The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-14
FRENCH IN CARENCY
AFTER HARD BATTLE
Three Companies Of Germans
Wiped Out by Terrific
Artillery Fire.
HUNDREDS BAYONETTED
sp,-isi cdbh Despatch to Tn, sux.

sps-isi cable Despatch to tn, sux.
PARIS. May 13,-Terrific night fgh,.
ins when resulted in the capture b,
the French OF the village OF Carency. ir
the Arras region. Is announced In the
Official communicate issued here to-day
Three entire companies OF German In.
fantry were wiped out by the French
artillery FIRE and hundreds more Ger.
mans were killed In the bayonet charges
in the wooded country around Carency
The French troops captured an enor.
nous amount OF munitions OF war and
material Including several mor,ars OF
large csl.bre.
resumption of the fighting in the
Argonne region resulting in pro.
nounced success for the French in LIE
Pretie wood ~ also referred to IN the
nishi communique. when is as follows
Belgians Repuise Gcrmans.
The Belgian army delivered a fresh
attack last night on the right bank
Of the User and repulsed the enemy,
who in his retirement kft several
hundred dead on the field
North OF Arrss We have obtained
new and important victories The cap
ture OF Carency placed In our posses
sion much war material. IL has not
yet been possible to obtain fun
lie, Of the booty. II includes. how
ever, two IL guns, los mortar.
two .2i mortats. one dozen bono
hrowers. a large number OF mltral.
leuses. 1900 rifles and great quanti-
ties of shells and cartridges.
In the woods at Hin l2o We found
the bodies OF three entire German
our artillery.
The enemy bomba rded Carency this
afternoon without result. Masters of
Carency We advanced toward the
north and occupied Ablain Saint-Na-
zaire. which We are holding In its
entirety with the exception OF
few houses in the east OF the town
In these houses the struggle is con-
tiuing. We have taken several hun
dred prisoners there.
The Germans in their retreat set
FIRE to half the village of Melville
S8int-Naast. We have captured sew
eral groups OF houses in the north
ern part of the village. We cap
,ured seventeen guns and heavy cali
bre mortars.
In the Argonne at Bagatelle we
have repulsed two German attacks,
one Of which was made at night.
The day attack was very violent.
The victory announced this morning
in the lie Pretr- wood leaves US
masters OF the last German organ
ized posit,on which was still offer
Ing resistance In this wood. This
pos ton is now entirely in our hands.
Terrific Battle nj Carency.
The Afternoon communicate. dsscrib
ing the stubborn fighting at Carenc.
and Hill No. 1875. follows:
We won brilliant successes Wednes-
Aay evening and Wednesday night to
the north OF Arras. At Notre Dame
We are masters of the fort as well
o. Of the chapel.
In the vast dnairilateral OF
trenches and earthvc-ks which is to
the south OF the Chapel OF Notre
Dame de Lorette we have 3esn sub
jected to very violent counter at
tack A ferocious combat which.
lasted all night long developed In this
quadrilatcral In the morning W.
were complete masters OF the situa-
ton. having inflicted very heavy
losses on the enemy.
During Wednesday night We also
took by assault all OF the village of
Csrency. as well a. the forest to the
north OF II. Hin No. l2j. The Ger
man garrison stationed in this viii
age and in this wood was composed
Of one battalion of the iO9th ReSi-
go Toe Hyt.. bnt "a nj n
l3sth Regiment of Infantry. one bat
talon Of Bavsrian chasseurs. and six
companies OF pioneers. 500 men TO a
company. These forces had made OF
Careucy and of Hin No. l2J. in the
forest, a position OF great strength.
In spite of the fact that their num-
bers mad been very much reduced by
their losses in killed, wounded and
prisoners on previous days, these
forces during the entire night put up
desperate resistance to our attack.
delivered against maze CT trenche'.
blockhouses and narrow passages.
We broke down this resistance of
the enemy and at break OF day We
were in complete mastery OF the sit
uat;on. Our troops killed hundreds of
Germans at the point Of the bayonet.
We made 1850 prisoners. OF whom
about thirty are officers. Included In
the latter are a Colonel and the COM
mandant OF the battalion OF chas-
seurs.
Trenches Captured.
A. the southern exit OF Souchez our
positions were subjected yesterday to
violent attack on the part OF the
enemy. Nevertheless We retained
them.
At Melville our attacks on the VII
lage itself and 10 the north OF the
village made perceptlble progress.
T the north OF Melville We took
possession OF trenches several hun
dred yards long. and We occupied the
road called the Highway des Car
rieres, which runs from Melville TO
Givenchy In the village itself we
occupied yesterday morning only the
southern portion. the enemy still hold
ing the centre and the northern part.
An attack delivered late in the after
noon resulted In our occupying. house
ny house. all the central portion OF
this village, The Germans were
driven back to the extreme northern
part where we are outfianking them.
our troops in this nghting gave adj
mirable evidences OF courage and
tnsclty.
In the Forest OF lie Pretre We occu-
pied Yesterday a new line OF German
trenches