The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-19
Special Gable Despatch 10 THE Sun.


PARIS, May is.-Another attempt was
made by the Germans this afternoon to
break through the French inc on the
Bots d'Avocourt-Hin 900 front, on the
west bank Of the Meuse.
The French trenches were subjected
to III usual violent preparatory BON.
bardment. but the moment the attack
was launched the French Are curtain
was thrown out and the mitraileuses
were brought into action, checking the
Germans. apparently with heavy losses,
before they had cached the French pos!.
lions.
The German artillery Ia continuing its
bomba rdment In this sector. Indicating
"A probability that further attacks are
to be launched. The French guns are
replying.
Germans suffer Heavily.
The official communicate issued by
the French War ONCE tonight follows :
North OF the .Aisne we dispersed an
enemy detachment which attempted
TO approach our trenches south Of
Nouvron.
On the left bank OF the Mouse the
enemy. after a violent bombardment,
launched a strong attack at s o'clock
this afternoon against our positions in
the Bois d'Avocourt and on Hin 3O4.
Our barrase Are and our mitrailleuse
nre stopped the enemy. who appeared
TO have suffered heavy losses. The
artillery action continues with great
violence on the whole sector.
There was an intermittent lombard
ment on the right bank Of the Meuse,
increasing In intensity at Les Eparges.
There 10 no important event TO re-
port on the rest Of the front.
In this same sector last night the
Germans made several attempts to re-
cover the Avocourt redoubt. in the Bots
French. The repeated attacks were
thrown back by the French fire. the Ger
mans suffering serious losses.
Two French attacks on the western
bank Of the Mouse. both undertaken At
3 O'Clock this morning. met with sue
cess. One Of these operations. a surprise
attack. q trench north Of Hill
?s7. between Hill 304 and the Bois
d'Avocourt. while IN other gave tho
French, after heavy lighting. a small
German fort on the northeast slope of
Hill 800.
The activity OF the French aerial
sauadrons was continued last night with
raids on railway stations and supply
depots in the region north OF Verdun
and extending as far as Metz.
The afternoon c~ommunique was as
follows:
Between the Disc and the Aisne a
strong accommodating party of the
enemy which was endeavoring to APP
proach our lines In the neighborhood
of Quenneireres was subjected BY us
to a counter attack and dispersed.
leaving some dead upon the field
where the encounter took place.
All killed or Made Prisoners.
on the left bank of the Meuse.
after "A spirited preparation by their
artillery. the Germans endeavored
several times last night to capture the
redoubt in the Boisd' Avocourt. Re
pulsed each time by our FIRE the
enemy suffered vcr. serious losses.
AZ for us We executed at "A point
north OF Hin 2s7 at about 3 O'Clock
IN the morning. a surprise attack
upon IA German trench. The men oc-
cupying this position were either
killed or made prisoners.
At this same time OF day French
troops took possession. after a furi
Gus engagement, OF a mall fort OF
the enemy on the northeast slope Of
Hill 304.
on the right bank OF the Meuse and
in the Woevre there have e
reciprocal bomba rdments.
During the night OF May 1917
French a~viators conducted numerous
bonbardments along the front north
OF Verdun. Fifteen shells OF large
calibre were thrown down upon an