The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-01
French and Ems lish Attacks
On Western Frcnt Are
Clearing Out Trenches
PRISONERS ARE LEFT
BEHIND FOR FRENCH
German Official Report Admits
Strong Attack But Units
Reference to French Gains
German Drive Fails

London. April 30.-The offensive on
me western front again passed into
the hands of the AlIies, fhe distln-
Euishing feature of todays official re
port Is but a repetition of the French
attack" and English attack,
The French assaults around Yer
dun began on Saturday night and
lasted through most Of today. They
were directed chiefly on the Deadman
Hill region. to the north OF The famous
Hill 5o4. BY Saturday night the Ger
mans had been driven out of the
trenches they had held 20 the north
OF Deadman. leaving batch of pris-
eners in French hands
The German official report speaks
pf strong French attack, un1tts s'ty
reference 10 the French winning on
the north, but claims to have repulsed
another attack on the east slope Of
Deadman Hill
French Hold Positions
Today the Germans attempted TO
drive the French out or their newly
gained positions. but the French held
ON and. sweeping round 70 th~ east
directed another attack on the Ger
man lines north of Calnmieres. inst
below Bethineesrt.
Here they were again successful
and ended the two days fghting With
second batch OF prisoners
ON the English line the attempt 10
strike at the German base al Lille
has been vigorously pushed. A num-
Der OF attacks have been delivered
from the forces gathered at Givenchv.
between la Basse and Bethune which
the German official report describes
as Successful" The officiai Germa
report follows:
Report From Berlin.
Berlin, April 30 eyia Sayviltel -
onicial; The British ma lie several an-
successful counter-attacks against
Givenchy and 0ohelie.
North of the Somme and northwest
OF Disc patrol engagements resulted In
our favor.
on the left bank % the Mouse strong
French forces last evening attacked
our positions on Deadmans HILL ard
our adjoining lines north Of the eau
rette forest After tenacious lighting
on the east slope OF the height, the
attack was repulsed
On the right hank Of the river q
French advance northwest OF the
Thiaumont farm failed.
One OF our aviators in the VerdIn
region fought an engagement with
three enemy aeropiancs and succeed
ed in shooting one down.
Russian theater-South OF Lake
Naroez. during the night, we captured
eighty-threc additional Russia n
prisoners foar more cannon and one
machine gun.
French OHicial Reports.
Paris April so Midnight official;
To the west OF the Meuse there was
q violent oombardment of our first
and second lines in the region OF Mort
Homme ,Deadmans HID. To the
~ "a
troops captured German trench and
took thirty prisoners.
To the Q. 81 of the Mouse and in the
woevre region the day was relatively
calm,
With he exception Of the usual
rannonadiHg. there is nothing To re-
port from the rest or tho front.
Aviation-One Of our aviators at
tackled two Fokkers above the Ger
man lines in the region of Roye. His
machine guns fire brought down one
Of the Fokkere It crashed 10 the
ground from height of 1900 metres
tabout $500 fee,1 The other was
obliged to land.
Two other Fokkers were brought
down by our battle planes, one near
Eparges and the other 70 he south OK
Douaumont.
Five German machines appeared n
the region to the south Of Verdun.
throwing bombs. Our aeroplancs pur-
sued them and. succeeded in bringing
down two A third was hrovsh: down
by the fire ri our arrt-aircraft rttrs.
Afternoon OGicial
Afternoon off1cial; In the region
south OF t4issgny. the Germans last
night, alter lively cannonaae. .di-
rected small attack upon our posi-
tions between Attiche and Hamcl
The enemy, which had gained foot
Ing in an element of the trcnC hes.
was Immediately elected by oar toun-
ter attacks.
On the lcf' hank of the Meusa there
was bomhardment in the sn1t,r OF
Aveeeurt and the region IF Esnes
At the close of the dav on" troops
seized German trench north OF
Deadman Hill and made fifty-three
prisoners. one of whom was an Officer
en- the right bank OF the Meuse
and in the Woevre there was inter
mitent artillery activity
In the Vosges the enemy during tho
night attempted three surprise at
tacks upon onr trenches from Bar-
de-Sapt to Tete-de- Faux and south of
l.argizen, which We're everywhere re-
prlsed with losses
Aviation: An Aviatiak was forced
TO earth intact In the Biesme Valley
fArgonne). urter Il tight with our
scout aviAtofs who pursued the ma
chine, The two officers who manned
II were made prisoners