New-York tribune., 1917-07-19
The Great War---1OS3rd LAY
OFFICIAL REPORTS
West
BRITISH

rondon. July IS (DAY.-There was nSne ;ast
- ~ . local character again last -
eas. Of Monchy-le-Preux. resulting III of
tber gain Of ground by US ana the ap;snn.rs
a few more German prisone .rv of the
s,.o were captured by Us and many oi
enemy were killed in the course OF Oes,,s-
-. durinu the night northeast OF oosES
verne and in the neighoorhood OF p.ssfuI
MIGHT'VE carried out suee1SSI 80
raid last night in the neighoorhooa .,a1 ul nd
noy Several of the enemy "efe A"ieN
their dugouts bombed. ...,- -;.I .r
Owing TO clouds there was little aerial a"
tivity yesterday until the evening, wme" ,'n 81
number OF conbats took place III ~ s.ch
which large formations we're engaSeu o' eSabt
side. In the course OF the nsn'iHs otbers
German airplanes were downed ana 81. .t. o'.
,,sre driven down out of control. AnotaeI
enemy machine was shot down py oui -
from the ground. Four Of our machlheS "'e
missing.
FRENCH
Paris. July IS (DAY).-The artillery hsht,
NC became rather violent late at night east
snd vest Of Cerny. We repulsed surpriSe :,
attack on a small post north or 'lehne Ie
Chateau. on the western border OF INC "
sonne, and took a number OF prisoner; =.
IN The left bank OF the Meuse, at'er =
,.;oiart 'bomba rdment. the Germans made
..veraI counter attacks on the positions we
captured Yesterday, from Avocourt Wood as ,I,
S.r as the western slopes OF Hill goa All
their efforts were defeated by the heroic re-
distance of our troops. when inIicteu :,I
culinary losses on the Germans without yielu-
;na 70 them the slightest part OF the con-
quered ground. - Glenn. ,rercb
was without result The night elsewhere
was calm. u,, ,rt;,
I.rv activity in the region OF Cerny ana
Hurtebise and in the sector OF Creonne.
In the morning we repulsed German at
tack west of the Cerny sugar rehnery,
On the left bank Of the Meuse t'eruun
'front.' the enemy did not react in the course
~ ~. dav west of Hill 304 except with his
artillery.
GERMAN
Berlin, July IS (DAY.-Army Group OF
Crown Prince Rupprecht-There was heaNy
artillery fighting on the coast in Flanders
From the User To the Lys 1t increased con-
siderably toward the early morning. BE-
tween Hollebeke and Warneton British recon-
noitrin2 advances were repulsed in hand-to-
hand engagement At La Bassee Canal. Loos
and Lens, and also on both banks OF the
Scarpe, there was lively artillery fighting IN
the evening. When darkness set in the Brit
ism made an attack north OF the Arras-
Cambrai road. They were driven back ex-
cept on a narrow sector west of du Vert
Wood A British battalion which advanced
north of Fresnoy was driven on py our hre
Army Group of the German Crown Prince
On the Aisne and Champagne fronts the
artillery fighting. for the most part, was
light owing TO the gloomy weather.
On the left bank Of the Meuse (Verdun
'front.' there was fighting throughout the
day After strong artillery preparation for
three hours, the French attacked on front
OF Ave kilometres three miles,, from Avo-
court Wood 70 the region west Of Dead Man
Hill. In the southeastern corner of Malan-
court Wood and on both sides OF the Malan-
court-Esnes road the French penetrated
trenches we captured recently. after bitter
fighting. Elsewhere they we're driven back.