New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-06
War Office Statements
on West and East Fronts

London, REQ. 5.-lhe BRITISH Of
fetal communication tonight says:
Three hostile raids which were at
tempted by the enemy last night and
this morning on the Somme front were
beaten off. We secured few prison
ers.
The local operations carried out by
US last night northeast of Gueudecourt
were entirely successful. We occupied
some 500 yards of hostile trench and
captured a machine gun and seventy
prisoners, including two officers. Two
enemy counter attacks during the night
were repulsed.
Our troops entered the enemy's lines
last night at three points in the neigh
borhood Of Bouchavesnes, Pys and
Grandcourt
During the last twenty-four hours
the enemy has made four unsuccessful
counter attacks against our new front
east of Boaucourt. Our positions there
have been consolidated. A further
thirty-nine prisoners, including one Of
licer, were captured by us as result
of our raids and these counter attacks.
A party of the enemy succeeded in
reaching cur lines yesterday morning
northeast Of Vermeles, but was i'm
mediately elected. The enemy blew a
mine this morning opposite La Bas-
see.
Three German airplanes were de-
stroyed yesterday in air fights and six
others were driven down damaged. One
Of our machines is missing
Paris. Feb. J.-The War Office
communication tonight reads:
The day was relatively calm. A sur
prise attack on the German trenches at
Reichacker-Kopf, west of Muenster,
enabled us to take sixteen prisoners
and a machine gun.
Belgian Communication night
the Belgians blew up a small enemy
post north of "The Ferryman's House"
The artillery activity was sustained
to-day.
An earlier statement said:
South of the River Somme an enemy
raid yesterday morning upon our
trenches in the region of Barleux was
repulsed. The enemy suffered appre-
hands
During the course of the night we
succeeded, without suffering any
losses, in making several incursions OF
the enemy lines, particularly in tn
Chambrettes sector, to the northwest
of Pont-a-Mousson, and in Alsace
French recommending parties brought
back some war material and a number
of prisoners, including one officer
Elsewhere the night passed quietly.
During the nights of February "a
and As French airplane squadrons
bombarded the aviation field at Col
mar. in Alsace; the military factories
at Rumbach and the railroad stations
at Chauny, San and Apilly. A fire was
seen TO break out in one of the build
ings at the last named station.
Berlin, FEB. (by ,0ireless to Say
vilie) .-The German official state
ment to-day says:
Army Group of Crown Prince Rup-
precht-On the north bank of the
Ancre, as far as the Somme, infantry
engagements occurred, while strong
artillery fire was in progress in some
sectors.
The greater part of the trenches
east Of Beaucourt was recaptured from
the British by counter attack. In
this operation 100 prisoners in round
numbers remained in our hands.
In the afternoon violent attack By
the British north Of Beaucourt failed
In the night time there were repeated
charges by strong forces against our
positions from the east of GrandcouIt
10 the south Of Pys. Also on the road
from Beaulepcourt 10 Gueudecourt
there was fighting.
South OF the Sommc raiding detach-
ments brought more than 20 French
and British from the hostile lines as
prisoners.