South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-21
French Roll Back Germans
Who Launch Great Cum
ter Attack to Regain
Lost Ground.
ARTILLERY IS ACTIVE
ON VER0UN FRONT
Sir Douglas Haig Reports Fur
ther Successes For British
in PiCardy-Capture
FOreaux Woods.
Internatiouai News Service

international News Service.
PARIS, July 21--A terrific German
counter-attack. launched against
the French positions south of Soye-
court. in the SOmme sector was re-
pulsed with heavy losses, the FrencS
war office announced in the official
communiQue issued today.
Outside OF this attack the night
was calm on the rest of the Somme
front
In the Ferdun sector the Germans
continued their heavy bombardment
OF French positions. the artillery
duel being extremely violent I'm the
sectors of Chattancourt and F'leury.
Omcail Report
The text of the official commu-
nique follows.
South of the Somme the enemy
launched late Yesterday a counter
attack against our new positions
south OF Soyecourt. A battalion
which led the assault caught by our
curtain IRE and our machine gun
ere was rolled back in disorder az
ter suffering very great losses. The
night was calm on both sides of the
SOmme.
I'm the region OF Fort Chaulnes.
an enemy detachment which tried TO
reach our line south or MaurcOurt,
was repulsed with the bayonet.
Between scissors and Rheims.
northeast of Vendresse. our recon
noitering party. with the help OF a
mine explosion penetrated an enemy
trench which they cleared of its de-
tenders by using grenades.
Artillery j. Active.
At Nerdun the artillery on both
sides displayed great activity in the
sectors of Chattancourt and Fleury.
In the NOsges an attack launched.
following violent bombardment
against our positions. north of Wis
sembach. was unsuccessful
ION July 20 and the same night
our aerial squadrons bombarded
several Important points ON the en-
emy's front 4 number OF projec-
tiles OF large calibre were dropped
upon the railway stations az Con-
fans Mars-sa-T Tour. Longuv0- and
Rreilies and on the railway junction
az Ham The open towns of Bacca-
rat and LuneVille were bOmbarded
10y hostile aerop!anes ON July 1919.
only property damage was caused
Reprisal methods will be adopted
FOR this act I'm the future"
LONDON. July 2I.-Todays Of
nciaI report from Sir Douglas Haig
90 the war office announces further
success for the British troops I'm pic
ardy IL shows that the hcntinc is
az a terrific character. the Germans
striving 10 regain positions taken
from them.
The British troops succeeded i'm
capturing ForeauN wood. which the
Teuton soldiers had strongly forth
fed but the enemy imm diately
made counter-attack whic1 was
partly successful. It is a significant
feature OF the recent reports that the
Germans. while attaining some sue
cess in these counter-attackS are not
able 20 take in one rush what the
Britishers have seized
Severe lighting is also i'm progress
az the Leipsig redoubt. another
strong German tortluCatlon north OF
the Somme as wei as in Delviue
wood.
Official Report.
The text OF the official British re-
port follows:
The battle is intermittent be-
tween Leipsig redoubt ON the west
and DelviUe wood on the east
Northward OF Bazenun and Lon
Eueval the British advance was push
ed into theBois Des FoureGUx. driv-
Ing out the enemy last night The
enemy counter-attacked after an inn
mense commandment with gas shells
and succeeded In ennecting an en-
try in the north part OF the wood.
but failed % disiodge us from the
southern half
Elsewhere the situation is un-
changed