Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-10-25 | Page 7 | Huns Claiming Repulse of Foes

HUNS CLAIMING REPULSE if FltS BERLIN", via London. Oct. 24. On both banks of the Meuse on Wednesday, says the official statement from general headquarters head-quarters today, attacks were made by A,merican troops oh a wide front. All efforts ef-forts were repulsed by the Germans. In Belgium the Germans defeated hostile hos-tile attacks near Deyn2e, while they withdrew with-drew their lines on both sides of Vlchte, east of Courtrai. The statement reads: "In the Lya lowlands partial engagements engage-ments continue. ,We beat off renewed attacks at-tacks of the enemy along the Deynze-Waeregham Deynze-Waeregham railway southeast of Deynze. On both sides of Vichte Tuesday night we withdrew a short distance. Yesterday, in the neighborhood of Kattestraat, the enemy was beaten back. The Belgian Inhabitants In-habitants took part in this fighting on the side of the enemy. "Tournal and Valenciennes have been subjected to British fire. .There have been successful fore field engagements near Tournal and In the Scheldt lowlands. low-lands. "On both sides of Solesmes and Le Cateau the British, bringing up fresh divisions, di-visions, resumed the attack on a front of about twenty kilometers (about twelve miles). Their attacks were launched with great objectives In view. In the Harpies region their first assault broke down early in the morning. "South of Catillon attacks against the Sambre-Oise canal were held by our fire. Between the Olse and the Serre there were Intermittent artillery duels, followed by enemy ' attacks on the north bank of the Serre. They were repulsed by our fire and counter-attacks. Partial enemy attacks against the Souche sector north of Plerrepont broke down. Mont-cornet, Mont-cornet, which is densely inhabited and packed with refugees. Is being subjected to a strong French fire. "East of the Aisne the enemy confined himself yesterday to very strong partial attacks, supported by violent' fire. We held the heights northeast of Vouzlers against assaults of the enemy, which were renewed four times. Between Olley and Grand Pre we beat off attacks. "On both banks of the Meuse the American attacks against us assumed a great extent. From behind every wood and north of Cunel they advanced against our lines with strong forces, accompanied accompa-nied by tanks. They were repulsed, suffering suf-fering heavy losses under our concentrated concen-trated fire. East of the Meuse violent fighting for the wooded " heights on both sides of Consenvoye-MavlHers road kept up until evening. In stiff fighting by successful counter-attacks the Americans : were thrown back several times."