Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-05
Narrow Front Has Been for Three
Days the Scene of Awful
Carnage.
ATTACKING ON BOTH SIDES
Neither Paris Nor Berlin Claims
Any Substantial Gains as Re
suit of the Terrific
Onslaught.

In their repeated attacks on Fort
Naux. one of the outlying de
fenses OF Nerdun, along the front
east of the Meuse, the Germans
are hurting forward their 1nfan-
try in masses so compact that the
first ranks are obliged to advance
to certain death
The assaulting columns de
bouch from the village of Dam
loup. below the fort and separated
from it by ravine which they
are obliged to cross to attain the
slopes near the fort For three
DAYS this spot has been the scene
OF carnage which has saturated
the ground with blood.
Gaps Are Filled Quickly.
One German column advanced no
farther than the bottom of the ravine.
The front ranks, pushed on by those
behind. fell as fast as they reached the
dead line swept by the rFench quick
firers As they toppled over others
in turn.
French officers who have returned
. from the verdun front, although hard
ened to the worst sights of war. de-
-olare the butchery there -$NessSss Yn~.
agination-
Violence Not Diminished.
With nndiminished violence the Gar
mans continued their attacks last
night along the verdun front, east of
the Meuse The war Office report of
this afternoon says these assaults were
unsuccessful
The Germans attacked French posi-
tions in the region of Vaux and Dam
loup. Between the fort and the viii
lsge of Damloup the German offensive
wss particularly severe. The French
are still in possession of Fort Naux.
In the vicinity of Dauaunront there
was heavy artillery fighting. Unsuc-
cessful German raids were undertaken
Z IN the Vosges
The text of the statement follows:
Cficial French Statement.
'On the left bank of the River Meuse
there has been an intermittent bonn
bardment. East of the river the arti1-
lery fighting has continued with ex-
trenie violence in the region of Thiau-
mont and Douaumont. The Germans
continued yesterday evening and last
night their attacks upon our positions
at Naux and Damloup. To the north
west OF Fort Naux, or the slopes of the
Funin wood. repeated German ad-
vances were completely checked by
our FIRE. All the assaults between the
fort and the village of Danlcup also
were broken.
There was ferocious fighting be
tween the garrison of Naux fort and
the detachment Of the enemy which
was attempting to penetrate this posi-
non In spite of the fact that the en-
srny made great use of flaming liquids,
our troops prevented their adverse ries
from making any progress.
In the Vosges an attack by the
enemy al a point west of Carspach re7
suited in his becoming possessed 81
three trenches Shortly after we de
1ivsred counter attack and drove the
Germans from all the positions they
occupied
French Attacks Break Down
BERLIN, June 5. by wireless to Say
VILE. y Y.-Repeated attacks by
masses Of French infantry against
German positions on the Verdun front
eas. OF the Ms,se broke down with
heary losses. the war Office snnounced
today.
Tne statement given out at army
Headquarters reads
The British yesterday evening again
attacked the positions captured by us
sou.1sast q ypreS. The attack broke
down under our artillery IRE.
- feeble attack which was under-
t2Eeu by The French after gas prepa-
ration near Prunag. in the Che m
p-e.Ie.. resulted in failure
Trenches Under Heavy Fire.
'cu the Verdun front vest Of the
Meuse our artillery hred on the enenly's;
BATTERIES and trenches with good sue
cess French infantry attempted an
advance On our trenches west Of tn.
Haucourt Esnes road. ard was re-
pulsed
.East CT the river hghtsng continued
vstf u:.dinlirished violence betyyeen
{: ''i'''@ wood and Daffloup- The
enemy's infantry in mass formation
AT -, 20 regain positions ca ptured
by Us during the Last few days The
I greatest efforts were made b. the
enemy on Eunin ridge, southwest OF
the village Of Vaux and in The district
Z southeastward All French counter
attacks We're without success and were
repuise" Nth the heaviest losses
Ger \recouuoitering Diet acfttne nj s
entere stions of the enemy along
the Us. nth Of Arras east OF Al
bert and Altkirch. They Ca ptured
nnwounded Nirty French. twenty
> Belzian andy Airty-five British SOL
diers. as welia one mine thrower."