Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-09-18 | Page 2 | Enemy Repulses are Reported by Berlin Summary

ENEMY REPULSES, ARE REPORTED BY BERLIN SUMMARY j BERLIN, Sept. 17, via London. The repulse of partly developed attacks on 1 Hfiumont and northeast of Thiaueom-t is1 reported. ( These reported operations ! were on the American front above the former St. Mihiel salient). The artillery duel in the region of Havrincourt southwest of Cambrai yesterday yes-terday increased to great intensity, says the official statement issued today by the German war office. German troops recaptured the eastern r'-:ne of i:-,e eii'.ts to t'.e eas' of! VauASilUwi. nwrtl.esun. of .Soissons. wcere tin- i--in-i !,:c e u-ained a fcouti::. The te.t of the statement reads: "There has been iii el;,' reeonnoiterlri a' livc.y in Manders. Sout'.i of Ypres j ';jrna.i enem'.' a.'tacks failed. j ' "In i.ic Canal pnsiliocs Pr.meran ia n . ! refi;oiie:s wrot.at b:ick jr:soners from lenewe.j tlirnsrs at ,-"ancir.-C'Hjcr.y. In j i trie HiCT'ni'O'irl region the artiiiery due., j ! lamrnw to frrca- iraccsity lunii t::e i iar'y morning. Tc.ere '.las no infantry, " Between the Allette and the AtKfie j '.-ictorouE a;ta. i-:s by t e enemy eontinueo. I W'f. recantured the eastern fringe of t:":e height e.a.-t of VauxaiHon where tne enerev had ttainci a footinft. On the road lending from Lffaux toward the eibt tne enemy pressed us tack slightly. '"Itur'ng the afternoon, after the strongest strong-est artilhrv fire, renewed eneir.y attacks which began failed under counter-attacks t.v t!,e Hanover, Brunswick and OldenhurR rcsene regiments. In the evening they again pushed tor'A.ird their lines al points. On t;ie adjaeect front to the south a Brandenburg infantry divisional also repulsed re-pulsed several ct'emv attacks which were sunponed I iv armored cars. In the southern south-ern part of Vailly minor engagements continued. 'In tiie bampngnc a nocturnal thrusi by the enemy to the south of Ripont was repulsed. . At the Coles r.orraine near St. Hilaire and west of Jonville we carried out successful suc-cessful enterprises. Partial attacks hy the enomv against Haumont and north-Past north-Past of Thiaurourt were repulsed. The nrtlllerv activity was limited to destructives destruc-tives fire. "Yeslerrlav we shot down fortv-four enemy airplanes. Colonel Lorzer achieved his fortieth, and Lieutenant Humey his thirty-fifih victory. Lieutenant Thuy arhieed his thirtieth aerial victory."