The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-05
RtPUlSE GERMANS IN
DRIVE. ON FORT vAUx
Teatons Claim Capture Of 500 French
nscn In Fierce Attack Ca
Trenches.
AIRMEN DISPLAY MUCH ACTIVITY
Russian Infantry Held Back In Vio-
lent Artillery Duels Along Bess-
arabian Front--ltalians Busy at
OEcnsk.

! LONDON. June Sort kAuX. on
the east of the Mouse. continues the
center of the latest German drive at
Verdun. Last night and early today
the Germans made a series OF attacks
on the French positions in an en-
deavor to surround Fort Naux. All
were unsuccessful, Paris claims, ex-
cept one
In this the Germans penetrated a
French trench. but were almost i'm
mediately elected by counter-attack.
The Berlin official report asserts,
however. that In this affair the GER
mans took 500 prisoners,
On the west OF the Mouse the
French assumed the offensive against
HUI AGA. but without attaining any
noteworthy result Oficlal reports OF
the lighting follow:
Germans Are RepuIsed.
Paris. June Mid night official:
In the ArEonne the Germans made
an attempt against one of our small
posts at Ceurtes-Chaussees. but were
repulsed
To the left OF the Mouse the &C
tivity OF the artillery OF both sides
again became intense during the day
in the region of Hin 904. Our bar
rage fire checked evident preparations
for attack in the German trenches
To the right OF the Meuse the Ger
mans continued TO- lombard our posi-
tons in the region from vaux TO Dam
loup. their fire being especially vio-
lent against Fort Taux Towards 3
o'clock in the afternoon the Germans
made an attack against the slopes of
the Fumin woods. northwest of the
fort. but were stopped by our machine
gun fire.
Our heavy artillery inflicted great
damage on three German batteries in
the Caurieres wood. Our guns shelled
and dispersed some German concen-
trations In the Caillette woods
Airmcn Display Activity.
Towards noon group OF German
sFaatefs- threw some bombs against
the city OF Toul. killing ten persons
and wounding about ten. The mate
rial damage was not important. They
did not succeed in hitting any military
establishments. our hunting squad
ron at Toul took the air Immediately
and vigorously pursued the German
machines. bringing down one of them
into our lines at sanzeny. Two other
German aeroplanes, being hit by the
fire from our aviators machine guns.
were obliged to land abruptly within
the German lines.
Violent Bombardment.
Paris June Afternoon oficial:
To the right OF the Mouse there was
some grenade fighting during the night.
To the west of Beaumont farm to-
wards evening, after a violent bonn
bardment. the Germans tried repeat
eddy to surround Fort vaux from the
southeast
At O'Clock at night they made a
powerful attack in the ravine between
Damloup and the fort and were able
10 gain footing in our trenches We
launched Immediately counter at
tack which completely dislodged them
The Germans this morning made a
second attack against the same point
but were checked by our artillery fire.
! To the left OF the Meuse as well as
on the remainder of our front there
was only ordinary artillery activity.
Capture 500 Frenchmcn.
Berlin twfreless via London), June
4.-(OfficiaD:
western theater-Some English at
lacks against the positions we cap
tured to the east OF Ypres were re-
pulsed. Artillery lighting continues
north of Arras and in the region of
Albert, Some English reconnitering
parties were repulsed. Southeast OF
Melville st, Vast the English explod-
ed some mines without effect
West of the Merse a minor French
attack west OF Hill 304 was repulsed.
we captured a machine gun.
East of the Mouse there was heavy
lighting between Cailette Wood and
Damloup, which resulted favorably
Tor us We captured 500 Frenchmen
including three officers. and took four
machine guns West OF Markirch a
french gas attack was unsuccess.
full.
Bombs dropped In flanders by
enemy aviators injured several Bel.
CLANS. but caused no military damage
Near Holleheke, an English aeroplane
was brought down.
Eastern theatef and BaIkans~-Noth-
ing important to report.
Vienna. via Berlin. June 4-wire-
less TO Sayvtlle.--Oricial.
Russian front-On the Rassarab ta n
front and in Noihynia artillery duels
continue with uodiminlshed violence.
Russian infantry essayed attacks nj
several places, but all were repulsed.
Italian front-Our troops have re-
pulsed one strong and several feebla
Italian attacks against Monte Barco,
Repeated Italian attacks against our
positions near Orensk and east OF Man
dilielo failed.
/ Balkan theater--The situation III
calm.
MORE MARINES TO BE
SENT TO SAN DOMINGO