Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-19
ASSAULTS
HALTED BY French
Attacks Delivered at Hill 321,
Dead Man and
Thiaumont.

PARIS. June ia German Infantry
attack on the French position north OK
Hill 321 was repulsed by the French
batteries yesterday. according 10 al
official abatement issued by the war
office today. The Germans are con-
timing their bombardment at Dead
Man hill and in the Chattancoure re-
gion.
Several attacks by the Germans on
the new French positions In the Deao
Man hill region northwest OF Verduh
were repulsed, the French maintaining
their recent gains, the war once an
nounced Yesterday. The Germans suf-
fered heavy losses. as they did also in
futile attacks on French trenches IN the
Thiaumont sector to the east OF the
Mouse.
The French have identified by pris-
oners taken two fresh divisions on the
French Verdun front. The proportion OF
men belonging to the 1915 CLASS orousnl
up as reinforcements by the Germans mas
Increased considerably. The french
are able to ascertain the presence OF
Young soldiers belonging to the 1917
class.
French COu1muu1CdLlOAs
The text of the latest statement fol-
lows:
South of the River Somme an I'M
expected attack on the part of the
enemy in the vicinity OF Lihons mas re-
suited in complete failure.
"on the left bank of the River Meuse
the enemy has been engaged In an &C
tive bombardment Of the southern
slopes Of Dead Man hill, and of the
country around Chattancourt. Our ar
tillery everywhere responded with cur
tains of Are. and preparations against
further activity were made
"On the right bank of the river a
pronounced German attack against our
positions north OF Hill NO. 81 was re-
pulsed by our fire.
During the night of June 1913 two
of our air squadrons bombarded the
barracks and the railroad station at
youzieres. At the station there had
One squadron threw down thirty-six
shells of large caliber and the other
one twenty-five.
Germans Forced to Retreat.
Last nights official statement says:
south of the Somme a strong enemy
detachment at Fay was compelled to
retreat, leaving some prisoners in our
hands.
I'm the Argonne there was rather lively
ighting with hand grenades in the region
of vauquois. The explosion Of one of our
mines at La File Mort produced vast
crater, of which we occupied the south
ern edge The fire Of our long-range ar
tillery caused flames to break out in the
station Of Challerange. where train move
ments had been noticed.
"On the left bank Of the Mouse (verdun
'front.' the Germans. after bombardment
Of extreme violence, attacked several
times our new Dead Man Hill positions.
The enemy, who used jets of flaming
liquid. was repulsed. suffering serious
entirely maintained our preceding gains.
Series Of Attacks Fails.
ION the right bank Of the Mouse a
series Of enemy attacks on our trenches
to the north of the Thiaumont works also
resulted in a sangunary failure. A little
farther to the east. in the neighborhood
Of Hill 800, we repulsed. shortly after
ward. a hand-grenade attack.
The artillery struggle is still very
lively in the sector north of Souville.
I'm the vosges our rife fire stopped
a German troop which attempted a sur
prise attack on one of our works 1000
meters southwest of Carspach.
"On the verdun front our aviators
made numerous attacks on German
machines which came to lombard Bar
lie Due. During these engagements
two enemy aeroplanes were brought
down, one near Malancourt and the
other at Samogneux. Three other Ger
man machines were hit at short range
by our machine gun fire, causing them
to descend vertically, the first at
Fresnes, the second al Septsarges and
the third near Bethincourt.
Two Fokkers Shot Down.
I'm Lorraine four of our machines len
gagged four Fokkers above the enemy
lines. Two of the Fokkers, one of
which fell in flames. were brought
down east of Bezange. One of our
aeroplanes was compelled to descend.
"our bombarding squadron also has
displayed great activity. Twenty-four
bombs were dropped on enemy depots
near the Semide station Gin the region
of youxieres); twenty bombs of large
caliber on factories at Thionville.
xrhere two explosions were noticed
about twenty projectiles on the aviation
establishments at Tergnier and Elaine.
During the night enemy aeroplanes
threw bombs on Pont-a-Mousson, Nam
are was insignificant. One person was
wounded at Baccarat
Thirty Aerial Battles.
III. British Official communication
dealing with the fighting in France
.ra Relrium by the British forces, is
sued today. says:
"In the better weather conditions