The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-06
GERMANS MOVED
DOWN AT Fl. VAUX
BY MACHINE GUNS
Countless Men Sacrificed in
Repeated Attacks Made
With Liquid Fire.
CANADIANS STEM
FIERCE ONSLAUGHT
,p,,,ri robie DESPATCH 10 Tar sux

,u,,t,i Cobie Despatch 10 TaE SuS.
T,ris, June Fort Vaux was again
,ro objective of furious German attacks
oil sunday IN which countless men were
.,r,iticcd in close order charges without
an, gain for the attackers.
Use was made by the Germans of
Gaming liquids against the defenders of
the fort. but the French machine guns
uc,e far more deadly. Several attacks
failed because every man In the attacking
masses was killed by the French fire.
The German attacks on Fort Naux
arc made from the village OF Damloup
A. a base. From this point the compact
masses of German infantry charge w
The hi. toward Fort Vaux. They are
compelled to cross a ravine before gain
'ig the upper slopes of the hill near
ere fort. 1t Is here that the French
loose their rapid fire guns. A. line after
Inc crosses the dead line Of the ravine
the guns cut them down to a man and
she men in the ear struggle over the
bodies Of their companions until they
too are killed or scramble back TO
td'ctN.
ftah with Liquid Fire.
The Germans also attacked Fort vaux
Nth great violence fr, | the northwest.
o. the slopes OF the Fumin wood. but
here too they were checked completely.
\ sudden attack by the Germans in
90 Nosges west of Cafepach resulted In
the capture of three trenches, but the
French in an immediate counter attack
drove the Germans back.
The afternoon ~ommuniou said
On the left bank of the Meuse there
has been an intermittent lombard.
ncnt.
East of the river the artillery fight.
'ue las continued with extreme yio-
lenca IN the region of Thiaumont and
louaumont. The Germans continued
yesterday evening and last night their
attacks upon our positions at Vaux
aud pamloup. Northwest of Fort
NanN, on the slopes OF the DUNN
Wood. repeated German advances
W." completely checked by our fire.
All ihe assaults " the fort and
the village of bamloup also were
broken.
There was f~erocious fighting be-
tween the garrison of Vaux fort and a
detachment Of the Germans who were
attempting 20 penetrate this position.
In spit" Of the fact that the enemy
made use of flaming liquids our troops
prevented their adversaries from max.
IN: any progress.
I'm the Nosges an attack by the
enemy ~ a point to the ives. Of Car
spach resulted in the occupation of
ihrc" trenches. shortly after we de-
lt"red "A counter attack and drove the
Grrnans from all the positions they
mad occupied.
Nmd Weather Chrcks FIGHTING,
The uIcht communicate states tina,
ewing 10 the bad weather no nfaptry
SETON took place To-day, but in the
i"glon around the village Of Vaux and
Fort NauN a fairly active onbardmen
VAS kept NJ. At Avocourt too there
vas an ntermittent artillery lombard
mont.
!" following c~ommuniqut was issued
tonight by the WSr Office
North OF Nerdun bad weather
.tHdered operations. No infantry ac-
ton is reported during the day. A
n'nbardment continued quite actively
during the day in the region of Vaux,
lalnloup and Fort NauX. but the stu
hnuu remain unchanged.
pu the left bank of the Meuse an
''"'mittent artillery duel took place
- tho AvoCourt sector.
There was calm throughout the day
o. the remainder of the front.