New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-06
Flaming Liquids Bring the
Besiegers Close, but
French Win Day.
BRITISH STORM LOST
GROUND AT YPRES
Teutons Pierce Trenches in the
Vosges, Then Lose Them in
Counter Attack.

London. Jsne 5.-Ihe fight for Yer
dun is continuing in the rain and mud.
Infantry action was halted by night
fall. but all last night and most of to-
6av the Germans hurled furious attacks
a, Fort Vaux. the Caillette Woods ana
the village of Dsmloup, the French re-
spondine with counter attacks IN mass
formation. ..,o,
The fercest engagements have taken
rlaee in the ravine between DamlouP
and Fort Vaux and on the slopes OF
the Fumin Wood, TO the northwest OF
the fortress. The Germans at preseht
are barely holding their positions IN
the Vaux sector and have peeh uh"0ie
&c advance In two days.
To-day, making use OF naming
liouids. "a detachment Of Germans pene-
frated almost 20 the breastworks OF
The fortress, but they were fought TO
standstill by the garrison, ana many
fell back with thinned ranks
In their repeated attacks on Fort
Naux the Germans are hurting FORWARD
their infantry in masses so compact
that the first ranks are oonged 10 hu-
vance TO certain death. Inc asSsuit'hE
columns debouch from the village OF
Dsmloup. below the fort and separated
from II nv a ravine which they are OBJ
loed 70 cross to attain the slopes near
tho fort For three days this spot mas
teen the scene Of carnage which mas
saturated the ground with blood.
One German column advanced no tur-
cher than the bottom Of the ravine.
The front ranks. rushed on by those
behind. fell as fast as they reached the
dead line swept by the French quick
Trers. AS they toppled over others
came on 10 take their place ana 1sll
in turn. !
French officers who have returned
srorn the Verdun front, although hard-
a,od 10 the worst sights Of war, de-
clare that the butchery there surpssses
imagination.
British Fighting Furiously.
The British and Germans are fighting
hard in the region of Ypres, where iasS
Saturday the British in hand-to-hanu
encounters and with the AID OF Donlos
recaptured most Of the trenches the
Germans had previously taken rom
them in the sector from the 1pres-
Confines Canal TO HOoge Point. In the
lace of repeated attacks the British
have been unable TO retain the BULK
OF the recaptured ground, but are stlll
fighting strenuously TO keep what they
bove and 10 recapture what they have
This latest battle Of Ypres was the
biggest engagement in which the Cana
dians have played part and their
losses were very heavy. More thah
100 Canadian officers were killed or
are missing The Canadians occupied
difficult position on swampy ground
and their achievement in redeemlng
this position on such terrain. after be-
ing subjected to heavy bombsrdment,
is looked upon as remarkable.
"On the front north Of Verdun,"
says to-night's French official state
ment. bad weather hindered the oper-
ations. There was no infantry action
during the course of the day.
"The bombardment continued with
considerable intensity in the region of
Naux and Damloup and on the Vaux
front, where the situation is un-
changed"
The early French statement reads:
ION the left bank Of the River Mouse
there has been an intermittent bonn
bardment East Of the river the ar
tillery fighting has continued with ex-
trome violence in the region Of Thiau-
mont and Douaumont. The Germans
continued yesterday evening and last
night their attacks upon our positions
at Vaux and Damloup. To the north
west Of Fort Naux, on the slopes of the
Fumin Wood. repeated Germans ad-
vances were completely checked by our
fire. All the assaults between the fort
and the village of Damloup also were
broken.
Flaming Liquids Fail.
There was ferocious fighting be-
tween the garrison of Vaux Fort and
the detachment of the enemy who were
attempting TO penetrate this position.
In spite OF the fact that the enemy
made great use of flaming liquids our
troops prevented their adversaries
from making any progress.
"ln the Vosges an attack by the
enemy az a point 10 the west of Cars
pach resulted in their becoming pos
sessed of three trenches Shortly after
we delivered a counter attack and
grove the Germans from all the posi-
tions they occupied"
EAST of the River Meuse." says the
German statement. lighting continued
with undiminished violence between
Caillette wood and Damloup. The enc
my's infantry in mass formation at
tempted TO regain positions captured
by US during the last few days. The
greatest efforts were made by the
enemy on Fumin ridge, southwest Of
the village of Vaux, and in the district
southeastward All French counter at
tacks were repulsed with the heaviest
losses
German recommending attachments
entered positions of the enemy along
the User, north Of Arras. east of Albert
and near Altkirch They captured, I'M
wounded, thirty French, twenty Bel
gian and thirty-fve British soldiers, as
-, .