New-York tribune., 1916-07-08
Hurl Back Germans and
Win 200 Yards of
Trenches.
81 ALLIED PLANES
LOST DURING JUNE
Seven TeutOn AerOplanes De-
stroyed-Germans Bom-
bard Lure.

London, July THE Germans are
continuing their fierce assaults on the
/ French lines at Verdun, though appa-
rcntly they arc meeting with little sue
cess. Repeated attacks Of great ylo-
/ lcnce against the positions near Ihiau-
mont to-day forced the French tempo
rarily to abandon their advanced
trenches. counter attack IN the
afternoon, however, won them back the
entire line. Paris reports that the
Germans suffered serious losses IN sue
ceeding attempts TO advance in this
sector.
d At the lie Fretre wood yesterday the
French gained ground along front of
200 yards in a surprise attack, grenade
throwcrs cleaning out the enemy's
trenches.
The Berlin official statement to-day
admits the loss of seven aeroplanes IN
aerial battles during June and claims
the capture Of twenty-five Allied ma
chimes and the destruction Of fifteen
others.
German aeros bombarded the open
town of Lure Yesterday, killing eleven
persons. On their return two machines
we're brought 70 earth by French
squadron.
French Win at Thiaumont.
To-night's French official communica-
tion says:
"On the right bank of the Meuse
fairly spirited fghting occurred during
rhe day. The Germans launched sew
eral attacks successfully in the region
OF Thiaumont, which were preceded by
a bomDardment of our position. In
one OF these attacks they succeeded IN
obtaining footing in our advanced
trenches. but our counter attack, de-
livered about , o'clock. enabled us 70
reestablish our line, which reaches 70
the immediate neighborhood OF the
Thiaumont Work All other attempts
OF the enemy TO advance IN this sector
were repulsed by the fire OF our mitrall-
leuses and cost him serious losses.
"A very violent artillery lombard.
ment continues in the sector north OF
Souyille and in the region OF La Laufee.
The usual cannonading Is IN progress
on the rest Of the front
Between the Disc and the Aisne a
surprise attack attempted by the enemy
during the night at Moulinsous- Iou-
vent completely failed
Fighting at lie Pretre.
The afternoon statement from Paris
read:
ION the left bank OF the River Meuse
there was an intermittent lombard
ment last night, while on the right
bank the artillery fighting became very
violent in the vicinity OF the hlau-
mont Work and in the sectors OF + leury
and Chenois. At the lie Pretre WOOD
the enemy yesterday delivered small
attack upon one of our trenches, but
they were at once driven out OF the
position where they succeeded IN gam
ing Judgement. In this same sector a
surprise attack by US was In all re
spects successful along a front OF ZOD
wards. Our grenade throwers cleaned
out the trench Of the enemy and we
brought back some prisoners.
German aeroplanes yesterday threw
down several bombs on the open town
of Lure. Eleven persons were killed
and three were wounded. With the
exception Of one soldier all the vac
tins were either women or chi den
This was an act OF reprlsal for our
aerial activity Of July 6, when one o.
our air squadrons threw down with
success forty bombs from the railroad
junction al Hem, to the west OF
Charleyille. On the return trip from
this point there were number OF en-
gagements with German machines in
which our escorting aerOplanes took
part Two German machines were
brought down. one near Mezieres and
the other in the region Of Lefincourt ~
Aerial Losses.
The German statement says:
East of the Meuse French attacks
delivered on a wide front against our
positions on the Froide Terre ridge
and on the woods southwest Of Fort
Vaux failed. with considerable losses
to the enemy.
Southwest Of Nalencicnnes we capt
ured a French aeroplane. Near Pc
rome and southwest of Rouziere en-
cmy aeroplanes were forced 20 land
in an aerial battle.
"As the result Of aerial battles dur
ing June, the German losses IN such
battles were TWO aeropianes; shot down
from earth. one aeroplaue; missing,
four aeroplanes; total, seven aero
planes.
"The French and British lost in
aerial battles twenty-three aeropianes;
shot down from earth. ten aeroplanes;
involuntary landings within our lines.
three aeroplanes; landings for the pur-
pose Of dropping spies. one aerop.anes;
total, thlrty-sevcn aerOpianes. twenty
two Of which are ia our possession