Show GERMANS RETAKE TRENCHES LOST French Defeated in Close Range Fighting According to German Account Berlin June 26 The C-The The German official communication today follows In Tn the western theatre range Close fighting which has proceeded proceeded proceeded pro pro- uninterruptedly uninterrupted I for tor some days around the portion of ot our positions which chich remained in the hands of the tho enem enemy north of or Souchez Soucher and halfway between Souchez and ouville ended during the night when tho the last of or the tho French were driven from our trenches So recently as ns yesterday evening c the enemy received strong reinforcements at nt this point as they also did on tn both sides of or the Lor Lorette tte heights As thoy they advanced ad to attack south of ot Souchez the they were beaten at olt In ln the Champagne near we blow blew up a p portion o of an enemy position East of or Perthes the French accidentally accidentally acci acci- dentally destroyed by a mine some C of Ct their own defensive works work On tho heights helg of or the Meuse at Combres Combres Com- Com bres hard fighting Is la going onOn onOn onon on On both sides of or road the enem enemy brought up troops four tour deep over oer a front of three kilometers 18 lS miles lon long Th They y broke up under our fire Where re the enemy pressed forward into our trenches he was beaten or off with heay heavy loss In an attack afterwards afterwards after arter- wards we captured an enem enemy advanced position east of oC In this district the enem enemy still holds a a. small smaIl part of a trench which he captured on June 20 of or the Atta Attacks ks b by advance nd patrols enemy mom near Leintrey east of or failed tailed Since the commencement of ot the thereat great reat struggle near Arras our airmen have hae been struggling with those of or the for tor mastery in the air This struggle le has caused losses on both th sides but ours have e not been in vain For some days das we apparently have had the upper handIn handin hand In the eastern theatre A A er regiment stormed the Russian positions southeast of or north of ot and on both sides of or tho the and held heM the positions against several se counterattacks counterattacks counter counter- attacks including some at nl night ht The boot booty amoun amounts ts to prisoners and 4 machine guns In lri the southeastern theatre The ThA arm army of at General von on Linsingen In Is continuing to attack the tho northern bank of ot tho The right bank near Hallez Halica still is held b by the enemy Since the beginning of oC their attack on this river on June 23 they have hae taken prisoners Between the and the dIstrict district dis district dIs- dIs cf of Lemberg Lernberg tl fighting hUnS hUnS' continues |