Evening star., 1917-08-22

Yesterday on both sides. Our airplanes
successfully carried out their usual
aggressive. In the air hghting nine
German machines were brought down
and seven more were driven down out
Of control. Four of ours are missing"
French Hold on Aisne.
PARIS, August 22-The official state
meut of today follows:
The Germans last night violently
homba rded our first lines at various
points on the Aisne front They made
several strong attacks in the region
Of Mennejean Farm, east of Braye-en-
1aonnois south of Bovelle. between
AiIIes and the Hurtebise monument.
and on the California plateau. Every
where our troops maintained their
positions entirely. Prisoners were
taken.
"On the left bank of the Meuse (ver-
dun fron) late yesterday we repulsed
a violent German counter attack be-
tween Hill 304 and Dead Man Hill
Certain enemy detachments which sue
ceeded in gaining a footing in our new
first-line trenches were elected by
brilliant attack. which gave US sixty
prisoners Our "Reminiscences were
pushed forward as far as the village os
Forges.
''on the right bank of the river the
enemy also made several attempts to
drive us from the positions which We
mont farm and at Hill 34i. Our fire
inflicted heavy losses on the Germans
and broke up their assaulting waves.
which were not able to approach our
lines at any point. North of Caurieres
wood the attacks, accompanied by the
use of flaming liquids, were not any
srnore successful for the enemy. and
added to his losses. The number of
unwounded prisoners we have taken
since August 20 has now reached 6.i16.
OF these ia are officers. This does
not include the prisoners captured yes
terday in shelters or 500 wounded pris-
oners who are in our hospitals
According to information now at
hand important booty has been cap
tured especially in the three tunnels
In Dead Man Hill. where we found
dressing stations and complete electri-
cal plants At this point we took pris-
oners an entire regimental staff and an
officer of engineers
The text of the statement of last
night reads:
THE two artilleries were quite active
in the region north of VauSaillon and
on the Cerny and Craonne plateaux-
'In Champagne our fires of destruc-
tion against the German organizations
in the sector of st. Hilaire caused an
explosion in gas reservoirs. our re-
connoitering parties found soon after
the enemy trenches were evacuated
that they were filed with dead
''On the Verdun front the battle con-
t1nueu TO-DAY AT SeNeTaE points anu
veloped everywhere to our advantage.
On the left bank of the Meuse our
troops captured Cote L'Oie. which we
occupied in its entirety. as well as the
village of Regneville.
''On the right bank in the course OF
a brilliant attack we took SanogneuN
and n whole system OF fortified
trenches which connects this village
with the organizations on Hill 344.
German counter attacks were repulsed.
We took additional prisoners, who have
not vet been counted.
'Tn the Vosges an enemy surprise
attack against our small posts at
Hartmannsweilerkop was without re-
suit.
Belgian communication: The activ-
fty of both artilleries somewhat de-
creased. Our ayiatorS carried out nu-
merous flights. 1t is confirmed that
two enemy airplanes were brought
down within their own lines. one on
August Is. at Cheruvelt. the other on
the 18th. near Pervyse. Yesterday and
today German aviators were very ac-
tive. They make about geo flights
daily"