The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1916-12-16

W9vo fvpPef Hill LouVemontI tne
crs1t Of Nm s12, which commands
rossts Wood, La Bauchs and Has
sevis Wood. north Of Louaumout fort.
- wei a. the important works AZ
Ha~dauuiont. west Of Lcusumont snd
nortA u vaux. and II possible the VII
lAGs Of Bssonvaux. most Of who's,
housss ere IN IN, woevre. The church
Of this viiiaSe 10 on the southern
siopss os Hnl ~, upon the other side
Of wnioh ,isA the village OF ornss. 5ue
sf The ,sss towns carried by the
osrusaas at the betinnins Of their
vietorious advance
Promptly at 10 A. NJ. tho f,ve At
tAekinS divisions. each OF which Gov.
srsd . front Of one and ons-quArtcr
miiss, advanced behind the screen n!e
Of guns Of Aii oAiIbres, They swarmed
rApidiy into the German trenches.
The German troops In thcso positions.
surprised by the suddehnsss Of tho
attack, offered comparatively nttio
Resistance.
In the village VI vachersuvilie.
whore the Germans had installed
quantity Of machine guns. tho stfus-
gle was sharp. but none the lees short.
70 the east the French formations
ehargsd the siopss Of Pepper Hiii.
carrying all before them. As they
rusnsd to the attack the soldlers
che4red, and from time to time the
MsrssiiiAise. foared by the strong
throstSd poiius. co,fid be heard above
thA chorus OF tho cannon.
With vAcherauvllle and Pepper Hill
iost, II became evident TO the Ger
mans that Resistance would be futile,
and they retired in fairly good order.
On the vacherauviile-B Beaumont road
French troops suddenly appeared in
the rear OF the Germans. The French
had crept along n small ravlne run
ming from Pepper Hall TO this road.
On seeing the French the Germans
boitsd, throwing away rifles, KNAPP
sacks and pouches. From the top Of
the hill the French could see them
running. Shouting with Joy. they
dashed after them.
Half an hour later the French
reached the extremity OF the Louve-
mont cfes;, close 10 the village Of the
same name. There they joined hands
with the formations which had start :
ed from HaudromOnt wood and had
progressed almost ns rapidly along
the eastern side OF Pepper Hin and
the Bras. .Louvemont road. Louvemont
was stormed out OF hand and a large
contingent OF prisoners was rounded /
up. BY this time the Germans were
surrendering freely all along tho line.
and the communication trenches were
choked with prisoners going 10 the
rear.
oERMANs DRIVEN SACK ~ IN.
TENsITy or THG ATTACK.
East Of Louvsmont another division |
reached the Louvemont' ASannes road.
south Of The angle formed BY this
road At the southeastern horn OF
Fosses Wood 4 sharp tussls took
place for possession Of Hili 371. but
here again the Germans went down
pstors, the vigorous sfforts OF their
assenants. abandoning the ground
and leaving many dead and several
hundred prisoners. The advance
swept on ever Hin s7s as far az
Chambrettes Farm. At the other edge
Of E'osSes Wood. and carried It.
Northeast Of Douauraont the ad'
vance Of the French troops was
equally rapid. The woods OF La
BAuchs and Hassouie and the Hsr-
daufnont position were carried sue
csssively. Hardaumont work, COM
pletefy demolished by shell fire. could
give no support 10 the German for
nations which fell back upon Il In
diSordtr. All the woods north OF the
work were occupied by tho French.
who pushed on as far as the village
VI Beconvaux.
Everywhere the French had shown
splendid form. ana nothing could stop
them. Nothing went wrong TO inter-
fere with thar plans, BY II O'Clock
twenty tuns had fallen into the
hAnds OF the French; by noon. forty
guns; BY 8 o'clock sevtnty-fvo had
been counted, exclusive Of those do
stroyed.
Having aecdmplIshed the task set
for him. Den. Mangin. profitinE by the
disorsSnitition Of the German ranks
cansed BY the abrupt attack, sent Out
-spIofins partiss everywhere with IN.
structicns 70 dsstroy a. many guns
az possible ana come back to the
newly conquered iines whom their
work was done. These scouting par
ties acted promptly ana accomplishing
much. They put out Of action most
Of the Suns north Of vaehefauville
and Louvemont and IN Fosses and