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Show GERMANS CLAIM SOME SUCCESS IN COUNTER-THRUST BERLIN, via London, July 26. The war office communication issued ' today follows : South of Albert we drove back a British partial attack and captured j prisoners in a counter-thrust. There have been successful advances by our reeonnoi taring detachments on many parts of the front. Between the Aisne and the Marne violent partial attacks launched by the enemy were repulsed partly before the allies were in our lighting zone. On both sides of the Oureq the fighting continued until evening. In this region we threw the enemy out of his front line positions north of Oulchy-le-Chateau, and east of the Certs (?) and south of the Oureq we beat off the enemy's attacks by counter-attacks. West of Vincelles-sur-Marne the enemy, after violent righting, also was driven from our lines in the Forest de Ris. , Southwest of Rheims we cleared the wooded district west of Vrigny, driving back a violent counter-attack by white and colored French troops. In Champagne the enemy attacked early in the morning between the valley val-ley of the Suippes and Souain. He was repulsed by counter-attacks. In aerial combats yesterday the enemy en-emy lost twenty-eight airplanes and one captive balloon. |