New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-07
Dislodged from Trenches
Near Ypres After Strong
Attacks.
TEUTON ASSAULTS
AT VAUX HALTED
ReinforcementS Being Brought
Up-Canadian Officers
Casualties 1870.

LOnd0n, June Ill ne bermhns nave
renewed their offensive against the
British east OF Ypres, penetrating the
Allied hrst lire trenches at Hooge and
Immediately north of Hooge. Counter
attacks dislodged them, and the War
Office announces that the general line
is still intact.
Last night small bodies OF British
troops entered German trenches at
three points, damaging the shelters and
inficting losses on the enemy. Heavy
fighting continues between Hooge and
the Ypres- Confines Canal.
The British official communication
says:
There was very heavy fighting dur
ing the afternoon Tuesday, east OF
Ypres. Shortly after midday the en-
envy commenced heavy bombsrdment
Of our position about HODGE and also
some distance north, and at the same
time bombarded to the south Of Hooge
and in the neighborhood of the Ypres-
Confines Railway and the Ypres-
Confines Canal. Late in the afternoon
the enemy exploded series Of mines
at various points on a 2,000-yard front
north of HODGE. This was followed by
unsuccessful infantry attacks between
Hooge and the Ypres-Comines Canal
Germans Win at HODGE.
"At Hooge and Immediately north of
HODGE the enemy penetrated our front
trenches after the explosion Of mines.
Fighting continues in this area, but
our general line is still intact. Attacks
were also made further north, but did
not succeed. On the remainder of the
front the sitaution is comparatively
quiet.
North Of Rocllneourt we exploded
q defensive mine, doing material dam
age to the enemy's galleries. Last
! night small bodies of our troops en-
tered German trenches at three points
near La Boisselle, Authuile and Hamel,
respectively. At each place casualties
were inflicted on the German garrisons,
and their shelters were bombed and
trenches damaged. In the Authuile
raid a border regiment captured six
teen prisoners, in addition TO infict-
ing other damage"
With Fort Vaux still in the hands or
the French, the Germans have tenn
porarily halted their drive on Nerdun
from the northeast TO reform their
shattered units. After two weak in
fantry attacks last night the Germans
settled back in their positions and
awaited the bringing up OF masses or
reinforcements through the ravines be-
tween Vaux and Damloup. IL is evi.
dent that the Germans are determined
to wear down the resistance of the
French at any cost.
Canadian Casualties Big.
New lists issued to-day have brought
the casualties among Canadian officers
In the Sanctuary Woods fight at Ypres
to $50, and the number is reported TO
be still far from complete.
The fight was of the most ferocious
and sanguinary character, as It was
limited TO a mile of front at the most
hazardous part Of the British line. The
tip of the Ypres salient, held by the
Canadians, is exposed TO enemy fire
from three points. A terrible harvest
of casualties was piled up here by gun
blast in two days.
The belief is growing that the pres
ence OF the two Canadian generals,
Mercer and Williams. in the foremost
trenches precipitated the drive. The
fact that the Germans report the cap
ture of only General Williams has
created the fear that General Mercer
may have been buried beneath the deb
rir of ruined parapets.
verdun Attacks Halt.
To-night's French official statement
says:
"On the front north of Verdun no in
/ fantry action was reported during the
course OF the day. The artillery strug-
gle, however, continued with undlmin-
ished violence in the region of Vaux
and Damloup. Major Raynal, who de-
| Tended Fort Vaux with indefatlgaole
energy, has been made commander OF
the Legion Of Honor"
The early French statement reads:
ION the right bank OF the River
Meuse two German attacks last night
against our positions between Naux
end Damloup resulted in complete tall-
ure.
"No change has been recorded IN the
situation az Fort Veux, which the en-
envy is bombardng with violence"
The German communication says;
"On the eastern bank of the Meuse'
after renewed and very heavy artillery
preparation, the positions Of our brave
East Prussians on Fumin Ridge were
four times attacked during the night
without the slightest success. The EN-
envy suffered especially heavy losses
under our combined artillery curtain
machine gun and infantry fire. Other
wise the situation is unchanged"