New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-28
GERMANS DRIVEN
FROM POST WON
BY LIQUID FIRE
Poisonous Gases Also
Used in Charge on
Calonne Trench.
FRENCH GRENADES
REPULSE ATTACK
Hand-to-Hand Fights Rage in
Trenches Near "Labyrinth'
and QuenneviereS.
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by IADle 10 Inc ltlUuierI
Iondon, June 27-Terriic fighting
took place last night near the recently
captured German positions on the
French salient north of Arras, called
THE Labyrinth" and in the vicinity Of
QuenneviereS. hotween the Disc and
the Aisne.
At Quennevieres both sides used
hand grenades. The French report an
attempt by the Germans to advance
from their trenches, an attempt whleh'
Paris saws. was easily repelled.
At the Calonne trench the battle was
even fercer, developing into a hand
to-hand encounter. The Germans
using flaming liquid, the French say,
and covered by veil OF fumes; reaTheu Ti ca
the line they had once heid. lney
were driven back with heavy losses ae'
cording to the Paris communlqle'
The German official statement tens
Of the bombardment OF rrehch alIl,
Ierv near the Cathedral OF Arras by
German batteries. In the Argohhe cue
Germans claim the capture OF part OF
g. French trench.
A German surprise attack on ARA
court near the Lorraine border, failed
sccording to the French report
Twenty bombs were dropped by trencn
ayiatoTs on the Douai and neighborlng
railway stations.
Artillery Duels Near Arras.
The official communication issued by
the War Office at Paris tonight l0''
lows: - ~
"On the fronts to the north and the
centre there has been no infantry ac'
tion A rather violent artillery en-
c.agenent has occurred. particularly IT
RnIgium and in the region TO the nortn
in the Argonne there have peer
several local engagements ,withou,
modification, however, OF the llnes Oh
"Retween the Oise and the Alsne
great activity was displayed during the
nioht especially near QuenneviereS
,ybere after a combat in when naho
crenades were used, feeble attempt
yas made by the Germans TO advance
from their trenches. The attempt wa
easily repeiled. nc - l,,ri,o
tho NIGHT Of June 26-27 at the Calonn'
tTench was very violent, developing II
some cases into hand-to-hand encount
ors The Germans made use Of ham
ing liauid and, sheltered by CLOUDS o.
fumes, reached their former hrst lihe
They were repulsed with heaVy losses
Arracourt Surprise Attack Fails.
an the Lorraine region the enemy
after firing a number or lncendlary
sbelis on Arracourt attempted sur
misc attack on the town with com
many and a half Of men. The attempt
I'VE hold all the former first Ger
man line, as we'll as those parts OF Inc
second line which we had previously
"To the east Of the grand trench or
tho ridge south of the ravine OF SON
and. the section Of a trench on
front of about l20 metres, occupied
last evening by the enemy, was re-
token by US in the night, with the ex
cention Of about thirty metres.
'The artillery action continued al
this morning in that region and was
verv spirited; likewise 70 the NORTH
~ Flirey and on our front Of La Haye
"a German aeroplane dropped two
bombs on Ste. DIO' -
"On June 25 our aviators dropped
about twenty bombs on the station a
Douai lffteen miles northeast OF Ar
rasl and on the neighboring stations
Serious damage appears to nave peer
caused at the Douai station.
French Artillery Bombarded.
The German official report says:
ENEMY artillery stationed in the
reighb borhood OF the cathedral at Ar
ras wes bombarded by US. One store
house for mines was blown up.
I'm the Argonne. northeast o'
Vierne-le Chateau, portion OF q
trench was taken BY storm and main
tained against several enemy counter
attacks.
"In the Meuse hills attempts by th'
enemy in the last few days 20 recapt
ure territory on both sides of the
trenches which we took on June 2
were frustrated.
I'VE took the enemy by surprise yes
torday with an attack on the ridge Of
hills directly southeast Of Les Eparges
After a short fight this ridge was il
our hands Our opponents made at
tempts all through the night TO recspt
ure the ridge. but they failed.