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Show GERMANS REPORT HEAVY FIGHTING DURING THE NIGHT BERLIN. July 7, via London. 5:12 p. m. The result of heavy engagements that were In progress all last nleht both north and south of the River Somme was not unfavorable to the Germans, the war office announced today. ' The official statement recraroing operations opera-tions on the western front says: On both sides nf the Somme lively engagements continued throughout the night not unfavorably for us. South of I "omul ma: son, Hem and Estrees witnessed t lie nist severe fight ins. East of the Meus French attacks delivered on a wide front against our j positions on the Froide Terre rtdge i and in the woods soutnwest of Fort I Yux failed with considerable losses to the enemy. On the remainder of the front there were many nocturnal patrol engagements. engage-ments. Southwest of Valenciennes we captured cap-tured a French aeroplane. Near Peronne and .Southwest of Rouziere enemy aeroplanes were forced to land in an aerial battle. As the result of aerial battles dur- Ing June, the German losses In such battles were two aeroplanes; shot down from eiirrh. one aeroplane; missing, miss-ing, four aeroplanes; total, seven aeroplanes. The. FreiKdi and British lost in aerial battles twenty-three aeroplanes: shot down from earth, ten aeroplanes; Involuntary landings within our lines, three aeroplanes ; la ridings for the purpose of dropping spies, one aeroplane; aero-plane; total, thirty-seven aeroplanes, twenty-two of which are in our possession. |