Show GERA GERMANS S Sw w VIN BACK PART Of I RENCH Berlin Says Recapture Recapture Recapture Re Re- capture Some Positions Positions From British in inthe inthe inthe the Pozieres Fighting FAILURE AT VAUX French Screen of Fire Checks Crown Prince Princ in Thiaumont Attack Is Paris Statement nt BERLIN Aug 7 Via London- London German troops have recaptured portions portions por por- of the trench which had been taken by the British near Pozieres on the Somme front it was officially announced announced announced an an- today by the German army headquarters LONDON Aug 7 Several Several small counter attacks by ay the Germans cast of Pozieres last night were repulsed the war office announced today The Germans are bombarding British positions positions positions between the and the So Somme omme m me PARIS Aug 7 The The repulse of f German attacks at Thiaumont and in the Vaux and Chapitre woods in the Verdun sector is announced in the official statement statement state state- ment issued by the French war office this this aft afternoon The statement records a vigorous artillery duel north of the Somme and andin andin andin in the region of Chaulnes The French screen fire checked the German German German Ger Ger- man attack at In the Vaux Vaux-Chapitre Vaux Chapitre woods the Germans preceded preceded preceded pre pre- ceded their attack by a heavy bombardment bornI born bom but bu their efforts to advance I were frustrated by the machine gun gunfire gunfire gunfire fire and rifle fire of the French Three German aeroplanes are ale said I to have been brought down on the Somme front and two captive balloons destroyed The text of the statement says North of the the Somme and in the region region re re- re- re gion glon of Chaulnes there was intense latense artillery fighting On the right bank of the Meuse Verdun front after artillery artillery artillery ar ar- ar- ar tillery preparations the Germans delivered delivered delivered de de- de- de livered an attack at Thiaumont works Checked by our curtain of fire the enemy was not able to advance being thrown back on leaving his hie trenches In the Vaux-Chapitre Vaux woods an attack attack attack at at- tack was delivered by the enemy at about 7 30 o'clock last night after a a heavy bombardment It was Avas broken by the fire Cire of our artillery and machine guns anti ami failed completely On the tho remainder of the front the night was calm On the Somme front 01 or aviators engaged in numerous combats Three machines were brought down otto down own one one near Roiglise the second in the vicinIty vicin vicin- ity of the third north of 01 Nesle Three other enemy machines were vere damaged seriously and compelled to land behind their own lines Finally two captive balloons were destroyed On the night of August 7 6 French aerial squadrons carried out the following fol fol- fol lowing operations successfully Twenty bombs were dropped on OD the railroad station at Sablons Metz thirty one on the railroad station at Thiouville twenty-five twenty on factories at Hombach north of Metz and twelve on military camps near Etain I |