New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-11
Official Statements

, captured after hand-to-hand fighting, in
which our soldiers displayed the most admira
bic spirit. We maintained all our POSITIONS
! and took sxty-nine prisoners
Other German attacks, notably south oil
ALLIES, southeast Of Chevreux, IN the region
| of Vauquois toward Avocourt Wood and wes'
| Of Flirey. were likewise checked by our hre
| The enemy abandoned prisoners and suffered
important losses. -
NIGHT To the north of St Quentin
| both artilleries displayed continued activity
In the region of Fayet at O'Clock thlH
afternoon two enemy attacks between the
Menechet Hill and the Cepy farm were
stopped by our fire.
Violent artillery fighting took place on
the front of the Pantheon and Epine de
Chevregny. The enemy after his bloody ue'
feat this morning made no new attempt
Prisoners declare the attack had been pre-
pared most carefully with the object OF re
taking the trenches captured by US on July
30.
Besides the three battalions already men,
toned the troops used by the enemy IN
cluded nine detachments Of special storming
troops and two detachments OF name
throwers. We made in the course OF TINS
action more than 100 prisoners.
In Champagne the Germans attacked our
trenches TO the east of Masons de IMAM
pagne On the two wings all the attacks
broke down under our fire. In the centre
where the assailants had been able 10 gam
footing, very spirited fighting took place.
which ended 20 our advantage. Our line Is
established in its entirety. 49,,
ON both banks of the Mouse violent artil.
lery actions took place in the region OF Hill
3O4. lie Mort Homme and on the bezonvau1
sector. - -.
BFLGIAN COMMUNICATION. - During
the day Of the 9Th and the following night
the German artillery was especially active IN
the region of Ramscnpelle. On the evening
of the 9th our artillery brought down a
German airplane. To-day we earned out
numerous artillery bombardments win view
70 destroying or neutralzlng enemy o"''ei i'
or 20 find their range. a..
ARMY OF THE EAST, Aug. 9.-After
strong artillery preparation an enemy pat
TALON attacked at : o'clock p. m. tne posi-
tions occupied by the Franco-Helleic troops
in the region Of Huma, but was repuised.
Feeble artillery activity prevailed all aiohs
the front on the 9th inst.
GERMAN
BERLIN. Aug. 1O.-DAYD-Front OF
Crown Prince Rupprecht.-During variable
sighting conditions In Flanders yesterday the
fighting activity Of the artillery fuctuated in
intensity. Between the User and the Lys the
activity generally increased during the even
ing. continued throughout the night and grew
further in intensity during the early hours OF
this morning until II attained the violence OF
most intense drumfre. Thereupon strong
enemy infantry attacks we're launched over
wide sectors east and southeast of fpres.
In Artois the artillery activity on both
sides of Lens 70 the south of the Scarpe
was very lively. During the evening the
English in deep masses, attacked from the
Monchy-Pelvcs road az far as the A-ras-
Cambria road. Our destructive FIRE fell with
overpowering effect at the points where they
had assembled. The advancing storming
waves which suffered most severe losses I'M
der our defensive fire and in hand-to-hand
fighting with our experienced regiments,
were everywhere repulsed.
North of st. Quentin Brandenburg battai-
ions wrested from the French some lines Of
trenches over a width of 1000 metres. En-
envy counter attacks failed. More than loo
prisoners remained in our hands.
Front Of the German Crown Prince.-Be-
tween Scissors and Rheims, in Champagne