The sun., 1916-09-12
OFFICIAL REPORTS
FROM WAR FRONTS
Paris Says Five Enemy At
tacks South Of Chaulnes
Were Repulsed.
AIR RAIDING IN BELGIUM
Ten French Aeroplanes Drop
go Bombs on Munition Fac
tories Near Bruges.

PARIS, Sept. 1.-THE communication
Issued to-day by the French War Office
South Of the Somme during the
night the Germans delivered a series
Of attacks against several points on
our new front. From Berry to tho
region south Of Chaulnes FIVE attacks
were made BY h enemy. Several
OF them were accompanied by dis
changes Of liquid fire. Everywhere the
attacking troops were forced back into
their trenches by our artillery and ma
chine U fire. which inflicted serious
losses or them.
The night wal calm on thu remainder
Of the front.
Last night ten of u aeropianes
dropped sixty bombs Of heavy calibre
on Important military factories south
OF Bruges. One Of four air sQuadrons
attacked the barracks and %aerodrome
at SaarburE Tin Lorraine).a Twenty
we'll aimed bombs Of heavy calibre in
f1icted serious damage.
The official statement issued by the
War Office tonight reads:
Except for a somewhat violent ar
tlllery duel south of the Somme. in the
III SnaulneH
sections. nothing Of Importance occurred
on the whole front.
British Capture Germans.
LONDON, Sept. 1.-THE Official state
ment from General Headquarters issued
tonight says:
The situation south Of the Ancre Is
unchanged. The day passed without
any special incident.
Counter attacks made by the enemy
Yesterday about Ginchy led to fierce
hand to hand fighting in which four
oficers and l0l men were taken.
IN attempted hostile trench mortar
bombardment OF our trenches north OF
the blum was quickly silenced by our
artillery and trench mortars.
The day statement follows:
The enemy made two more counter
attacks on Ginchy yesterday. which
were repulsed. Several small de-
tachments of hostile infantry ATTEMPT.
ed to attack our line near Mouauet
r and in the vicinity Of Pozieres,
but were driven of
Between Neuville-St. Vast and La
Bassee Canal u troops entered the
enemy's trenches at several places,
taking some prisoners.
Geswsn Statement.
BERLIN. Sept. 1.-THE official German
report on the western front says:
Front Of General Field Marshal Duke
Al6recht OF Wurttemberg There Is
nothing to report.
Front Of General Field Marshal
Crown Prince Rupprecht Of Bavaria !:
The great British attack Of September
. was followed yesterday by limited
but vigorously conducted attacks on
the Posieres-Sars high road and against
the Ginchy- sector. They were
repulsed. Fresh fighting has been in
progress since early this morning for
possession OF Ginchy and the ground
southeast Of that point. Neal Tongue
val and in the small wood Of Leuze.
between Ginchy m Combles. ad-
vanced trenches remained In the hands
OF the enemy during the hand-to-hand
fighting described yesterday.
The French attacked In vain south
of the Somme. near Belloy and YER
mandevillers. We recaptured a few
houses In Berry which were occupied
by the enemy on September s. and took
more than Atty prisoners.
Front OF the German Crown Prince:
Intermittent ana sharp artillery duelS
occurred east Of the Mouse (Verdun
'front.'.
Eastern Front-Russlan attacks in
the vicinity Of Stare-Czerwizoze. on
the Stokhod forty miles northeast of
kovel. were repulsed. according to the
official announcement. which follows:
Army group OF Prince Ieopold-On
both sides OF Stare-Czerwizoze the
Russians. who again attacked In
strong force, suffered a sanguinary
repulse. as on Saturday.
Front OF Archduke Charles Francis
The battle between the Zlota Lipa
and the Dn!ester on September I and
proved to be an attempt ny the
Russians. exploiting their gain OF
territory on the 6th, to break through
by a quick subsequent assault OF