New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-02

ing the night. Elsewhere on he Brit
ish front there is nothing to report.
The official communication issued by
the French War Office tonight reads:
South of the Somme we captured
in the course Of a small operation a
German trench between Estrees ana
Belloy-en- Santerre. About sixty prison
ers remained in our hands
con the right bank of the Meuse,
after a violent bombardment which
lasted part of the night the Germans
carried out this morning an attack
against our positions to the west and
south of the Thiaumont Work. Our
barrage fire and the fire OF our ma
chine guns broke down all the attempts
Of the adversary. Some enemy groups,
which had reached as far as our
trenches, were thrown back by spirited
counter attacks.
French Gain Ground.
"At the end of the day a grenade at
tack launched by us enabled US 70
make progress south of the Thiaumont
Work About the same time the Ger
mans attacked on the NauxC hapitre-
Chenois front On this latter point
only they gained a footing IN some OF
our advanced elements, from which
shortly afterward they were driven out.
EVERYWHERE else their attacks were
stopped by our fire and cost them
heavy losses.
"There was intermittent cannonading
on the rest Of the front
German Aeros Shattered.
The earlier statement says:
Aviation-Aviator Lenoir brought
down an enemy aeroplane, which zen
within its own lines north OF Nerdun'
II was the fifth machine brought down
by this aviator to date.
"Another German aeroplane was at
tackled by our machines near htali
and fell shattered TO the ground. =.
"North of the Somme the enemy ala
not resume his attacks during inc
night. ,.io,or+
commandment, the Germans at'ennPIeu
TO carry out two coup de mains on oui
positions in the region OF Llhohs "ni'.'
failed under our fire.
con the right bank Of the MeuSe
Cverdun sector the artillery duel be-
came extremely violent during the
night i'm the region of Thiaumront
Work. A bombardment with smells OF
nedNY CdllDlt NOoh t4"~N
Wood and La Laufee.
"West of Pont-a-Mousson, IN the
Fleurv sector. the enemy exploded
three mines. We occupied the south
ern edge of the three craters IN front
of our trenches.
"The night was comparatively quiet
on the rest of the front.
British Driven Out.
The statement by German army
Headquarters follows:
North of the Somme extremely
fierce fighting took place IN limited
areas. the engagements beng the amer
throes of the great attack OF ouHG"!'
British forces which had penetratt1,Go OF,
a narrow front west OF FoureauN " oou
were driven out again. An enemy az
tack in the neighborhood OF Maurepas'
carried out in eight waves, was com
pletely repulsed. r..roh
Due north Of the Somme frehcn
troops advancing in the evening WeIe
completely driven back after p'''e'
fight near Monacu Farm. -.
South of the Somme there was i've
" artillery activity on both SIDES, as
tbere was also on the right bank OF
the Meuse (Verdun 'front.', especially
in and TO the south Of the Ihiaumont-
Fleury sector. In this region advances
by enemy hand grenading parties earl!
Yesterday were repealed.
Great Mine Is Sprung.
eve destroyed a French position
north of Flirey by a great explosion
over an extent of about 200 metres.
Our patrols, following up the explo-
sion. took a few prisoners.
Generations by enemy reconnoitring
detachments failed west of La Bassee,
north of Hulluch. south of Loos and
southeast of Rheims.
"Unimportant military damage was
caused by the dropping of bombs on
Wervick. Belgian Confines and other
places behind our front There were