The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-20
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At ONE POINT IN.
YERDUN REGION
Two Attacks Made on Flanks
Of French Line Fail.
However.
ARTILLERY ACTIONS
IN MEUSE DISTRICT
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rams. May 19.-Using large forces OF
men from i've new divisions recently
brought up TO the Vcrdun front, the
Germans made extremely violent attacks
last night on the front. between the
pols d'Avocourt and Hill 3O4. The at.
lacking troops were thrown back on
both tanks. but succeeded in the centre,
on ,hc lIaucourt-lIsnes road. In captur-
tnr n small work south of Hi 2S7.
With the failure in the Bots d'Avo-
,ol-t. ON the left OF the line attacked,
and west Of Hill 304. or the right. the
Germans massed their attacking forces
4, an effort 80 continue he progress
made in the Hill 2s7 sector. but were
checked by the French artillery. Ar
ATTEMPT also was made to retake the
field for, captured by The French yester.
dav on the northeastern slopes OF Hill
jOi. but the attack broke down.
Germans Thrown Back.
I've afternoon communicate follows:
In the western part of the Arxonne
region the enemy endeavored to pene-
tate a small salient of our line at a
Point near ST. Hubert. This attempt
was made after the explosion of a
nine. our curtain of fire checked the
Germans decisively. and they were
thrown back into their trenches.
on the left bank of the Mouse yes
terday evening German forces renewed
Their attacks In the vicinity OF the
Ro,s d'Avocourt and Hill 304. These
attacks were Of extreme violence. In
them participated large numbers OF
Ia nEA dAtnpa n
Gently arrived on the field. The
enemy found it impossible to dislodge
Us from our positions in the Bois
dAyocourt and west of Hin 304.
Nevertheless on the centre the
enemy was able to occupy a small
work south OF Hill 2s7. Several m
deavors to continue his progress at this
point were definitely checked by
the French fire. On the northeast
slope of Hill 3O4 an endeavor to re-
capture the small fort taken by us
Yesterday resulted In failure.
on the right bank of the Mouse and
IN the Woevre there was moderate
activity on the part OF the artillery.
Enemy aeroplanF during the night
Of May 1919 threw down three bombs
on Gerardmer. The material damage
was Insignificant. A German aero
plane was brought down yesterday by
one OF u pilots near 81. Meme
hould. The enemy aviators were taken
prisoner. Sub-Lieut. Navarro has
brough; down his tenth German aero
plane. The enemy machine crashed
TO the earth at "a point near Bots
Bolan;e, in the Argonne.
All along this front and as far cas-
Is h Mort Homme the artillery BON
bardment was continued to-day will
great violence. but the Germans did no
repeat their infantry attacks.
Fr~nrh Shell Many stations.
The official communicate issued by tn
War Office tonight follows:
on the left bank OF the Meuse the
violence on the front Bots d'Avo-
court-Hill 30i and In the region OF
L. Mort llomme. The enemy made
no attempt at an attack In the course
Of the day.
On the right bank and In the
WO-vre there was moderate &C.
tvity of the artillery of both sides.
The day was relatively calm on the
rest Of the front except in Cham
payne and in the Nosges. where our
artillery was particularly active.
Aviation-On the night of May
1918 our aeroplsnes carried out
numerous bomharding operations. Nu-
rnerous projectiles were thrown On the
aerodrome at Morhange and the rail-
way stations at NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
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