Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-02
War Officially Reported.
FRENCH STATEMENT.
PARIS, July 2, 7.sS Pm:

FRENCH STATEMENT.
PARIS, July 2, 7.ss Pm:
The artillery fighting was spirited all
last night at a great many points
ity of Woesten. northwest Of fpres.
in the region of souchez and in the
neighborhood of Verneuil, to the
north of the Aisne.
After a violent and continued hon.
bardment upon our positions along
the road from Ablain to Angres TO
the north Of the Bethune highway.
German grenadiers delivered IN at
tack at about o'clock in the morn
ing. The result was complete 1ail-
Near La Boiselle one of our mines was
successful in destroying the advance
works Of the Germans.
In the Argonne there was very Vlolent
fighting all last night. One of the
German attacks was supported by
the use of asphyxiating Sbombs as
well as large hand bombs. 1t was
driven back.
In the forest of LIE Pretre there was
also a forward movement on .he
part of the enemy, which followed
violent artillery fire to prepare the
way. This attack also was driven
back by the fire of our infantry:
The French official statement OF last
night reads:
In the north the day has been rela-
lively calm. although to the north
Of Arras the cannonading has been
very violent.
Before Dompierre one of our mines de-
molished some of the enemy works.
The cannonading has continued on
the Aisne front.
The Germans attacked on June ~ oe
tween the road from Benarvllle ana
LIE Four de Paris with great energy,
with the intention of penetrating our
first trenches only by reason OF the
destruction caused by projectiles Of
heavy caliber and by the employ
ment of asphyxiating shells
The enemy was stopped: thanks to tne
solidity of our second line, and i'm
mediately driven back by counter at
tacks of our infantry, which estab-
lished itself on a front about 200
yards distant from the DESTROYED
works of our first line.
The enemy's bombardment diminished
today. Two new attacks were i'm
mediate1y arrested by our artillery.
There was an artillery duel in the re,
gion of the Bots daily. Flirey and
LIE Pretre forest.
In the Vosges. after the bombardment
of our front of Langenfeldskop and
Elgensfirst, two attacks were de!iv-
cred against us by the enemy, but
were completely repulsed.
GERMAN STATEMENT.
BERLIN, July 2:
Western theater Of war:
North of Arras fighting around the
trenches, under continuous artillery
fire, is proceeding favorably for us.
In the Champagne district, southeast
of Rheims, the French attacked with
out success.
On the heights of the Mouse and in the
Vosges there were only lively artil-
lery duels.
airmen dropped bombs on Zee
brugge and Bruges Gin Belgfum)
without doing any damage Of mill
tary character.
Eastern theater of war:
Our positions here are unchanged. The
booty taken during June amounts to
flags and 1886 prisoners (of whom
100 are officers. Z cannon, mine
aeroplane. besides much material of
war
theater of war:
After bitter fighting the troops under
Gen. Won Linsingen yesterday storm
ed the Russian positions east of the
Gnila Lipa river near Kunicze and
LucZynce and to the north of Ro-
hatyn. Three officers and 2.32s men
were made prisoners and nVe ma
chine guns were captured.
East of Lemberg the Austro-Hunga-
rian troops have pressed forward
into enemy positions. The army
under Field Marshal Won Mackensen
is continuing to press forward be-
tween the Bug and Vistula rivers.
West of the Vistula, after stubborn
fighting by the Russians. the .Teu-
tonic allies are advancing on both
sides Of the Kamenna in pursuit.
The total amount of captures during
June made by the Teutonic allied
troops under Gen. Won Linsingen.
Field Marshal Won Mackensen and
Gen. Won Woyrich amounts to 400 Of
f1cers and 14O.650 men and so cannon
and 26S machine guns