New-York tribune., 1917-07-28

Official Statements

place for about two hours. One hostile ma
chine was brought dawn and another was
driven down out OF control. Two OF our
machines are missing.
FRENCH
Paris. July 27 (DAY).-Very heavy ar
tillery fighting continued through the nigh,
on the entire front between Cerny anc
Hurtebise Farm (Asne 'front.', with no in
fantry actions.
Supplementary information in regard to
the attack carried out by the Germans on
July 70 from the region east OF Hurtebise as
far as the positions south Of La Bovelle
shows that the enemy made the assault with
successive waves of troops amounting 10 one
division. This division was brought TO its
maximum strength with another fresh divi.
sion As reserves. The small importance OF
the results obtained emphasizes the check
which the Germans received in this effort.
In the Champagne the Germans. after an
intense bombardment, made five successive
attacks in the vicinity Of the heights south
and west Of Moronvilliers. These attacks
were broker. UP by our fire. East of Auberive
after brief but violent artillery preparation
several groups of Germans. led by an officer
made a surprise attack. A sanguinary COM
bat followed. result of which the enemy
left on the ground numerous bodies, including
that Of the officer.
The artillery fighting was less violent on
both sides of the Meuse (Verdun 'front.'. Or
the remainder of the front the night passed
in calm.
,NIGHT) Intermittent artillery fighting
took place to-day on the greater portion OF
the front. The cannonadinR was especially
/ violent in the sector Of ALLIES and Hurtebise.
IN Champagne. in the region OF Mont Haul
and on both banks Of the Meuse.
Last night a surprise attack by the Ger
mans at Hartmansweiler Kopf failed COM
pletely under the fire Of our mitrailleuse
The enemy left many dead on the ground.
BELGIAN COMMUNICATION. 49, During
the course of the night the German artillery
violently bombarded the environs OF Het Sas
Steenstraete and Pypegaarde. II directed an
intermittent fire on our communications al
TIE front.
In the morning the German artillery
bombarded the regions Of Pervyse, Dixmrde,
Oordecapelle and Nieucapelle. In the after
noon the customary activity OF the ARTILLERY
was resumed. We carried out counter bat
tory fire and fire of destruction against an
enemy observation post.
A Belgian detachment has captured the
crew of German submarine stranded on
the shore.
GERMAN
Berlin, July 27 (DAY) Army group Of
Crown Prince Rupprecht: The artillery duel
in Flanders temporarily declined in intensity
yesterday under the influence of unfavorable
great intensity in the evening. Renewed and
powerful reconnoissances by the British OF
our defensive zones failed everywhere.
In the Artois the artillery activity re-
vived considerably during the afternoon.
During the night raids by enemy reconnoi-
trinR parties were repulsed.
Near Honnecourt, north of st. Quentin,
Wurtemberg shock troops brought back a
large number of British prisoners as re-
suit Of a raid.
Army group of the German Crown Prince
On the Chemin -des-Da To the south of
ALLIES, and near Hurtebise farm. and on the
Hochberg, in the western Champagne. the
French made futile counter attacks. suffering
heavy losses. The number of prisoners and
booty were very considerably increased. In
the Allies sector the prisoners captured in.
creased TO more than ] .450. and the booty TO
sixteen machine guns and seventy quick
firing rifles.
East of Suippes, during a surprise attack
upon enemy trench sectors, numerous
French prisoners fell into our hands.