The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-16
This picture gives a good idea of the steep hill up which the
French charged to capture the German positions.

were our lines. The enemy was particularly
strongly %ntrenched at the horn itself.
His trenches radiated from this point to
make a broad "" and were so di sposed as
to give him three lines OF fire C"AFI. FD.
ABC shown In the dia gram on this page.
A network OF communication trenches
linked up the whole position. which formed
a nj triangle.
. the morning OF April 5 our artillery
opened a concentrated Are on the horn and
on the three lines OF Germa trenches.
We could observe its terrific effect. To-
gether with the explosive shells from the
"soixante- ouinzes" and the larger pro
~jectiles Of the havy artillery. our aerial
torpedoes. hurled AZ close range. crashed
through the parapets OF the German
trenches. German bodies. rifles and
showers OF earth were blown out of the
trenches in the middle of a dense smoke.
Shattered trees crashed to earth and lay
strewn in ndescribable disorder.
The accessory defences which projected
the German trenches we're DESTROYED. Our
75mm. guns opened huge breaches in the
enemy's chevaux-de- frise and barbed wire
nglenents. and our observers. watch
ing only 100 meters from the German lines.
directed our fire with deadly precision and
enabled us to wipe out the enemy Ranking
machine gun sections.
At five minutes past ~ o'clock the
mines which our sa ppers had dug beneath
the para pet Of the trenches at the horn rA-
ploded. snnihila,ing the garrison OF this
posiii ion and causing a panic in the neigh
boring trenches.
1T was the sigma for the attack. Our
in%fantrymen lea ped from their trenches
and surged over the enemy Ia three sue
cessive waves OF cold steel. Bombardiers
headed The assault. hurting hand grenades.
and in addition TO their ba vonets all the
m.n'were carrying "calendriers. or little
boxes Of explosives attached 10 a wooden
handle. which are eli her used "a pons
az close quarters or hurled at the enemy
The sappers followed on with small hand
bridges TO span the enemy's trenches
where they were too wide TO jump.
Attack u Complete
"Ihe order had been given not to enter
the German trenches put TO cross over
them. aud thus. taking the enemy In the
rear, 20 rain hand .renad-s upon him or TO
sta b down upon him with the la yonet.
The attack was carried out exactly as
planned. The officer commanding nuns
two companies to the west ton The line AE,.
aud lwo others TO the south OF the wood
With orders to meet behind the destroyed
horn ,someW here toward the point 81
The attack on the left wing was rapidly
successful. out troops swept the German
trenches of heir last defenders. and many
of the Enemy who had taken refuge in the
underground shelters were asphyxiated,
"Our machine gun sections followed
mp and took up their position in the cap
lurcd trenches.
ON the right, after our men had carried
he three German trenches, they were
Obliged TO fall back owing to the enemy
machine gun fire from the point u,
Our left. which had captured thirt,
prisoners. a machine gun and u bomt
%lhrower. ma ntained it's position. how
ever. and a counter attack In the direction
OF the point A was crushed by our artil
cry.
with nIghtfall we resumed our attacl
on the right. and before dawn OF April
were again masters OF the whole pen
tagon +. T.. q. ID. G.
In two DAYS we repulsed eight counte
attacks. Each attack was preceded b,
a terrific cannonade which complete
The work OF destruction our own artiller,
began. All hat remains of the Bot
daily to-day is q few shattered tre'
trunks.
In this hell. under a tempest OF irOi
and IRE. our men refused to yield ground
There were no und ergrOund shelter
left. The trenches were choked Wit