The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-25

Special Cable Dispatch 10 II suS
PARIS. April 2A-About the same time
as French infantry columns on the wet
hank OF tho Mouse rushed forward early
yesterday In q spirited attack against
the new German lines northwest Of YER
dun a squadron Of French aviators set
out on an extended raid OF the German
lines Of communication behind the Yer.
dun front.
Seventy shells and eight ~incendiary
bombs were dropped upon widely sepa.
rated strategic points, railways. stations
ana bivouacs. The raid was one Of the
most important undertaken BY the
French since the verdun lighting began.
The French infantry attack was d.
rectsd against tho German lines south
east Of Haucourt and northwest Of the
Caurettes wood. Both were euccess.
full. according to the French afternoon
communicate. progress being made In
the German communicating trenches.
The French took thirty prisoners, in.
Guiding one officer.
The afternoon communicate was a.
follows
North OF the Aisne a German
reconnoitrinE party endcavoring to
penetrate our lines on the plateau OF
Palsy was repulsed with losses.
West Of the Mouse last night we
dispersed several accommodating parties
Of the enemy. Southeast OF Haucourt
northwest OF the Bots des Cau-
rettes we made progress. with hand
RrRnntaa In tina communication
trenches OF the enemy and took about
thirty prisoners, including ons Off,
Ger. The enemy has delivered a
fairly spirited bombardment In the
region Of lie Mort Homme.
East OF the Mouse and in the
Wocvre the night passed with rela-
tive quiet.
Al Les Eparses the explosion Of .
German mine caused us no damage.
In the forest Of Apremont our Ar
tillery has shown activity and II has
been effcacious in combating the
trench guns OF our advewaries.
In the Nosges We have captured
a small German position In the vicin.
lily of Bonhomme.
Aviation: In Belgium during the
day OF April 20 and III night OF
April 23-2t French aerial sauadrons
bombarded on two different occa-
SioHS tUe TaslTVuu statlOn ~ WyI-
wege. to the east Of the forest OF
Houthulst. ON the first occasion
thirty and on the second eighteen
shells of large calibre were thrown
dow by our aviators and many Of
the missiles reached their objective.
All our a%croplanes returned un-
scathed.
The Germans made no infantry at
a during the last twenty-fou' hours.
but directed n heavy bombsrdment
against the French positions on Lc Mort
Homme
Successful aeropiane raids by the
French on the Belgian front were carried
out yesterday evening and during the
night. French %squadrons twice ON
barded the railroad station at Wyfwego.
to the east OF the forest OF Houthulst.
throwing altogether forty-eight bombs.
Many OF the missiles reached their aim.
according TO the afternoon report. All
the aeropianes returned safely to the
| French lines.
The statement issued by the French
War Ofice tonight follows
In Belgium our artillery was ac-
tive in the sectors Of Westende and
Steens'raete.
In re .Areonne we directed "a con-
centrated fire in the region OF Malan-
court.
West of the Meuse the enemy In the
course Of the afternoon directed a
violent bombardment against our posi-
tons in the region of lie Mort Homme.
East OF the Meuse and in he
Woevrc district there was interm!t-