The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-10
GERMAN STATEMENT


 The German official communication, is- sued today claims that German coun- ter attacks stopped the- allied prog ress between the Somme and the Avre, just east of the line Morcourt- liar bon- nieres- Caix-F -Fresnoy- -Contoire. The com munication admits. i've suffered losses in prisoners and guns"
 The text of the communication fol- lows:
 Between the Yser and the Ancre there has been lively nocturnal artillery activ- ity.
 southwest of Ypres and south of the Lvs enemy partial attacks, which were repulsed, followed upon strong artillery firing.
 Between the Ancre and the Avre the enemy attacked yesterday with strong forces. Favored by a thick fog he forced his way with tanks into our infantry and artillery lines.
 Between the Somme and the Avre (AncreD our counter attacks brought to standstill enemy storming attacks just east of the line of Morcourt, liar binnieres, Caix, Fresnoy and Contoire. We suffered losses in prisoners and guns. Among the prisoners we made were Eng fish. with Australian and Canadian aux iliaries, as we'll as French.
 we shot down over the battlefield 90 airplanes
 The artillery activity was revived on certain sectors on the Vesle. Success full partial fights on both sides of the Braisnes (Vesle front) and in Champagne noythwestward of Souain took place.
 FRENCH CAPTURE 40o0
 Paris, August 9.-The official commu- nication from the war office tonight says the British and French troops continued their advance today and won new victo- ries after breaking the enemy.s resist ance. The French troops took 4000 pris- oners, besides a great quantity of war materials and captured ,everal impor- tant towns on the southern end of the battle zone.
 The text of the statement reads: Continuing our advance on the righ, the forces of the British and our owr troops won new successes today after having broken the resistance of the en emy. We have captured the villages o Pierrepont, Contoire and Hangest- -En Santerre.
 Beyond the railway east of Hanges we have reached Arvilers, which is 1T our possession. Our progress in this di rection has reached 14 kilometres II depth.
 l Besides considerable material, whict 1 has not yet been enumerated, we hay, I made on our pszt 4000 prisoners. Gu losses and those of our British allies ar. po r'f~,lrrlv 1ieht
 1 ''On the vesle, American troops cap teiss. r.elnette. where they took 100 pris oners.
 "Aviation: The French aviators hay been a valuable auxiliary in the battle to the south and east of Amiens. Il spite of a thick mist and low cloud whi<h increased the difficulty of thei work our squadrons made numerous re i eonnaissances above the enemy lines, talk I ing part often in the fight with their ma chine guns. During the battle they cap tured four enemy airplanes Four captiv I balloons were shot down. Finally. ou bombing machines droppe@ ,learly 10 ton of shells during the nig on railwa, stations in the neighborhood of Chaulnes Nesles, Ham and Rove. Fires and ex plosions were observed, particularly i Rove and Nesles.
 Eastern theatre, August s: There wa artillery activity on the Struma and tn Vardar, in the region of vetrenik, an east of the Cerna In the region of Mon astir an enemy detachment. which at tempted to reach our line. was repulse i with losses.
 l 'In Albania, following their failure the Austrians have not renewed thei attacks