The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-03
GER MAN WAVES
BATTER VAINLY
AT FORT YAUX
French Break Up Assault
After Assault Made by
Masses Of Men.
FOOTING IN UAMLOlP
GAINED BY TEUTONS

>pe.ml 'diie besp1tch 10 TuL So.
r,Ris. June 2.--Following IN their
,lt,css IN tho Cailict,c wood ycster-
dty afternoon 'hc Germans launched u
powerful attack tn morning on the
= tor to the east. extending from the
yaux pond. Immediately west of the
village a. Naux. t. the village of DAM
loup. To- the southeast, at the foot of the
.psht, ~ the McuSe.
Tie centre of this line IL IN nont Of
Fo,i NauN, which was the objective or
the ,i.rmiu assaults The Germans sue
.,eiyi IN the course oi lighting. the
N,icrr- ~ Wh,ch Is characterized 10y
.. French War Of.ce as unprecedented.
u occupying 4 part of the village of
rAu.oup. but were not able TO gain a
;o,thold on the heights above. and all
t.cIr Assailts against the fort were re-
,U.sed. Even at Damloup, the scene II
tie only German success. the greater
'a.t Of the village remains IN irrerch
hands.
The mass attack. which has been used
b the Germans throughout the recent
n-Ating AZ Ncrdun. was brought into
pay again on the Naux front with corr
responding loss to the attacking troops.
Nnss Formation Broken.
As the waves surged up the heights
to the fort and fell back again torn
- ,,.c.s hy tho Eran,h 49, ,r,ssas
o: reenforcements moved forward from
Dcppc. behind the German lines to the
northeast. and came under the fire Of
tie French heavy batteries. Under this
A.. N. summertime ,roons hroke and fed
bsrk ., tho yill,r. OF plenno.
For each German attack ON TN. Fort
the French threw forward "a counter n.
tack from a point to the ives, OF the
to-t. between i, and Naux VILLAGE. ,ff,c.-
,yelv ,heckinp prorr.ss toward ,he Tor;
Tie herman losses in the mass-d
frontal attack are described in the Off
cal communicate as enormous"
The official communicate issued by the
French War Office Tonight follows.
q, tho ,.f, hank of tho N.us. thor.
vas ,rca. a]c,ivitw on tho AT ~ -b.
s-ulnrv on hn,h sid.s j., ,bc .o,,,r
a. I'M aol ana hs,w.on T.. Mor,
Honms and tho Neuse
On IN. r,.yh, hank IN. cc~rr,,s
made an attempt against our posi-
Tons " the NduN Pond and the
village OF Danloup. a powerful Of
tcnsive action. which was continued
through the whole day. Continual at
lacks undertaken with compact masses
succeeded each other IN TINS egion
The magnificent resistance III our
troops overcanle the EFFORTS or the
enemy.
West Of Fort Naux our counter at
lacks, replying To each German attack.
prevented any progres by the enemy
before Fort Naux, which the Germans
sought to capture at any cost. The
lence. Inc ~assaul'ing columns, moved
o"m nnor,an' 80. Tha
49,, 49, 49,
go IT, aun ,a,,aIIons ua,.
- ~ a. -" haar, ha,-
80" - al - u.s. ~" d'snr. -,
~ " ~ !"
" oo,o nam,our =, ,bo
- - -.
~. ue ~ 49, ,n.o
.ne"'s ~ ~ - ~
greater mart
The artillery fighting continues very
Violently on the whole right bank OF
the Mouse
TIE oattle or to-day was contlhnous
WIN that or yesterday III "hioh the Ger,
mans won mrs, me ttehcnes on u oroao
front IN the bo!s de Ia ra.'ie''e, De
"
A. n!ght me German at.acNs were con
.'uci III ms 'esIo' WIN eN'Ie'he W.
60 s~r'aud'! eP'ea"'ns 10 D"rn'oui'
me ,'t"t "..ucNs WIRE o'oNe. Wv" "s
! ',",n ~, Nv INV ',;".ho' ~.
Wy. ~ az " &c ~ ,".'.',e' Wv
''t.'n Po'''on "n'on mao .,Ne" Wy
Wv 'e."Ia'is' 'n"s .o",p'e''hs ,ne SUI
80 Ses'eiu"s anu eA'snuIhs w,
s"" ~ II u''e s"o'e VI '"u~ Po""'
""'' w" '"'
On the west bank of the Meuse the
5rtlllcry bombardmcnt Of the line lie
Mort Homme-Cum!eres has continued
without decrease in violence. \ French
counter attack on this front recovered
100 yards OF trenches south OF the Bois
des Caurettes. to the west of the vii
'age OF Cumiefes.
The afternoon communicate was as
IolloWS:
In the Argonne there has been fight
ing with hand grenades in the Vau-
qu0.s sector. at Courtes Chaussees
and La File Mor,e. We caused the
explosion Of several small mines,
which inflicted damage upon the sub
terlanean works of the enemy.
On the left bank of the Meuse a
counter attack delivered nv our
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