Evening star., 1918-08-26
OFFICIAL WAR REPORTS.

yioient bembardment in the region OF
Between the Ailette and the oise
French troops increased their prog
ress east of Bagneux northwest OF
Soissons).
On the right bank of the Meuse and
In the Woevre our patrols took prison
ers. OF which a number belonged to
Austro-Hungarian units.
Both artilieries were active In the
neighborhood of Lassigny today.
setween the Ailette and the Aisne
we made new progress east of Bag
neux and repulsed enemy counter
attacks west OF Mont. We
captured 400 prisoners.
Avlation-It was impossible to car
~ out any bombing operations dur
ing the day. During the night the
weather improved and our bombing
machines Immediately took the air.
Eighteen thousand four hundred kilos
OF explosives were dropped behind the
battle front and on stations, which
were damaged. and biyouacs in the
tions. railways and assembly zones
at Laon. Anizy-le-Chateau. Jussy.
Chauny. La Fere. Ham, Semide, Pom
tavert and Guignicourt were be-
sprinkled with projectiles. Numerous
hits were reported on the detectives
Guiscard and Guignicourt.
Eastern theater. August z4-There
was artillery activity along the whole
front, particularly on the Struma and
west Of the XaEdar. In Albania we
repulsed enemy reconnoitering par
an enemy plane west of Monastir and
British aviators bombed enemy can
tonments In the region OF the
Struma-
ITALIAN.
August IS (day).-Last night our
airplanes again dropped 1000 kilo-
grams of bombs on aviation camps
on the Friuli plain and in the Laga-
rina valley. causing large Ares.
Hostile aircraft cropped bombs on
the city Of Padua, slightly damaging
some buildings. There were no casu-
alties.
There has been considerable fight
ing activity in the Semeni river re-
gion of Albania. Hostile forces re-
peatedly attacked our advanced posts
north of Fieri. but always were re-
pulsed with heavy losses.
BELGIAN.
/ August 26 (weekly report).-Dur-
ing the past week we have repulsed
by infantry and artillery IRE i've Ger
man attacks on our advanced posts In
the regions of Nieuport. Dixmude.
Mercken and Langemarck. We were
successful, on the other hand, in a
surprise attack in the vicinity of
Kippe, capturing twenty German SOL
diers and an officer. The usual artil-
reported from the front as a whole.
An enemy balloon was destroyed in
the course Of this week by one of our
aviators.
GERMAN.
August IS (day).-There have been
successful foreheld fights southwest
Of Ypres. On both sides Of Bailleul
and north of the La Bassee canal Uys
salient) we repulsed enemy partial
attacks before our lines.
Between Arras and the Somme the
Strong infantry forces. led by tanks
were thrust forward in the early
morning between Neuville-Vitasse
and st. Leger. They collapsed. They
collapsed with heavy losses before
our lines. Our posts standing in
St Leger withdrewsaccording to com.
mand on their lighting lines east OF
the village. Enemy attacks were also
shattered before Mory.
Enemy forces stormed many times
against our front, extending, after
the battles Of August %, from west
Of the Behagnies-Bapaume-warlen-
court line. The attack was initiated
center against Bapaume itself. These
attacks collapsed.
Lieut.. Ebarhard during the past few
days has here destroyed eight armor-
ed vehicles.
The enemy pressed forward sharply
against our lines which had been
taken back from the Ancre and in
the afternoon came from Courcelles
and Pozieres : to attack against
Martinpuich and Bazentin. Prussiau
troops thrust themselves in a counter
attack upon the flank of the enemy
and threw him back beyond Pozieres
From the Somme to the Disc fight
ing activity remained limited to artii!
lery IRE and minor infantry battles
north OF Roye and west of the Disc
On the Ailette the lighting activity
died down. Between the Ailette and
the Aisne many strong attacks, which
were brought forward in especially
thick waves near and south Of Cha.
vigny, followed upon a heavy fire
against Crecy-au-Mont and on botb
sides Of Chavigny. They were re.
pulsed with heavy losses for the
French.
Cavalry and rifle regiments were
especially effective in this operation
Our bombing squardrons durine
Saturday night dropped on harboI
works, railway stations, military
works and camps of the enemy $4,000
Kilograms of bombs.
AUSTRIAN.
August 25 tday).-Our attack IL
progressing successfully in Albania
After. q bitter struggle yesterday
Italian bridgehead positions north Of
Fieri were taken. During the pur-
suit which followed our troops crossed
the Semeni We also made progress
near Berat and the Seloves mountains
Tho bombing attacks Of our airmeu
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