New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-11
French Fortify
New Positions
Before Verdun
Berlin Claims Local Success
in Attack North of
St. Quentin
GA German Aeros Lost
r.uton. Destroyed 295 Planes
in August, State
ment Says
Alderman Aeros Lost

LONDON. Sept. lo.-A day Of com
tive calm. enlivencd by intense
.ll,rv duels. followed the heavy
.A,;rc Of Yesterday before Ncrdun.
=. french during the night cleaned
=. ,ssir new positions south Of Orncs,
,se Chaume and Posses Woods,
..,.prirc more prisoners and reducing
'..t.,s5 ro-ts. with no important in
..-.-r,ior from the Germans. North
.,St Quentin, where Rorlin admits n
,..;,b advance on narrow front,
&C.. Northumberland troops consoli-
.,,,3 their gains, despite hostile
,,.birr attacks during the night, one
= which the German War Office de-
J,-.s was successful IN winning back
,,rt Of the lost territory.
Tor the first time in long period
Berlin to-day issued figures on Ger
~, losses in the air. The official en-
,-v bulletin asserts that during
,gcvst sixty-four German planes were
.,,o-ted as missing. while four captive
s,noons were destroyed. In the same
,,-i,5. Berlin insists, the Allies pre-
,5rsbly on al frontsl lost at least
Ia ssrop'a-es. lg6 OF them within the
cs-rsn lines and the remainder over
,bsr own territory, snG seven captive
balloons
Scof At German Figures
London critics laugh at this four-to-
,-s rstio sr0 point out that the Ger
-sg figures only mention missing
Gsrran planes, and do not include
German machines brought down within
ne enemy lines, where most Of the
Gr fighting took place. The British
Tsr QHcc to-day is seeking appii-
ants. both skilled and u0shilled, for
he ROYAL Flying Corps.
The French War OFce tonight also
announces an interesting list Of figures
FOR the air service. Captain Guynemer
4, officially credited w.th his ff,ieth
victory. SlH-LieU,o0aur NuDgnsser his
..ir,ieth and CAPTAIN Rcr-ouS his TWEEN
asth SUb-L.eute7sn-s Nadon, Ortoly
and the American, Luibcry, are noted
a, having destroyed ten enemy ma
,ailss each The French rulings are
rsry strict, and each Of these fighters
,aye conquered several other adyer-
,sries in the air who did not happen 10
he officially observed as they fell. Yes
;srday FIVE more German planes were
brought down.
Germans Rescue Comrades
Berljg savs tAa, IN the attack ycstcr-
day against both slopes Of Hill 344, in
he Neriga area. @ hundred prisoners
we're taken and tra.uload OF German
,Iienen. who though surrounded by the
French. had been holding out for three
iays. gt-a rescued. As the Germans
calm no gain of territory the French as
'srtiol that the assault was completely
repu.sej Is supported. Paris declares
that the Germans suffered heavily in
ne lighting yesterday, in many places
their attacks being TcPulsed five times,
With losses tina, partly dccimatcd the
asssu!ting forces.
According 10 the German War Office,
here were bursts OF Ere throughout
he night on -ro fronts in Flanders and
ATto.s, invariably followed hy British
'stonroissauces which were everywhere
-epel.eG. General H..g reports hat
German raid We're driven OF east OF
zoos and hr0or-ie~os. while the Brit
81 patrols took prisoners during in
,.rSoL- into the enemy trenches al
Angemarcs. near lures, and Monchy-
s'PrtgT, on the ScaEpC.