New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-17
Take $50 Yards, While
Germans Renew Hill
304 Attack.
BATTLE GROWING
ON DIXMUDE FRONT
Heavy Artillery Contest RACES
Along Belgian-BritiSh
Lines.

London, May 16.-As a counter 20 the
German gains al Hulluch last week, the
British to-day stormed $50 yards OF
trenches on the Nimy Ridge. Heavy
losses were inflicted on the Germans
in the attack, which was conducted by
the Lancashire Fusiliers.
Again operations on the French front
have dwindled 20 the German attacks
about Verdun. The Crown Prince has
resumed his attacks on Hill 304, with
diminished violence. An assault this
afternoon on the French positions west
o. the hill was quickly broken up by
q curtain OF FIRE. and not repeated.
Vast movements behind the German
lines. however, have been observed for
several days. As vet there has been
no perceptiblc diminishing Of the forces
about Nerdun, such as was attempted
with disastrous results two weeks ago.
The Germans arc not repeating that
experiment which invited General
PetalnS counter attacks and cost them
most Of the gains made in the preced-
ing month.
The transfers are rather due TO the
assault on the British-Bclgian front,
which is believed 10 be pending, and
SO the arrival of fresh German con
tinCents. May is the month when the
fresh levies called up during the win
ter complete their training ard are as
signed to the trenches. Most OF this
Years class has been brought TO the
west front, though a considerable num-
Der has been sent 10 reinforce linden
IL .
The bombardment along the User at
Dixmude continued violently to-day.
Yesterday German infantry attacks IN
this sector were repuised Hence the
redoublinC of artillery activity, which
has also spread 20 the sector south OF
St. Georges The BelCIans, however,
have been perfectly able 70 hold their
own and no fear is felt that they can
continue TO do so.
About Verdun. with the exception of
the attack at Hill 304, there has been
little fighting. The Germans have re-
sumed shelling AvocOurt and lie Mort
Homme. East Of the Mouse they
launched q small hand grenade attack
at the Thiaumont farm, but 1t was re-
ION the left bank OF the Mouse"
saws the Paris statement, "the bonn
bardment was quite spirited in the re-
zion of the Avocourt Wood. Hill 3O4
and lie Mort HommC. An attack
against our positions west Of Hill 3O4
was stopped by our curtain OF FIRE.
East of the Meuse and in the
Woevre there were some artillery
gusts. The cannonading was intermit-
tent on the rest of the front"
The Berlin statement says:
"On the west bank OF the Meuse
several weak attacks by the French
against our positions on Hill 3O4 were
repulsed with sanguinary losses by our
artillery, infantry and machine gun
fire.
"An attack which the enemy deliv-
cred against a salient portion Of our
trenches north of the village Of our
les -Palameix. southwest Of Combres,
met the same fate"
The British official communication
issued tonight says:
There was activity on both sides in
minor enterprises last night Three
parties of the enemy attempted 70 enter
our trenches southwark Of Hebuterne.
Two of these parties failed entirely,
but the third succeeded in entering our
trenches for a brief period.