New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-20
Official Statements
West
BRITISH


LONDON, Sept 1s.--0ur airplAnes on
Tuesday continued TO observe for our artil-
lery in spite of most unfsvorabls weather
conditions. One hostile machine was driven
down out OF control; two of ours are MAS
ing.
Great artillery activity continues on both
sides IN the Ypres sector.
FRENCH
PARIS, Sept IS (DAY) An enemy sur
prise attack on our trenches northwest oil
Sancy was checked.
East OF Craonne our fire broke down
German attack which was being prepared
Northwcst OF Rheims, in the region OF
Godat, our detachments penetrated mo Va
German trenches, destroyed maoef'"i "''N
took prisoners. ~- fy.rdun
On the right bank Of the Mcuse ('erouh
'front.' the artillery combat continued 80 W W
rssed Violently upon the Hautmont-b ezoh-
yeaux front. Owing TO the energeue ssuVn
~ our batteries the enemy was not aoic "
launch a single attack. - k.ids
Tn th. Woeyre and in Lorraine our RAGS
into the enemy's line northwest OF - -
and IN The direction of Bioneourt netted us
prisoners.
fNtcHTl The Germans this morning
,..sctcd a salient Of our lines west Oh inc
Troidtmont farm. After short but VIC
i.nt engagement we elected the enemy Iron,
q trench of the salient in wmcn nc H"N
gained a foothold. ;so q.
.acL in the region of Four de Parls ana IN
sictad iosses on the enemy, bringing bacL.
material. The cannonade was lntermi'venS,
on the rest Of the 'front.' but splrlVeu "" ~.
sustained in Champagne IN inc res'oi'' Va
Souain and Teton. vi I..achrnent
has occupied height nine kilometres hor'l',
vest of Numulshta, on the west shoIe Vi
Lake Ochrida.
GERMAN
BERLIN, Sept. 19.-Front of Crown
Prince Rupprecht-Tn Flanders yesterday
there was an increase in the artillery hfe
throughout the day between Houthokt "oou
and the Iys. The destructive fire OF the
enemy batteries, which was visibly affected
by our strong counter fire, was again uIISe" 800
in the most violent waves on our u elytI.e
zone. and during the evening and ms NOR
INC In. enemy several times opened drumnTe'
which was not followed by infantry ATTACKS.
Near Lens and St. Quentin there was
lively fighting activity, ~, ,ho
French. after a short and powerful prepal a.
ton, advanced 10 attack on 'front.' OF w :
Kilometres west of the Beaumont aeheIsu-
vile road. The storming waves OF uie en- en-
nv. Welding quickly 20 our delehsNe III
were followed by deeply serried reserves WI. VINO
rushed forward and renewed the attack. ms
strong thrust also broke down under Ter our or.
FIRE and hand-to-hand fshtng; ana our y, a., T
t;llay,, found especially good obJectlNes IN .ne
re,resting masses. The day again cost inc
French heavy losses without gaining them
the slightest advantage -. dou,n
Sixteen enemy airplanes we're shot oo""
Onr enemies on Sunday undertook seve f-a
horo5;no raids against South German ter5!-
tory. Stuttgart, Tuebingen, reuas ne
Oberndorf, ST. Ingbert, SaaroTNe0Aeh anu
Colmar were attacked. .uoLyy
Near Stuttgart one soldier was s Ili.,.ly
wounded At Frcudenstadt and AT T0H. ~
damage was done to buildings. Az .,r ins
o,bnr attacks caused neither losses IN ,i Eiuea
ueNor ',,DJeS nor material damage. three
Snemy airpisnes were shot down on German
soil