New-York tribune., 1917-08-26
Petain's Troops Capture 5
Fortified Works North
of Hill 304
400 More Prisoners;
Total Now S,lOl
British Also Gain on Ypres-
Menin Road and at
Lens

LONDON, Aug. 25.-Verdun' where
the French made further important
gains last night, still dominates the n
,;,;+o-r situation on the West front
Striking northward between Hill oV4
and Dead Man Hill, on the west pam
Of the Meuse, Petain's detachmen's
swspt over three German fortiheu
works on the Forges Brook ana aiSo
made progress north of Hill SO4 toward
Malancourt.
Tho French guns, which have over
wbelmed the enemy's defences' nave
been busy throughout the day. pres's
inc fresh attacks. Adding the 4oV yer
mors taken in yesterdays fighting VHe %
total number Of prisoners cal roo
tbe latest Verdun battle. mas NV
reached 8,l0l.
The pounding combats on the hri..sn Inst
fron+ centred along the sectors e"S
~ WIRES, around Lens, ana "esI
,brai and 1uctuated Throughout lhe
n;gbt and dav, resulting IN no gieS'
change of position anywhere
British Win New Positions
IN the Ypres-Menin Road the bitter
erSting which began in YESTERDAY
Talent German reactions to MUMMY
uoio,,s Gains of Wednesday finally turned
:, fayor of the British, on the admis-
sion of Berlin, and gave them new
,ions on the fringes OF VnT "a
tbages Wood. In GlencoIse Noou ar
Inverness Copse the British nave 80
bornlv maintained themselves -
wav slightly only on the euseS "a ''''
advanced trenches. ,ost
A. Lens two Canadian plunges wes'
ord northwest of the city resuIIeu AZ
further crushing of the German IIonG
.bongb Berlin asserts that all at'achs
,rere repelled. The first assault car
";od Alberta battalions over wen loI-
t;Sed trench, 250 yards long, Which con on
nac+sd nv tunnel with the centre Oh 'ng
n;+y All entrances to the undergrouhu
Syts we're blown in. and the Victors
a.. Themselves in across the nose Oh
re Canaan defensive wedge. Inc sec
l VIC nsso,lt was made TO rectity the
~ % the northwest of Lens and was
l,ooossfnl - Some weakening OF ehe
SuCuesI Suvr,on resistance in this area has
been noted.
Germans Strike on Somme
IN the new Sonme front as esldD
Esbed after the Hindenourg reVIees' rs
the Germans suddenly assumed ths VI
fonsive. and following a ourSt OF
+;lIerv FIRE attacked on both naHAs Va
the Gillemont Farm, near hpenG,
which the British conquered WeN
400. According TO Berlin, an tne t., ~,
r,er positions are again IN GeI iI.l.' .,l.
hands, According to General ha'g; :He
enemy gained only small parV o. MS
old trenches northwest or the IdIl IA
which still remains IN BRUSH poSe'''
sion. ore beinq
made for new Allied opeTaIlohS
Flanders, where the arIiIeiS -;
especially around Bixschoote' north o.
Ypres, is severe. The BelglSn oo'n
munioue suggests that the 'oiui'. . ,0d
.1,rfre is moving toward the coast ahG
the British infantry pushed I4Lwaia e9;lo !
there last night, capturing a hos'i'e
most near Lombaertzyde.
There are also signs OF pron,o,uHttts- ~ y
activity around st. Quentin ana III Uus
! Champagne region, where the rIel.' aa.
Quantity OF she'll for the last WeeH
9u"iiir 99'ii. sneaks of a strong French at
-, ;rsf south OF ST. Quentin on 9
~. r,iIo front. but Paris treats II a'
raid in which twenty-three prisoners
were brought back.
German Artillery Weak