Evening star., 1915-06-23
CONTINUOUS ATTACKS
MADE BY GERMANS
Seeking to Offset Recent Gains by
Allies in Western Arena
of War.
REINFORCEMENTS ARE SENT
May Soon Attempt General Offensive.
With Coastal Points as OBJ
jective-French Claim
Further Successes.

LONDON, June 23.-Contin-
uous attacks, terrible in their in
tensity, are being made by the
Germans in the region north OF
Arras in the western arena OF
war, in order to offset gains made
recently by the French forces.
According to the French all OF
these have been repulsed, and in
the face of most desperate fire
positions gained have been re-
tanned.
/ The French have taken "the
labyrinth" strong German work
forming a salient of the German
lines between Neuville-St. Vast
and Ecurie, which had been the
object of almost continuous at
tack since the goth of May.
German forces are sending re-
Inducements to the western
arena, it is declared at neutral
points. 1t is believed that the
Germans will attempt to not only
drive the French and British back
from recently gained ground, but
will attempt a general offensive
movement with coastal ports as
their objective, now that the Rus
sian resistance has been lessened
in the east, making it possible to
detach troops from that region.
All-Night Bombardments.
the French and Germans continued, ac-
| cording to the French official state
ment Of today. Germans attempted to
| deliver new counter attacks in the
! region Of the labyrinth and the Neu-
| willie cemetery, but these failed. it is
| claimed.
| Fighting in the trenches, in which
hand grenades are largely used, is GO
| ing on west of the Argonne. Germans
| have expended vast amount of am
munition in the Arognne without de-
| livering an infantry attack, it is de-
clared.
| French are declared to have recon-
| quered further section of the Teuton
| second line.
Attacks Repulsed.
! Fresh attacks the positions wrest-
| ed from them by the French near Lein-
| trey have been launched by the Ger
mans, but these have been repulsed,
according to the French statement
| A fierce engagement resulted last
night when the Germans. after throw
| ing 1000 shells toward the French
lines. advanced and succeeded in
gaining a footing. The French,
after fierce counter attacks, finally
| were enabled to regain all of the lost
| ground with the exception of a small
| strip, according to the Paris statement.
| The Germans have retired to the east
| bank Of the Fecht. according TO their
all French attacks have been repulsed.
| The French announce the capture Of
| the village Of Sondernach.
| Capture of Labyrinth.
| PARIS. June 23-The lighting from
| May 80 to June l9. resulting in the con-
! quest by the French Of the system of
| works and trenches which the soldiers
| call the labyrinth is described today
| in dispatch from an official observer
at the front. The labyrinth. lying be-
| tween Neuville. st. Vaast and Ecurie,
formed a salient of the German line,
and its position. strong one. was
| greatly reinforced from time to time
| French attacks on May $ and days
| thereafter failed to modify the stu
| ation," the observer writes "At the
| end of May the French decided to fin
| ish things and the order was given to
tak Nv
| Necessary Operations.
This meant operation of two
principal phases, of different nature
1t was necessary, first. by well pre-
pared and vigorous assaults, to get
footing in the enemy organization. and
| then to progress to the interior of the
communication trenches in repulsing
the enemy step by step. These two
loperations lasted more than three
weeks and resulted in complete sue
| cess.
"The debouch must have been diff
| cult, as numerous German batteries
composed Of 77-millimeter guns the i50
1 21O, 2S0 and even 300 milIImeter guns
| concentrated their fire on us They
were stationed at Givenchy, at La
Folie. at Thelus' Farbus and Breau-
raine. south of Arras. NeyertheIess
| our men understood and prepared to
| do their duty. 1t was May 80 that the
assaults began, our regiments march
Ing out from different points. Their
| ardor was admirable.
First Line Captured.
Everywhere except on the right w.
captured the first line. BEHIND This
were a great number of barricades and
fortlets We took some of these ubils
others stopped us. One hundred and
fifty prisoners. surprised In their holes
by the furious charge Of the French in
lfantry, fell into our hands.
From this moment the war NJ the
communicating trenches began. There
were trenches of Won Kluck. OF Euien
| <coStinued on Second Pase.2