Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-09-10
BIG GAIN FOR FRENCH
IN THE VERDUN SECTOR
Whole Section of Trenches East Of
Fleury Taken by Brilliant
Assault.
GERMAN LOSSES ARE HEAVY
Reports Indicate That Severest Kind
of Fighting Again Is in Progress
Along the Lines in North
ern France.

| LONDON, September 10, 20
a.m.-British troops have been
engaged in the heaviest kind of
fighting along a three-and-one-
| half-mile front on the Somme,
extending from High wood to
Leuze wood, and have captured
Ginchy, which lies almost direct
ly north of Combles, and all the
ground between Ginchy and
Leuze wood.
On front of more than a quar-
ter mile the British gained 800
yards east of High wood and
northeast of Pozieres captured
600 yards of German trenches. In
these engagements the German
casualties, according to the Brit
ish official statement, were exf
tremely heavy.
French Also Make Gains.
| Likewise, the French, forcing the
attack in the Verdun sector. captured
a whole section of German trenches
east of Fleury. the assault here being
characterized by the French war office
as brilliant action.
The latest British successes were an
nounced in the following official state
ment issued last night:
I'VE attacked this afternoon on
| front of 5000 yards, extending from
| High wood to Leuze wood AS result
+, the whole Of Ginchy village now is in
| our hands after severe fighting and the
| ground between 1t and Leuze wood was
captured.
| German Casualties Heavy.
| East of High wood we advanced 300
| yards on front of 500 yards. Numbers
| of prisoners were taken and the
enemy's casualties were very heavy
| Northeast of Pozieres we gained
further 500 yards of German trenches,
and captured sixty prisoners. infiicting
| heavy casualties on the enemy, who
was caught by our artillery fire while
| massing for a counter attack.
| Our artillery bombarded the en-
emy's trenches on Vimy ridge. oppo-
| site Souchez. There was reciprocal
artillery activity in the neighborhood
!
| La Bassee canal and Neuvechapelle
Friday afternoon many air fights
| occurred"
French Attack at Verdun.
| PARIS, via London, September 8,
1117 p.m-French troops by a bril-
| liant assault this afternoon captured
a section of German trenches east Of
the village of Fleury (verdun sector).
according to the official communication
issued by the war department
| German attempts to retake positions
in the neighborhood of Berry. on the
Somme front. were repulsed.
The text reads:
| I'm the Somn1e region there was a
| some what lively artillery action on
both sides. a grenade engagement
made US masters of portion of an
enemy trench to the east of Belloy,
| where we captured about thirty pris-
| oners .
THE enemy, after sharp lombard
ment. attempted to retake positions
we had recently captured to the north
! east of Berny, but was repused with
| heavy losses
In the region of the Meuse. east of
| the village Of Fleury, before Douamont,
| our troops this afternoon carried by as
att1f fta h01a of npe ~
| trenches. Two hundred prisoners, includ-
| ing two officers, and\ several machine
guns. have already been sent behind our
| lines as a result of this brilliant action.
| Otherwise, nothing important has oc-
| Cured.
Attacks Slacken, Berlin Reports.
BERLIN. September 9, via London.
Anglo French infantry attacks on the
| River Somme in France, slackened yes
terday, says the official statement issued
today by the German army headquarters
staff. A British attempt to advance at
Foureaux wood (High wood) and night
attacks by the French against German
positions in the Berny-D -Deniecourt sector
were not successful.
The statement reporting operations IN
| the western theater says
| Enemy infantry attacks on the Som
me slackened during the day. An Eng
lish local enterprise at Foureaux wood
| and night attacks by the French
| against the Berny-Deniecourt sector
| failed We cleared small portions of our
positions which previously had re-
mained in the hands of the enemy. Ar
| tillery fighting continues.
| "On the right bank of the Meuse
| (Verdun 'front.' fighting has been re-
| yived northeast of Fort Souville After
| huctuating battle we again obtained
| possession of portion of the ground
| which had been lost. During the night
| there was intense artillery fire on both
sides on the front from Thiaumont work
| IN Chapitre wood"