The sun., 1916-08-25

rent directed against Soyecourt Wood
thc enemy attempted an attach with
= Grades. which was mastered imme.
d.ats'y by our IRE. A little 'ater.
west Of this wood. ar enemy At.
tack In preparation was caught under
" curtain Of fire. ard the my vas
prevented from ,eaYins his trenches.
In the Champagne several German
SUI prise attacks O 4 minor post in
The TENURE region were repulsed
easily.
On the right bank Of the Msuse (vcr-
dun 'front.' the enemy bombarded
br!sSiy the positions we captured yes
.c day between Ficu'y and Thiaunon,
Work. We o more than $50 pris-
oners, including five officers. during
he course OF this attack. There has
been n somewhat lively artillery due.
In the region Of ChsncN. Everywhere
else the night was relatively quiet.
Aviation-On AUGUST 90. on the
Sonme front. one Of our air plots was
attacked by three enemy machines.
He succeeded In escaping his advev-
saries. n OF whom he brought down
prcc.pitately to earth near A,hies, in
TIRE vicinity Of Hem. Yesterday an
Aiba,toss was brought down by our
men in the neishborhood Of Epoye. to
luc DDTtUC0fI u Ikuc.Itlc. Wv ou
h%eadlong into tho enemy Ines. An
other machine was brought down In
the Champagne n still another IN
tho Nosges region.
British Gaia At Thiepval.
LONDON. Aug. :A.-The War once to.
night issued the following statement:
South Of Thiepvai MS afternoon
xgA ypaAa N firthay u1tanre ~ lnA
yards capturing an enemy trench 400
yards in length. Many prisoners are
heinz taken in this sector. yesterday
sixty-two. including two officers, were
passed back. These are In addition
10 I6t already reported. To-day u
further number was taken. the exact
number not yet being ascertained.
a hostile bombing attack against
our new trenches north OF Basentin.
le- Petit was easily repu!sed las; night.
There mas been considerable hostile
s~lclli:g this evening along our front
mainly in reply to our bom5ardment.
Take Trcnches Near La Bnssee
The British mo- ming announcement fol.
lows:
Last night the enemy made streru-
GUS efforts to regain his lost ground
between the Guillcmont station and
quarry. After a severe bombardmeat.
which began at S:+5 O'Clock. he
launched u strong Infantry attack.
which was pressed with such determl-
nation that II reached our parapets at
places.
After a short struggle the attack
was repulsed completely everywhere
with heavy losses to tho enemy.
Ar tkI. HAl,,rA 81. A.~, l.l..
cred Il further intense bombardment At
- 80 O'Clock his morning, but no
other infantry assault material!zcd.
Near Hohenzollern redoubt the
enemy shel.ed our lines heavily at
tempted a raid. which failed COM
pietsly. In no case did he tucceed in
reaching our lines.
In a raid which We carried ont north
west Of La Bass ae We successfully en-.
tered the enemy's trenches.
French Attacks Repulsed.
BERLIN, via London. Aug, 2l.--Ths
German ofnclal statement says:
North of the Somme yesterday eve-
ming and last night freeh efforts on the
part OF the enemy were rendered futile.
British attacks were again directed
against the projecting angle between
Thiepval and Foz!cres and against our
positions around Guillemont. Near
Maurepas. and especially to the south.
strong French forces were repulsed
after stubborn hshting at various
places.
ON the right bank OF the Meuse
(Vsrdun front) the artillery fighting
In the Thisumont-Fleury sector and
In the wooded mountain near Chap!tre
increased considerably In intensity.
Several French attacks south Of Thiau-
mont work broke down.
During the last few days one enemy
aeroplane has been shot down at each
of the following places: In aerial en-
sasemsnts near Baxentin ard also weSt
OF Peronne by anti-sircraft guns In
the re:ion OF R~icAebourg and near La
Bassee.
Eastern Front: with the exception
Of minor successful engagements
against Russian advanced troops, as a
result OF which prisoners and booty
were brought in, there we're no deve!-
opments Of Importance.
FiYhtiag Now Ia Albania.
BERLIN (via wireless to Sayville), Aug
24.-The Austrian report respecting III,
Italian front follows.
After violent Smelling OF positions In
the Farsa Alps and on the heights on
both sides Of the Travignolo Valley,
the Italians made several attacks I'm
: front Of Coltorondo and Gina d! Cecc.
They were repulsed.
on the sonzo front the enemy's ar
tiiiery has opened "a iivelier fire upon
separate sectors. Near Voche. In tho
Stenstriz. IN nelny biplane fell into
A,e hupSu ThA ncC,pnu ves ,,Ara A.L..,
prisoner. In the TyrOl an enterprise
on the FleimStal front brought In
eighty ~unwoundsd prisoners and two
machine guns.
On the southeastern front (Aibanis),
In the Aviona sector. the enemy 10 In
cFessing his activity.
An Austro. Hungarian battle plane,
yilotaA By First essSt. Arid. In ~ On.