The sun., 1916-08-30
OFFICIAL RECORD
OF THE WAR MOVES
British Rcpel Attack Near
P~ozicrcs Windmill-Fight
in Heavy Storms.
AUSTRIANS CLAIM GAIN
Berlin Says Allies Assaults
Failcd-Hand to Hand
Battle Near Ovillers,

Io>-.s. ttig. ca.--Thc British officiaI
Statement ISSUED tonight from general
headquarters reads:
The only infantry engagement to-day
besides the usual trench bombing en-
counters was the approach Of a small
hostile force toward our trenches rear
The Pozieres windmill. which was
quickly dispersed by our fire, leaving
seven men Killed.
Although hca Wy thunderstorms made
observation difficult there was consid-
cradle artillery activity. the enemy
Smelling Delville Wood heavily this
evening. and also the vicinity Of the
I"zleres windmill, Authuile and the
Thicpval Wood during the afternoon.
ON other parts pf the line there was
artillery Smelling ny both sides near
Che Hohenzollern redcubt. in front of
Cuinchy. Givenchy and the Ipres sa-
liont.
Twenty prisoners were taken In the
last twcnty-four hours. making the to-
TAI captured by us since the irst of
July 266 officers and IL. 2O3 other
ranks. in addition to Sc guns. 100 ma
chine guns, besides other war ma
tcrial.
1'NNtlht1 III d'I'lldIt
four enemy machines were accounted
for. two being destroyed and two
badly damaged. Two Of ours are
missing.
Gains Southeast Of Thiepval.
The War ONCE announcement this
afternoon said:
The weather continues to he some
what unfavorable and the operations
Of the last twenty-four hours have
been confined to minor enterprises and
local bombing attacks. by these
means we gradually established our
bold on ground between the western
outskirts Of Guillemont and DINGHY.
Further north. between Delville Wood
and High Wood. our troops captured
. hostile barricade. Southeast OF
Thiepval some further progress was
made and a hostile machine gun was
captured. During these minor opera
tions more prisoners have been taken.
but The number has not yet been ascer-
tained.
An attempted raid by the enemy
south OF Arras failed. Our artillery
carried out bombardments or selected
parts of the enemy's line between
Ncuvcchapcl!c and Bo!s qr!n!er. south
of Armentieres. on the rest OF tho
front there was ordinary trench war
fare.
Attack Fleury with Mig Losses.
Paris. via London. Aug. 29.-The Of
hcia! statement Issued by the War Of
dee tonight reads:
There Is nothing OF Importance TO re.
port during the day. Bad weather
hampered operations on the greater
part OF the front.
The afternoon announcement follows:
on the right bank OF the Mouse
(Ncrdun 'front.' toward evening yes
terday our troops. under daring lead
eThip, captured an appreclable amount
OF ground southeast OF TNiaumont
Work and took about forty prisoners.
Toward IL o'clock at night the Ger
man delivered two attacks. one
against the village OF F1eury. the other
AGAINST our positions near the road
leading to Vaux Fort. These attempts
resulted only In heavy losses TO tho
enemy.
There was intermittent cannonadin<
On the remainder OF the front.
An official note reviewing last weeks
Operations on the French front Gays:
on the Somme. as at Verdun. we are
leading In the offensive and dominate
ing the adversary. There Ia not a
point In the general theatre Of opera
tions where the enemy is not actually
Eeduced TO the defensive. Actions
which We have undertaken continue
despite tho resistance or reaction OF
vhe enemy.