. In the PLAYA area,
near Globna. we repulsed an attack
! by the enemy and took some prisoners.
600 Prisoners Taken.
P%ErRoGRAp, Aug. 2O.-The War Ofhc,
Issued to-day the following report:
In the region west Of Lake Nobel
German attacks were repulsed with
heavy losses - the enemy.
ON the River Stokhod, In the region
OF the village OF Rubkachervische. We
captured Teherische Farm and several
heights. There was a stubborn fight
for the village Of Tobol, which changed
hands several times and finally re-
manned In our possession. Cossacks
launched cavalry attacks on the enc
my. killing more than 200 Austrians.
In this region we captured six officers.
more than 800 of the rank and file.
fifteen machine guns, two mine throw
ers, one searchlight and telephone ap-
paratus.
In tho direction Of Korosmcxo q
Hungary three miles from the border)
our troops drove back the enemy 10