Evening star., 1916-06-28
Violent Fighting Has Been Co.
ing on Here for Several
Days.
FIERCE ENGAGEMENTS
AT TfftAUMOrT WORK
British Guns Continue Their Bonn.
bardment Over Broad Front in
Flanders.

PARIS, June 2s.-German troops last
night delivered another attack on the
French positions near Fleury on the
sector of the Verdun front over which
violent fighting has been in progress
checked by the French fire, the war
Office announced today.
British guns continued the lombard :
ment over "A broad front which was be-
gun Monday. The Associated Press cor
respondent, riding seventy miles behind
the lines. found the same regular
pounding of positions both Monday and
yesterday. whether in the Somme region
or along the Nimy ridge.
Going to a point on high ground
which allowed broad sweep of vision
IN a rolling country, or forward to OBJ
serVafon posts in the trenches. the cor
respondent found the horizon always
bounded by shellbursts- There might
be iull at one point for while but
soon the inferno in that direction was
renewed
Under cover of the bonba rtlment the
British made numerous trench raids
last night, bringing in groups of pris-
oners
The British released gas at certain
points, but discontinued this when the
weather was found to be unfavorable
French communication.
The text of the latest French state
ment follows:
In the region south OF r.assipnv the
Germans endeavored last night to de-
liver several surprise attacks upon
minor French posts All their efforts
resulted in failure.
In the Champaf district strong
accommodating party of the enemy
which was tr.in& to reach our lines
along the road from St Hilaire-Le
Grand to ST. soupiet was dispersed by
our fire
"On the left bank of the River Meuse
there has been artillery fighting in the
vicinity of Avocourt and Chattauo-
court At Hill 3o4 and at Dead Man
Hill there have been minor engage
ments with hand grenades.
Counter Attack Repulsed.
''On the right bank of the river there
was counter attack at 3 o'clock this
morning on our positions northeast of
Hill Bel. This was repulsed with hand
grenades. Another counter attack be-
tween Fleury and the eastern boundary
of the Chapitre WOOD was at once
checked by our curtain of fire.
There was spirited fighting near
captured several days ago. but no
change took place in the situation
there. West OF the Meuse there was no
fighting of importance ArtiJ-
lery engagements occurred in the sec
Tor between Avocourt and Chattano-
court"
British Official Report.
The official communication issued by
the British war Office last evening
says:
Last night southeast of the Ypres
salient a German attack was repulsed)
near the YpresMenin canal. All along
the front our patrols were very active,
entering enemy trenches at numerous
points and infiicting many casualties
and capturing a few prisoners. Early
this morning we successfully exploded
two mines near Loos. In connection
with one of these explosions the Lein-
ster regiment inflicted many casualties
on the enemy during a successful raid
Monday. in the air, numerous hostile
aircraft were encountered on the
enemy's side of the line. Five of our
machines engaged four Fokkers. two Of
which were brought down and fell out
of control. Two more OF the enemys
machines were driven down in the
course of the day. Our casualties: One
missing"