Show ERM REPULSED N Strong Counterattacks at Night Preceded by Use of Liquid Flame Beaten BackWith Back BackWith With Heavy Losses Paris Announces at Days Day's End BRITISH GAIN YARDS DURING WEEK Air Battles Result in Destruction Destruction Des Des- of Seven Craft While French Airmen Air Air- men Bombard German Depots in Chauny Region GAINS CONSOLIDATED Paris Sept 10 1015 p. p m m.- m. Two German attacks southward of Berny were Vere repulsed according according according accord accord- ing to the official communication issued by the war office tonight The French artillery was active on the rest of the front Elsewhere Else Else- whore where the day was calm J LONDON ONDON Sept Tho 10 Tho repulse o of German GenTIan counterattacks and con continued con con- heavy T bombardments formed th the chief features of the fighting Sunday on the western front in the Somme region between the French r and British forces and the Germans s. s The attacks by tho the Germans against th the British took place north of Ginchy and against th the French south of en Berny erre A recapitulation by the British war t office or of tho time results attained by tho the British on the Somme front during last week weck shows an advance nd on a front o of yards ards to a depth varying from SOO OO to yar yards J. J In addition to numerous air all battles battIe between French and German a aviators In which seven German machines were forced down French aircraft have hn heavily bombarded German depots and establishments In tho the re regions lons of or Chauny south of OC St St. Quentin Ham and anti Peronne r London ondon claim claims for tor British airmen tho time destruction three German German Ger Ger- man machines and the driving drI down clown of oC others In a damaged condition Official Paris Sept 10 Time The The official state state- statement ment mont Issued today says tas The Time enem enemy launched several se strong counterattacks south of ot the Somma in time tho course of the night at different points eu on our front between Bello Eu En En Enan an terre and His attacks which were accompanied accompanied nied riled with the time use of oC jets of ot liquid lame flame enabled him at first to set foot toot in on one of 01 our new trenches but a vi vig- vig counterattack re regained alne for Cor us mis fill all the ground round momentarily occupied by bythe bythe bylie the lie enemy We e captured four tour machine guns Cuns uns of oC Bern Berny cast east of ot Denie- Denie court ourt and south of enemy nemy bombarding attacks preceded by bv v violent Solent bombardments of or our position tion Ion led to sharp fighting l Th The Germans Ger Ger- nazis mans wro y ro thrown back along along- tho the hole whole line lino Into the trenches Continued on Page Pate 2 2 GERMANS MEET i WITH Make Violent Counterattacks I in Somme Region But Arc Beaten Back Bach II I Continued From Page 1 I. the they had h Issued suffering heavy y losses on On the right bank of oC the tho Verdun front more more- prisoners fell Into our hands as 8 a result of oC a brilliant action undertaken east of ot Floury Fleury takIng taking tak tak- ing log of the enemy captured In this this affair A German attack on the tho post post- j I we se took recently west of ot the Fort Vaux road failed In the tho face faco of ot our artillery and machine gun sun fire Hostile HoUle attacks at ea and Parroy wood were without result German aeroplanes dropped four foul bombs yesterday morning on Belfort There was as no loss of oC lIC life The dama damage o was unimportant Flight ht Warrant Of or Baron and again bombarded the tho powder factory factor at nott- nott I well on tho the night of or September D U and 10 dropping six bombs which were teen acen to fall to tho the ground east cast of oC the factory factor buildings Explosions were wre distinctly heard followed b by volumes olum of at white smoke rising from the etab- etab The Tho aviators a returned safely safely safe safe- ly Iy without hindrance British Make Gains Gain London Sept 10 The The British mode further gains on the tho Somme front last I Inight night and this morning it was as announced announced an officially toda today The state state- 1 ment follo follows B All AhI tho the ground round gained yesterday has hag been maintained and our gains further extended last night and this n morning ro i ii g. g I Prisoners are still coming In an and tho the full tull number taken cannot yet ct be bo A counterattack northeast of oC Pozieres durin during the night was tas casU easily beaten ottAs oft off I As a a. result of ot the tho heavy fighting during last week our line has been I advanced on a tl front of oC yards to toa toa toa a depth varying from to yards Severe defeats and heavy losses have been Inflicted on the enemy and the important and strongly defended of ot farm Carm uze wood and Ginchy have havo been wrested from him despite his utmost efforts to retain them The fine tine work of oC Irish troops from Connaught and Munster al- al ready in connection with the capture of ot was as carried on yesterday b by the tho same name troops in th the attack on Ginchy Some of oC our rifle re regiments and regiments from Crom War War- K Kent nt Devonshire Surrey Cornwall Wales ales find and nd Scotland also engaged in all the fightIng fight fight- In Ing of oC the past week and have havo done llone splendid work tin Berlin Berlin Sept 10 via London 18 p. p m The rn-The The The repulse of oC assaults ma made e by bythe bythe bythe the French and British on the Somme an and 1 Verdun fronts is announced announce 1 in tho the official report of oC today In regard to op operations on the western front which follows follows- After Atter Fridays Friday's paused fighting tho the battle on the thc Somme front Is 15 pursuIng pursuing ing H Its Jr cO course A BrUsh British assault on a n front of ot fifteen kilometers about ten mil miles between and broke down n under the tenacious resistance resistance resistance tance of It f our 11 troops commanded by Generals Gen Gen- ernIe Marshall and Von Vors Kirchbach The French were repulsed with sanguinary an losses In the thc Belloy sector by br- bythe bythe the regiments of oC General von Yon Quast Northwest of ot Chaulnes we wo took a a. number num nurn- bet bet- of ber-of ot of prisoners and six sh machine guns while clearing a foW few trench sections On the right bank of ot the tho Meuse Verdon front new nen- fighting took place south of at the Thiaumont wood and to the tho cast east o of Fleury Tho The enemy penetrated our po positions but was wal driven en out again aln by a a. counterattack In aerial engagements during the thelast thelast thelast last few days das chiefly on the Somme front the tho enemy lost nine machines Three Ihre aeroplanes wore brought down by our antiaircraft guns Captain brought down his twenty sec ond aviator Sept 10 10 via London Sept 11 11 a a. a m Tho m.-Tho Tho Serbian official statement Issued today reads An n n artillery duel occurred 1 alon along the tho entire front Saturday while In tho the di direction direction direction di- di of ot l Fiorina Florina our artillery forced tho the Bulgarians Bulgarian to retire from some of ot their advanced trenches In tho the direction of we vre expelled cx- cx the Bulgarians from the vii vil lages of ot and |