The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-11
Special Cable DsspascA to Tss sur.

HhiSs Hpti w. Hc SEOWu VI .
army on the western bank Of the Meuse.
e~ndeavoring to crush In still further the
French salient. the apex Of which. Beth
i%hcourt. was evacuated two nights ago.
launched another violent infantry attack
at noon to-day against the new French
front on the southern bank of tho Forses
Brook. The attack was completely re-
pulsed. according to the night COM.
munique. the attckers being Unable to
shake the French line anywhere. The
futile attempt cost the Teutons very ssri-
Gus Losses. IL Is said.
Evidently determined. now that Bethin-
court 10 In their hands. to push the whole
French army defending verdun from the
northwest further south and thus estab-
lish a straight German front from Avo-
court via Esnes across the Meuse to
p~ouauinont. the Germans throughout the
day battered with their heavy guns the
French positions on Dead Mans Hin and
at Cumieres and made some attempts at
infantry attacks. which were. however.
frustrated In their inception by the de-
tenders curtain Of fire.
Dead Mans Hin and Hin 30t. the
latter the most powerful barrier betwee
49, S"u tbo sSIt
line. are now the chief detectives OF the
Crown Princes right.
Attack Il CatI1ette Wood.
Meanwhile the attempts OF the Ger.
nan centre TO gain full possession Of tho
Caillette wood, partly retaken by the
French in their recent counter attacks,
also were resumed to-day, but without
success. according to to-night's official
statement. Artillery activity Is con-
tinuing In the woevre district, as we'll
as around the Cote du Poivrc Pepper
HID.
The French. on their part. continued
to-day TO shell the German positions in
the Avocourt wood from which the leu.
tons have made several vain attempts
to debouch during the last few days.
French aviators during the last three
lays brought down three German FOX
ker ae~roplancs. two OF which fell int,
the French lines.
The night comnunique follows:
In the region OF Roye q strong
enemy reconnaissance was dispersed
by u fusillade before having reached
our barbed wire entanglements. north
Of Andechy.
In the Argonne our artillery caused
serious damage TO German orsaniza-
tons north OF La Harazec. We ener-
getically bombarded the part Of the
Bots dAvocourt occupied by the
enemy.
West Of the Meusc the bombardncnt
continued with increasing intensity
during the day. Toward noon the
Germans launched an attack. de-
bouching from the region OF H%aucourt
and b%ethincourt. against our positions
! south OF the FORCES Creek. In spite
0Y Tho VinlenrA nf tho naSatlfa u.hi.h
cost the enemy very serious losses,
our line remained mistaken In its
entirety.
On our front from lie Nor, Honre
to Cuin!eres enemy attempts at An
offensive. preceded ny intense artillery
preparation. were checked by our bar
rier hre.
East Of the Meuse there was "A
violent bombardment at the Cote du
foivre. The emery In the evening
attacked several times In an attempt
10 retake our positions In the Bots
de la Cai!lettc. He was everywhere
repulssd.
In the woevre there was consider
able artillery activity. The day was
COZ paratively calm on IN. rest OF the
front.
Aviation--During the dag OF Apr! 9
one Of our pilots brought down In the
NtEuun Ttkluu w an all a
Fokker aeroplane. which fell into our
lines near Esnes. During the day of
April 9 another Fokker machine was
brought down by the lire OF our spe-
c.al aircraft guns 1t fell into the
German lines In the Woevre district.
a third Fokker aeroplane WAS brought
down within our lines in Champagne.
The machine is intact and the pilot
was taken prisoner.
This afternoon a German machine
flew over Nancy and threw two bombs.
which. however. caused no important
daIage.
The official afternoon report admitted
q German gain along a front OF 10'
yards IN tn. attack against the Frencl
~ositions On Dead Mans Hill last rixh'
ON I a. whole, however. the attack failed
the report says. The French. on M
other hand, made further progress ii
tie De man communication trenches