The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-24
FRENCH REPEL
GERMAN ATTACKS
ALL ALONG LINE
General Assault From Arras
TO the North Sea Is
Driven Back.
EAISER'S MEN LOSE
NEVILLE TRENCHES
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pans. May 23.-There was a general
,,saul, nv the German armies from
mo North Sea to Arras last night. but
a, no Mace. says the War Office, did
,ssy secure a foothold. Their losses
a,,r . these forward rushes are de-
.-,bed ,s extremely heavy" while the
.,s;lnr which continued to-day. evil
t,niiy 40 4 result of the repulses
,-alc,ed upon the Germans last night,
,,s ~ such a violent character that the
.osi in liie was very severe
The British made progress east OF
yss.uhert during the day INC the
rrerch advanced several hundred meters
nd captured some prisoners northeast
~ tho Chanel OF Notre Dame de L.orette.
ve-e German renches were captured by
french forces north OF Melville st.
vast. all Of which would indicate that
me concerted British and French drive
toward La Bassee is progressing salts
hctorily.
From tho northeast and the southeast
~ drove at the Lorette
rla;eiu with great fury last night. at
'.mp.ug to win back the ground they
lave lost In this neighborhood. but their
,rdcayor was fruitless. They also
crossed forward with determination
AGAINST the French positions at Melville
g. vaas. during the night. but were
repulsed on every hand.
The official night ~communique was as
follows
IN all tn region north OF Arras as
, result OF the check which the Ger
mans suffered during last night fsht-
ING hiss continued. at certain points
With extreme violence. The British
srny made progress east OF Festu-
tert. To the northeast OF the Chapel
a. NotIo Dame de Lorette We ad-
pnced several hundred meters and
captured some prisoners. North OF
Neuville -. Vast we captured n
rsries Of the enemy's trenches and
reached the crossroads north of the
village. We have in addition captured
Nv groups o: houses in the village
ltsls.
Noth.rg has been reported from the
-, o. the front.
\ Germln ~aeroplane threw three
tlmbS on the open town of Chateau
rs'trry
TIE afternoon commuriaue follows:
The enemy during last night made
seye-a! counter attacks In the district
he;petn the sea and Arras. He was
'epulsed everywhere with extremely
heavy losses.
The first of these attempts was
rade north of Ypres and east OF the
'ser Canal The Germans here did
rot succeed In debc uchiug.
Two other attacks were made
asa.ns; The Lorette plateau. ore from
re northeast ard the other from the
southeast. the. Germans were not
able 20 reach our lines. Two other
counter attacks were directed against
our position at Melville ST Vast. in
the village, in the cemetery and
further to the south in the region
called the labyrinth. At one point only
The eremy secured n foothold for a
moment in one of our advanced
trenches. but he was driven out. leav-
ic In 'ur bands numerous prisoners.
In the Argor"e the Germans ex-
roded several mines close TO our posi-
tors and attempted &c occupy he
mine craters. using large forces for
the purpose. Our infantry threw them
back 10 their starting point, iniict-
'ghsavy losses under a hail Of bombs
tNd grerades. The repulse Of the
temy was mplet