The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-28
ATTACKS FAIL
TO FRENCH
Trenches UrId-AU GERMAN As
.nuits Checked nv Witheviux Fire.

Specioi rate bespn,ch 10 Tuw SIS.
rARis, May Gin a ferocious bat
tie. in which the French took the initia-
tive yesterday evening and which lasted
far into the night, the defender of
Nerdun succeeded In Wrestling from the
Germans The eastern pari Of the village
~ Cumieres, the tactically important vii
lage on the west bank Of the Mouse.
In addition TO regaininy this portion
~ the village the French captured sew
eral trenches TO the northwest Of II.
AZ subsequent German counter attacks.
,iolcut az they were, broke down under
the French fire.
H. this attack. reported in the after
noon cummuuiGuc. the French took
about 100 prisoners. the War ONCE was
Ihlc to report in the night statement.
During tho night the French also made
SONS. progress cast of nm 500 and re-
pulsed a second German attack near
Fort Douaumout The night commu-
nique reports the capture OF several
trench elements southwest OF lie Mort
Homme. netting the French about nifty
prisoners.
The night report also tells Of a re-
newBl by the Germans ~ their oft 70
reated efforts to break through the
French lines In Champagne. near failure
aud the Navarin farm. While succeed
ing In the first onslaught IN gaining a
foothold in "A number of small French
trench clements. the Teutons were COM
pletely elected by French counter at
,acks. 1t is announced
The afternoon %communiauc was as
follows:
ON the left bank of tho River Meusr
our troops Yesterday evening attacked
the village ~ Cumieres and he der
man positions to the west After a
f~-ro,i"us struggle v. penetrated tho
eastern part Of the village and orcu
pisd several German trenches TO me
northwest 81 Cumieres. A violent
counter attack Icy the enemy did not
result In dislodgiug Us from the occu-
pied positions.
To the. east Of NNl Sot French
forces, using hand grenades, made
some progress during the course OF
the night.
ON the right bank Of the river the
second German attack upon our
trenches in the vicinity Of Fort
pnuaununt was delivered with energy
yesterday afternoon at = o'clock This
movement was completely rspulscd.
Tha night was marked by intense
activity ou the par, OF III. German
artillery AZ well a. ours In AL the re-
gion worth of Nsrduu
There 81 nothing ~ importance 10
report from the remainder or the
front
The night c~ornun'lue follows:
South of the Solnulc tho concentrated
ngs ~ uur batt.r,.s destroyed sev-
,~,l enemy shelters and damaged hos
tile trenches.
In ChA,roaerr thare vas great &C
ti,fty ru &" part Of IN" artillery "f
both sides IN the sectors OF Nll'e-sur-
Tuuru,. failure aud Naytriu About
II o'clurh ia the evening the Germans
launched an attack against our posi-.
Iiuns west Of the Navariu road and
gained a foothold IN several advance
posts OF our hrs, line. from which they
were. howev,-. completely elected ny
our counter attacks
TN the left bank IT the Mouse there
were artillery duel, ami trench nrins
in the BOis d'ANocourt aii IN the sec
Tor uf I'M 3ni Southwest OF l." Mort
nomirc w.. captured several trench
Elements ~ the enemy and made about
= ifty misuiters. The number OF PRISON.
urs captured ~ the course of our at
tack ON tuulleree has Increased 10
about 100 TWO machiu" guns remained
i'm our hands.
= TN the right bank ~ to river an
o. intense Commandment Was maintained
, IN the region Of Haudro,nont and bou-
aumuut. In the communication trenches
= northwest of the rhliununt farm We
l made considerable progress IN the
p course az the day.
r In the WueNre artillery lombard
meuts ttok place b, both sid.s in the
sectors 81 the fout Of the Heights Of
I the Mouse.