Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-06-07

TRENCHES ARE TAKEN
Allies Now Hold Two-Thirds of Fam
GUS Labyrinth" After Eighth
Days of Struggling.

Paris, June German attacks o.
unusual violence have been made il
the region north of Arras, Northwest,
ern France. The War Office announce:
that the German offensive has brok.
en- down everywhere, with heavy los
ses to the attackers, The statement
follows:
"In the region to the north of Arras
the enemy undertook yesterday even
ing a very violent effort to recap.
ture the positions which he had lost
recently. The whole of the front
from Ablain to Neuville, and parti-
cularly the sugar refinery at Souche2
underwent a bombardment almost
continually to which our artillery re-
piled energetically.
"Five German counter-attacks were
launched on the slope east of La
apelle-de-Lorette. The counter-at-
tacks have been incessant in the wood
to the east of the road from AK
Noulette to Souchez.
'sThe German offensive was over
whelmed everywhere, and we main.
tanned all our positions, inflicting
heavy losses on the enemy. Between
the acknowledgements road and
the Ablain-Souchez road, we teok
several trenches of the enemy, in
which we made about SO prisoners.
The following official communlca-
ton has been issued by the War Of
flee.
"In. the sectors to the north OF Ar
ras the struggle continues with eX-
treme activity and to our advantage
We have delivered several favorable
attacks on the two sides of the road
from Aix-Noulette to Souchez, and
gained some ground in the wood to
the east of that road and to the
south, in the region OF Fond de
Buval.
"At Neuville st. Vaast our pro-
gress continues. In the northern part
of the village we have carried several
houses. and at the same time tighten
ed our investment of an enemy smell
ter in group of houses to the north
west Of that locality and have oc'
cupied the passageway leading to it
"We have captured new trenches
in the centre and to the southsot the
labyrinth and have advanced about
a hundred metres. The struggle has
continued without Interruption fol
eight days in that great work, two
thirds of which we now hold
"To north of the Aisne, to the east
of Tracy; lie Mont, on the neighoor'
ing heights of Moulin-Sous-Touvent
we delivered an attack, which reallz
ed important gains.
"After very efficacious lombard
ment on a front of one kilometrt
fabout two thirds of mile) we cap
tured with single effort two sue
cessiye lines of trenches and severa
enemy works. Three violent counte
attacks were repulsed by our troops
who took more than 200 prisoners ant
three '77' guns.
"In Champagne, near Beaseojur' W
have progressed to the mine on tn
heights of the Meuse. In the Vosge
there have been artillery engage
ments."
Berlin. June THE War Office is
sued, the following statement:
.Western theatre of war: Attack
on ;!the eastern slopes of Lorett
heights were repulsed, with heav,
losses to the enemy. Heavy fighting
in progress in only some portions
the trenches. The remainder OF tn
sugar refinery at Souchez is IN po'
session of the Frenchi.
sIn Neuville we lost two groups
houses.
"Mines Of the enemy exploded
Champagne we're quite Ineffective
"We dropped bombs yesterday {
Calais and the aviation grounds
st. Clement, near Luneville.