New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-09
Germans Vainly Battle to
Retake Lines Lost on
Saturday.
BRITISH MAKE NEW
GAINS, DESPITE RAIN
Now Await Advance by
French to Straighten
Lines.

London, Oct. S.-Fierce counter at
tacks were launched to-day by the Ger
mans against the entire front taken
yesterday by the Allies on the Somme.
The Germans succeeded in recover
ing a small part of the positions they
had lost north of Lesboeufs. At all
other points the Allies consolidated
their gains, and north of Courcelette
and southwest of Gueudecourt che
British advanced.
To-day's German official report ad-
mits the loss of all the ground claimed
to have been taken by the British and
French in yesterdays strong move
ment The statement states, however,
that the Gigantic thrust" viewed as
an attempt 20 break through the entire
German defences between the Ancre
and the Somme, was a failure.
The pressing of the British offensive
north of Courcelette indicates that
Hag is trying to straighten out his
line from lie Sars to the Ancre before
attempting further advance immedi-
ately south Of Bapaume. AS the stu
alton stands, the British are now in a
stronger position than the French, and
must halt operations for the time be-
ing until Foch's front can be brought
in alignment with Haig's.
The French are following the same
tactics in their drive against the Be-
thune road as were successful at Com
bles. Instead of launching frontal at
tacks at great cost against the great
est obstacles in their path, the French
are advancing on both sides of the po-
sition, and thus pocketing it. II is in
this manner that both Sally and Trans
10y probably will be captured. The
dominating positions obtained for the
Allied artillery give them an immense
advantage in their operations on this
front.
Berlin, Oct. 8 10y wireless to Say
vile, N. Y.)-To-day's official report
says:
Army Group of Prince Rupprecht: A
new Anglo-French attempt to break
through between the Ancre and the
Somme has failed. The continuous in
crease of the enemys artillery display
during the last few days had heralded
tkis attempt. The army of General
vor Buelow, in a tenacious resistance
and severe struggle, generally repulsed
the gigantic thrust, and this at many
places by hand-to-hand fighting or by
counter attack. Only at lie Sars and at
parts of our position northeast of Les
bCcufs, as well as between Morval and
the wood of st. Pierre WAIST, did the
enemy force his way into our line.
South of the Somme, French at
tempts to attack on both sides of Yer
mandovillers were suppressed before
the German lines by our curtain Of
fire.
Five hostile aeroplanes were shot
down in aerial engagements and by our
anti-aircraft guns. Captain Boelke put
his thirtieth opponent out of action.
Paris, Oct. S.-The afternoon Off
cial statement says:
The night was rainy and without
any important event on the Somme
front. The enemy displayed little ac-
tivity.
Our aeroplanes have regulated the
fire and corrected the range of many
of our batteries in the Somme area.
They fought six aerial engagements
and have bombarded Moislains and
Vaux Wood, north Of Peronne.
The official communication TO-
night reads:
On the Somme there were intermittent
reciprocal bombardments. After vio-
lent artillery preparations the Germans